最近更新：2026-02-21
2026-cv-01924
| 日期 | 描述 |
|---|---|
| 03/03/2026 | Amended Complaint |
| 03/02/2026 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Plaintiff's Motion to Seal [7] is granted. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
| 02/26/2026 | Leave to File Document |
| 02/25/2026 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: It appearing that the case filed is a "Schedule A" case, Plaintiff is directed to the Court's standing order on its website directing the filing of the Court's Schedule A Template within 14 days. To the extent Plaintiff intends to file a request for service via electronic means, that motion must be filed by 3/12/2026. Upon review of the complaint, the Court sua sponte raises the propriety under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a)(2) of joining 65 defendants to this action. See, e.g, Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182 (N.D. Ill. 2020). Plaintiff should reference this Court's opinion in Zaful v. Schedule A Defs., 24-cv-11111, Doc. 12 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 10, 2025), where the Court expressed its views on joinder in Schedule A cases. By 3/11/2026, Plaintiff must file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of the above cases and explaining why each defendant is properly joined to each of the other defendants. In the alternative, Plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint by 3/11/2026 with a smaller subset of defendants along with a memorandum explaining why each defendant is properly joined to all of the others. Additionally, Plaintiff filed its complaint, the Schedule A, and its trademark registrations under seal without filing a corresponding motion to seal as is required by Local Rule 26.2. Plaintiff is directed to file a motion to seal within two business days, but should note that the Court will not allow the sealing of trademark registrations because they are public records. The Court also will not allow Plaintiff to proceed anonymously as "XYZ Corporation" without substantial justification. The Seventh Circuit heavily disfavors anonymous, pseudonymous, or "no-name" litigation and requires the plaintiff to demonstrate "exceptional circumstances" in order to do so. Doe v. Village of Deerfield, 819 F.3d 372, 37677 (7th Cir. 2016). "[B]rand owners who seek relief against alleged counterfeiters may be frustrated by the stringent requirements for pseudonymous litigation. But in the absence of a change in binding Seventh Circuit caselaw, changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or the creation of an alternative legislative remedy, the current legal framework does not permit pseudonymity without a demonstration of circumstances more exceptional than those presented" in a typical "Schedule A" online counterfeiting case. XYZ Corp. v. Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Sched. A, No. 21- CV-06471, 2022 WL 180151 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 20, 2022); see also XYZ Corporation v. Partnership and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule "A", 2020 WL 6681360 (N.D. Ill., 2020) (noting that in a case with an anonymous plaintiff suing a sealed schedule A defendatn, "[t]he public has no earthly idea who is suing whom," and striking the complaint because the plaintiff attempted to proceed anonymously without "request[ing] leave of Court, let alone establish[ing] that 'exceptional circumstances' justify shielding its identity."). The complaint identifies circumstances that are common to all "Schedule A" cases, meaning that the circumstances are, by definition, not exceptional. Accordingly, Plaintiff is directed to file an amended, non-anonymous complaint and to change the pseudonym used on the case caption on CM/ECF to Plaintiff's true identity by 3/3/2026. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
| 02/20/2026 | CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. |
| 02/20/2026 | CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable April M. Perry. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Daniel P. McLaughlin. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). |
| 02/20/2026 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff XYZ Corporation by Alison K Carter |
| 02/20/2026 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff XYZ Corporation by Gouthami Vanam Tufts |
| 02/20/2026 | CIVIL Cover Sheet |
| 02/20/2026 | SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation Complaint (Unredacted) 附件： 1:(Exhibit 2 - Schedule A) 2:Exhibit 1 - Trademarks |
| 02/20/2026 | COMPLAINT (REDACTED) filed by XYZ Corporation; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24753325. |
