Hard Drive Productions, Inc. v. Doe

OPINION AND ORDER

CHARLES R. NORGLE, District Judge.

Before the Court is Plaintiff Hard Drive Productions, Inc.’s (“Plaintiff’) Motion for Leave to Take Expedited Discovery to Identify John Doe. For the following reasons, the motion is denied.

I. BACKGROUND In a previous action, Plaintiff, a producer of adult entertainment content, filed a complaint for copyright infringement and civil conspiracy against John Does 1-35. Hard Drive Prods., Inc. v. Does 1-35, No. 11 C 3866 (N.D.Ill. filed June 7, 2011) (Chang, J.). There, the court granted Plaintiff leave to subpoena various Internet Service…