STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 100.11.13.233

Filing 5

ORDER GRANTING #3 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SERVE THIRD-PARTY SUBPOENA AS DETAILED HEREIN. SIGNED BY HONORABLE KAREN S. MARSTON ON 7/15/21. 7/16/21 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(va, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION

STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC,
Plaintiff,

NO. 21-3022-KSM

v.
JOHN DOE, subscriber assigned IP address
100.11.13.233,
Defendant.

ORDER
AND NOW, this 15th day of July 2021, upon consideration of Plaintiff’s Motion for
Leave to Serve a Third-Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference (Doc. No. 3), it is
ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED as follows:
1.

Plaintiff may serve the ISP with a Rule 45 subpoena commanding the ISP to

provide Plaintiff with the true name and address of the individual to whom the ISP assigned an
IP address as set forth in Exhibit A of the Complaint. Plaintiff shall attach a copy of this Order
to any subpoena.
2.

The ISP will have 21 days from the date of service of the Rule 45 subpoena to

serve the subscriber with a copy of the subpoena and a copy of this Order. The ISP may serve
the subscriber using any reasonable means, including written notice sent to his or her last known
address via first-class mail or overnight service.
3.

The subscriber shall have 21 days from the date of service of the Rule 45

subpoena to file any motions with the Court contesting the subpoena (including a motion to
quash or modify the subpoena or a motion for protective order). If the subscriber challenges the

subpoena, he shall inform the ISP so that the ISP is on notice not to release any of the
subscriber’s contact information until the Court rules on the motion. The ISP may not turn over
the subscriber’s identifying information to Plaintiff before the expiration of this 21-day period.
In addition, if the subscriber or the ISP files a motion to quash the subpoena, the ISP shall not
produce any information to Plaintiff until the issues have been addressed, and the Court issues an
order instructing the ISP to resume production of the requested discovery.
4.

The ISP shall preserve the subpoenaed information pending the resolution of any

timely-filed motion to quash.
5.

If the 21-day period lapses without the subscriber or the ISP contesting the

subpoena, the ISP shall have 10 days to produce the information responsive to the subpoena to
Plaintiff.
6.

Any information ultimately disclosed to Plaintiff in response to a Rule 45

subpoena may be used by Plaintiff solely for the purpose of protecting Plaintiff’s rights as set
forth in its complaint.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/Karen Spencer Marston
______________________________
KAREN SPENCER MARSTON, J.

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