Watch
Wait and see, with someone watching
Most Strike 3 cases end in voluntary dismissal, often before anyone is named: 78% of the 5,101 Strike 3 cases filed from September 2017 to June 2021 (Federal Judicial Center Integrated Database). If you would rather wait than pay anyone — Strike 3 or a lawyer — Watch is for you.
What Watch is.
A limited-scope engagement, in writing, at no charge. We monitor the public court docket for your case and notify you when something material happens, with a plain-English explanation and a recommended next step: an extension of time to serve, an amended complaint naming you, a summons, a dismissal, a default.
What Watch is not.
We do not appear in the case, file anything, negotiate, or contact Strike 3 unless you separately engage us. Docket monitoring relies on public feeds that can lag the court’s records, and service can happen before anything appears on the docket, so you must forward anything you receive — from your ISP, from Strike 3, or from a process server — within 48 hours.
Who the client is.
You, the subscriber. If someone else in your household may be involved, they need their own lawyer, and we will explain why.
What it costs.
Nothing. If Strike 3 moves and you decide to engage us, your rate is locked at $2,500 unless you have been served. See fees by stage.
When it ends.
Automatically when the case is dismissed as to you, after twelve months without activity, or if we cannot reach you. You will get a closing letter.
Watch is available anywhere Strike 3 files. A federal copyright litigation practice. Leonard J. French (Pennsylvania bar; E.D. & M.D. Pa., N.D. & W.D.N.Y., D. Colo., D.D.C.). J. Curtis Edmondson, Of Counsel (California, Washington, Oregon & D.C. bars; N.D., C.D., E.D. & S.D. Cal., E.D. & W.D. Wash., D. Or., E.D. Mich., W.D.N.Y.; Second, Ninth & Federal Circuits). Elsewhere pro hac vice or with local counsel, as each court's rules require. No state-law advice.
Ask about Watch
Tell us what you have received and we will set it up. There is no charge and no obligation to hire anyone.
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