Strike 3 Holdings September 2026 Filings: 139 Cases (Sept. 21–24) and 41 Confirmed Sept. 25

Strike 3 Holdings September 2026 filings include 139 new John Doe copyright cases filed September 21 through September 24, plus 41 more captions confirmed September 25 in S.D. Texas (14), N.D. Texas (10), E.D.N.Y. (8), and D. Massachusetts (9). Update: After the first Sept. 25 check we also confirmed 8 Santa Ana captions filed Sept. 25, 11 Minnesota captions filed Sept. 25, and 10 Northern District of California captions filed Sept. 26. City, ISP, and works are filled only where Exhibit A was reviewed. An amended complaint, a Rule 4(d) waiver of service of summons, or proof of service is a later paper. See the Strike 3 Holdings amended complaint explainer, published October 5

This page lists Strike 3 Holdings September 2026 filings by court and date.

This Torrent Defenders® explainer is educational. It is not legal advice. Antonelli Law® defends people and businesses against copyright claims; we do not represent copyright holders. We do not invent a national 24-hour clock. Free confidential consult: https://www.antonelli-law.com/contact/

What a Strike 3 Holdings lawsuit is

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC is an adult film company. Its complaints list websites such as Blacked, Blacked Raw, Tushy, Tushy Raw, Vixen, MILFY, Slayed, and Wifey. Since 2017 it has filed a large volume of federal copyright cases across the United States. The claim is copyright infringement under federal law, not a state-court case and not a criminal charge.

These cases almost always start as John Doe lawsuits. Strike 3 names an internet subscriber only by an IP address — for example “John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 172.6.90.112.” The complaint alleges that someone using that IP address downloaded and shared its movies with BitTorrent. An attached Exhibit A lists each work, a timestamp in UTC, and a total “works infringed” count. That count is an allegation in the filing. It is not a court finding that any named person downloaded anything.

Short videos if reading is too much right now

If the letter has you spinning, start with the videos. Watch one, then come back to this page.

Strike 3 Start Here — a short playlist on what the ISP letter is, what a John Doe case is, and what to do next.

Open the Strike 3 Start Here playlist on YouTube →

The playlist is also on the firm site with written guides: What Is Strike 3 Holdings? and Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits Explained.

If you just opened an ISP letter

You can take this in small pieces. You do not have to understand the whole federal file tonight.

Strike 3 typically asks the judge for leave to serve a third-party subpoena on the internet provider (Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Spectrum, Frontier, Optimum, and others). If the court allows it, the provider must notify the account holder before turning over the name and address on the account.
That notice is the letter many people receive. At that stage the public docket still lists a John Doe. The letter is not the same document as a summons with your name on it.

ISPs generally do not fight the subpoena for you. They notify you, then comply unless a court order says otherwise. Deadlines on the letter are usually about the provider’s response to the subpoena. They are not a national “24-hour” clock invented for marketing.

More detail can be found on the Antonelli Law firm website site: What Is Strike 3 Holdings? · Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits Explained · Copyright Infringement Notice from Your ISP.

Strike 3 Holdings September 2026 filings on September 21–24

Largest groups in that 139: C.D. California (49), S.D. Florida (16), D. New Jersey (15), N.D. Illinois (14), E.D. Pennsylvania (13), E.D.N.Y. (12).

C.D. California is split across courthouse locations (2: Los Angeles, 5: Riverside, 8: Santa Ana). One S.D. Florida caption from that window, 1:26-cv-26524, was administratively closed the next day with no initiating complaint.

A filed John Doe case is not a finding that any named person downloaded anything. City, ISP, and works-listed fields come from Exhibit A when that exhibit is in hand. Otherwise the cell reads Not obtained by publication time.

September 25 captions confirmed in four courts

These 41 dockets were confirmed on the live court systems for those districts on September 25. City / ISP / works are filled only where Exhibit A was reviewed.

S.D. Texas — 14 (Galveston 3: and Houston 4:)

N.D. Texas — 10

Dallas and Wichita Falls courthouse locations.

E.D.N.Y. — 8

Long Island courthouse location (2:).

D. Massachusetts — 9

California captions added after the first Sept. 25 check

These C.D. California and N.D. California John Doe captions were confirmed from the case titles. City, ISP, and works listed were not obtained by publication time.

C.D. California — Santa Ana (8:) — 8 cases filed Sept. 25

N.D. California — 10 cases filed Sept. 26 (San Francisco and Oakland)

Five captions are in the San Francisco courthouse location (3:26-cv-10986 through 3:26-cv-10990). Five are in the Oakland courthouse location (4:26-cv-10981 through 4:26-cv-10985).

Captions confirmed after the first Sept. 25 check

These John Doe captions were confirmed from the case titles. City, ISP, and works listed were not obtained by publication time.

September 25th Update  Minnesota — 11 cases filed Sept. 25

These are new captions. They are not the earlier Minnesota 40 that already have ISP-subpoena orders.

N.D. California — 10 cases filed Sept. 26 (San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose)

Eight of these ten have Exhibit A in the table. Two still show only the IP from the case title.

San Francisco courthouse location

Oakland courthouse location

San Jose courthouse location

Two Sept. 26 Northern District captions still have only the IP from the case title: 69.215.150.241 and 24.7.48.24. The assigned docket numbers for those two were not confirmed from Exhibit A before this update.

Related reading

• Strike 3 Holdings New Jersey filings — mid-September 2026
• Strike 3 Holdings ISP notices
• Minnesota 40 ISP subpoenas
• Mid-August wave — ISP notices in September