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Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge Malibu Media, LLC, commenced the above-captioned action against John Doe, asserting one count of copyright infringement pursuant to the United States Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. Before the court are the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment.

TIMOTHY J. KELLY, United States District Judge Before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Serve a Third Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference. ECF No. 4. For the reasons stated below, the Motion is GRANTED . I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff Malibu Media, LLC owns the rights to certain adult entertainment films. ECF No. 1 ("Compl.") ¶ 3. Plaintiff al

DABNEY L. FRIEDRICH, United States District Judge Before the Court is Malibu Media LLC's Motion for Leave to Serve a Third Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference. Dkt. 4. For the reasons that follow, the Court will grant the motion. Malibu Media shall serve its subpoena consistent with this opinion and the accompanying order. I. BACKGROUND Malibu Media owns a subscription-ba

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SERVE A THIRD PARTY SUBPOENA PRIOR TO RULE 26(f) CONFERENCE Sheila K. Oberto., UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Malibu Media, LLC (“Plaintiff’) filed a complaint against John Doe (“Defendant”) on February 18, 2016, alleging infringement claims pursuant to the United States Copyright Act of 1976. Plaintiff claims Defend

MEMORANDUM Christopher-C. Conner, Chief Judge Malibu Media, LLC,' commenced the above-captioned action against John Doe, asserting one count of copyright infringement pursuant to the United States Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. John Doe rejoins with counterclaims and third-party claims for common law fraud as well as violation of Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer

MEMORANDUM DALZELL, District Judge. Before us in this copyright infringement action are cross-motions for summary judgment. Because we find that the plaintiff has failed to (1) make a prima facie case of copyright infringement and (2) show that evidence allegedly spoliated was relevant to its claim, we will deny plaintiffs motion for summary judgment and grant defendant’s pro se motion

MEMORANDUM OPINION COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, United States District Judge Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs [2] Motion for Leave to Serve a Third Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference. Plaintiff, Malibu Media, has filed an action against Defendant, John Doe, under the Copyright Act of 1976, alleging that Defendant used BitTorrent file shar

MEMORANDUM OPINION COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, United States District Judge Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs [3] Motion for Leave to Serve a Third Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference. Plaintiff, Malibu Media, has filed an action against Defendant, John Doe, under the Copyright Act of 1976, alleging that Defendant used BitTorrent file shar

READ AT ONCE COURT-DIRECTED NOTICE REGARDING ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA SEEKING DISCLOSURE OF YOUR IDENTITY General Information A legal document called a subpoena has been sent to your Internet Service Provider (“ISP”), requiring the disclosure of your name, address, and other information. The subpoena was issued pursuant to a Court Order in a lawsuit

MEMORANDUM OPINION COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs [3] Motion for Leave to Serve a Third Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference. Plaintiff, Malibu Media, has filed an action against Defendant, John Doe, under the Copyright Act of 1976, alleging that Defendant used BitTorrent file sharing to

MEMORANDUM OPINION COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs [3] Motion for Leave to Serve a Third Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference. Plaintiff, Malibu Media, has filed an action against Defendant, John Doe, under the Copyright Act of 1976, alleging that Defendant used BitTorrent file sharing to

MEMORANDUM OPINION COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs [3] Motion for Leave to Serve a Third-Party Subpoena Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference. Plaintiff, Malibu Media, has filed an action against Defendant, John Doe, under the Copyright Act of 1976, alleging that Defendant used BitTorrent to copy a

*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 agai

OPINION AND ORDER ROGER B. COSBEY, United States Magistrate Judge. I. INTRODUCTION This copyright infringement action is before the Court on Defendant John Doe No. 12’s Motion to Dismiss or Sever for Misjoin-der and Motion to Quash Plaintiffs Subpoena. (Docket # 24.) Plaintiff Malibu Media, LLC, responded to the motion (Docket # 38), but Doe No. 12 did not file a reply, and t

MEMORANDUM RE: OUTSTANDING MOTIONS, EXPEDITED DISCOVERY, AND BELLWETHER TRIAL BAYLSON, District Judge. In Verdi’s opera, A Masked Ball, the King is told that conspirators intend to kill him. Not knowing their names, the King consults the gypsy fortune teller, Ulrica, who gives him a clue as to the identity of one of the conspirators. In these cases, similar to many cases throughout the

ORDER ROBERT J. JONKER, District Judge. On June 14, 2012, Plaintiff filed five complaints in this District alleging that a number of unnamed, “John Doe” defendants infringed its copyrights. The five cases have been re-assigned under the Court’s cognate cases rule to a single Judge — the Judge randomly selected for the first-filed case. Each “John Doe” Defendant corresponds to an internet protocol

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER RUBEN CASTILLO, District Judge. Malibu Media, LLC (“Malibu”) brought suit in this Court against six unnamed individuals (“Doe Defendants”) alleging direct and contributory copyright infringement in violation of the United States Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. (R. 1, Compl. ¶¶ 48-64.) On November 8, 2012, the Court dismissed the complaint wit

ORDER CLAUDE M. HILTON, District Judge. This matter comes before the Court on the April 3, 2012, Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge regarding Plaintiffs’ Motions for Leave to Serve Third Party Subpoenas Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference. Prior to a hearing on these Motions, the Magistrate Judge sua sponte raised the issue óf whether the Defendants in these cases are properly

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER NAOMI REICE BUCHWALD, District Judge. This action represents but one installment in the wave of suits flooding the federal court system involving the alleged downloading of pornographic films via the peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol known as BitTorrent. In these actions, courts have been required to grapple with complex technological concepts and yet apply these concepts to familiar

MEMORANDUM — REPORT ON BELLWETHER TRIAL BAYLSON, District Judge. After determining a “Bellwether” Trial would be the best way to achieve a resolution of numerous copyright infringement complaints filed in this district by Plaintiff Malibu Media, LLC (“Malibu”), expedited pretrial proceedings resulted in a non-jury trial on June 10, 2013. Malibu, a producer of adult cinemas, alleged Defen