Dallas Buyers Club, LLC v. Does 1-10

Filing 7

ORDER Granting Plaintiff's 5 Motion to Expedite Discovery by Judge Richard A Jones.(LMK)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, LLC,
Plaintiff,

Civil Action No. 14-cv-1684RAJ
ORDER GRANTING EXPEDITED
DISCOVERY

v.
DOES 1-10,
Defendants.

This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s Ex Parte Motion for Expedited
Discovery. Dkt. # 5. Because plaintiff cannot identify the Doe defendants without taking
discovery from Internet service providers regarding each Defendant’s IP address, the court
GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion.
Plaintiff may initiate discovery, including the issuance of subpoenas under Fed. R. Civ.
P. 45, on Internet service providers (“ISP”) seeking information sufficient to identify each Doe
Defendant, including his or her name, telephone number, address, email address, and Media
Access Control address (if available). An ISP served with a subpoena authorized by this Order
shall give written notice, which includes email notice, and a copy of the subpoena to any affected
subscriber(s) as soon as possible after service of the subpoena. The ISP and/or any affected
subscriber(s) shall have thirty (30) days from the date of service of the subpoena on the ISP to

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object to the subpoena pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(d)(2)(B). The ISP shall not disclose
Defendants’ identifying information during the 30-day period or if a timely objection is served
unless and until the Court orders it to do so. If an objection is served, the ISP shall preserve any
material responsive to the subpoena for a period of six months in order to allow Plaintiff to move
for an order compelling production under Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(d)(2)(B)(i). If no objection is
served, the ISP shall comply with the subpoena within ten (10) days.
Plaintiff shall provide a copy of this Order with each subpoena it issues.
DATED this 6th day of November, 2014.

A
The Honorable Richard A. Jones
United States District Court Judge

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14-1684 Dallas Buyers Club v. Does - expedited discovery order