Legal Opinion
Discount Video Center, Inc. v. Does 1-29
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 10, 2012No. Civil Action No. 12-10805-NMGPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTIONS TO QUASH
SOROKIN, United States Chief Magistrate Judge.
At issue in the pending motions is not the right of a copyright holder to enforce its copyright, but rather the proper application of the rules governing early ex parte discovery from persons who are not (at least at this time) parties to the pending lawsuit. The issues are of particular importance because Congress has protected, to some extent, the privacy of these third parties. In addition, there is a substantial likelihood that as to some number of these third parties, the Plaintiff will never allege…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Digital Sin, Inc. v. Does 1-176District Court, S.D. New York · 2012
- Next Phase Distribution, Inc. v. John Does 1-27District Court, S.D. New York · 2012
- United States v. PerezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- McMann v. DoeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2006
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Viken Detection Corporation v. BradshawDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2019