Legal Opinion
Malibu Media, LLC v. John Does 1-28
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided December 6, 2012No. 8:12-cv-1667-T-27MAPPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*529 ORDER
JAMES D. WHITTEMORE, District Judge.
BEFORE THE COURT is Defendant John Doe 2’s Special Appearance, Motion to Quash, Motion to Issue a Protective Order, Motion to Sever and Incorporated Memorandum of Law (Dkt. 11). Plaintiff has responded in opposition (Dkt. 14). Upon consideration, the Motion to Sever is GRANTED. The claims against Defendants John Doe 1 and John Does 4-281 are DISMISSED without prejudice.
I. Background
This is one of a recent wave of lawsuits filed in this district involving the alleged copyright infringement of adult films through the peer-to-peer filesharing protocol…
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