Legal Opinion
Next Phase Distribution, Inc. v. John Does 1-27
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 31, 2012No. 12 Civ. 3755(VM)PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
VICTOR MARRERO, District Judge.
Plaintiff Next Phase Distribution, Inc. (“Next Phase”) seeks leave from the Court to take discovery prior to service of process (“Motion for Discovery,” Docket No. 5) in order to identify John Doe defendants (the “John Does”) who allegedly downloaded Next Phase’s copyrighted pornographic film (“Motion Picture”) from the Internet without authorization. On May 29, 2012, before evaluating Next Phase’s request, the Court ordered Next Phase to show cause why the Court should not sever John Does 2-27. (“May 2012 Order,” Docket No. 8.) On June 1,…
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