Boy Racer, Inc v. Does

Filing 6

Proposed Order re 5 Ex Parte Application For, and Memorandum of Law in Support of, Leave to Take Discovery Prior to Rule 26(f) Conference Ex Parte Application For, and Memorandum of Law in Support of, Leave to Take Discovery Prior to Rule 26(f) Conference by Boy Racer, Inc. (Gibbs, Brett) (Filed on 5/26/2011)

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Brett L. Gibbs, Esq. (SBN 251000)
Steele Hansmeier PLLC.
38 Miller Avenue, #263
Mill Valley, CA 94941
415-325-5900
[e-mail]
Attorney for Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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BOY RACER, INC.,

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Plaintiff,
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DOES 1-73,
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Defendants.
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No. C-11-02534 MEJ
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR
LEAVE TO TAKE DISCOVERY
PRIOR TO RULE 26(f) CONFERENCE

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO TAKE DISCOVERY
PRIOR TO RULE 26(f) CONFERENCE
The Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s Ex Parte Application for Leave to Take Discovery Prior

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to Rule 26(f) Conference (DKT#5). Good cause appearing therefore and for the reasons cited in

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Plaintiff’s Application (DKT#5), said application is GRANTED. See UMG Recordings v. Does 1-4,

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64 Fed. R. Serv.3d 305 (N.D. Cal. 2006). Plaintiff is hereby authorized to serve Rule 45 subpoenas

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and a copy of this Order upon each and every Internet Service Provider (ISPs) identified in Exhibit

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A attached to the Complaint. The information sought shall be limited to information sufficient to
identify each Defendant based on supplied IP addresses, including name, currect (and permanent)
address, telephone number, e-mail address, and Media Access Control address.

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Each ISP so served shall, in turn, serve a copy of the subpoena and a copy of this Order upon

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the subscriber (whose identity is sought through the subpoena and for whom Plaintiff has provided

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an IP address) within five (5) days of the ISP’s receipt of the subpoena. The subscribers shall then
have fifteen (15) days from the date of service upon them to file any objections with this Court. If
that 15-day period elapses without any subscriber filing an objection or motion to quash, the ISP

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served with the subpoena shall have ten (10) days after said lapse to produce each subscriber’s name,

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address, telephone number, e-mail address, and Media Accress Control addresses to Plaintiff

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pursuant to the subpoena.

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The Court further orders that any information disclosed to Plaintiff in response to a Rule 45
subpoena may be used by Plaintiff solely for the purpose of prosecuting this litigation. Plaintiff and

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any entity which receives a subpoena shall confer, if necessary, with respect to the issue of payment

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for the information requested in the subpoena. If any entity subpoenaed pursuant to this Order

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wishes to move to quash the subpoena, it must do so before the return date of the subpoena, which

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shall be thirty (30) days from the date of service. It is ordered that the subpoenaed entity shall

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preserve any suppoenaed information pending the resolution of any timely-filed motion to quash.

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This order disposes of Docket No. 5.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED:______________________

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Maria-Elena James
United States Chief Magistrate Judge

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING LEAVE FOR EXPEDITED DISCOVERY

No. C-11-02534 MEJ