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In the Court of Common Pleas of PhiladelphiaCivil Trial Division
Liberty Media Holdings, LLC,
Plainti
 ff 
,
 Jury Trial Demandedv.Term 2012 John Does 1-441,
Defendants.
No.
Order.
Today, this day of 2012,this Court hereby orders that plainti
ff 
’s Motion for Leave to TakePre-Complaint Discovery is granted.In light of the Cable TV Privacy Act of 1984, 47
§551, plainti
ff 
 may issue a subpoena to internet service provider Comcast to obtainsubscriber identification information relating to the IP addressesattached as
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to this Order.Upon receipt of this subpoena, Comcast will provide notice of thesubpoena to its subscribers under the Cable TV Privacy Act. Com-cast will then turn over the information plainti
ff 
requests a
er wait-ing 20 days, under the guidelines provided by Pa.R.Civ.P.4009.21.This Court has contemplated the Cable TV Privacy Act and this or-der specifically complies with the Act’s requirements. 
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Case ID: 120401874
17 APR 2012 03:46 pm J. EVERS
Control No.: 12042085
 
By: A. Jordan Rushie Jordan@FishtownLaw.comPa. Id. 209066Mulvihill & Rushie LLC2424 East York Street • Suite 316Philadelphia, PA 19125215.385.5291 Attorneys for Plainti
ff 
In the Court of Common Pleas of PhiladelphiaCivil Trial Division
Liberty Media Holdings, LLC,
Plainti
 ff 
,
 Jury Trial Demandedv.Term 2012 John Does 1-441,
Defendants.
No.
Motion for Hearing to Take Pre-Complaint Discovery Under Pa.R.Civ.P. 4003.8
Plainti
ff 
Liberty Media Holdings, LLC, though its attorney A. Jor-dan Rushie of Mulvihill & Rushie LLC, moves this honorable Courtto grant its Motion for Leave to Take Pre-Complaint Discovery un-der Pa. R. Civ. P. 4008.3. Plainti
ff 
states the following in supportof its motion:1.Plainti
ff 
is a California LLC that produces and distributes adultfilms.2.Plainti
ff 
began this action on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, by filing a Writ of Summons against John Does 1-441.3.Plainti
ff 
believes that defendants, John Does 1-441, have ille-gally shared its content via the internet.4.Defendants John Does 1-441, to date, have been identified only by internet protocol (IP) addresses.
Case ID: 120401874Control No.: 12042085
 
4.1.An IP address is a numerical label assigned to a device(like a computer) that participates in a computer net- work that uses the internet protocol for communication.4.2.An IP address is a unique identifying number for a com-puter connection that is assigned by an internet serviceprovider to an internet service subscriber. It is similar toa telephone number.5.Plainti
ff 
does not possess information identifying defendantsother than 441 IP address.6.To file a su
ffi
cientcomplaint against the Doe defendants, plain-ti
ff 
must conductpre-complaint discovery so it may:6.1.Identify defendants;6.2.Serve defendants; and6.3.Notify defendants of the claims against them.7.Pa.R.Civ.P
.
4003.8 provides that a plainti
ff 
may obtain pre-complaint discovery where the information plainti
ff 
seeks is ma-terial and necessary to the filing of the complaint. Furthermore,the rule requires that the discovery will not cause unreasonableannoyance, embarrassment, oppression, burden, or expense toany person or party.8.In
McNeil v. Jordan,
1
 
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court explainedthe standard for obtaining pre-complaint discovery:To obtain pre-complaint discovery, a litigant shouldbe required to demonstrate his good faith as well asprobable cause that the information sought is bothmaterial and necessary to the filing of a complaint ina pending action. A plainti
ff 
should describe withreasonable detail the materials sought, and state with
Liberty Media Holdings LLC v. John Does 1-441
Motion for Leave to Take Pre-Complaint Discovery Under Pa.R.Civ.P. 4003.8
2
1
 586 Pa. 413, 443 (Pa. 2006). This standard was later codified in Rule 4003.8
Case ID: 120401874Control No.: 12042085
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