Michael Grecco Productions, Inc. v. John Doe dba TRADINGPOSTSTORE.COM
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Re: Dkt. No. 7 . Grecco to file a supplemental declaration by 9/21/2016. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 9/14/2016. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/14/2016)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MICHAEL GRECCO PRODUCTIONS,
INC.,
United States District Court
Northern District of California
Plaintiff,
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v.
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Re: Dkt. No. 7
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Case No.16-cv-04939 NC
JOHN DOE DBA
TRADINGPOSTSTORE.COM,
Defendant.
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Plaintiff Michael Grecco Productions, Inc. (“Grecco”) requested expedited
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discovery to identify doe defendant(s). Dkt. No. 7. The Court notes that one of the
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elements required to show good cause for expedited discovery is that the plaintiff identify
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“all previous steps taken to locate the elusive defendant.” Columbia Ins. Co. v.
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Seescandy.com, 185 F.R.D. 573, 579 (N.D. Cal. 1999).
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Accordingly, the Court instructs Grecco to file a supplemental declaration
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specifying all steps taken to identify defendants. Specifically, the Court wants to know if
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Grecco attempted to contact Shopify, Inc. to inquire if Shopify would voluntarily disclose
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information allowing Grecco to identify doe defendant(s). If Grecco has not already done
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so, the Court instructs Grecco to contact Shopify. The supplemental declaration must be
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filed by September 21, 2016.
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Case No.16-cv-04939 NC
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: September 14, 2016
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NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
United States Magistrate Judge
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
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