TMT Investments PLC et al v. Doe, 1-10

Filing 14

ORDER Continuing Show Cause Hearing to August 25, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Signed by Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd on 7/28/2015. (hrllc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/28/2015)

*E-Filed: July 28, 2015*

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TMT INVESTMENTS PLC, et al.,

Case No. 14-cv-05323-HRL

United States District Court
Northern District of California

Plaintiffs,
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ORDER CONTINUING SHOW CAUSE
HEARING

v.
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JOHN DOE,
Defendant.

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TMT Investments PLC, German Kaplun, and Alexander Morgulchick filed this action on

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December 4, 2014. Dkt. No. 1. Pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

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Plaintiff had until April 5, 2015 to serve defendants. On March 3, 2015, Plaintiffs filed an Ex Parte

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Application for Expedited Discovery. Dkt. No. 6. Plaintiffs requested leave to take depositions

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and obtain documents from Automattic, Inc. and Facebook, Inc. to learn the identities of the Doe

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defendants. The court denied this motion on April 8, 2015, finding that Plaintiffs did not make the

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required showing of good cause. Dkt. No. 10. However, the court gave Plaintiffs leave to re-file

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the application for expedited discovery. Id. Plaintiffs have not re-filed the application for

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expedited discovery. The Doe defendants have not been served.

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The court ordered Plaintiffs to appear on July 28, 2015, and show cause, if any, why this

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case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Plaintiffs filed a Response to the Order to

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Show Cause, asserting that they have been persistent but unsuccessful in their efforts to discover

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the identities of the Doe defendants. For good cause shown, the show cause hearing is continued

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to August 25, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Plaintiffs’ counsel shall appear in person and be prepared to

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describe specifically and in detail current ongoing efforts to serve the defendants.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 28, 2015

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HOWARD R. LLOYD
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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