Zembezia Film (Pty) Ltd v. Does 1-57

Filing 12

ORDER QUASHING SUBPOENA by Judge Robert S. Lasnik; The subpoena issued to Comcast regarding IP address 76.121.42.83 is QUASHED as moot. (TF) cc: J Mulder and John Doe

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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ZEMBEZIA FILM LTD.,

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Plaintiff,
Case No. C13-0318RSL

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v.
ORDER QUASHING SUBPOENA
DOES 1 - 57,

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Defendants.

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This matter comes before the Court on a letter request seeking to quash a

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subpoena issued to Comcast in the above-captioned matter. Dkt. # 7. The subpoena

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appears to be moot as it relates to IP address 76.121.42.83. The Court granted leave for

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preliminary discovery for the purpose of identifying the Doe defendants: that purpose has

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now been accomplished insofar as Jerry Mulder is concerned. Plaintiff has the

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information it needs to serve Doe 13.

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Quashing the subpoena will not preclude this action for copyright

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infringement. To the contrary, the case will officially begin with personal service of the

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complaint, at which point defendant will have the opportunity to respond to the merits of

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plaintiff’s claims.1

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If and when service is accomplished on Mr. Mulder, he may want to review Fed. R.
Civ. P. 12 when evaluating his options for presenting defenses and objections.
ORDER QUASHING SUBPOENA - 1

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For all of the foregoing reasons, the subpoena issued to Comcast regarding
IP address 76.121.42.83 is QUASHED as moot.

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Dated this 2nd day of May, 2013.

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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge

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ORDER QUASHING SUBPOENA - 2