Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 162.225.207.215
Filing
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ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 11/9/2018 ORDERING that within 14 days of this order, plaintiff shall SHOW CAUSE in writing why the court should not impose sanctions based upon its failure to follow the courts previous order. (Zignago, K.)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC,
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No. 2:18-cv-01667-MCE-CKD
Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address
162.225.207.215.
Defendant.
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Plaintiff filed this matter on June 7, 2018, alleging that it holds the copyright on various
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adult films, and that defendant is infringing on those copyrights by anonymously downloading
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and distributing Strike 3’s films to others, using the BitTorrent protocol. (ECF No. 1 at 1–2.)
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Plaintiff could only identify defendant by his or her IP address, through which defendant
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downloads and distributes the films. (Id.)
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To acquire defendant’s true name and address, plaintiff filed an ex parte application to
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serve a third-party subpoena on defendant’s internet service provider. (ECF No. 6.) The court
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granted this request on September 3, 2018, subject to certain limitations and conditions. (ECF
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No. 7.) Specifically, once plaintiff learned defendant’s true identity, plaintiff was to serve that
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person or entity a copy of the court’s order. (Id. at 5.) Within 45 days of September 3, 2018,
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plaintiff was to notify the court that service had been so completed, and whether defendant agreed
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to attend an informal chambers conference before Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows. (Id.)
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The deadline having passed, plaintiff has failed to file anything further with the court.
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Eastern District Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply
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with these Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of
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any and all sanctions authorized by statute or Rule or within the inherent power of the Court.”
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. Within 14 days of this order, plaintiff shall SHOW CAUSE in writing why the court
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should not impose sanctions based upon its failure to follow the court’s previous
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order.
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Dated: November 9, 2018
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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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