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2025-cv-06776

Universal City Studios LLC v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A

法院:伊利诺伊州北法院
发案日期:2025-06-19
原告:Universal City Studios LLC
代理律所:GBC
诉讼类型:商标、版权
# Date Description
[+] 1 2025-06-19 COMPLAINT filed by Universal City Studios LLC ; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23644382.
2 2025-06-19 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC Schedule A regarding complaint[1]
3 2025-06-19 MOTION by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC for leave to file under seal
4 2025-06-19 CIVIL Cover Sheet
5 2025-06-19 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Universal City Studios LLC
6 2025-06-19 Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Universal City Studios LLC
7 2025-06-19 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Justin R. Gaudio
8 2025-06-19 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Amy Crout Ziegler
9 2025-06-19 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Berel Yonathan Lakovitsky
[+] 10 2025-06-19 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Luana Faria De Souza (Faria De Souza, Luana)
11 2025-06-23 MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA
12 2025-06-23 MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials
13 2025-06-23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging infringement by 96 defendants. This case follows a pattern common to "Schedule A" cases where plaintiffs allege that defendants employ similar methods and "work in active concert" to infringe plaintiffs' intellectual property. But experience has shown that not all defendants named in a Schedule A case work together. More importantly, experience has shown that joinder under Fed. R. Civ. P. 20 is rarely appropriate in Schedule A cases. See, e.g., Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. v. The Partnerships, 24 CV 9401, Dkt. 27 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 18, 2024). Accordingly, the Court raises the propriety of joinder and requires the plaintiff to file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder on or before July 7, 2025. Alternatively, by the same date, the plaintiff may file an amended complaint naming one or more defendants; however, if the plaintiff names multiple defendants, the plaintiff must show that joinder of those defendants is proper. All pending motions are hereby stayed pending resolution of the joinder issue. Further, should the plaintiff file an amended complaint naming fewer defendants in this case and file a separate complaint naming one or more of the remaining defendants, the Court reminds the plaintiff of Local Rule 40.3(b)(2), which requires the plaintiff to indicate the number of the case and the name of the judge to whom it was assigned. Mailed notice.
[+] 14 2025-06-23 AMENDED complaint by Universal City Studios LLC against Funiture Store, The Individuals and Entities Operating Funiture Store and terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A
15 2025-06-23 EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC Amended Schedule A regarding amended complaint, 14
16 2025-09-04 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Kahlia Roe Halpern