Strike 3 Holdings v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 208.221.183.66
- 1:25-cv-07401
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
Strike 3 Holdings v. John Doe: the court allowed early subpoenas; the judge’s name is not legible.
Strike 3 Holdings may seek the identity and address of the subscriber assigned IP address 208.221.183.66 from Verizon Internet Services and certain other identified internet-service providers. The subpoena process may affect the defendant’s notice and personal identifying information.
What happened
In Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 208.221.183.66, the court considered Strike 3 Holdings’ request to subpoena Verizon Internet Services before the parties’ required initial meeting about the case.
The court found that Strike 3 Holdings had shown a sufficient reason to serve the subpoena. The subpoena may seek the defendant’s true name and address, and the plaintiff may use the information only to protect and enforce the rights described in its complaint.
The court granted permission to serve the subpoenas and also allowed subpoenas to certain other internet-service providers identified through the process. The order was issued by the court; the judge’s name and the order’s date are not legible.
The detailed version
- Strike 3 Holdings v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 208.221.183.66 · No. 1:25-cv-07401
- Oct. 1, 2025
Background
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC asked for permission to serve a subpoena on Verizon Internet Services before the parties held the conference required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f). The defendant was identified in the caption as John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 208.221.183.66.
Court’s ruling
The court found that Strike 3 Holdings had established “good cause” to serve the subpoena. It authorized Strike 3 Holdings to serve Verizon with a subpoena under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 requiring Verizon to provide the defendant’s true name and address. A copy of the order must be attached to the subpoena.
The court also authorized Strike 3 Holdings to serve a Rule 45 subpoena on another internet-service provider identified in response to a subpoena as providing internet services to one of the defendants.
If Verizon qualifies as a cable operator under 47 U.S.C. § 522(5), the order requires it to comply with the notice requirement in 47 U.S.C. § 551(c)(2)(B) by sending the defendant a copy of the order. Strike 3 Holdings may use information disclosed in response to the subpoena only to protect and enforce the rights described in its complaint.
Disposition and limits
The court granted Strike 3 Holdings permission to conduct this limited early discovery. The order did not decide the underlying claims against the defendant. The judge’s name is not legible in the provided opinion text.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.