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2026-09-09 |
COMPLAINT filed by Hari Studios; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25636465. |
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Exhibit A |
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2026-09-09 |
SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Hari Studios Schedule A to Complaint (Quezada Hastings, Sofia) |
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3
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2026-09-09 |
CIVIL Cover Sheet (Quezada Hastings, Sofia) |
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4
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2026-09-09 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Hari Studios by Sofia Quezada Hastings (Quezada Hastings, Sofia) |
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5
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2026-09-09 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Hari Studios for leave to file certain documents under seal (Quezada Hastings, Sofia) |
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2026-09-10 |
MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC (bi,) |
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CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Karyn L. Bass Ehler. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). |
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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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7
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2026-09-15 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Hari Studios for temporary restraining order |
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Memorandum in Support |
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Declaration of Robert Johns |
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8
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2026-09-15 |
SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Hari Studios Evidence Exhibits |
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Exhibit 1-6 |
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Exhibit 7-11 |
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Exhibit 12-17 |
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Exhibit 18-22 |
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Exhibit 23-26 |
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Exhibit 27-30 |
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Exhibit 31-37 |
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Exhibit 38-42 |
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Exhibit 43-47 |
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Exhibit 48-54 |
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2026-09-15 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Hari Studios for Electronic Service of Process |
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Memorandum in Support |
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Declaration of Sofia Quezada Hastings |
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2026-09-18 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal [5] and ex parte motion for temporary restraining order [7] are granted. Enter Sealed Temporary Restraining Order. Mailed notice |
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2026-09-18 |
SEALED TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 9/18/2026. |
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12
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2026-09-25 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Plaintiff's motion for electronic service of process pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) [9] is denied without prejudice. The motion relies on authority pre-Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Imp. & Exp. Co., 177 F.4th 793 (7th Cir. 2026) for the premise that a plaintiff need not attempt Hague service before seeking relief under Rule 4(f)(3). Kangol holds otherwise: where the Convention applies, its methods are exclusive, and it prohibits e-mail service on Defendants in China. The only route to the requested relief is a finding under Article 1 that a Defendant's address is not known following reasonably diligent efforts, and this record does not permit that finding. The supporting declaration [9-2] describes the investigation in general terms and reports its results schedule-wide: addresses "in numerous instances" could not be confirmed, and "many Defendants" lacked verifiable locations, without identifying which Defendants, what addresses were found, or what any search returned. The investigation was also limited to online mapping services, which are insufficient on their own to establish that an address is not known. See Reebok Int'l Ltd., 26 C 10969, Dkt. # 19 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 14, 2026) (Durkin, J.) ("the results of searches using online mapping services (e.g., Google Maps, Baidu Maps, etc.) are insufficient to establish that an address 'is not known' for purposes of jurisdiction under the Hague Convention."); Chrome Hearts LLC, 26 C 7163, at Dkt. # 45 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 18, 2026) (Rowland, J.) ("plugging in a candidate address into Baidu Maps and observing if the search results listed the corresponding Defendant's Seller Alias or business entity name. assumes that each Defendant listed its seller / business name on Baidu Maps."). Any renewed motion must be supported by a declaration made under penalty of perjury detailing the specific, reasonably diligent efforts undertaken and the outcome of each effort, as to each Defendant, and for any Defendant as to whom the investigation returned an identifiable physical location, Plaintiff must explain what steps were taken to rule the address out (for example, courier or investigator confirmation that the premises do not exist, are incomplete or fictitious, or are occupied by an unrelated party, or another similarly reliable method). A conclusory statement that an address could not be verified tells the Court nothing. A status report is due 10/26/2026. Mailed notice |
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2026-09-29 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Hari Studios for extension of time for Temporary Restraining Order |
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Memorandum in Support |
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Declaration of Sofia Quezada Hastings |
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2026-10-01 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Plaintiff's Motion to Extend the Temporary Restraining Order [13] is granted for the reasons set forth therein. The TRO is extended to 10/16/2026. Enter Order Extending the Temporary Restraining Order. Mailed notice |
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2026-10-01 |
ORDER Extending the TRO signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 10/1/2026. Mailed notice |
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16
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2026-10-01 |
SURETY BOND in the amount of $10,000.00 posted by Hari Studios (Document not scanned). (bi,) |
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2026-10-13 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Hari Studios for preliminary injunction |
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Memorandum in Support |
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Declaration of Sofia Quezada Hastings |
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2026-10-13 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction [17] is taken under advisement. Any opposition to the motion must be submitted by noon on 10/16/2026. Mailed notice |
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2026-10-16 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: No defendant in this case has filed an appearance or a response to the complaint of the Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction [17] is granted. Enter Preliminary Injunction Order. The Clerk is directed to unseal Plaintiff's Schedule A [2], Exhibits to the Declaration of Robert Johns [8], and the TRO [11]. Plaintiff's law firm is hereby ordered to add ALL defendant names listed in the Schedule A to the docket within three (3) business days. Instructions can be found at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_cmecf/pdfs/v60/Add_Terminate_Instructions.pdf. A status report is due by 11/16/2026. Mailed notice |
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2026-10-16 |
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 10/16/2026. Mailed notice |
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2026-10-20 |
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Hari Studios of Certain Defendants (Quezada Hastings, Sofia) |
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2026-10-21 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Per Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal [21], all claims in this action against Defendant flywatch_91 are dismissed with prejudice. Mailed notice |
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2026-10-26 |
STATUS Report by Hari Studios (Quezada Hastings, Sofia) |
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2026-10-28 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: The Court reviewed Plaintiff's Status Report [23]. An updated status report is due on 12/1/2026 regarding service and proposed next steps to move the case forward. Mailed notice |
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2026-10-30 |
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Hari Studios of Certain Defendants (Quezada Hastings, Sofia) |
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2026-11-02 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Per Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal [25], all claims against Defendants YZ Nest and Interesting shirt are dismissed with prejudice. Plaintiff's law firm is ordered to add ALL defendant names listed in the Schedule A to the docket by the end of business today, as previously ordered on 10/16/2026 [19]. Instructions can be found at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_cmecf/pdfs/v60/Add_Terminate_Instructions.pdf. Mailed notice |
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