Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe

Filing 6

ORDER GRANTING JOHN DOE DEFENDANT A PROTECTIVE ORDER TO PROCEED ANONYMOUSLY. Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 1/20/2015. (mr1)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
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MALIBU MEDIA, LLC,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address
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98.30.222.175,
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Defendant.
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Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-954

ORDER GRANTING JOHN DOE DEFENDANT
A PROECTIVE ORDER TO PROCEED ANONYMOUSLY
A PROTECTIVEORDER TO PROCEED ANONYMOUSLY
THIS CAUSE came before the Court sua sponte. Considering the sensitive nature of
Plaintiff’s allegations that the John Doe Defendant unlawfully downloaded adult movies, and
being duly advised that Plaintiff does not oppose the entry of this Order, the Court hereby finds
good cause exists for the Defendant to proceed anonymously in this lawsuit. The Court directs
that the John Doe Defendant shall not be publicly identified by his or her true name or other
identifying information, as the Defendant in this action, until further order of the Court. See Fed.
R. Civ. P. 26(c) (permitting a court to enter a protective order to “protect a party or person from
annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense”)1.

Plaintiff and

Defendant’s ISP are prohibited from publicly disclosing John Doe’s personal identifying
information absent further order by the Court.

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John Doe may wish to be identified by his or her true name, and once he or she enters an
appearance in this matter may notify the Court of this so that the Court might enter an order
vacating the protective order contained in this paragraph.
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January
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DONE AND ORDERED this ___ day of ________________, 201__.
20th

/s/Timothy S. Black
By: ____________________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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