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2025-cv-08557

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:2025-07-24
原告:Universal City Studios LLC
代理律所:GBC
诉讼类型:商标、版权
# Date Description
[+] 1 2025-07-24 COMPLAINT filed by Universal City Studios LLC ; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23792984.
2 2025-07-24 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC Schedule A regarding complaint 1
3 2025-07-24 MOTION by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC for leave to file under seal
4 2025-07-24 CIVIL Cover Sheet
5 2025-07-24 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Universal City Studios LLC
6 2025-07-24 Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Universal City Studios LLC
7 2025-07-24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Justin R. Gaudio
8 2025-07-24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Amy Crout Ziegler
9 2025-07-24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Berel Yonathan Lakovitsky
[+] 10 2025-07-24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Luana Faria De Souza (Faria De Souza, Luana)
11 2025-07-24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Motion for leave to file under seal 3 is granted. Mailed notice.
12 2025-07-25 MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA
13 2025-07-25 MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials
14 2025-07-25 MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC
15 2025-07-28 MOTION by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC for temporary restraining order Including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, and Expedited Discovery
16 2025-07-28 MEMORANDUM by Universal City Studios LLC in support of motion for temporary restraining order 15
17 2025-07-28 DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion 16
[+] 18 2025-07-28 DECLARATION of Monique Cheng Joe regarding memorandum in support of motion 16
[+] 19 2025-07-28 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC Exhibit 3 regarding declaration 18
20 2025-07-28 MOTION by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3)
21 2025-07-28 MEMORANDUM by Universal City Studios LLC in support of motion for miscellaneous relief 20
22 2025-07-28 DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion 21
23 2025-07-28 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: The Court requires that any motion for a temporary restraining order and/or asset freeze is accompanied by a declaration from an attorney of record that provides the following information. First, to demonstrate the immediate harm necessary to grant the drastic remedy of an ex parte temporary restraining order, the declaration must confirm that each named defendant has sold or offered to sell the allegedly infringing product(s) within the last two months and describe the evidence supporting this confirmation. Generally, evidence that a defendant has sold or offered to sell the infringing products within the last two months may include: (1) screenshots of the listings collected within the last two months; (2) screenshots older than two months with an attestation that the listings reflected in the screenshots have been checked within the last two months and were active; or (3) evidence of a purchase by a customer in Illinois within the last two months. Second, as relevant to personal jurisdiction, without which any temporary restraining order or asset freeze would be invalid, the declaration must confirm that each named defendant sold at least one allegedly infringing product to a customer in Illinois and describe the evidence supporting this confirmation. Here, "sold" means that the defendant accepted an order and payment for an allegedly infringing product to be shipped to Illinois. Third, to assure that Court that the rights of defendants who have not yet been served are being appropriately protected, the declaration must identify the case number(s) and assigned judge(s) for any pending case(s) brought by the plaintiff(s) against any of the named defendants, noting whether the intellectual property at issue was the same or different than in this case. If it is the same, the declaration should describe the disposition of the other case. The Court will address any motion for a temporary restraining order only after receipt of the described declaration, which can be filed contemporaneously with the motion. Mailed notice.
24 2025-07-29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Ex parte motion for entry of a temporary restraining order, including a temporary injunction, a temporary asset restraint, and expedited discovery 15 is granted. Motion for electronic service of process pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) 20 is granted. Mailed notice.
25 2025-07-29 SEALED Temporary Restraining Order. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 7/29/2025. Mailed notice.
27 2025-07-29 Registry Deposit Information Form by Universal City Studios LLC
[+] 28 2025-07-30 SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A
[+] 29 2025-08-07 MOTION by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC for preliminary injunction
[+] 30 2025-08-07 MEMORANDUM by Universal City Studios LLC in support of motion for preliminary injunction[29]
31 2025-08-07 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: A telephone hearing as to the motion for preliminary injunction [29] is set for 8/11/2025 at 9:00 a.m. To join the telephone conference, dial (650) 479-3207, Access Code 180 815 7648. Throughout the hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice.
[+] 32 2025-08-07 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Universal City Studios LLC as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 8/7/2025, answer due 8/28/2025.
33 2025-08-10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Thomas Joseph Juettner
[+] 34 2025-08-11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Motion hearing held on 8/11/2025. No one was present on behalf of defendants. For the reasons stated on the record, Plaintiff's motion for entry of a preliminary injunction 29 is granted. Enter Preliminary Injunction Order. The Clerk's office is directed to unseal Schedule A to the Complaint 2, Exhibits to the Declaration of Monique Cheng Joe 19, and the TRO 25. Plaintiff's counsel is ordered to add ALL Defendant names listed in Schedule A to the docket within three business days. Instructions can be found on the court's website https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_cmecf/pdfs/v60/Add_Terminate_Instructions.pdf. A telephone status hearing is set for 9/19/2025 at 9:30 a.m. To join the telephone conference, dial (650) 479-3207, Access Code 180 815 7648. Throughout the hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice.
35 2025-08-11 PRELIMINARY Injunction Order. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 8/11/2025. Mailed notice.
36 2025-08-29 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Universal City Studios LLC as to certain defendants
37 2025-09-04 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Kahlia Roe Halpern
38 2025-09-05 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: The telephone status hearing set for 9/19/2025 is reset for 9/18/2025 at 9:15 a.m. Mailed notice.
[+] 39 2025-09-05 MOTION by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC for entry of default, MOTION by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC for default judgment as to all Defendants
[+] 40 2025-09-05 MEMORANDUM by Universal City Studios LLC in support of motion for entry of default, motion for default judgment[39]
[+] 41 2025-09-05 DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion[40]
42 2025-09-09 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: The telephone status hearing set for 9/18/2025 at 9:15 a.m. is converted to a telephone hearing as to the motion for entry of default and default judgment [39]. Mailed notice.