Strike 3 Holdings, LLC filed roughly 382+ copyright infringement lawsuits in federal courts (US District Courts) across the US between 1/1/2023 – 3/1/2023.
They have focused their lawsuits on the US District Courts (the federal courts) in the states of California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
The purpose of this article is to analyze where Strike 3 Holdings, LLC plaintiff attorneys have filed their copyright infringement lawsuits in 2023 (thus far, as of 3/1/2023), and to understand the pattern of why they have filed in these locations.
CHANCES ARE — if you have found this article [I purposefully did not post this article anywhere, and it is not visible from my website*], you are likely a defendant (or an accused John Doe defendant) in one of these cases.
You should know: 1) that you are NOT alone — through this article, you can see all the OTHER filings in your federal court, and
* WHY I DIDN’T POST THIS ARTICLE ANYWHERE: For fun, you might ask yourself:
QUESTION: *WHY* didn’t I post this article? ANSWER: Because in this article, I have data which I have researched and shared with you about ALL of Strike 3 Holdings, LLC’s lawsuits filed across the US from 1/1/2023 – 3/1/2023.
[Unfortunately, some other attorneys (you probably have seen their websites) like to “cut-and-paste” the proprietary data that you’ll see here [psst, especially in the area below with the “plus / +” symbol where you’ll see all of the actual case data, organized, sorted, and formatted] into their websites]. It’s a funny piracy problem that I (as a piracy defense attorney) face [karma], so I turned off the “right click” copy-and-paste feature.]
OBSERVATION #1: FLOODING OF CASES
In researching the early-2023 Strike 3 Holdings LLC cases (as I have done many times before), I expected *NOT* to see many cases.
To my surprise, it seemed that as soon as 2023 came around, Strike 3 Holdings flooded the courts with 380+ lawsuits, each one claiming copyright infringement statutory damages of $150,000 against each downloader.
OBSERVATION #2: “SHOTGUN” APPROACH IN CHOOSING WHERE TO FILE.
Strike 3 Holdings LLC often had a pattern of filing only in certain federal courts (think, “forum selection”); this time, it appears as if they filed their 2023 cases in a “shotgun” fashion.
If you want to see the actual end-of-February Strike 3 Holdings LLC filings (2023), I am pasting them below:
STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC FILINGS BY COURT - AS OF MARCH 2023
The Strike 3 Holdings, LLC cases filed as of the end-of-February 2023 can be found below. I have separated these cases by court.
CALIFORNIA STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings California Central District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 104.174.238.181 (Case No. 2:23-cv-01330) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.248.139.141 (Case No. 2:23-cv-01327) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 184.187.163.48 (Case No. 2:23-cv-01345) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 23.241.41.230 (Case No. 2:23-cv-01344) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.229.40.249 (Case No. 2:23-cv-01340) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.147.248.22 (Case No. 2:23-cv-01329) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.248.125.49 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00297) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.248.199.90 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00294) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 174.67.227.87 (Case No. 8:23-cv-00322) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 45.48.128.219 (Case No. 8:23-cv-00324) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.151.243.59 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00296) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.49.41.36 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00295) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 68.109.194.87 (Case No. 8:23-cv-00325) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 68.5.228.152 (Case No. 8:23-cv-00323) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.174.175.101 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00298) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.112.94.196 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00305) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 23.241.156.184 (Case No. 8:23-cv-00091) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.205.152.47 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00301) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.95.42.210 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00311) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-00300) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-00307) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-00308) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-00309) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-00310) …v. John Doe (Case No. 5:23-cv-00080) …v. John Doe (Case No. 8:23-cv-00089) …v. John Doe (Case No. 8:23-cv-00090)
Strike 3 Holdings California Eastern District Court
…v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 192.92.0.158 (Case No. 2:23-at-00169) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.220.51.225 (Case No. 2:23-at-00170) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.41.113.107 (Case No. 2:23-at-00167) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 192.92.0.158 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00340) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.220.51.225 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00341) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.10.60.248 (Case No. 2:23-at-00039) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.235.168.52 (Case No. 2:23-at-00040) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 192.92.0.54 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00110) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.10.60.248 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00105) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.235.168.52 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00106) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.36.132.255 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00107) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.36.81.21 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00109) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.41.8.17 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00108)
Strike 3 Holdings California Northern District Court
…v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.51.80.220 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00661) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.132.131.208 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00666) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.170.116.94 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00660) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.102.6.248 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00649) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.248.174.100 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00656) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 68.250.227.181 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00659) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.204.130.163 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00651) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.15.100.131 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00657) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.170.252.169 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00663) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.202.203.208 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00664) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.223.140.58 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00652) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.63.227.74 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00665) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.92.22.136 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00650) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.42.6.16 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00658) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.42.37.19 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00653) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.231.200.164 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00260) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.15.206.85 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00239) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.27.234.78 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00258) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.63.173.88 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00245) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.188.225.200 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00238) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.35.246.86 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00257) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 69.181.46.239 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00244) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.174.240.13 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00235) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.132.9.182 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00233) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.92.217.35 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00236) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.93.49.244 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00263) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.42.240.188 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00259) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.133.161.229 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00234) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.35.181.71 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00231) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.6.154.121 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00251) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.7.91.240 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00248) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.180.67.208 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00249) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.158.49.147 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00247) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.223.178.240 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00250) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.133.161.229 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00234) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.210.236.108 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00262) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.42.229.20 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00261) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.37.135.104 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00264) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.170.248.51 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00237) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.170.248.51 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00237) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.170.248.51 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00237) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.170.248.51 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00237) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.170.248.51 (Case No. 4:23-cv-00237)
Strike 3 Holdings California Southern District Court
…v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00292) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00287) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00288) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00290) …v. John Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00289) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00092) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00093) Strike 3 Holdings, LLC. v. John Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00091) Strike 3 Holdings, LLC. v. John Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00094)
CONNECTICUT STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00215) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00216) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00217) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00218) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00084) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00103)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. DOE (Case No. 1:23-cv-00187) …v. DOE (Case No. 1:23-cv-00188) …v. DOE (Case No. 1:23-cv-00263)
FLORIDA STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings Florida Middle District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 107.218.118.87 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00209) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.171.202.176 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00204) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 72.189.104.73 (Case No. 6:23-cv-00320) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 72.189.107.92 (Case No. 6:23-cv-00325) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 97.101.0.251 (Case No. 6:23-cv-00321) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.192.70.60 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00208) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 97.96.5.43 (Case No. 6:23-cv-00318) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 104.136.94.162 (Case No. 6:23-cv-00124) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 174.58.13.242 (Case No. 8:23-cv-00167) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 50.89.38.222 (Case No. 6:23-cv-00128) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 47.204.234.95 (Case No. 8:23-cv-00166) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 184.89.6.91 (Case No. 6:23-cv-00125)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.179.11.155 (Case No. 0:23-cv-60131) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 99.148.102.115 (Case No. 1:23-cv-20310) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.49.81.161 (Case No. 1:23-cv-20308) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 164.68.162.172 (Case No. 0:23-cv-60148) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 174.140.97.205 (Case No. 1:23-cv-20307) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.124.205.144 (Case No. 0:23-cv-60149) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 99.159.254.63 (Case No. 0:23-cv-60147) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.84.197.222 (Case No. 9:23-cv-80165) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.138.214.8 (Case No. 1:23-cv-20336) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 98.203.98.248 (Case No. 1:23-cv-20331) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 66.229.250.107 (Case No. 1:23-cv-20338) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 172.15.186.96 (Case No. 9:23-cv-80162) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 99.68.142.190 (Case No. 9:23-cv-80164) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 107.209.91.23 (Case No. 1:23-cv-20337) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.1.218.95 (Case No. 9:23-cv-80160) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.139.152.104 (Case No. 9:23-cv-80163) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.204.12.215 (Case No. 9:23-cv-80161)
HAWAII STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00086) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00087) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00088) …v. John Doe Subscriber (Case No. 1:23-cv-00037) …v. John Doe subscriber (Case No. 1:23-cv-00036)
ILLINOIS STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 24.1.34.146 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00707) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 24.1.80.200 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00711) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 24.12.104.89 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00709) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 73.211.223.145 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00708) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 73.22.142.117 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00717) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 73.75.140.156 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00704) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 73.9.31.152 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00716) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 76.141.206.30 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00703) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 98.222.253.146 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00715) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 98.227.160.219 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00705) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 98.253.165.90 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00710) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 73.211.179.124 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00391) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 24.1.62.154 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00390) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 24.12.176.116 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00386) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 24.15.30.36 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00385) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 67.184.83.231 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00381) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 73.246.148.157 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00383) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 73.44.61.51 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00387) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 73.75.213.121 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00384) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 73.9.26.4 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00388) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 98.222.212.74 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00380) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 98.228.240.82 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00389) …v. Doe, subscriber assigned IP address 98.32.149.217 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00392)
MARYLAND STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.133.149.89 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00445) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.204.145.82 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00447) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 96.255.92.17 (Case No. 8:23-cv-00448) …v. Doe (Case No. 8:23-cv-00189) …v. John Doe (Case No. 8:23-cv-00192) …v. John Doe (Case No. 8:23-cv-00193) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00186) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00184) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00185) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00187) …v. Doe (Case No. 8:23-cv-00191)
MASSACHUSETTS STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10393) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10391) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10392) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10394) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10395) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10396) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10397) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10398) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10399) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10400) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10401) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10402) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10403) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10404) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10094) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10093) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10095) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10096) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10097) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10098) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10099) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10100) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10101) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10102) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10103) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10104) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10105) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-10106)
MICHIGAN STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings Michigan Eastern District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-10298) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-10301) …v. John Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-10301) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-10299) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-10296) …v. John Doe (Case No. 5:23-cv-10296) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-10297) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-10300) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-10302) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-10177) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-10176) …v. John Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-10178)
Strike 3 Holdings Michigan Western District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP Address 69.137.209.71 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00088) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP Address 76.112.189.251 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00089)
NEW JERSEY STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 96.225.78.39 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00706) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 24.188.237.58 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00704) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 68.194.120.225 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00710) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.54.143.105 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00707) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 47.18.22.56 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00708) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 69.141.80.3 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00703) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 72.76.172.126 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00243) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 72.76.240.217 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00246) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 24.189.39.227 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00240) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 69.117.176.251 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00244) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 72.76.145.169 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00241) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 108.5.232.161 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00245) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 72.79.62.122 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00242) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.72.54.229 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00247) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 72.88.245.206 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00238) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 96.248.121.72 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00239) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.127.208.184 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00255) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 98.221.0.59 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00258) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 108.5.113.24 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00263) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 67.83.20.166 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00261) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 68.195.3.44 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00257) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 74.89.220.68 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00259) …v. JOHN DOE (Case No. 3:23-cv-00262)
NEW YORK STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings New York Eastern District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 162.84.207.72 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00998) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 173.68.162.182 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00993) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 68.173.114.54 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00995) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 68.173.118.53 (Case No. 1:23-cv-01001) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.125.61.51 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00994) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 72.80.114.249 (Case No. 1:23-cv-01000) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 96.250.220.113 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00999) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 96.250.61.200 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00997) …v. Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-01330) …v. Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-01331) …v. Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-01333) …v. Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-00431) …v. Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-00432) …v. Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-00436) …v. Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-00439) …v. Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-00440) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.16.134.135 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00451) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.81.174.30 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00454) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 68.192.45.243 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00455) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 69.123.90.129 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00449) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.105.56.111 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00446) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 74.71.140.197 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00458) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.116.214.29 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00448) …v. Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-00728) …v. Doe (Case No. 2:23-cv-00729)
Strike 3 Holdings New York Northern District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. DOE (Case No. 1:23-cv-00237) …v. DOE (Case No. 5:23-cv-00246) …v. Doe (Case No. 5:23-cv-00242) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00046)
Strike 3 Holdings New York Southern District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-01468) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-01473) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-01474) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-01477) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-01480) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-01481) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00578) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00581) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00675) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00672) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00674) …v. Doe (Case No. 7:23-cv-00692) …v. Doe (Case No. 7:23-cv-00812)
PENNSYLVANIA STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
Strike 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 69.242.109.131 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00529) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 64.121.166.78 (Case No. 5:23-cv-00530) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 98.114.129.119 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00522) Strike 3 HOLDINGS, LLC (Case No. 2:23-cv-00524) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 100.11.62.39 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00528) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.13.73.179 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00526) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.30.31.105 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00523) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.141.180.97 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00527) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 68.80.218.100 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00352) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 108.52.117.65 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00358) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.162.133.253 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00359) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.185.223.20 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00354) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.224.178.107 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00356) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.165.144.135 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00355) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.30.195.207 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00357) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 74.103.153.71 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00351) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 74.109.34.67 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00353)
Strike 3 Holdings Pennsylvania Middle District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.114.147.242 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00245) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.101.140.103 (Case No. 1:23-cv-00147)
TENNESSEE STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00166) …v. Doe subscriber assigned IP address 99.54.137.239 (Case No. 3:23-cv-00165) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00070) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00071) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00088)
TEXAS STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings Texas Eastern District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00102) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00103) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00104) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00105) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00106) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00107) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00050) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00051)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00298) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00300) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00294) Strike 3 Holdings LLC v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00293) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00295) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00304) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00302) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00297) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00299) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00126) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00127) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00124) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00125) …v. Doe (Case No. 3:23-cv-00128)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00490) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00500) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00501) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00502) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00504) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00505) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00506) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00507) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00508) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00160) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00160) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00162) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00164) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00165) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00166) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00167) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00168) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00169) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00169) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00170) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00171) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00172) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00173) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00174) …v. Doe (Case No. 4:23-cv-00175)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00143) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00144) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00145) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00146) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00147) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00148) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00149) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00150) …v. Doe (Case No. 5:23-cv-00174) …v. Doe (Case No. 5:23-cv-00175) …v. Doe (Case No. 5:23-cv-00176) …v. Doe (Case No. 5:23-cv-00177) …v. Doe (Case No. 5:23-cv-00178) …v. Doe (Case No. 5:23-cv-00061) …v. Doe (Case No. 5:23-cv-00061) …v. Doe (Case No. 5:23-cv-00061) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00050) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00051) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00052) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00053) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00054)
VIRGINIA STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (AS OF MARCH 2023)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00237) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00238) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00239) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00069) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00070) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00071) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00072) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00074) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00075) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00076) …v. Doe (Case No. 1:23-cv-00077)
Looking at the data, I can see that they have clearly focused their lawsuits on the California, New York / New Jersey, and Texas states. These states are the locations of prominent Strike 3 Holdings LLC attorneys — Lincoln Bandlow, John Atkin, Jacqueline James, and more recently, Paul Beik, so it is natural that there should be many filings in those federal courts*.
* I won’t discount that in most of these states, there *are* multiple federal court districts, e.g., California NORTHERN District Court, California SOUTHERN District Court, New York EASTERN Distict Court, New York WESTERN District Court, etc. So I do acknowledge that it makes sense that these states will have more filings than the others. But again, with Strike 3 Holdings, LLC there is usually a REASON for “why file here, why NOT file there.”
I understand why Strike 3 Holdings, LLC should file in the main states in which they have attorneys who work for them. It only makes sense that if you have an attorney (e.g., Paul Beik) in Texas, then he should file cases in Texas.
What is confusing to me is WHY they would file cases in so many OTHER districts as well where they do NOT yet have a “presence”… For example, why file:
6 cases in Connecticut; <– Jackie James (NY) usually files these, but CT is nowhere near NY. 3 cases in DC; 5 cases in Hawaii; <– They actually do have a new attorney here (Christian L. Kamauof Virtuesq LLC), so this one makes sense — they are “trailblazing” their way into the Hawaii federal court one small step at a time. 5 cases in Tennessee, etc.
It almost feels as if they are still testing the waters in those courts… but these courts (maybe with the exception of DC and Hawaii [which was a “new” federal court juristiction for them last year in 2022]) don’t seem to have an underlying STRATEGY or PURPOSE as to why they would sprinkle cases in so many states and “fight” cases on so many fronts.
From a strategy perpective, it seems like a bad idea to file in so many jurisdictions, unless maybe they are trying to remind each of those courts that they still exist. [But that is nothing new — I wrote an article last year explaining why I thought the Strike 3 Holdings, LLC cases would never go away.]
Thus, what I don’t see with these cases is a coherent STRATEGY, and that bothers me.
In sum, I see the large number of filings, and I see the “shotgun” pattern on how they filed a handful of cases in each state. However, what I don’t see here is a coherent STRATEGY.
Our Cashman Law Firm PLLC has focused our practice since 2010 on pre-trial strategies in federal courts across the US, specifically dealing with the evolving mass-BitTorrent lawsuits. It is my job to notice trends, and this month, I see how and where Strike 3 Holdings, LLC is filing their lawsuits, and I see exactly how many cases they have filed in each federal court. However, the reasons behind 1) why these courts, and 2) what is their strategy has [for the moment] eluded me.
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Strike 3 Holdings, LLC filed roughly 180 copyright infringement lawsuits in federal courts (US District Courts) across the US in the last month. They appear to have focused their lawsuits on the US District Courts in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. As often as it is useful, I will be listing the Strike Holdings cases which are filed in each state.
To my surprise, after my article Strike 3 Holdings, LLC then went on to flood the federal court system with an additional 140+ cases, just as January was coming to a close.
The Strike 3 Holdings, LLC cases filed towards the end-of-January 2022 can be found below. I have separated these cases by court.
CALIFORNIA STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (END-OF-JANUARY 2022)
Strike 3 Holdings California Central District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 104.53.22.13 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00521) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 107.217.76.56 (Case No. 8:22-cv-00124) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 162.196.82.174 (Case No. 8:22-cv-00119) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 68.5.191.103 (Case No. 8:22-cv-00121) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 68.5.35.134 (Case No. 8:22-cv-00122) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 70.142.213.207 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00522) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 70.181.104.210 (Case No. 8:22-cv-00123) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 72.194.100.227 (Case No. 8:22-cv-00120)
Strike 3 Holdings California Eastern District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 104.220.95.191 (Case No. 2:22-at-00091) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 104.220.95.191 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00156) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.7.147.39 (Case No. 2:22-at-00098) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.7.147.39 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00164) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.180.44.4 (Case No. 2:22-at-00097) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.180.44.4 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00163) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.181.236.194 (Case No. 2:22-at-00096) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.181.236.194 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00162) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.116.39.8 (Case No. 2:22-at-00093) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.116.39.8 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00158) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.12.140.117 (Case No. 2:22-at-00099) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.12.140.117 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00165) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.220.92.37 (Case No. 2:22-at-00092) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.220.92.37 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00157) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.71.33.204 (Case No. 2:22-at-00095) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.71.33.204 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00161) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.90.90.126 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00153) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.192.170.147 (Case No. 2:22-at-00094) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.192.170.147 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00159)
Strike 3 Holdings California Northern District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 107.3.165.156 (Case No. 4:22-cv-00597) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 107.3.165.156 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00597) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 108.233.87.84 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00560) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 136.24.32.55 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00558) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 162.207.205.59 (Case No. 4:22-cv-00515) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 162.207.205.59 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00515) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 162.225.123.253 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00556) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 162.228.89.50 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00522) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 162.228.89.50 (Case No. 4:22-cv-00522) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 162.229.189.101 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00511) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.5.135.34 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00509) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.5.135.34 (Case No. 4:22-cv-00509) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.169.136.40 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00591) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.169.136.40 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00591) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.180.98.54 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00508) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.180.98.54 (Case No. 4:22-cv-00508) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.188.214.31 (Case No. 4:22-cv-00593) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.188.214.31 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00593) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.188.229.244 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00553) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 69.181.67.62 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00563) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.204.173.125 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00526) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.158.228.44 (Case No. 4:22-cv-00505) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.162.177.189 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00564) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.170.122.168 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00603) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 75.25.112.180 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00520) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.37.14.239 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00517) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.37.48.5 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00565) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.42.128.88 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00557) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.47.62.67 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00602)
Strike 3 Holdings California Southern District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (Case Nos. 3:22-cv-00121, 3:22-cv-00123, 3:22-cv-00124, 3:22-cv-00126, 3:22-cv-00127, and 3:22-cv-00133)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 68.34.50.15 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10165) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 68.42.78.62 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10167)
NEW JERSEY STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (END-OF-JANUARY 2022)
Strike 3 Holdings New Jersey District Court
STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.54.110.142 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00331) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.54.95.201 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00336) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.70.104.78 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00341) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 24.228.81.242 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00325) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 47.20.201.11 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00333) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 68.196.156.3 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00332) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 69.118.51.168 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00335) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 69.142.119.11 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00328) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 69.248.72.164 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00324) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.187.78.19 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00327) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 72.76.113.53 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00337) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 72.88.201.92 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00340) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 74.102.254.193 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00326) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 74.105.114.66 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00339) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 74.105.150.8 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00330) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 74.105.175.174 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00343) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 96.234.16.151 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00334) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 96.242.217.47 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00329) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 98.110.118.77 (Case No. 3:22-cv-00342)
NEW YORK STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (END-OF-JANUARY 2022)
Strike 3 Holdings New York Eastern District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (Case Nos. 2:22-cv-00533, 2:22-cv-00534, 2:22-cv-00535, 2:22-cv-00536, 2:22-cv-00538, 2:22-cv-00539, 2:22-cv-00540, 2:22-cv-00541, and 2:22-cv-00542)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 100.37.12.43 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00483) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 151.202.180.12 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00474) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.46.250.90 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00482) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.81.173.4 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00473) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 68.132.24.237 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00477) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 68.198.29.97 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00480) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 70.23.54.59 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00479) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.105.69.74 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00472)
Strike 3 Holdings Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 100.14.245.83 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00351) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 108.16.6.24 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00346) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 64.121.116.203(Case No. 5:22-cv-00354) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 64.121.146.20 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00355) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 70.20.219.145 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00345) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.175.82.240 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00348) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.230.127.99 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00350) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.230.167.211 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00353) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.230.47.204 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00352) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.13.122.182 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00347) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 98.225.145.120 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00349)
Strike 3 Holdings LLC Pennsylvania Middle District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 108.11.240.120 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00149) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 174.55.81.255 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00146) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 174.60.194.94 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00151) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.101.185.194 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00147) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.175.155.14 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00148)
Strike 3 Holdings LLC has been hiring former Malibu Media LLC attorneys.
I noticed this immediately when I started to see names of old adversaries who I have not heard from since Malibu Media LLC stopped filing their onslaught of lawsuits against John Doe Defendants.
This is not the first time Strike 3 Holdings LLC has hired former Malibu Media LLC attorneys. Thus far, I have seen the following former Malibu Media LLC attorneys represent Strike 3 Holdings, LLC clients:
Jacqueline Marie James of The James Law Firm (she actually left Malibu Media LLC while they were still suing [for good reasons])
Joel A. Bernier of Boroja, Bernier & Associates, PLLC
and now…
Paul Stephen Beik of Beik Law Firm PLLC
Jon Alexander Hoppe of Law Offices Of Jon A. Hoppe, Esquire
WHY HIRING FORMER MALIBU MEDIA LLC ATTORNEYS IS RELEVANT
What this means — Strike 3 Holdings LLC attorneys can only be described as “territorial.” For example, Lincoln Bandlow takes all of the California cases. Jacqueline James takes all of the New York cases. Forrest (Teo) Seger took all of the Texas cases.
WILL THERE BE BAD BLOOD BETWEEN MALIBU ATTORNEYS AND STRIKE 3 ATTORNEYS?
Seeing “old” Malibu Media LLC plaintiff attorneys pop-up in jurisdictions which formerly “belonged to” other Strike 3 Holdings LLC attorneys is probably a source of contention between those attorneys and their client, Strike 3 Holdings LLC.
GUESS: STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS NEEDS ATTORNEYS TO HANDLE THEIR MIAMI-DADE BACKLOG.
If I were a guessing man, I would guess that this “shake-up” of attorneys suggests that either 1) Strike 3 Holdings LLC is starting to change their approach — perhaps to the kind of underhanded approach with “dirty tricks” that got Malibu Media LLC in trouble in the first place.
Or, 2) we are about to see a new flood of new cases — perhaps a new “kind” of Strike 3 Holdings LLC lawsuit, where they needed the extra manpower to handle the new workload whatever their new case will require.
WILL WE BE SEEING A NEW “COPYRIGHT TROLL” COMPANY BRANCH OFF FROM STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS?
Or, 3) perhaps we are about to see a new “copyright troll” entity pop up, for example, a new adult film copyright company like Malibu Media LLC or like Strike 3 Holdings LLC. Thus, like chess pieces on a chess board, Strike 3 Holdings LLC might be moving the “old” chess pieces into new positions, and replacing their old positions with former Malibu Media LLC attorneys.
MY OPINION: STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS IS CLEANING UP THEIR BACKLOG OF ACCUSED MIAMI-DADE DEFENDANTS WHO HAVE NOT YET BEEN SUED IN THE FEDERAL COURTS.
I personally think that Strike 3 Holdings LLC has just “paid for” and has just built up a torrent (monsoon? what’s the word?) of IP addresses belonging to ISP account holders who allegedly downloaded their client’s copyrighted films.
THE 3-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS TO SUE DEFENDANTS IN FEDERAL COURTS.
This list of IP addresses from their Miami-Dade County, Florida Strike 3 Holdings LLC cases point to a flood of potential defendants, and Strike 3 Holdings LLC is looking at a 3-year statute of limitations before they can no longer file a copyright infringement lawsuit against these defendants because the 3-year statute of limitations is about to run out.
I have already started seeing “old entries” on the EXHIBIT A spreadsheets start to age past three years. What this means is that Strike 3 Holdings LLC has been tracking these defendants from the Miami-Dade cases for close-to or, longer-than three years which means their copyright infringement cases might be becoming stale.
Copyright infringement allows a plaintiff to sue an accused downloader for the unlawful downloading, streaming, or viewing their copyrighted videos. While the statute of limitations is calculated from “three years from the most recent date of infringement,” I could still see them running into problems (e.g., with laches) if they have been tracking a defendant for longer than three years.
I just mentioned “laches.” The question a defense attorney like myself (Rob Cashman, owner of the Cashman Law Firm PLLC) is, “if they have been tracking this defendant for more than three years (the statute of limitations), why did they not bring suit against my client earlier?”
Why did they not send DMCA copyright violation notices?
I could also go on and on with other legal strategies, for example, why didn’t Strike 3 Holdings LLC try to “mitigate their damages” (meaning, why didn’t they minimize their damage) by sending out a DMCA copyright violation notice to the accused ISP account holder?
Obviously, this kind of “cut it out, or else we’ll sue you” letter provides Strike 3 Holdings with ABSOLUTELY NO CASHFLOW which undermines their entire business model, so I 100% understand why they wouldn’t do this, especially when what they are seeking is SETTLEMENTS, not judgements against accused downloaders.
I also think that these THOUSANDS of Strike 3 Holdings LLC lawsuits are a “cash cow” for Strike 3 Holdings and their copyright troll attorneys, and thus I suspect that this new flood of hiring of old Malibu Media LLC attorneys is merely an attempt to sue their huge list of “old” IP addresses that they have built over the years from their Miami-Dade Bill of Discovery cases.
Here is where they will sneak out of this, and this should make you mad.
Strike 3 Holdings LLC cases continue because they are PROFITABLE.
In order to even approach the court with a legal argument that I have just suggested, for example, statute of limitations, or better, laches, you need to litigate the claims against you in court.
This means, you need to file an answer with the court, go through discovery (e.g., sit down and have the plaintiff attorneys ask you questions under oath to take your testimony), and then argue that their claims do not have merit.
This works only if you can actually go through the deposition without admitting guilt to copyright infringement.
Why these legal strategies might backfire.
If you did the downloads, then arguing anything is a dangerous strategy because the plaintiff attorney will be using your testimony to prove their claims against you, and your legal response will be merely a “yeah, but” retort.
Obviously *IF* you are forced into litigation because you were NAMED AND SERVED as a defendant and you cannot settle the claims against you, then of course, by all means research this approach.
But since Strike 3 Holdings LLC is more of a “settlement extortion scheme,” (I am using that term loosely) then chances are, if you got named and served, you or your attorney did something wrong because there is no reason you should not have been able to settle earlier on (even if you could not afford the settlement numbers they would have asked for).
[It is strange hearing this sort of “jaded” legal speak from my own mouth, but my goal here is to educate you on your options, and to discuss what Strike 3 Holdings LLC appears to be doing, and how this could affect their claims against you… and more importantly, your pocket book.]
RECAP: Miami-Dade County, Florida Court “Lawsuits”.
In the Miami-Dade County Court, Strike 3 Holdings devised a way to unmask the identities of THOUSANDS of defendants without needing to sue each defendant in Federal Court. They did this by exploiting the Florida “Pure Bill of Discovery” laws, and thus far, the Miami-Dade, Florida judges are allowing them to continue this scheme.
If you are involved in a Miami-Dade Florida state-based lawsuit, there is much that you will need to understand, as these cases differ from the copyright infringement lawsuits which are filed in federal courts.
INITIAL ARTICLE EXPLAINING HOW STRIKE 3 IS USING THE STATE COURTS TO UNMASK DEFENDANTS’ IDENTITIES.
RECENT ARTICLE EXPLAINING HOW DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ARE LURING DEFENDANTS IN WITH A “BAIT AND SWITCH” — OFFERING TO FILE A MOTION TO QUASH KNOWING IT WILL END UP FORCING THEIR CLIENTS TO SETTLE OR BE SUED.
WHERE TO LEARN ABOUT THE STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES?
For those of you looking for an initial understanding of the Strike 3 Holdings, LLC copyright holder, you can click here to read the “JUST THE FACTS – STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC” article I wrote about them.
RECENT STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC FEDERAL COURT FILINGS:
…Now onto the federal court filings in each state.
STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC FILINGS - FEBRUARY 2022
The Strike 3 Holdings, LLC cases filed in February 2022 can be found below. I have separated these cases by court.
CALIFORNIA STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (FEBRUARY 2022)
Strike 3 Holdings California Central District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 104.33.218.132 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01374) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 138.229.240.163 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00970) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.112.75.60 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01355) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.90.233.35 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01371) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 45.48.20.229 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01377) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.144.165.113 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01370) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.144.20.18 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01363) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.144.245.82 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00368) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.151.198.156 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01375) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.153.100.224 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00367) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.156.12.14 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01167) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 70.229.243.16 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01376) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 72.37.135.19 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01367) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.221.128.232 (Case No. 8:22-cv-00317) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 99.9.63.30 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00366)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE (Case No. 1:22-cv-20480)
…v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 172.3.195.44 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60274) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 45.18.28.10 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60268) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 45.25.159.62 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80264) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 66.176.129.243 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80258) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 66.176.129.243 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80258) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 69.219.187.87 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60270) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 69.219.187.87 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60270) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 71.57.155.54 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80263) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 71.57.155.54 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80263) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.1.155.203 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80266) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.1.155.203 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80266) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.125.19.216 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80261) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.125.19.216 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80261) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.139.49.115 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60267) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.139.49.115 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60267) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.179.57.140 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80262) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.179.57.140 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80262) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.244.198.211 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60266) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.244.198.211 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60266) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.245.125.186 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60273) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.46.71.57 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60276) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.46.71.57 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60276) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 75.74.246.123 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80257) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 75.74.246.123 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80257) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 75.74.46.90 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80255) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 75.74.46.90 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80255) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 98.219.76.178 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60272) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 98.219.76.178 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60272) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 98.249.245.162 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60275) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 98.249.245.162 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60275) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 99.10.186.123 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80259) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 99.10.186.123 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80259) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 99.151.214.192 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80265) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 99.151.214.192 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80265) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 99.26.107.87 (Case No. 0:22-cv-60265) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 99.60.102.45 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80256) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 99.60.102.45 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80256) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 99.76.147.97 (Case No. 9:22-cv-80260)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 24.192.17.246 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10441) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 24.192.207.67 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10421) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 68.36.180.203 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10426) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 69.14.251.249 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10418) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 69.14.251.249 (Case No. 4:22-cv-10418) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 69.14.251.249 (Case No. 4:22-cv-10418) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 69.14.255.229 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10419) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 69.14.255.229 (Case No. 5:22-cv-10419) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 69.14.255.229 (Case No. 5:22-cv-10419) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 71.83.30.233 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10442) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 71.83.30.233 (Case No. 3:22-cv-10442) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 96.27.8.32 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10444) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 97.69.211.58 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10420)
NEW JERSEY STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (FEBRUARY 2022)
Strike 3 Holdings New Jersey District Court
Strike 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.61.108.70 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01076) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.70.190.75 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01078) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 204.194.191.189 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01080) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 47.18.0.201 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01079) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 47.18.20.132 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01077) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 68.172.242.44 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01083) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 69.115.81.98 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01081) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 72.88.171.181 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01075) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.10.78.68 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01074) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.178.140.150 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01082) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.199.53.171 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01073)
The Strike 3 Holdings, LLC cases filed in just the past few days (ealy March, 2022) can be found below. I have separated these cases by court.
CALIFORNIA STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (FEBRUARY 2022)
Strike 3 Holdings California Central District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 107.184.23.125 (Case No. 8:22-cv-00319) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 45.48.130.165 (Case No. 8:22-cv-00323) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 45.48.153.253 (Case No. 8:22-cv-00324) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 47.149.212.11 (Case No. 8:22-cv-00322) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.95.179.52 (Case No. 8:22-cv-00321)
Strike 3 Holdings California Eastern District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.180.223.235 (Case No. 2:22-at-00230) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 67.180.223.235 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00383) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.116.211.114 (Case No. 2:22-at-00232) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.116.211.114 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00386) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.12.214.39 (Case No. 2:22-at-00234) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.12.214.39 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00388) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.48.149.145 (Case No. 2:22-at-00235) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.48.149.145 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00391) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.71.36.146 (Case No. 2:22-at-00233) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.71.36.146 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00387) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.71.36.146 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00387) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.244.43.95 (Case No. 2:22-at-00229) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.244.43.95 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00382) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.36.124.204 (Case No. 2:22-at-00236) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.36.124.204 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00392) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.36.92.221 (Case No. 2:22-at-00237) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.36.92.221 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00393)
Strike 3 Holdings California Northern District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 104.1.89.109 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01307) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 104.1.89.109 (Case No. 5:22-cv-01307) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 135.180.160.77 (Case No. 4:22-cv-01303) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 135.180.172.15 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01319) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 135.180.9.90 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01367) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 135.180.9.90 (Case No. 5:22-cv-01367) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 157.131.112.143 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01351) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 157.131.112.143 (Case No. 4:22-cv-01351) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 157.131.143.5 (Case No. 4:22-cv-01300) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 198.27.174.63 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01306) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 198.27.181.66 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01373) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 208.95.232.16 (Case No. 5:22-cv-01377) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.4.129.29 (Case No. 5:22-cv-01374) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.4.137.28 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01323) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.4.137.28 (Case No. 4:22-cv-01323) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.6.23.182 (Case No. 5:22-cv-01299) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 70.249.171.8 (Case No. 4:22-cv-01297) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.202.135.191 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01326) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.202.135.191 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01326) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.202.232.113 (Case No. 4:22-cv-01302) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.202.232.113 (Case No. 5:22-cv-01302) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.158.250.49 (Case No. 5:22-cv-01380) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.189.100.102 (Case No. 5:22-cv-01379) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.189.241.28 (Case No. 5:22-cv-01375) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.202.83.113 (Case No. 5:22-cv-01378) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.222.121.149 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01352) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.222.145.223 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01356) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 73.231.83.200 (Case No. 5:22-cv-01376) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.126.199.190 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01298) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.126.199.190 (Case No. 4:22-cv-01298) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 76.21.45.56 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01304) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.234.8.11 (Case No. 4:22-cv-01301)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 24.127.149.197 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10455) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 68.49.150.160 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10456) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 96.27.12.104 (Case No. 2:22-cv-10454)
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 173.46.250.253 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00183) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 69.176.153.216 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00182) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 73.145.145.151 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00185) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP Address 99.36.132.216 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00184)
NEW JERSEY STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (FEBRUARY 2022)
Strike 3 Holdings New Jersey District Court
Strike 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 100.8.196.221 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01102) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 108.35.156.120 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01091) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.72.102.89 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01092) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 64.67.140.65 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01094) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 67.85.53.99 (Case No. 2:22-cv-01093) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 67.86.58.17 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01100) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 69.248.230.131 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01095) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.188.123.117 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01103) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.188.52.63 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01099) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 98.109.183.172 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01097) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 98.221.165.5 (Case No. 3:22-cv-01098)
NEW YORK STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC CASES (FEBRUARY 2022)
Strike 3 Holdings New York Eastern District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 108.46.51.91 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01125) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 173.68.80.22 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01135) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 68.129.219.82 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01137) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.105.118.76 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01139) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.167.137.112 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01134) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 71.190.14.247 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01128) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 72.69.108.110 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01130) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 74.108.60.225 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01127) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 96.224.248.73 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01138) …v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.116.66.52 (Case No. 1:22-cv-01126)
Strike 3 Holdings Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
Strike 3 HOLDINGS, LLC v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 108.16.194.155 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00782) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 108.36.213.126 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00791) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 108.4.232.217 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00785) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 141.158.32.44 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00792) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 173.75.234.140 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00794) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 64.121.196.231 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00803) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 64.121.72.67 (Case No. 5:22-cv-00801) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 68.82.243.29 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00784) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.225.46.240 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00800) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.230.181.35 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00798) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 71.244.105.184 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00781) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 72.86.204.218 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00795) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 72.92.47.69 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00796) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 73.165.203.234 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00797) …v. JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 74.109.124.49 (Case No. 2:22-cv-00799)
Strike 3 Holdings Pennsylvania Middle District Court
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 174.54.72.18 (Case No. 1:22-cv-00318) …v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 75.97.205.3 (Case No. 4:22-cv-00319)
I honestly don’t know what Strike 3 Holdings LLC will be doing with the THOUSANDS (possibly TENS-OF-THOUSANDS of accused defendants) they have amassed in their Miami-Dade County, Florida Strike 3 Holdings, LLC cases.
Logically, they have to do SOMETHING.
If they do nothing, they will have let so much money in filing fees and their own attorney’s work go to waste. I am not egging them on one way or another, but I understand basic business concepts, and them doing nothing is simply WASTEFUL… both of the Miami-Dade County Court’s time, and their own attorneys’ time.
Not to mention the thousands of families’ lives they have ruined by sending subpoenas to the household ISP account holder and accusing them of downloading pornography. Is there no responsibility for false accusations?
My only conclusion is that they will do something with that growing backlog of names. I wrote a month or so the article on “Why I Think the Strike 3 Holdings LLC Cases Will NEVER End,” and I wrote that article thinking of these lawsuits from their viewpoint.
Our Cashman Law Firm PLLC has focused our practice since 2010 on pre-trial strategies in federal courts across the US, specifically dealing with the evolving mass-BitTorrent lawsuits. It is my job to notice trends, and this month, I am noticing new names — old Malibu Media LLC plaintiff attorney names — and I am raising a flag for you to be alert and to ask why they are doing this.
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Strike 3 Holdings EXHIBIT A spreadsheets can usually be found attached to each lawsuit. These “EXHIBIT A” spreadsheets list the alleged dates and times that their copyrighted titles were allegedly downloaded by the ISP account subscriber.
Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits connect the IP address which was used to download the copyrighted title to the account holder by having the ISP identify a particular account holder as being the one assigned a particular IP address on a particular date and time.
It is THIS document that they use to calculate the dollar amounts they will ask for when negotiating a settlement.
My opinion – the Strike 3 Holdings EXHIBIT A spreadsheet employs an interesting scare tactic – multiple instances of infringement.
I personally have reason to believe that their spreadsheet is inaccurate, because I have spotted dates and times where a download allegedly happened, but my client was out of town, or had documentation that they were in another location.
As scary as it is, the “EXHIBIT A” spreadsheet is not useful in your defense.
That being said, REMEMBER: a copyright infringement lawsuit asks for STATUTORY DAMAGES of $150,000 for ONE instance of infringement.
Claiming that “my client illegally downloaded these copyrighted videos, but not these copyrighted videos” is a pretty bad argument. There are other methods, however, of negotiating a settlement which are not based on whether you downloaded a particular video on June 4th, 2021.
I also wanted to point out that Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits do not sue a downloader for only one claim of copyright infringement. Rather, they lurk on the bittorrent networks and wait MONTHS, IF NOT YEARS letting the accused defendant download more and more of their copyrighted titles.
Once the defendant downloads enough titles (usually, around 26 of their copyrighted adult film videos), they will file the lawsuit.
The results of their “lurkings” are seen on the Strike 3 Holdings EXHIBIT A spreadsheet.
Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits are won or lost at the DEPOSITION, not by arguing the inaccuracy of the “EXHIBIT A” spreadsheet.
I have other issues with the list of titles my client allegedly downloaded on their “EXHIBIT A” spreadsheet, but really, the accuracy of their spreadsheet is not relevant.
Why? Because in a deposition, the Strike 3 Holdings lawsuit needs only to prove that it is “more likely than not” that you downloaded ONE of their copyrighted videos. They can easily get to this proof by putting you in a room with a court reporter (e.g., in a deposition), putting you under oath, and taking your testimony.
Think about it. If they put you under oath and ask you, “have you downloaded, streamed, or viewed one or more of our copyrighted videos” and you say yes, you have a $150,000 problem.
Whether you were there downloading on June 4th, 2021 as per line 7 of the “EXHIBIT A” spreadsheet is irrelevant.
[NOTE TO THE READER: If I have time, I will create a short article describing Strike 3 Holdings’ “EXHIBIT A.” I will describe the various columns, the UTC Dates and Times the download allegedly happened, etc. I will explain what a “hash” is, and I will explain how I sincerely doubt a hash actually matches the lower-quality file you might have downloaded via BitTorrent. I will also discuss why I believe their list is out of date order, and why I believe their list might be missing titles you may have downloaded after the date this document was submitted to the court. Lastly, I would enjoy discussing the PCAP file.
The reason I might not do this right away — again — is that it is your TESTIMONY UNDER OATH (e.g., during a deposition) that would find you guilty of copyright infringement, not whether the hash value on their spreadsheet matches the file or video you allegedly downloaded by BitTorrent.
So at best, this would be an intellectual tech-based “good to know” article, but it wouldn’t help you win your lawsuit. Thus it is very LOW PRIORITY to write this article.]
The “EXHIBIT A” spreadsheet of claims IS relevant to calculate the settlement numbers they will ask you to pay.
I guess what I need you to know about the Strike 3 Holdings EXHIBIT A spreadsheet is that it contains dates and times you allegedly downloaded their copyrighted videos. Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuit uses this spreadsheet merely to calculate how much they will ask you to pay to settle the claims against you.
If Strike 3 Holdings LLC has properly 1) done their research to make sure they are suing the right person, and 2) they sue the actual ISP account subscriber who was assigned the IP address at the date and time the download actually happened (meaning, if they sue the correct person as the “John Doe subscriber assigned IP address XYZ,”), THEN:
They will use their Strike 3 Holdings EXHIBIT A spreadsheet to multiply a per-title settlement amount by the number of downloads listed on that document.
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Piracy cannot be stopped, but Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits will continue forever. WHY? Because Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits are based on monitoring the internet activities of downloaders, and they are simply too profitable for Strike 3 Holdings LLC to ever end them.
INTRODUCTION – WHY THESE STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LAWSUITS WILL NEVER END.
I used to wonder whether copyright infringement lawsuits like the thousands of Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits filed each year (or the hundreds each month) would ever stop. As the owner of the Cashman Law Firm PLLC, and as an activist, I still do not believe that copyright holders should use the federal courts to extort a $10,000+ settlement for the download of a few copyrighted videos.
I have, however, come to understand that piracy will never end, and the copyright trolls (those copyright holders who choose to sue accused downloaders) will never stop suing.
Below are reasons why I do not think the Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuit Settlement Scheme will ever end:
REASON #1: To sue and obtain a settlement is much cheaper than to spend that same money to obtain customers on their subscription-based adult film websites.
Let’s start with a bit of sarcasm. It is probably too much to ask them to return to the traditional business model of selling $100/year subscriptions to their adult film websites… not when they could make $10,000+ in settlement per person they sue.
Quick Logic — if you understand this, you’ll understand why they keep suing people.
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC can either spend their money trying to get customers on their adult film websites, or they can spend that same money suing ISP account holders who might have downloaded their copyrighted videos illegally using bittorrent in return for a windfall settlement payment.
$100/year subscription for one person;
$10,000+ Strike 3 Settlement Amount for one lawsuit…
CONCLUSION: $10,000/lawsuit vs. $100/year subscription is the equivalent of them selling 100 SUBSCRIBERS PURCHASING ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR ONE YEAR. How much would it cost them in advertising dollars to gain 100 subscribers? Or, they could pay $400 and file one Strike 3 Holdings lawsuit against ONE ISP account holder in return for one rewarding settlement payment.
As you can clearly see, it is cheaper to just sue downloaders rather than to try to make a profit the traditional way (trying to sell their subscription-based adult film services).
REASON #2: The settlement money they receive is a VERY PROFITABLE return for their “investment” (the filing fee they pay to file each lawsuit).
You must understand that it is simply TOO PROFITABLE for someone like Strike 3 Holdings LLC to file a lawsuit against an accused “John Doe Subscriber assigned IP address” as Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits often do. Why? Because the cost to file a lawsuit in a federal court is cheap compared to the rewards the copyright holders will get in return for filing that lawsuit.
Strike 3 Holdings LLC, a copyright holder of the Tushy, Blacked, Vixen, and Deeper brand names only pays a filing fee of ~$400 per lawsuit to sue an IP address or an ISP account subscriber in federal court.
In return for their “investment” of paying the filing fee for each lawsuit, they can potentially make a return on their investment of $10,000+ per lawsuit.
NOTE: There are even CHEAPER ways to sue an accused defendant (in State and County Courts). Although improper, Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits still make use of these improper venues because nobody stops them from doing so.
STATE FILING FEES TO FILE A LAWSUIT (cheap) vs. FEDERAL COURT FILING FEES TO FILE A LAWSUIT (less cheap).
A Federal Court copyright infringement civil lawsuit costs ~$400/lawsuit to sue ONE DEFENDANT.
A state or county-based “Bill of Discovery” lawsuit costs around the same amount of money (~$350/lawsuit), BUT STATE-BASED LAWSUITS ARE CHEAPER because companies like Strike 3 Holdings could sue HUNDREDS of defendants IN ONE LAWSUIT FILING instead of suing ONE “John Doe Subscriber Assigned IP Address XYZ” defendant in ONE $400 federal court lawsuit.
As you can see, the filing fees to sue a defendant are cheap — whether Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits are filed in federal court, or obscenely moreso, whether they file the lawsuit in a state or county court under some obscure state law.
REASON #3: Strike 3 Holdings LLC odds of success are high because they sue downloaders who likely downloaded their copyrighted titles.
I am saying this again — STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS ODDS OF SUCCESS ARE HIGH BECAUSE BECAUSE THEY SUE DOWNLOADERS WHO LIKELY DOWNLOADED THEIR COPYRIGHTED TITLES.
Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits are not filed until they have accumulated enough “damages” to ask for a large settlement which is multiplied by how many titles they believe you downloaded.
I originally went into too much depth discussing this topic. If you are interested in the topic, please click here to read what I wrote about Strike 3 Holdings’ EXHIBIT A spreadsheets.
REASON #4: Because most Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits settle out of court (and those that do not settle do not go to trial).
It would be a terrible hinderance to the Strike 3 Holdings lawsuit strategy if each and every accused defendant proceeded with litigation and eventually trial, even if they did the downloading of Strike 3 Holdings’ copyrighted videos.
Why? Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits really are an out-of-court settlement scheme. They have a limited number of attorneys compared to the hundreds of lawsuits that are filed every single month.
Strike 3 Holdings LLC simply do not have the resources to push each and every defendant through the federal court system, from pre-trial hearings to discovery, to summary judgement motions, to trial and onward.
If every defendant fought his case — guilty or not — Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits would end tomorrow.
However, let’s be real. Think of the prisoner’s dilemma. Nobody wants to be the one person who takes their case to trial. These lawsuits are REAL copyright infringement lawsuits filed with the full force and enforcement of the federal courts.
A $150,000 judgement will destroy anyone’s financial future, and this is enough of a deterrent to prevent each and every person from proceeding with litigation.
Even if a small handful of you retain me to litigate your cases — even if you did the downloads — it’s terrible for me to say this, but for the same price you would have paid me to take you through the pre-trial stages of litigating this case, you probably could have settled the claims against you for less money.
This is why I personally find these cases as evil (in a morally “good vs. evil” kind of way). The little guy has no choice except to resolve the claims out of court [if he did the downloads], or he is at the mercy of the plaintiff attorneys who will decide how far into the lawsuit they want to push him without him being able to fight back (or to pay an attorney to represent him to fight back).
What if I did not download the Strike 3 Holdings videos?
This is only if the accused defendant actually did the downloads. If he did not do the downloads, then the process of being found not guilty in these lawsuits is VERY EASY (and I could explain them to you).
Simply put, it is not your job to prove that you DID NOT download a particular video. It is THEIR JOB to prove that you did. The Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits do this with your testimony at the deposition under oath (e.g., “sitting in front of a court reporter and answering their questions.”)
Enlisting the help of politicians and federal judges.
In sum, until some politician gets involved and stops these bittorrent-based copyright infringement lawsuits (or, call them “piracy” lawsuits or whatever), these lawsuits will continue because it is too profitable for the copyright holder to file these lawsuit and solicit settlements in return for not proceeding with litigation and eventually trial.
We have been successful over the years in changing the minds of federal judges one at a time — see our “policy letter” that we used to send to judges — and we have been successful in showing up in court and explaining that the copyright holder has no interest or ability to proceed with this case, and they are only using this lawsuit to force a settlement from the defendant — but this is a long and tedious road.
Judges own their own courtrooms, and they allow these cases to proceed. Some don’t — many don’t — but as soon as you receive an ISP Subpoena Notification Letter in the mail that you were implicated in a copyright infringement lawsuit against you, your judge has let the case proceed.
REASON #5: It is easier for a federal judge to let this case proceed rather than stop it because these cases settle out of court eventually with minimal effort.
I would hate to blame the judges for allowing the thousands of Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits to proceed, but really, with lawmakers which are not focused on copyright issues, for the last decade+, they have been the only gatekeepers who are legally able to stop these lawsuits. They have not.
I expect that since most Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits settle out of court (for “guilty” defendants), and the others are dismissed (e.g., after the deposition where the defendant did not do the downloads), these cases ALMOST NEVER GO TO TRIAL.
So as long as the judge rubber-stamps the case, gives the plaintiff freedom to do whatever they want to do, the case will be dismissed on its own in just a few months with little-to-no effort by the judge.
Problem solved for the judge. Problem solved for the copyright holder. The little guy gets financially destroyed in the process, and this is truly unfortunate.
FINAL REASON #6: Because we do not value our privacy, and we let ourselves be tracked and sued. Because we do not protect our internet traffic with a VPN.
HOW STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LAWSUITS COULD GO AWAY FOREVER. USE A VPN.
Disclaimer: Understand that as an attorney, I am never advocating that anyone break the law. I am also not advocating that anyone download someone else’s copyrighted videos without a license. Stealing is wrong.
I think I have made my point with the headings. The final reason why Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits continue is because we do not value our personal privacy. We do not take steps to prevent others from snooping on our activities, and we do not protect our internet traffic with a VPN.
I have said this for years — IF everyone used a VPN to hide their IP address, then these cases would stop literally overnight. Most VPN providers are outside of the US, and they do not keep logs on their users’ activities.
If there is an ISP subpoena sent to a VPN provider about a particular account, and that VPN provider does not keep logs on who was assigned a particular IP address at a particular date and time, there can be NO CONNECTION between the downloader and the IP address he used when connecting to the VPN.
Hence, the copyright holder would never have been able to determine who was the ISP account subscriber assigned a particular IP address because it would have been the VPN’s protected IP address that connected to the Bittorrent swarm, not the IP address assigned to the subscriber by the ISP.
There is so much to say here, but this article is merely discussing the financial benefits to the Strike 3 Holdings LLC plaintiff to keep filing these Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits forever (and why I believe they will never stop suing downloaders).
The best I could do is suggest a way that there are no longer any downloaders to receive their lawsuits. If everyone used proper VPNs that protected the identities of their VPN subscribers, then these lawsuits would end overnight.
The reality, however, is that there will always be DNS leaks even when using a VPN (this is avoidable with a kill switch), and there will be individuals who do not value their privacy or individuals who think they will never get caught downloading copyrighted materials.
There will also be an endless supply of internet users who are simply unaware that it is wrong to download copyrighted videos without a license, so these Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits will likely continue forever.
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IN CONCLUSION:
Obviously I would like to see these bittorrent-based copyright infringement “John Doe Subscriber” lawsuits disappear overnight. But the reality is that they are here to stay because there will always be an endless supply of potential defendants to sue for copyright infringement.
I would love for there to be a capitalist response to the piracy problem — perhaps make copyrighted content more readily available and for cheaper. Perhaps Strike 3 Holdings, LLC and similar companies need to find a more profitable way to sell access to their videos without having to resort to copyright infringement lawsuits, apparent extortion, and heavy-handed settlement demands.
For now, the Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits seem to be the most profitable method of enforcing their copyrights, so I expect that they will continue for the time being, and this is truly unfortunate.
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STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COURT FILINGS PROVIDE STRIKE 3 LAWSUITS WITH A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE TO FEDERAL COURTS.
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NOTE: There are even CHEAPER ways to sue an accused defendant (in State and County Courts). Although improper, Strike 3 Holdings Miami-Dade Lawsuits in Miami-Dade County, Florida still make use of these improper venues because nobody stops them from doing so.
Suing a group of defendants in some obscure state or county court has been an effective way for Strike 3 Holdings Miami-Dade lawsuits to obtain the names and addresses of ISP subscribers who they believe downloaded their clients’ copyrighted adult film titles.
Those that can pay a settlement [and I must presume those they believe did the download, although I am doubtful if this is even a consideration anymore] will end up getting sued in their home state’s federal court in a copyright infringement lawsuit for $150,000 per instance of infringement, or they will settle out of court.
Those that cannot pay a settlement — for example, those that are unemployed, or have declared bankruptcy, or through their research they have determined that they do not have money to pay a settlement will likely not be sued in a federal court. It would be a waste for Strike 3 Holdings LLC to pay another $400 (on top of the filing fee they already paid) to file a lawsuit when they know they will be unable to solicit a large settlement in return for that lawsuit.
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Strike 3 Holdings Miami-Dade lawsuits ignore the fact that state or county-based lawsuits are the IMPROPER court to file such a lawsuit.
While these state-based and county-based lawsuits are improper — State Courts or County Courts are not the proper jurisdiction or venue to file these lawsuits. Copyright infringement lawsuits can ONLY be filed in a federal court.
With this said, Strike 3 Holdings LLC have not stopped MISUSING state-based county courts and obscure state-based laws to obtain the names and addresses of the ISP account holders they believe downloaded their copyrighted titles.
The obvious threat (and the fear tactics that some attorneys might try to use) is that if you do not settle the claims against you, they can and will sue you in the federal court in the state in which you live.
But remember, I believe whether you get sued or not is probably based on whether Strike 3 Holdings LLC thinks you have enough money to pay a settlement.
Achieving this goal (of them deciding that you cannot pay a settlement) would be achieved by NOT filing a motion to quash in the Strike 3 Holdings Miami-Dade Lawsuit, but in actually letting your ISP hand over your contact information, and letting Strike 3 Holdings LLC plug your name and your address into their “Black Box” to determine whether they think you have money or not.
[UNRELATED: Just so this is said — if you cannot afford the settlement numbers they are asking for, your attorney could likely negotiate a settlement based on what you can afford. SO NO, you are likely not looking at a “pay us $10,000+ or else we go to trial” situation. Doing so is likely not financially in their best interests which is the point of this article.]
Strike 3 Holdings LLC to my knowledge has not filed these “Bill of Discovery” cases yet in other county courts because the Strike 3 Holdings Miami-Dade lawsuits have been friendly to them. However, other copyright trolls like Malibu Media LLC used to file these same type of “Bill of Discovery” cases both in the Miami-Dade County Court and the Maricopa County, Arizona county court just a few years ago.
Even though filing in a state or county court is IMPROPER (a state or county court has no personal jurisdiction over the out-of-state defendants), the allure of state or county-based “Bill of Discovery” lawsuits still is too strong for them, because they are SO MUCH CHEAPER than the federal court lawsuits.
Why Strike 3 Holdings LLC keeps filing lawsuits in STATE courts (and not in FEDERAL courts where copyright infringement lawsuits belong).
EASY ANSWER: STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS LLC STATE-BASED CASES (OR COUNTY-BASED CASES) ARE CHEAPER TO FILE THAN FEDERAL COURT CASES.
STATE FILING FEES TO FILE A LAWSUIT (cheap) vs. FEDERAL COURT FILING FEES TO FILE A LAWSUIT (less cheap).
A Federal Court copyright infringement civil lawsuit costs ~$400/lawsuit to sue ONE DEFENDANT.
A state or county-based “Bill of Discovery” lawsuit costs around the same amount of money (~$350/lawsuit), BUT STATE-BASED LAWSUITS ARE CHEAPER because companies like Strike 3 Holdings could sue HUNDREDS of defendants IN ONE LAWSUIT FILING instead of suing ONE “John Doe Subscriber Assigned IP Address XYZ” defendant in ONE $400 federal court lawsuit.
As you can see, the filing fees to sue a defendant are cheap — whether Strike 3 Holdings lawsuits are filed in federal court, or obscenely moreso, whether they file the lawsuit in a state or county court under some obscure state law.
CONTACT FORM: If you have a question or comment about what I have written, and you want to keep it *for my eyes only*, please feel free to use the form below. The information you post will be e-mailed to me, and I will be happy to respond.
NOTE: No attorney client relationship is established by sending this form, and while the attorney-client privilege (which keeps everything that you share confidential and private) attaches immediately when you contact me, I do not become your attorney until we sign a contract together. That being said, please do not state anything “incriminating” about your case when using this form, or more practically, in any e-mail.
