Dallas Buyers Club LLC v. DOE-73.202.228.252

Filing 15

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S EX PARTE MOTION TO EXPEDITE DISCOVERY by Judge Paul S. Grewal issuing Proposed Order at 14 (psglc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/24/2016)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, LLC,

Case No.: 5:16-cv-00858-PSG

Plaintiff,
ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE
MOTION TO EXPEDITE DISCOVERY

v.
DOE-73.202.228.252
Defendant.

1. Plaintiff may serve a subpoena on Defendant’s ISP, Comcast Cable, seeking the name
and address of the subscriber assigned to Defendant’s IP address.
2.

The subpoena must provide a minimum of forty-five (45) days’ notice before any
production and shall be limited to one category of documents identifying the
particular subscriber listed on Exhibit 1 to Plaintiff’s Complaint. (ECF No. 1-1.) The
requested information should be limited to the name and address of the subscriber.
Comcast Cable may seek a protective order if it determines there is a legitimate basis
for doing so.

3. Comcast Cable shall have fourteen (14) calendar days after service of the subpoena to
notify the subscriber that his or her identity has been subpoenaed by Plaintiff. The
subscriber whose identity has been subpoenaed shall then have thirty (30) calendar
days from the date of the notice to seek a protective order or file any other responsive
pleading.

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE MOTION TO EXPEDITE DISCOVERY

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