Court case

# Microsoft Corporation v. John Does 1-11 Controlling a Computer Botnet Thereby Injuring Microsoft and Its Customers

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Docket 2:11-cv-00222.

**Jurisdiction:** US

**Docket number:** 2:11-cv-00222

**Linked takedowns:** 1

**People named:** 0

## Case record

**Court:** United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

**Jurisdiction:** US

**Docket number:** 2:11-cv-00222

**Status:** Civil action filed 2011-02-09 before Judge James L. Robart; Second Amended Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order and Seizure Order issued 2011-03-09 and executed 2011-03-16; docket terminated 2011-09-13.

**Status verified:** August 23, 2026

**Dataset id:** case\_msft\_v\_does\_rustock

The status line was checked against the public record on August 23, 2026. Proceedings may have moved since.

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## Takedowns linked to this case

1 takedown record in this index is linked to this case.

- [Rustock botnet takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/rustock-botnet-takedown). Malware and botnets, March 2011

## People named in this case

No person in this index is recorded as named in this case.

## Sources

2 sources support this entry. Each one is listed with the role it was relied on for.

- [Microsoft Corporation's Status Report re Preliminary Injunction, Microsoft Corporation v. John Does 1-11, No. 2:11-cv-00222 (W.D. Wash.), Dkt. 43](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-district-court-for-the-western-district-of-washington-microsoft-co), Primary source. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, April 4, 2011. [https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.173532.43.0.pdf](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.173532.43.0.pdf)
- [Microsoft Corporation v. Does, No. 2:11-cv-00222 (W.D. Wash.) docket record](https://takedownindex.org/sources/courtlistener-recap-microsoft-corporation-v-does-no-2-11-cv-00222-w-d-wash-docke), Supporting source. CourtListener RECAP. [https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v4/search/?q=%22Rustock%22&type=r](https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v4/search/?q=%22Rustock%22&type=r)

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