Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe subscriber assigned IP address 107.2.71.96

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
67.220.31.22,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-1523 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
174.53.186.66,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-1525 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
76.156.106.128,
Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-1526 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
67.173.190.173,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-1527 (PJS/DJF)

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Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
73.164.18.224,
Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-1936 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
76.156.4.140,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-1937 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
50.93.251.81,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-1938 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
24.118.64.45,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-1939 (PJS/DJF)

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Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
66.41.33.92,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-1941 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
68.46.105.60,
Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-1943 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
66.168.26.72,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-1944 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
107.2.71.96,
Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-1946 (PJS/DJF)

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Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
24.118.95.149,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2330 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
206.55.186.30,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2671 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
174.53.220.106,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2673 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
73.94.190.45,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2674 (PJS/DJF)

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Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
75.72.252.115,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2675 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
98.46.116.131,
Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2676 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
98.46.113.216,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2677 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
72.50.208.124,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2678 (PJS/DJF)

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Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
68.46.41.227,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2679 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
98.46.112.189,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2680 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
98.46.113.240,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2681 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
73.65.35.237,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2683 (PJS/DJF)

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Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
207.153.47.64,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2684 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
24.118.64.177,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2685 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
68.54.19.158,
Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2686 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
107.2.104.81,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2687 (PJS/DJF)

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Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
75.72.179.4,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2690 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
74.36.97.133,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-2691 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
74.36.98.38,

Defendant.

Case No. 26- cv-2693 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
75.73.238.92,

Defendant.

Case No. 26- cv-2694 (PJS/DJF)

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Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
66.41.47.242,

Defendant.

Case No. 26- cv-3030 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
98.59.89.126,

Defendant.

Case No. 26- cv-3031 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
76.156.183.145,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-3032 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
73.94.0.148,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-3378 (PJS/DJF)

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Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
76.156.166.68,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-3379 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
174.53.183.168,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-3380 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
75.72.230.52,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-3381 (PJS/DJF)

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address
74.36.96.95,

Defendant.

Case No. 26-cv-3382 (PJS/DJF)

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OMNIBUS ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s (“Strike 3”) ex parte
Motion s for Leave to Serve Third-Party Subpoenas Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, which Strike
3 filed in forty separate cases in the District of Minnesota. Strike 3 alleges similar claims of
copyright infringement in each case, and the motions Strike 3 filed in these cases are substantively
the same. Therefore, the Court addresses each of the forty motions in a single Omnibus Order.
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BACKGROUND
From February 2026 to July 2026, Strike 3 filed forty cases against John Doe defendants
in the District of Minnesota: Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1523 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3
Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1525 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1526
(PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1527 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v.
Doe, No. 26-cv-1936 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1937 (PJS/DJF); Strike
3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1938 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-

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The Court has filed nine similar Omnibus Orders addressing substantively similar ex parte
motions for expedited discovery that Strike 3 filed in numerous other, nearly identical cases from
2023-2026. See, e.g., Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, Case No. 25-cv-3087 (PJS/DJF), Case No.
25-cv-3088 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-3090 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-3091 (PJS/DJF), Case
No. 25-cv-3092 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-3093 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-3460 (PJS/DJF),
Case No. 25-cv-3461 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-3462 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-3464
(PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-3466 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-3469 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-
3471 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-3836 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-3837 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-
cv-4405 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4406 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4408 (PJS/DJF), Case No.
25-cv-4409 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4410 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4411 (PJS/DJF), Case
No. 25-cv-4412 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4799 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4800 (PJS/DJF),
Case No. 25-cv-4801 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4802 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4803
(PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4804 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4805 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-
4806 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4807 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4808 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-
cv-4809 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-4810 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 26-cv-432 (PJS/DJF), Case No.
26-cv-433 (PJS/DJF), Case No. 25-cv-434 (PJS/DJF), 2025 WL 2103731 (D. Minn. Feb. 9, 2026)
(citing previous Omnibus Orders). This Omnibus Order mirrors the Court’s previous Omnibus
Orders.
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1939 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1941 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1943 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1944
(PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1946 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v.
Doe, No. 26-cv-2330 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2671 (PJS/DJF); Strike
3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2673 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-
2674 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2675 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2676 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2677
(PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2678 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v.
Doe, No. 26-cv-2679 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2680 (PJS/DJF); Strike
3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2681 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-
2683 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2684 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2685 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2686
(PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2687 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v.
Doe, No. 26-cv-2690 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2691 (PJS/DJF); Strike
3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2693 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-
2694 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3030 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3031 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3032
(PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3378 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v.
Doe, No. 26-cv-3379 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3380 (PJS/DJF); Strike
3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3381 (PJS/DJF); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-
3382 (PJS/DJF).
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In addition to the cases Strike 3 filed in this District from 2023 to 2026, Strike 3 similarly
filed eight nearly identical cases against John Doe Defendants in March 2018: Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, Civ. No. 18-768 (DSD/FLN), 2018 WL 1924455 (D. Minn. Apr. 24, 2018); Strike 3
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In each of those cases, Strike 3 alleges a John Doe Defendant (“Defendant”) committed
copyright infringement by unlawfully downloading and distributing Strike 3’s copyrighted
movies.
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(ECF No. 1 ¶ 4.) Strike 3 distributes its copyrighted movies through adult websites and
DVDs. (Id. ¶ 3.) Strike 3 alleges each Defendant used a BitTorrent file distribution protocol to
download the movies and illegally distribute them over the internet. (Id. ¶ 4.) Strike 3 states that
it operates proprietary infringement detection systems (“VXN Scan” and “Cross Reference Tool”),
which monitored and detected that each Defendant’s IP address was illegally distributing one or
more of Strike 3’s copyrighted works. (Id. ¶¶ 27-47.) Strike 3 has not been able to identify any
Defendant other than by his or her IP address, but it alleges each Defendant’s Internet Service
Provider (“ISP”) is able to identify the alleged infringer by name and address using the IP address.
(Id. ¶¶ 5, 12.)
In each of the forty cases, Strike 3 filed a substantively similar ex parte Motion for Leave
to Serve a Third-Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference (“Motion”).
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See, e.g., Strike 3

Holdings, LLC v. Doe, Civ. No. 18-771 (DWF/HB), 2018 WL 2278110 (D. Minn. May 18, 2018);
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, Civ. No. 18-773 (JRT/DTS), slip op. (D. Minn. Apr. 30, 2018);
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, Civ. No. 18-774 (DWF/DTS), 2018 WL 4210202 (D. Minn. Sept.
4, 2018); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 18-cv-00775 (PJS/SER) slip. op. (D. Minn. May 25,
2018); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, Civ. No. 18-777 (JRT/BRT), 2018 WL 2078707, at *4 (D.
Minn. May 4, 2018); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, Civ. No. 18-778 (PJS/HB), 2018 WL
2278111, at *5-6 (D. Minn. May 18, 2018); and Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, Civ. No. 18-779
(WMW/SER), slip op. at 8-10 (D. Minn. May 25, 2018).
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The Court has reviewed all the Complaints Strike 3 filed from February 2026 to July 2026
and notes they are nearly identical, save for the IP addresses linked to each Defendant, the
Defendant’s Internet Service Provider, and the number of works each Defendant allegedly
infringed. Moreover, the Motions and supporting documents filed in each case are also
substantively similar. Therefore, for ease of reference, the Court cites only to the docket entries
filed in the first of these cases, Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1523 (PJS/DJF).
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Strike 3 filed the Motion in four cases on February 27, 2026: Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v.
Doe, No. 26-cv-1523 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1525
(PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1526 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5);
and Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1527 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5).
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Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1523 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5). Strike 3 contends that because
VXN Scan and Cross Reference Tool can identify each Defendant only by an IP address assigned
by his or her ISP, the ISP is the only party with the information necessary to identify the Defendant
by correlating the IP address with the Defendant’s identity. (ECF No. 6 at 6- 7.) Strike 3 seeks
leave to serve limited, immediate discovery on each Defendant’s ISP so that Strike 3 may learn

Strike 3 filed the Motion in eight cases on April 13, 2026: Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe,
No. 26-cv-1936 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1937 (PJS/DJF)
(ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1938 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3
Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1939 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe,
No. 26-cv-1941 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1943 (PJS/DJF)
(ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1944 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); and Strike
3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1946 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5).
Strike 3 filed the Motion in one case on May 8, 2026: Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No.
26-cv-2330 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5).
Strike 3 filed the Motion in twelve cases on June 8, 2026: Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe,
No. 26-cv-2671 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2673 (PJS/DJF)
(ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2674 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3
Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2675 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe,
No. 26-cv-2676 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2677 (PJS/DJF)
(ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2678 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3
Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2679 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe,
No. 26-cv-2680 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2681 (PJS/DJF)
(ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2683 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); and Strike
3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2684 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5).
Strike 3 filed the Motion in seven cases on June 9, 2026: Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe,
No. 26-cv-2685 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2686 (PJS/DJF)
(ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2687 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3
Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2690 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe,
No. 26-cv-2691 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2693 (PJS/DJF)
(ECF No. 5); and Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2694 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5).
Strike 3 filed the Motion in three cases on July 1, 2026: Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No.
26-cv-3030 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3031 (PJS/DJF)
(ECF No. 5); and Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3032 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5).
Strike 3 filed the Motion in five cases on August 11, 2026: Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe,
No. 26-cv-3378 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3379 (PJS/DJF)
(ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3380 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3
Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3381 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); and Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v.
Doe, No. 26-cv-3382 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5).
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the Defendant’s identity, investigate the Defendant’s role in the alleged infringement, and
effectuate service on the Defendant. (Id at 6.) To accomplish this, Strike 3 seeks leave to serve a
Rule 45 subpoena on each Defendant’s ISP before a Rule 26(f) conference is held in this matter.
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Strike 3 identifies Comcast Cable as the ISP in the following cases: Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1525 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-
1526 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1527 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No.
5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1936 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1937 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-
1939 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1941 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No.
5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1943 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1946 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-
2330 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2673 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No.
5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2674 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2675 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-
2676 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2677 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No.
5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2679 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2680 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-
2681 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2683 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No.
5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2685 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2687 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-
2690 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2694 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No.
5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3030 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); and Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3031 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-
3032 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3378 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No.
5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3379 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3380 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); and Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-
cv-3381 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5).
Strike 3 identifies US Internet Corp as the ISP in the following cases: Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-1523 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-
1938 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2671 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No.
5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2678 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2684 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); and Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-
cv-2686 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5).
Strike 3 identifies Spectrum as the ISP in the following case: Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v.
Doe, No. 26-cv-1944 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5).
Strike 3 identifies Frontier Communications as the ISP in the following cases: Strike 3
Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-2691 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe,
No. 26-cv-2693 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5); and Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 26-cv-3382
(PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5).

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(Id. at 7.)
DISCUSSION
I. Legal Standard
Litigants generally “may not seek discovery from any source before the parties have
conferred as required by Rule 26(f), except ... when authorized by these rules, by stipulation, or
by court order.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(d)(1). Expedited discovery may be warranted, though, in cases
in which the defendant’s identity is unknown. See, e.g., Minnetonka Moccasin Co., Inc. v. Does,
Civ. No. 22-87 (PJS/TNL), 2022 WL 1055746, at *2 (D. Minn. Apr. 8, 2022) (citing Strike 3
Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 18-cv-778 (PJS/HB), 2018 WL 2278111, at *3 (D. Minn. May 18,
2018)). Although the Eighth Circuit has not articulated a standard governing when expedited
discovery is appropriate, courts in this district typically apply a “good cause standard.” Council
on Am.-Islamic Rels.—Minnesota v. Atlas Aegis, LLC, 497 F. Supp. 3d 371, 380 (D. Minn. 2020).
“Under the good cause standard, the party seeking expedited discovery must show that the
need for expediting, in consideration of administration of justice, outweighs prejudice to the
responding party.” Id. at 380 (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). In similar cases
Strike 3 filed in 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 courts in this district applied the factors set
forth in Arista Records, LLC v. Doe, 604 F.3d 110, 119 (2d Cir. 2010):
(1) the concreteness of the plaintiff’s showing of a prima facie claim of actionable
harm, (2) the specificity of the discovery request, (3) the absence of alternative
means to obtain the subpoenaed information, (4) the need for the subpoenaed
information to advance the claim, and (5) the objecting party’s expectation of
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Based on these factors, the courts in the majority of these cases found expedited discovery
was appropriate. See, e.g., Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, 2026 WL 353394 (D. Minn. Feb. 9,
2026) (citing previous Omnibus Orders and finding good cause under the Arista Records factors
to allow expedited discovery); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, 330 F.R.D. 552, 556 (D. Minn.
2019) (vacating order that denied Strike 3’s motion for leave to serve a third-party subpoena based
on the Arista Records factors); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, Civ. No. 18-774 (DWF/DTS), 2018
WL 4210202, at *2-3 (D. Minn. Sept. 4, 2018) (same); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, Civ. No.
18-777 (JRT/BRT), 2018 WL 2078707, at *1-3 (D. Minn. May 4, 2018) (finding good cause under
the Arista Records factors to allow expedited discovery); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 18-
cv-771 (DWF/HB), 2018 WL 2278110, at *5 (D. Minn. May 18, 2018) (same); Strike 3 Holdings,
LLC v. Doe, No. 18-cv-778 (PJS/HB), 2018 WL 2278111, at *5-6 (D. Minn. May 18, 2018)
(same); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 18-cv-779 (WMW/SER), slip op. at 8-10 (D. Minn.
May 25, 2018) (same); but see Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, 329 F.R.D. 606, 610 (D. Minn.
2018) (denying motion to serve third-party subpoena based on privacy concerns), vacated by Strike
3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, 330 F.R.D. 552, 556 (D. Minn. 2019); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe,
No. 18-cv-774 (DWF/DTS), slip op. (D. Minn. April 30, 2018) (same), vacated by Strike 3
Holdings, LLC v. Doe, No. 18-cv-774 (DWF/DTS), 2018 WL 4210202, at *2-3 (D. Minn. Sept. 4,
2018); Strike 3 Holdings, LLC, v. Doe, No.18-cv-768 (DSD/FLN), 2018 WL 1924455 (D. Minn.
Apr. 24, 2018).
Applying the Arista Records factors to the forty cases now before the Court, the Court
concludes expedited discovery is warranted because: (1) Strike 3 has stated an actionable claim of
copyright infringement;
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(2) the discovery request is specific in that it seeks only each Defendant’s

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“The elements of copyright infringement are: (1) ownership of a valid copyright; and (2)
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name and address; (3) there are no alternative ways to obtain the information;
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(4) the case cannot
proceed without each Defendant’s identity;
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and (5) with appropriate privacy guardrails in place
as set forth below, Strike 3’s right to use the judicial process to pursue its copyright claims
outweighs each Defendant’s expectation of privacy.
The Court is cognizant of the risk that a Defendant subscriber may not be the actual
infringer and yet could be implicated in a case involving sensitive and potentially embarrassing
subject matter. See, e.g., Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, 2026 WL 353394 (D. Minn. Feb. 9, 2026)
(citing previous Omnibus Orders finding same); see also Media Prods., Inc. v. Does 1–26, No. 12-
cv-3719, 2012 WL 2190613, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. June 12, 2012) (“The fact that a copyrighted work
was illegally downloaded from a certain IP address does not necessarily mean that the owner of
that IP address was the infringer.”). In light of these valid privacy concerns, the Court issues a
limited protective order to protect the rights of each unnamed Defendant subscriber, as set forth
below.

copying of original elements of the copyrighted work.” Warner Bros. Entm’t v. X One X Prods.,
644 F.3d 584, 595 (8th Cir. 2011). Strike 3 sufficiently alleges that it is the owner of copyrighted
works, that each Defendant copied and distributed the works owned by Strike 3, and that Strike 3
did not authorize the Defendant’s distribution of the copyrighted works. (ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 2, 4, 43,
47, 48, 49.)
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While the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) establishes a procedure enabling
a copyright holder to obtain and serve subpoenas on ISPs for identification of an alleged infringer
under certain conditions, the Eighth Circuit held that the process does not apply when, as in these
cases, an ISP merely acts as a conduit for data transferred between two internet users. In re Charter
Communications, 393 F.3d 771, 775-77 (8th Cir. 2005). When an ISP acts only as a conduit, the
Eighth Circuit endorsed the procedure Strike 3 employed here, namely, to identify alleged
infringers by filing a “John Doe” lawsuit, along with a motion for third-party discovery of the
identity of the otherwise anonymous “John Doe” defendant. Id. at 775 n.3.
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This fact distinguishes these cases from cases in which a plaintiff asserts claims against a
named entity and unidentified “John Doe” employees or agents of that entity, which in many
instances can proceed without early discovery of the John Doe defendants’ identities.
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ORDER
Based on the foregoing, and on all the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 67.220.31.22, No. 26-cv-1523 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
2. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 174.53.186.66, No. 26-cv-1525 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
3. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte M
otion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 76.156.106.128, No. 26-cv-1526 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
4. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 67.173.190.173, No. 26-cv-1527 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
5. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 73.164.18.224, No. 26-cv-1936 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
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6. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 76.156.4.140, No. 26-cv-1937 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
7. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte M
otion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 50.93.251.81, No. 26-cv-1938 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
8. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte M
otion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 24.118.64.45, No. 26-cv-1939 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
9. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte M
otion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 66.41.33.92, No. 26-cv-1941 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
10. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte M
otion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 68.46.105.60, No. 26-cv-1943 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
11. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
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subscriber assigned IP address 66.168.26.72, No. 26-cv-1944 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
12. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 107.2.71.96, No. 26-cv-1946 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
13. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 24.118.95.149, No. 26-cv-2330 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
14. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 206.55.186.30, No. 26-cv-2671 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
15. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte M
otion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 174.53.220.106, No. 26-cv-2673 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
16. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte M
otion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 73.94.190.45, No. 26-cv-2674 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
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17. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 75.72.252.115, No. 26-cv-2675 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
18. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte M
otion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 98.46.116.131, No. 26-cv-2676 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
19. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte M
otion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 98.46.113.216, No. 26-cv-2677 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
20. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte M
otion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 72.50.208.124, No. 26-cv-2678 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
21. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte M
otion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 68.46.41.227, No. 26-cv-2679 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
22. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
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subscriber assigned IP address 98.46.112.189, No. 26-cv-2680 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
23. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 98.46.113.240, No. 26-cv-2681 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
24. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 73.65.35.237, No. 26-cv-2683 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
25. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 207.153.47.64, No. 26-cv-2684 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
26. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte M
otion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 24.118.64.177, No. 26-cv-2685 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
27. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 68.54.19.158, No. 26-cv-2686 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
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28. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 107.2.104.81, No. 26-cv-2687 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
29. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 75.72.179.4, No. 26-cv-2690 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
30. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 74.36.97.133, No. 26-cv-2691 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
31. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 74.36.98.38, No. 26-cv-2693 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
32. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 75.73.238.92, No. 26-cv-2694 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
33. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
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subscriber assigned IP address 66.41.47.242, No. 26-cv-3030 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
34. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 98.59.89.126, No. 26-cv-3031 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
35. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 76.156.183.145, No. 26-cv-3032 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
36. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 73.94.0.148, No. 26-cv-3378 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
37. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 76.156.166.68, No. 26-cv-3379 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
38. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 174.53.183.168, No. 26-cv-3380 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
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39. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 75.72.230.52, No. 26-cv-3381 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
40. Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s ex parte Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party
Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference, filed in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe
subscriber assigned IP address 74.36.96.95, No. 26-cv-3382 (PJS/DJF) (ECF No. 5), is
GRANTED as set forth in paragraphs 41-46 below.
41. Plaintiff may serve a subpoena pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 on the
Defendant’s Internet Service Provider, seeking only the name and address of the subscriber
assigned to the IP address identified in the Complaint for the time periods of the alleged infringing
activity outlined in Exhibit A to Plaintiff’s Complaint (ECF No. 1-1).
42. The subpoena must provide a minimum of sixty (60) days’ notice before any
production is required and shall be limited to one category of documents identifying the particular
subscriber identified in the Complaint. The requested information shall be limited to the name and
address of the subscriber during the time period of the alleged infringing activity referenced in
Exhibit A to the Complaint (ECF No. 1-1). The Internet Service Provider may seek a protective
order if it determines there is a legitimate basis for doing so.
43. The Internet Service Provider shall have fourteen (14) calendar days after service of
the subpoena to notify the subscriber that Plaintiff has subpoenaed the subscriber’s identity. The
subscriber whose identity has been subpoenaed shall then have forty-five (45) calendar days from
the date of the notice to seek a protective order, file any responsive pleading, or both.
44. Plaintiff shall serve a copy of this Order with any subpoena obtained and served
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pursuant to this Order on the Internet Service Provider. The Internet Service Provider, in turn,
must provide a copy of this Order along with the required notice to the subscriber whose identity
is sought pursuant to this Order. When providing its response or objection to the subpoena, the
Internet Service Provider must certify that it has provided a copy of this Order and the required
notice to the subscriber and state the date such notice was provided. No other discovery is
authorized at this time.
45. Plaintiff must not publicly disclose the information disclosed in response to the
subpoena until the Defendant has had an opportunity to file a motion with the Court allowing the
Defendant to proceed in this litigation anonymously and the Court rules on any such motion. If
the Defendant does not file a motion for leave to proceed anonymously within forty-five (45)
calendar days after his or her information is disclosed to Plaintiff’s counsel, this limited protective
order will expire. If the Defendant includes identifying information in his or her request to proceed
anonymously, the Court finds good cause to order the request temporarily filed under seal until the
Court rules on the request and considers whether such materials should remain under seal.
46. On or before October 13, 2026, Plaintiff shall file a status report in each of the
cases addressed in this Order. The status report shall outline the progress of the discovery
authorized by this Order and must not include any information regarding the Defendant’s identity.
Dated: August 14, 2026 s/ Dulce J. Foster
DULCE J. FOSTER
United States Magistrate Judge

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