Strike 3 Holdings has filed 27 lawsuits in Florida in the last 2 weeks

Since February 24, 2023, Strike 3 Holdings has filed 27 lawsuits in the United States District Courts of Florida against “John Does” whom it accuses of downloading its pornographic videos via BitTorrent. These include 12 lawsuits filed in Florida’s Middle District and 15 in the Southern District.

The following 12 cases were filed on February 24, 2023, in the Middle District of Florida:

1. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe, Case No. 3:2023cv00208
2. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe, Case No. 8:2023cv00423
3. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe, Case No. 8:2023cv00424
4. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 47.202.125.86, Case No. 8:2023cv00422
5. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 68.204.96.42, Case No. 6:2023cv00326
6. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 72.189.104.73, Case No. 6:2023cv00320
7. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 72.189.107.92, Case No. 6:2023cv00325
8. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.171.202.176, Case No. 3:2023cv00204
9. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 97.101.0.251, Case No. 6:2023cv00321
10. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 97.96.5.43, Case No. 6:2023cv00318
11. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 104.13.40.61, Case No. 6:2023cv00324
12. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 107.218.118.87, Case No. 3:2023cv00209

The following 15 cases were filed on February 28, 2023, in the Southern District of Florida:

1. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 104.1.37.113, Case No. 0:2023cv60395
2. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 174.48.170.228, Case No. 9:2023cv80305
3. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 23.124.46.159, Case No. 1:2023cv20783
4. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 45.17.57.155, Case No. 0:2023cv60387
5. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 68.208.127.246, Case No. 9:2023cv80307
6. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 71.196.14.57, Case No. 1:2023cv20773
7. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.0.244.169, Case No. 1:2023cv20786
8. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.138.167.254, Case No. 0:2023cv60391
9. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.49.2.199, Case No. 0:2023cv60394
10. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.56.147.24, Case No. 9:2023cv80306
11. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 73.57.20.84, Case No  0:2023cv60390
12. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 75.11.222.108, Case No. 0:2023cv60392
13. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 75.46.58.161, Case No. 0:2023cv60388
14. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 76.109.32.234, Case No. 9:2023cv80303
15. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 98.53.66.34, Case No. 1:2023cv20772

After filing suit, Strike 3 Holdings asks the court, in a motion, if it can issue a subpoena onto the John Doe’s internet service provided. In almost all cases, the court grants the motion, and Strike 3 sends out the subpoena. The Internet Service Provider, frequently Comcast, then sends a letter to its subscriber notifying it of the lawsuit. The subpoena seeks the subscriber’s name and address, which Strike 3 will use to determine whether to serve its lawsuit upon that individual, as Defendant, or someone else who lives in the household. (It performs public record searches to see who else lives in the household.)

After receiving the letter from Comcast, the subscriber has an opportunity to move to “quash” the subpoena. However, in the federal courts in Florida, motions to quash are almost always denied.

Attorney Conlin has more than a decade of experience in defending BitTorrent cases filed by various plaintiffs, who include Strike 3 Holdings. Since 2010, she has helped hundreds of clients, including those who have been wrongly accused of downloading pornography, as well as those who wish to confidentially reach an amicable resolution through through settlement negotiations. If you need assistance with a Strike 3 Holdings case, please fill out our online contact form or call our office at 407-965-5519.