POW Nevada, LLC v. Doe 1 et al

Filing 38

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE directing Plaintiff to show cause within 10 days as to why the Court should not (1) sever all defendants except the first defendant in this case; and (2) dismiss the remaining defendants for improper joinder. Signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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POW NEVADA, LLC,

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Plaintiff,
v.

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Case No. C17-1213RSM
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

DOE 1, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff POW Nevada, LLC, (“POW”) filed this action on August 10, 2017. See Dkt. #1.

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This is one of several cases filed by POW’s counsel alleging that multiple defendants participated

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in a BitTorrent “swarm” to engage in copyright infringement. No later than December 22, 2017,

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POW shall show cause in writing why the Court should not: (1) sever all defendants except the
first defendant in this case; and (2) dismiss the remaining defendants for improper joinder. POW’s
response shall be limited to ten (10) pages and must solely address the issue of joinder.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated this 13 day of December, 2017

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A

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER — 1