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2024-cv-12631

Mob Entertainment, Inc. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

法院:伊利诺伊州北法院
发案日期:2024-12-09
原告:EnchantedMob, Inc. et al
代理律所:GBC
诉讼类型:商标、版权
# Date Description
[+] 1 2024-12-09 COMPLAINT filed by Mob Entertainment, Inc.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22815385.
2 2024-12-09 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mob Entertainment, Inc. Schedule A regarding complaint[1]
3 2024-12-09 MOTION by Plaintiff Mob Entertainment, Inc. for leave to file under seal
4 2024-12-09 CIVIL Cover Sheet
5 2024-12-09 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Mob Entertainment, Inc.
6 2024-12-09 Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Mob Entertainment, Inc.
7 2024-12-09 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mob Entertainment, Inc. by Justin R. Gaudio
8 2024-12-09 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mob Entertainment, Inc. by Amy Crout Ziegler
9 2024-12-09 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mob Entertainment, Inc. by Trevor Christian Talhami
[+] 10 2024-12-09 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mob Entertainment, Inc. by Jennifer Van Nacht
11 2024-12-10 MOTION by Plaintiff Mob Entertainment, Inc. for temporary restraining order including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, and Expedited Discovery
12 2024-12-10 MEMORANDUM by Mob Entertainment, Inc. in support of motion for temporary restraining order[11]
13 2024-12-10 DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion[12]
[+] 14 2024-12-10 DECLARATION of Zach Belanger regarding memorandum in support of motion[12]
15 2024-12-10 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mob Entertainment, Inc. Exhibit 4 Parts 1-2 regarding declaration[14]
16 2024-12-10 MOTION by Plaintiff Mob Entertainment, Inc. for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3)
17 2024-12-10 MEMORANDUM by Mob Entertainment, Inc. in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[16]
18 2024-12-10 DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion[17]
[+] 19 2024-12-10 MAILED Trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA.
20 2024-12-10 MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials.
21 2024-12-11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion for leave to file document under seal 3 is granted. As such, Plaintiff's Schedule A to the Complaint 2 and Exhibit 4 to the Declaration of Zach Belanger 15, provisionally under seal pending order, are permitted to remain under seal. Mailed notice
22 2024-12-11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:The plaintiff's motions for a temporary restraining order 11 and electronic service of process 16 are taken under advisement. By 12/18/24, the plaintiff is required to supplement its motion with: (1) a listing of all prior online trademark, copyright, or patent infringement cases (also known as "Schedule A" cases) filed in any court in the United States in which it was a plaintiff, (2) a listing of any of the defendants included in the Schedule A in this case that the plaintiff has previously named as a defendant in any prior complaint or Schedule A case, (3) a certification that the plaintiff has not used any of the screenshot evidence supplied in support of its motion in any prior proceeding, and (4) an index that matches each defendant to the screenshots supplied in support of the motion, lists the dates those screenshots were taken, and identifies, on a defendant-by-defendant basis, the specific trademarks and/or copyrights that each defendant has allegedly infringed. Mailed notice
23 2024-12-16 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Mob Entertainment, Inc. as to a Certain Defendant
24 2024-12-17 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mob Entertainment, Inc. Amended Exhibit 4 Parts 1-2 regarding declaration[14]
[+] 25 2024-12-17 RESPONSE by Plaintiff Mob Entertainment, Inc. to order on motion for temporary restraining order, order on motion for miscellaneous relief, text entry, [22]
26 2024-12-17 SUPPLEMENT to motion for temporary restraining order[11] per [22]
27 2024-12-17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i) [23], defendant no. 92 is dismissed without prejudice. Mailed notice
28 2024-12-18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon review of the plaintiff's supplement to its motion for a TRO [25] [26], defendants no. 28, 30, 33-36, 38, 40, 42, 46-50, 65-70, 72-74, 76, 79, and 81-84 are dismissed from this action. The plaintiff acknowledges that those defendants were originally named in case no. 1:24-cv-12531, and it appears the plaintiff dismissed the defendants from that suit in order to avoid a joinder ruling the plaintiff anticipated would be unfavorable. That is a form of forum shopping: filing a claim, dismissing that claim in anticipation of an adverse ruling, and then filing a new suit that presents the same claim before a different judge. If the plaintiff wishes to pursue a claim against the defendants listed above, that claim must be asserted in the case in which it was originally presented (or at least before the original judge). If joinder is deemed improper, remedies such as severance may be available, but naming defendants in new cases until a case is assigned to a court the plaintiff believes to be hospitable to joinder is not such a remedy. Mailed notice
29 2024-12-20 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Mob Entertainment, Inc. as to all remaining Defendants
30 2024-12-20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon review, Plaintiff's Amended Exhibit 4 24 is inadequate. Plaintiff was directed to produce "an index that matches each defendant to the screenshots supplied in support of the motion, lists the dates those screenshots were taken, and identifies, on a defendant-by-defendant basis, the specific trademarks and/or copyrights that each defendant has allegedly infringed." See dkt. no. 22. Instead, Plaintiff simply re-filed its existing compendium of screenshots along with a table of contents listing the pages at which each defendant appears. To facilitate the Court's review, Plaintiff is directed to supplement its filings with an index that lists, row by row, each of the remaining defendants in this matter along with the copyright(s) and/or trademark(s) that each defendant allegedly infringed and the registration numbers associated with those copyright(s) and/or trademark(s). Mailed notice
31 2024-12-26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i) 29, this matter is concluded. All future dates and deadlines are stricken; all pending motions are denied as moot. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice