Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. DOE

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. 1:24-cv-21562-GAYLES

STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, a limited liability company,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 170.250.125.204, an individual,

Defendant. /

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SERVE A THIRD-PARTY SUBPOENA PRIOR TO A RULE 26(f) CONFERENCE

THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave for Serve a Third- Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference (the “Motion”). [ECF No. 6]. The Court has reviewed the Motion and the record and is otherwise fully advised. Based thereon, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. Plaintiff established that “good cause” exists for it to serve a third-party subpoena on Hotwire Communications (hereinafter the “ISP”). See e.g., Clear Skies Nevada, LLC v. Doe, No. CV 15-1987-ORL-40TBS, 2015 WL 12938590, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Dec. 3, 2015); Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe, No. CV 15-2314-T-17TBM, 2015 WL 12856086, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 6, 2015). 2. Plaintiff may serve the ISP with a Rule 45 subpoena commanding the ISP to provide Plaintiff with the true name and address of the Defendant to whom the ISP assigned an IP address as set forth on Exhibit A to the Complaint. Plaintiff shall attach to any such subpoena a copy of this Order. 3. If the ISP qualifies as a “cable operator’!, it shall comply with 47 U.S.C. § 551(c)(2)(B), which states: A cable operator may disclose such [personal identifying] information if the disclosure is . . . made pursuant to a court order authorizing such disclosure, if the subscriber is notified of such order by the person to whom the order is directed[] by sending a copy of this Order to the Defendant. 4. Plaintiff may only use the information disclosed in response to a Rule 45 subpoena served on the ISP for the purpose of protecting and enforcing Plaintiffs rights as set forth in its Complaint. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this 2nd day of May, 2024. Tf DARRIN P. GAYLES UNITED STATES DIST JUDGE

1 As relevant here, the term “cable operator” means “any person or group of persons (A) who provides cable service over a cable system and directly or through one or more affiliates owns a significant interest in such cable system, or (B) who otherwise controls or is responsible for, through any arrangement, the management and operation of such a cable system.” 47 U.S.C. § 522(5).