Patrick Collins, Inc. v. Does 1-2590
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ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO RESPOND re 22 MOTION to Quash filed by Bobbie Jean Thomas. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 11/7/2011. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/7/2011)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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Northern District of California
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PATRICK COLLINS, INC.,
No. C 11-2766 MEJ
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Plaintiff,
v.
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For the Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DOES 1-2,590,
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ORDER RE MOTION TO QUASH
(DOE DEFENDANT NO. 2590)
Defendants.
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Docket No. 22
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On June 7, 2011, Plaintiff Patrick Collins, Inc. filed this lawsuit against 2,590 Doe
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Defendants, alleging that Defendants illegally reproduced and distributed a work subject to
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Plaintiff’s exclusive license, (“Real Female Orgasms 10”), using an internet peer-to-peer file sharing
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network known as BitTorrent, thereby violating the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101-1322. Compl.
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¶¶ 6-15, Dkt. No. 1. On September 22, 2011, the Court granted Plaintiff’s Application for Leave to
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Take Limited Expedited Discovery. Dkt. No. 12. The Court permitted Plaintiff to serve subpoenas
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on Does 1-2,590’s Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”) by serving a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
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45 subpoena that seeks information sufficient to identify the Doe Defendants, including the name,
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address, telephone number, and email address of Does 1-2,590. Id. at 11. Once the ISPs provided
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Does 1-2,590 with a copy of the subpoena, the Court permitted Does 1-2,590 30 days from the date
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of service to file any motions contesting the subpoena (including a motion to quash or modify the
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subpoena). Id.
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Now before the Court is a Motion to Quash, filed by Doe Defendant No. 2590. Dkt. No. 22.
The Court hereby ORDERS Plaintiff to either: (1) file a voluntary dismissal without prejudice of
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Doe Defendant No. 2590; or (2) show cause why the Court should not grant Doe’s motion to
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dismiss. Plaintiff shall file its response by November 17, 2011.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: November 7, 2011
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Maria-Elena James
Chief United States Magistrate Judge
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For the Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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