5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 30 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Nu Image, Inc. v. Does 1-23,322.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nu Image, Inc. v. Does 1-23,322 Anchor | green | “plaintiff can establish such a good faith basis for residence or personal jurisdiction by utilizing geolocation services that are generally available to the public to derive the approximate location of the ip addresses identified for each putative defendant.” | 8 |
| 2 | Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe | green | “a district court's discretion to order discovery, whether before or after the parties have conferred, is cabined by rule 26(b)'s general limitations on the scope of discovery.” | 6 |
| 3 | Huthnance v. District of Columbia | green | “ood cause exists under rule 26(c) when justice requires the protection of a party or a person from any annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense.” | 6 |
| 4 | Warner Bros. Records, Inc. v. DOES 1-6 | green | “he court finds that plaintiffs have made a showing of good cause for the discovery they seek.” | 5 |
| 5 | Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe | green | “it is well established that plaintiffs are permitted to proceed against john doe defendants so long as discovery can be expected to uncover the defendant's identity.” | 5 |
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