Legal Opinion

Warner Bros. Records, Inc. v. DOES 1-6

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided November 26, 2007No. Civil Action 07-1878 (EGS)PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

EMMET G. SULLIVAN, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to Take Expedited Discovery. Upon review of the Motion and the applicable law, the Court GRANTS the motion.

1. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs are record companies suing a series of John Doe defendants for copyright infringement. Plaintiffs request permission to serve limited, immediate discovery on Georgetown University, a third party internet service provider (“ISP”), in the form of a Rule 45 subpoena. Plaintiffs seek documents and electronically stored information sufficient to identify each…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Semitool, Inc. v. Tokyo Electron America, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2002
  2. Paul Laxalt v. C.K. McClatchyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  3. Ellsworth Associates, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1996

3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Arista Records LLC v. John Does 1-19District Court, District of Columbia · 2008
  2. Malibu Media, LLC v. DoeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
  3. Malibu Media, LLC v. DoeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
  4. Hirt v. Unified Sch. Dist. No. 287District Court, D. Kansas · 2018
  5. Dennis v. DeJongDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2011

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