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2025-11-13 |
COMPLAINT filed by Chapter 4 Corp.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24346165. |
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Exhibit 1 |
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2025-11-13 |
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Chapter 4 Corp. Schedule A regarding complaint[1] |
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2025-11-13 |
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Chapter 4 Corp. Exhibit 2 - Part 1 regarding complaint[1] |
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(Exhibit 2-1) |
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4
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2025-11-13 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Chapter 4 Corp. for leave to file under seal |
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5
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2025-11-13 |
CIVIL Cover Sheet |
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6
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2025-11-13 |
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Chapter 4 Corp. |
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7
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2025-11-13 |
Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Chapter 4 Corp. |
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2025-11-13 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Chapter 4 Corp. by Justin R. Gaudio |
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9
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2025-11-13 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Chapter 4 Corp. by Amy Crout Ziegler |
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2025-11-13 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Chapter 4 Corp. by Marcella Deshonda Slay |
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2025-11-13 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Chapter 4 Corp. by Rachel Meira Ackerman |
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CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Heather K. McShain. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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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. (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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2025-11-14 |
AMENDED complaint by Chapter 4 Corp. against Yingke Jewelry and terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A |
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Exhibit 1 |
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Exhibit 2 |
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2025-11-14 |
Notice of Withdrawal of Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal by Chapter 4 Corp. |
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2025-11-18 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff initially filed a complaint seeking to sue 18 separate defendants in this single trademark infringement suit, see [1], [2]. Once the case was reassigned to this Court, however, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, which names just one Defendant, and thus avoids any joinder issues. See [12]. But before Plaintiff may proceed, it must file a supplemental report confirming whether it has previously named any of the nine defendants identified in this case in a prior case asserting infringement of the same intellectual property. See Julie Stiebritz v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 1:25-cv-03459, at [19] (N.D. Ill. Apr. 9, 2025) (dismissing the case because plaintiff previously named defendants in a prior case and dismissed them to avoid an unfavorable joinder ruling, which constitutes forum shopping). Plaintiff shall file the report by 12/1/25. Additionally, based upon Plaintiff's notice of withdrawal, [13], the motion for leave to file under seal [4] is withdrawn, and the Clerk shall terminate the entry as a pending motion. Mailed notice. |
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2025-12-01 |
Supplemental Response to Order [14] by Chapter 4 Corp. |
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2025-12-04 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff filed a supplemental brief 15, which indicates that, prior to initiating this case, Plaintiff named all of the defendants identified in this case in two prior cases. In both of those cases, Plaintiff voluntarily amended its complaint to drop all but one defendant once the case was assigned to a particular judge. Such conduct suggests that Plaintiff lacks a good faith factual and legal basis to join the defendants in a single proceeding. And repeatedly naming the same group of defendants in new cases until a case is assigned to a judge the plaintiff believes to be hospitable to joinder constitutes an abuse of process. As a result, the Court issues an order to show cause on or before 12/15/2025, why this case should not be dismissed for an abuse of process. Mailed notice. |
