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2026-07-06 |
COMPLAINT filed by Disney Enterprises, Inc.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25340091. |
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Exhibit 1 |
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Exhibit 2 |
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Exhibit 3 |
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Exhibit 4 |
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Exhibit 5 |
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2026-07-06 |
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Disney Enterprises, Inc. Schedule A regarding complaint[1] |
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2026-07-06 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Disney Enterprises, Inc. for Leave to File Certain Documents Under Seal |
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2026-07-06 |
CIVIL Cover Sheet |
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2026-07-06 |
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Disney Enterprises, Inc. |
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2026-07-06 |
Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Disney Enterprises, Inc. |
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2026-07-06 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Disney Enterprises, Inc. by Martin Francis Trainor |
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2026-07-06 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Disney Enterprises, Inc. by Alexander Whang |
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2026-07-06 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Disney Enterprises, Inc. by Victor Benjamin Chahin, Jr |
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CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable April M. Perry. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Karyn L Bass Ehler. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). |
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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. |
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2026-07-07 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Plaintiff's Motion to Seal [3] is granted. As it appears 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. Upon review of the complaint, the Court sua sponte raises the propriety under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a)(2) of joining sixty-five 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 is reminded that "[c]ourts in this district generally agree that alleging that multiple defendants have infringed on the same copyright in the same way does not create the substantial evidentiary overlap required to find a similar transaction or occurrence." See Roadget Bus. Pte. Ltd. v. Individuals, Corps, Ltd. Liab. Companies, Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 23-cv-17036, 2024 WL 1858592, at *6 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 29, 2024) (collecting cases). Plaintiff should also 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 7/21/26, Plaintiff must file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of the above cases, and explaining why each of the sixty-five defendants is properly joined to the others. In the alternative, Plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint by 7/21/26 with a smaller subset of defendants along with a memorandum explaining why each defendant is properly joined to all of the others. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
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NEW PARTIES: weigela added to case caption. Terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A |
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2026-07-07 |
AMENDED complaint by Disney Enterprises, Inc. against weigela |
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Exhibit 1 |
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Exhibit 2 |
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Exhibit 3 |
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Exhibit 4 |
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Exhibit 5 |
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Schedule A |
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2026-07-14 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Disney Enterprises, Inc. for Expedited Discovery |
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Declaration of Martin F. Trainor |
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Exhibit 1 |
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2026-07-14 |
NOTICE of Motion by Martin Francis Trainor for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief[12] before Honorable April M. Perry on 7/23/2026 at 10:00 AM. |
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2026-07-15 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Discovery [12] is granted. Expedited discovery is warranted to identify defendant. The Court strikes the motion hearing set for 7/23/26. Enter order. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
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2026-07-15 |
ORDER for Leave to Conduct Expedited Discovery. Signed by the Honorable April M. Perry on 7/15/2026. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
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2026-07-20 |
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Disney Enterprises, Inc. as to a certain defendant |
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2026-07-20 |
EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Disney Enterprises, Inc. Schedule of Defendants |
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2026-07-20 |
EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Disney Enterprises, Inc. Exhibit 1 regarding exhibit[17] |
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2026-07-20 |
NOTICE of Correction [16]. |
