Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 162.198.119.234
Plaintiff: Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
Defendant: John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 162.198.119.234
Case Number: 1:2021cv06254
Filed: November 22, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Joan B Gottschall
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 101
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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December 9, 2021 Filing 9 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Plaintiff's motion to serve third party subpoena prior to a Rule 26(f) conference (No. #7 ) is granted. Plaintiff is given leave to serve a Rule 45 subpoena on defendant's Internet Service Provider. Plaintiff is entitled only to the name and address associated with the accused IP address, not the subscriber's email address or telephone number. Thompsons Film, LLC v. Does 1-60, No. 13 C 2368, 2013 WL 4805021, at *23 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 6, 2013); Purzel Video GmbH v. Does 184, No. 13 C 2501, 2013 WL 4478903, at *3 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 16, 2013); Bicycle Peddler, LLC v. Does 199, No. 13 C 2375, 2013 WL 4080196, at *3 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 13, 2013). Furthermore, defendant will be allowed to proceed by pseudonym in this case. See Malibu Media, LLC v. John Does 1-6, 291 F.R.D. 191, 20607 (N.D. Ill. 2013); Purzel Video, 2013 WL 4478903, at *3 (citing TCYK, LLC v. Does 187, No. 13 C 3845, 2013 WL 3465186, at *4 (N.D. Ill. July 10, 2013)); Bicycle Peddler, 2013 WL 4080196, at *3. The court reserves the right to revisit this ruling at a later stage of this case. Plaintiff may not name defendant publicly. It may not name defendant in an amended complaint or any other public filing with the court. Defendant shall instead be identified by the pseudonym used in the complaint or IP address. Any communication by plaintiff to defendant suggesting that defendant can or will be named in this action shall constitute a violation of this court's order and grounds for dismissal of the action pursuant to Rules 16(f)(1)(C) and 37(b)(2)(A)(v). Mailed notice (mjc, )
December 8, 2021 Filing 8 MEMORANDUM by Strike 3 Holdings, LLC in support of motion for miscellaneous relief #7 Leave to Serve a Third-Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference (Tallman, Samuel)
December 8, 2021 Filing 7 MOTION by Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC for Leave to Serve a Third-Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference (Tallman, Samuel)
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER: An initial status report and, if appropriate, case management plan is due on or before February 2, 2022. The parties are directed to consult Judge Gottschall's website for specific requirements for all written status reports and for the discovery plans. In conformity with the General Order 21-0027 and due to the need for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, this court is ordering written status reports instead of routine oral status hearings. This includes initial status hearings and scheduling conferences under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). See Judge Gottschall's website for the procedure for requesting a hearing. No Rule 26(f) discovery plan should be submitted until all defendants have been served. If all defendants have not been served by the deadline for filing an initial status report, the report should so state and propose a deadline for filing a discovery plan. The parties are directed to discuss settlement and whether they consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. They are further directed to meet and confer regarding a proposed discovery plan. See Judge Gottschall's civil case management packet regarding pretrial case management procedures at: http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Signed by the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 11/29/2021. Mailed notice(mjc, )
November 24, 2021 Filing 5 MAILED Copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC. (nsf, )
November 23, 2021 CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (lxk, )
November 23, 2021 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Heather K. McShain. Case assignment: Random assignment. (lxk, )
November 22, 2021 Filing 4 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Strike 3 Holdings, LLC re complaint #1 (Tallman, Samuel)
November 22, 2021 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Strike 3 Holdings, LLC by Samuel J. Tallman (Tallman, Samuel)
November 22, 2021 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Tallman, Samuel)
November 22, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT -Action for Damages for Property Rights Infringement filed by Strike 3 Holdings, LLC; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-18901092.(Tallman, Samuel)

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