Motion-Secondary: Eric Lai v. Yahoo Inc., C/O Corporation Trust Co., Xyz Corp. A/K/A Unidentified Service Provider(S)

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                                EXHIBIT C
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK

In the Matter of the Application of,
ERIC LAI, an individual                                              Index No.:

                        Petitioner,

For an Order pursuant to Section 3102(c) of the Civil Practice
Law and Rules to compel pre-action disclosure from:                  [PROPOSED] ORDER
                                                                     PURSUANT TO
YAHOO! INC., c/o CORPORATION TRUST CO. and                           CPLR § 3102(C)
UNIDENTIFIED SERVICE PROVIDERS(S)

                       Respondents,

of the identity of the defendants JOHN DOE(s) being unknown
to the Petitioner in an action to be commenced.


       UPON the filing and reading of the Verified Petition of Eric Lai, dated April 10, 2024

(the “Petition”), the exhibits and supporting documents annexed thereto, the Affirmation of

David D. Lin, Esq., in Support of Petition dated April 10, 2024, the Memorandum of Law in

Support of Verified Petition submitted therewith, whereby Petitioner seeks an Order pursuant to

CPLR § 3102(c) for limited pre-action disclosure from Respondents, YAHOO! INC., c/o

CORPORATION TRUST CO. (“Yahoo!”) and any UNIDENTIFIED SERVICE PROVIDER(s)

(“Unidentified ISP”), and with good cause appearing, it is hereby:

       1.      ORDERED that the Petition for pre-action disclosure pursuant to CPLR §

3102(c) is GRANTED with regards to Yahoo!, and that a subpoena duces tecum shall issue in

the form annexed as Exhibit A to the Petition compelling limited disclosure by Respondent

Yahoo! of documents relevant to identifying the person(s) and/or accountholder(s) who

registered, used, accessed, or signed into the relevant account as specified in the operative

subpoena (synderpg1@yahoo.com); and it is further
       2.      ORDERED that the Petition for pre-action disclosure pursuant to CPLR §

3102(c) is GRANTED with regards to the Unidentified ISP(s), and that a subpoena duces tecum

shall issue in the form annexed as Exhibit B to the Petition compelling limited disclosure by any

internet service provider whom Petitioner identifies as providing services to the person(s) and/or

accountholder(s) identified by Yahoo!, of documents relevant to identifying the person(s) and/or

accountholder(s) who registered or used the IP address(es) identified by Yahoo!; and it is further

       3.      ORDERED that service of a copy of this Order shall be effectuated

contemporaneously with the operative subpoena(s).




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