Malibu Media, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.196.168.210

Filing 18

MINUTE ORDER granting 16 Defendant's Renewed Motion to Limit Expedited Discovery and for Protective Order, by Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 3/27/2014. (cpear)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 14-cv-00259-WYD-MEH
MALIBU MEDIA, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.
JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.196.168.210,
Defendant.

MINUTE ORDER
Entered by Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge, on March 27, 2014.
Defendant’s Renewed Motion to Limit Expedited Discovery and for Protective Order
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 [filed March 20, 2014; docket # 16] is granted as follows. The
Defendant may proceed anonymously in this matter as “John Doe” only for the purpose of
adjudicating any motion to quash or motion to dismiss. Upon resolution of the motion to quash or
motion to dismiss, should the Defendant perceive a need to continue proceeding anonymously in this
case, he must then seek permission from the Court to continue proceeding anonymously.
In addition, to the extent not opposed by Plaintiff, the Court grants Defendant’s request that
Defendant’s telephone number and email address be excluded from the expedited discovery allowed
by this Court in its January 31, 2014 Order [docket # 9]. So long as Defendant remains represented
by counsel, Plaintiff may not obtain Defendant’s telephone number or email address through
expedited discovery before the Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) conference.