I have purchased second hand 5c and previous owner has not removed it from their icloud list

i have purchased a second hand iphone 5c.The previous owner has not deleted this device from their icloud and I have lost his contact details.Is there anyway that i can find these details out from apple so that i can contact him and have him delete this device from his list so that I can activate and use it.

Sorry, this isn't a reply. Just wondering.
What have you done since? I have the same problem with iPad I bought second hand from an individual. The seller won't give me refund or provide me previous owner's contact info. Apple Support told me to contact local police to locate the original owner so I did. Since police didn't have report for this iPad's serial number they won't handle this as theft. I live in Utah and the seller I met with told me he is from Northern India so who knows which country this iPad came from. I wish to let the original owner know i have his/ her missing iPad since Apple doesn't care about consumers once they sold their products.

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Thanks for the question and detailed information. I understand that you are experiencing issues with your iPhone 5s in relation to battery life. The following website outlines some great tips for maximizing battery performance:
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http://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/
I also understand that you are interested in performing a recovery mode restore. You can find information regarding recovery mode here:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
Please keep in mind that restoring your backup may cause the issue to be restored as well. For the best isolation steps, you may wish to restore as new:
iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a new device
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137
After erasing and setting up as a new device, your device is now in a factory configuration. Test to determine if erasing and setting up as a new device resolved the issue. Content on the device may have caused unexpected behavior.
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