@Gargron “'You don’t know who to sue until you’ve got the Whois information,' claimed Facebook rep Margie Millam at one such recent meeting. 'So it’s backwards to say you have to have a lawsuit and you have to use your subpoena power under the lawsuit to get access to Whois.'"

Bullshit. File against John Doe and the court can subpoena the registrar for their details if their case can pass summary judgement. They can't so they try going through the back door this way