LG Electronics Inc. v Partnerships and unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A
Plaintiff: LG Electronics Alabama, Inc.
Defendant: Partnerships and unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A, PUREPLUS, Healthy Home~, Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Top Pure (USA) Inc, W&L Trading LLC and Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
Counter Defendant: LG Electronics Inc
Case Number: 2:2022cv00066
Filed: January 5, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: John A Kronstadt
Referring Judge: Rozella A Oliver
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 271
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 1, 2022 Filing 238 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report Regarding ITC Proceedings filed by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. (Jackson, Nicholas)
February 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 237 ORDER RE JOINT STIP RE DEFENDANTS' REQUEST TO STAY ACTION PENDING RESOLUTION OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION AND NOTICE OF RELATED CASES (DKT. 234) #234 by Judge John A. Kronstadt. Therefore, the Stipulation is APPROVED as follows: 1. This civil action shall be stayed pending a final resolution of the proceeding instituted based on the Complaint filed by Plaintiff before the U.S. International Trade Commission and instituted as Certain Refrigerator Water Filtration Devices and Components Thereof, U.S. ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1290 (the ITC Investigation). 2. The parties shall file a joint report on the status of the ITC Investigation commencing on March 1, 2022 and every 180 days thereafter until the stay is lifted, or within ten days of the conclusion of the ITC Investigation. 3. The parties shall file a Notice of Related Case pursuant to L.R. 83-1.3 with respect to LG Electronics Inc. et al v. W&L, et al., 2:21cv09813JWHMAA (C.D. Cal.), so that a determination can be made by Judge Holcomb whether it will be deemed related. (lom)
January 31, 2022 Filing 236 NOTICE OF LODGING filed re Text Only Scheduling Notice,,, 235 , Stipulation to Stay Case,, Stipulation to Consolidate Cases, #234 (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Sandell, Laurence)
January 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 235 NOTICE AND ORDER TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES RE JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING DEFENDANTS' REQUEST TO STAY ACTION PENDING RESOLUTION OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE U.S INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION AND NOTICE OF RELATED CASES (DKT. #234 ) by Judge John A. Kronstadt: Pursuant to Local Rule 5-4 et seq. and/or the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the following deficiency has been found with your electronically-filed document. Documents with proposed orders requiring the judge's signature must be emailed to the chambers email (Word version required) along with the PDF version of the electronically-filed document; see L.R. 5-4.4.2. Counsel shall comply by no later than January 28, 2022, or the document may be stricken for failure to comply with the Local Rules. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (tj) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
January 28, 2022 Filing 234 Joint STIPULATION to Stay Case pending a final resolution of ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1290, Joint STIPULATION to Consolidate Cases as to 21-cv-09813 filed by Defendants Healthy Home (Amazon Store), PUREPLUS (Amazon Store), Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd..(Sandell, Laurence)
January 20, 2022 Filing 233 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Philip Andrew Riley on behalf of Healthy Home, Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney will not be appearing as attorney of record on this case and will be removed pursuant to G109 Notice. (lt)
January 19, 2022 Filing 232 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Joseph Preston Long on behalf of LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., and LG Electronics Inc. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney will not be appearing as attorney of record on this case and will be removed pursuant to G109 Notice. (lt)
January 19, 2022 Filing 231 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Cecilia Sanabria on behalf of LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., and LG Electronics Inc. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney will not be appearing as attorney of record on this case and will be removed pursuant to G109 Notice. (lt)
January 19, 2022 Filing 230 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Aidan Carl Skoyles on behalf of LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., and LG Electronics Inc. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney will not be appearing as attorney of record on this case and will be removed pursuant to G109 Notice. (lt)
January 19, 2022 Filing 229 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Sharma K. Parmanand on behalf of LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., and LG Electronics Inc. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney will not be appearing as attorney of record on this case and will be removed pursuant to G109 Notice. (lt)
January 19, 2022 Filing 228 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Charles Hyuk Suh on behalf of LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., and LG Electronics Inc. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney will not be appearing as attorney of record on this case and will be removed pursuant to G109 Notice. (lt)
January 19, 2022 Filing 227 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Vladimir I. Arezina on behalf of Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., and LG Electronics Inc. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney will not be appearing as attorney of record on this case and will be removed pursuant to G109 Notice. (lt)
January 19, 2022 Filing 226 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Bety Javidzad counsel for Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. Adding Bety Javidzad as counsel of record for Plaintiffs LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics, Inc. Alabama for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiffs LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics, Inc. Alabama. (Attorney Bety Javidzad added to party LG Electronics Alabama, Inc.(pty:pla), Attorney Bety Javidzad added to party LG Electronics Inc(pty:pla))(Javidzad, Bety)
January 19, 2022 Filing 225 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Nicholas H Jackson on behalf of Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc (Attorney Nicholas H Jackson added to party LG Electronics Alabama, Inc.(pty:pla), Attorney Nicholas H Jackson added to party LG Electronics Inc(pty:pla))(Jackson, Nicholas)
January 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 224 (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER REGARDING SCHEDULING by Judge John A. Kronstadt: This case was transferred to this District and assigned to this Court on January 13, 2022. A review of the in-bound transfer docket reflects that there were extensive proceedings in the transferor Court prior to the transfer to this one. Therefore, within 14 days of this order, the parties shall file a joint report setting forth their respective and/or collective positions as to the next steps in the case, and a proposed schedule for them. If the parties conclude that the most efficient way to do so would be to file a Joint Rule 16(b)/26(f) report in accordance with this Courts Standing Order, they shall file such a report instead of the aforementioned joint report. If the parties conclude that a status conference would be productive following the filing of either the joint report or the Joint Rule 16(b)/26(f) report, they shall state that in the corresponding report. Based on a review of the filing by the parties, a determination will be made as to how to proceed with a scheduling process in this action. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (tj) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
January 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 223 STANDING ORDERS FOR CIVIL CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE JOHN A. KRONSTADT upon filing of the complaint by Judge John A. Kronstadt. Please read each Order carefully as they differ in some respects from the Local Rules. Counsel are advised that the Court, at any time, may amend one or more of its Standing Orders. It is the responsibility of counsel to refer to this Court's Procedures and Schedules found on the website for the United States District Court, Central District of California (www.cacd.uscourts.gov) to obtain the operative order. The Court thanks the parties and their counsel for their anticipated cooperation in carrying out these requirements. (tj)
January 13, 2022 Filing 222 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Philip Andrew Riley. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (car)
January 13, 2022 Filing 221 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Vladimir I. Arezina. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (car)
January 13, 2022 Filing 220 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Joseph Preston Long. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (car)
January 13, 2022 Filing 219 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Cecilia Sanabria. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (car)
January 13, 2022 Filing 218 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Aidan Carl Skoyles. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (car)
January 13, 2022 Filing 217 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Sharma K. Parmanand. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (car)
January 13, 2022 Filing 216 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Charles Hyuk Suh. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (car)
January 13, 2022 Filing 215 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (car)
January 13, 2022 Filing 214 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (car)
January 13, 2022 Filing 213 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge John A. Kronstadt and Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver. (car)
January 13, 2022 Filing 212 NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF CASE TRANSFERRED IN: Formerly Case Number: 1:21-cv-02600, from United States District Court Northern District of Illinois (Chicago). The above-referenced case has been transferred to this district and assigned the above civil case number 2:22-cv-00066-JAK-RAOx. (car)
January 12, 2022 Filing 211 ORIGINAL file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received from Illinois Northern
January 4, 2022 Filing 210 TRANSFERRED to the Central District of California the electronic record. (gcy, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
January 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 209 Stipulation and Order to Transfer Venue. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 1/3/2022. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
January 3, 2022 Filing 208 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Pursuant to the Stipulation and Order to transfer venue #196 , LGE's claims against Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd. d/b/a as HEALTHY HOME, and Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. d/b/a as PUREPLUS in this matter be, and hereby are, severed from this case, and transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a). The Clerk is directed to sever the claims against Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd. d/b/a as HEALTHY HOME, and Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. d/b/a as PUREPLUS from this case and to transfer those claims against Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd. d/b/a as HEALTHY HOME, and Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. d/b/a as PUREPLUS to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, in conjunction with the transfer of Plaintiffs' claims against W&L and Top Pure as ordered in ECF 190. Enter Stipulation and Order to Transfer Venue. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
January 3, 2022 Filing 207 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: In light of the court's order dated 1/3/22 #206 , Plaintiffs' motion #204 is moot. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
January 3, 2022 Filing 206 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs are given until 1/24/22 to respond to ECOPURE Defendants' Motion for Sanctions #199 . The response is limited to 20 pages. Any reply is limited to 15 pages and is due 2/7/22. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 31, 2021 Filing 205 RESPONSE by BEST BELVITA, ICE water filter in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electron #183 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Errata Unreported Opinions)(Urbanczyk, Adam) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 28, 2021 Filing 204 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to set a briefing schedule to File Response to Motion for Rule 11 Sanctions (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 28, 2021 Filing 203 MEMORANDUM by Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect in support of motion for sanctions #202 PURSUANT TO FRCP 11(c) (Redacted version of [Dkt. 200]) (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 28, 2021 Filing 202 MOTION by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect for sanctions PURSUANT TO FRCP 11(c) (Redacted version of [Dkt. 199]) (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 28, 2021 Filing 201 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Ecopure Defendants' motion for leave to file under seal #197 and motion for leave to file an oversized brief instanter #198 are granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 27, 2021 Filing 200 SEALED DOCUMENT by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect DEFENDANTS' MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR RULE 11 SANCTIONS (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Todd Tucker, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8)(Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 27, 2021 Filing 199 SEALED MOTION by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect ECOPURE DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SANCTIONS PURSUANT TO FRCP 11(c) (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 27, 2021 Filing 198 MOTION by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect for leave to file excess pages instanter (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 27, 2021 Filing 197 MOTION by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect to seal their Motion for Sanctions Pursuant to FRCP 11(c), its accompanying Memorandum in Support, and exhibits thereto (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 17, 2021 Filing 196 STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE as to Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd. d/b/a as HEALTHY HOME, and Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. d/b/a as PUREPLUS (Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 13, 2021 Filing 195 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic status hearing held. Counsel appeared telephonically. Parties have been engaged in discovery and have briefed Plaintiffs' renewed motion for preliminary injunction. Parties have conferred regarding the in-person preliminary injunction hearing. Plaintiffs anticipate 2 witnesses. Defendants will not be calling any witnesses.In person Preliminary Injunction hearing is set for 1/28/22 at 9:00am. Defendants Best Belvita and Ice Water filter's motion for leave to file document #194 is granted. Defendants shall file a response to Plaintiff's Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction by 12/31/21; Plaintiffs' reply is due 1/10/22. No further briefing will be allowed. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 13, 2021 Filing 194 MOTION by Defendants BEST BELVITA, ICE water filter for leave to file response to Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction [Dkt. 101[ (Urbanczyk, Adam) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 9, 2021 Filing 193 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 10/28/21 before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Telephonic motion hearing. Order Number: 42183. Court Reporter Contact Information: Laura Renke, OfficialTranscript@gmail.com, 312.435.6053. IMPORTANT: The transcript may be viewed at the court's public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through the Court Reporter/Transcriber or PACER. For further information on the redaction process, see the Court's web site at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Quick Links select Policy Regarding the Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings. Redaction Request due 12/30/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 1/10/2022. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 3/9/2022. (Renke, Laura) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
December 2, 2021 Filing 192 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: This Court denies the Ecopure Defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction #66 . This Court grants the Ecopure Defendants' motion to sever and/or dismiss #110 . The Ecopure Defendants (Qingdao Ecopure Filter Co., Ltd. (WaterdropDirect), Qingdao Maxwell Commercial and Trading Company Ltd. (Water Purity Expert), and Qingdao Youniwei Trading Co., Ltd. (Uniwell Filter)) are hereby dismissed without prejudice under Rule 21. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 12/2/2021. Mailed notice. (See attached Order for further detail).(dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
November 30, 2021 Filing 191 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic status hearing held. Counsel for defendants Ecopure and Best Belvita and Ice Water appeared telephonically. Plaintiffs' counsel and several defense counsel failed to appear and notify the court of a conflict. Telephonic status hearing is continued to 12/13/21 at 1:00pm CST. Parties shall call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Parties should confer prior to the hearing and be prepared to set an in-person preliminary injunction hearing in January 2022. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
November 29, 2021 Filing 190 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: This Court grants W&L and Top Pure's motion to transfer venue #81 . The Clerk is directed to sever the claims against W&L and Top Pure from this case and to transfer those claims against W&L and Top Pure forthwith to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 11/29/2021. (See attached order for further detail). Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
November 25, 2021 Filing 189 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants BEST BELVITA, ICE water filter by Adam Edward Urbanczyk (Urbanczyk, Adam) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
November 5, 2021 Filing 188 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Attorney George V. Desh's motion for leave to withdraw appearance #187 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
November 4, 2021 Filing 187 MOTION by Attorney George V. Desh to withdraw as attorney for Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect. No party information provided (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
November 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 186 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS ICE WATER & BEST BELVITA MOTIONS TO DISSOLVE THE EX PARTE TRO AND PRELIMNARY INJUNCTION Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 11/4/2021. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
November 3, 2021 Filing 185 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Motion by counsel for BEST BELVITA, ICE water filter to withdraw #181 is granted. BEST BELVITA, ICE water filter is reminded that corporations are not permitted to appear pro se. Failure to appear through counsel will result in default being entered. These defendants are given until 11/30/21 to have counsel file an appearance. Status set for these defendants on 11/30/21 at 9:30 AM. Parties shall call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. BEST BELVITA, ICE water filter are required to appear and failure to appear may result in default. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
November 2, 2021 Filing 184 REPLY by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to motion for preliminary injunction, #183 Redacted version of DI 175 (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
November 2, 2021 Filing 183 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc. for preliminary injunction Redacted version of DI 103 (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
November 1, 2021 Filing 182 PROPOSED Pretrial Order Dissolving TRO and Preliminary Injunction against Defendants Ice Water and Best Belvita (Rosenbaum, Cory) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 30, 2021 Filing 181 MOTION by Attorney Cory Jay ("CJ") Rosenbaum to withdraw as attorney for BEST BELVITA, ICE water filter. New address information: Zhang Ping 1253507290@qq.com (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Prior Motion for Decision on Motion to Dissolve Restraining Order)(Rosenbaum, Cory) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 29, 2021 Filing 180 AMENDED Answer by Pureza Filters, Express Parts !!!, kozero filter, GLACIERFRESH to answer to complaint,, counterclaim, #117 , COUNTERCLAIM filed by Pureza Filters, Express Parts !!!, kozero filter, GLACIERFRESH against LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 29, 2021 Filing 179 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter's unopposed motion to amend their answer to the complaint and to deny ECF No. 133 as moot #178 is granted. Defendants shall file their answer and counterclaims as a separate entry on the docket by 11/3/21. Plaintiffs' motion to strike and dismiss defenses and counterclaims #133 is denied as moot. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 28, 2021 Filing 178 MOTION by Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter, Counter Claimants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter to amend/correct answer to complaint,, counterclaim, #117 UNOPPOSED (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 28, 2021 Filing 177 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic motion hearing held. Plaintiffs' counsel and counsel for Defendants Best Belvita and Ice Water appeared telephonically. The court heard arguments on Defendants' motion to dissolve restraining order #84 . For the reasons stated on the record, Defendants' motion is granted. Any proposed agreed order should be submitted to the court's proposed order mailbox. BEST BELVITA's motions for hearing and for ruling [149 and 155] denied as moot. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 26, 2021 Filing 176 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' motion for leave to file under seal #174 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 25, 2021 Filing 175 SEALED REPLY by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to seal Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction and accompanying Declarations and Exhibits #102 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10)(Long, Joseph) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 25, 2021 Filing 174 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to seal document (Long, Joseph) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 25, 2021 Filing 173 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Motion hearing on Defendants Best Belvita and Ice Water to Dissolve Restraining Order #84 is set for 10/28/21 at 2:00 PM CST. Other defendants are excused from attending. Counsel are to call 866-434-5269, access 3751971. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 22, 2021 Filing 172 RESPONSE by Defendants Aqualink, Healthy Home, ICEPURE Store, Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Top Pure (USA) Inc, W&L Trading LLC, Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Counter Claimants Healthy Home, Healthy Home, Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. to order on motion to seal,, text entry #167 Redacted version of Yunda Defendants' Opposition to LG's motion to renewed PI #103 (Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 15, 2021 Filing 171 RESPONSE by Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter, Counter Claimants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter to notice of motion #104 , order on motion to seal, text entry #168 , sealed document,,,, #103 - REDACTED AND SEALED VERSIONS FILED PUBLICLY (Attachments: #1 Declaration Angus Ni in Support of Response To Motion For Prelim Injunction, #2 Exhibit A - Under Seal, #3 Exhibit B - Under Seal, #4 Exhibit C - Under Seal, #5 Exhibit D - Under Seal, #6 Exhibit E - Under Seal, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K)(Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 13, 2021 Filing 170 RESPONSE by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect to sealed document,,,, #103 ECOPURE DEFENDANTS' OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS' RENEWED MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Redacted version of [Dkt. 161]) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Todd Tucker, #2 Exhibit 1 (Filed Under Seal), #3 Exhibit 2 (Filed Under Seal), #4 Exhibit 3 (Filed Under Seal), #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6 (Filed Under Seal), #8 Exhibit 7 (Filed Under Seal), #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11)(Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 12, 2021 Filing 169 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland:Defendants' counsel contacted chambers to request that docket entry 161 be filed under seal as containing confidential information. That request is granted. The Clerk is directed to seal the response brief at Dkt. 161 only. Defendants shall file the public, redacted version of Dkt. 161 on the docket on 10/13/21. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 12, 2021 Filing 168 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Kozero Filter, Pureza Filters' motion for leave to file under seal #159 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 12, 2021 Filing 167 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Ecopure and Yunda Defendants' motions for leave to file under seal #162 #164 are granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 11, 2021 Filing 166 DECLARATION of Laurence M. Sandell regarding sealed document,,,, #103 Yunda Defendants' PUBLIC Exhibits in Opposition to LG's Renewed PI Motion (Attachments: #1 Exhibit K, #2 Exhibit L, #3 Exhibit M, #4 Exhibit N, #5 Exhibit O, #6 Exhibit P, #7 Exhibit Q, #8 Exhibit R, #9 Exhibit S, #10 Exhibit W, #11 Exhibit X, #12 Exhibit Y, #13 Exhibit Z)(Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 11, 2021 Filing 165 SEALED DOCUMENT by Defendants Aqualink, Healthy Home, ICEPURE Store, PUREPLUS, Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Top Pure (USA) Inc, W&L Trading LLC, Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Counter Claimants Healthy Home, Healthy Home, PUREPLUS, PUREPLUS, Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. Brief in Opposition to LG's Renewed PI Motion and SEALED exhibits (Attachments: #1 Exhibit C, #2 Exhibit D, #3 Exhibit E, #4 Exhibit F, #5 Exhibit G, #6 Exhibit H, #7 Exhibit I, #8 Exhibit J, #9 Exhibit T, #10 Exhibit U, #11 Exhibit V)(Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 11, 2021 Filing 164 MOTION by Defendants Aqualink, Healthy Home, ICEPURE Store, PUREPLUS, Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Top Pure (USA) Inc, W&L Trading LLC, Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Counter Claimants Healthy Home, Healthy Home, PUREPLUS, PUREPLUS, Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. to seal (Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 11, 2021 Filing 163 SEALED DOCUMENT by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect Exhibits 1-3 and 6-7 to Defendants' OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS' RENEWED MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 2, #2 Exhibit 3, #3 Exhibit 6, #4 Exhibit 7)(Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 11, 2021 Filing 162 MOTION by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect to seal (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 11, 2021 Filing 160 SEALED RESPONSE by Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter to notice of motion #104 , sealed document,,,, #103 In Opposition To Plaintiffs' Third Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Angus F. Ni in support of Response, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K)(Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 11, 2021 Filing 159 MOTION by Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter, Counter Claimants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter to seal Portions of their Opposition to Plainitiffs' Third Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Exhibits Thereto (Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 5, 2021 Filing 158 ANSWER to counterclaim by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc.(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
October 5, 2021 Filing 157 ANSWER to counterclaim by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc.(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 28, 2021 Filing 156 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' unopposed motion for extension of time to file their response to Defendants' Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd. d/b/a as HEALTHY HOME~ d/b/a GOLDEN ICEPURE (D.I. 150) and Defendant Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. d/b/a as PUREPLUS and first amended answers (D.I. 151) #153 is granted. Plaintiffs' response is due 10/5/21. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 28, 2021 Filing 155 MOTION by Defendants BEST BELVITA, ICE water filter Decision on Motion to Dissolve Restraining Order or Withdraw as Counsel (Rosenbaum, Cory) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 28, 2021 Filing 154 REPLY by Aqualink, ICEPURE Store, Top Pure (USA) Inc, W&L Trading LLC to memorandum in support of motion, #81 , Response,,, #152 , MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to seal Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants W&L Trading LLC and Top Pure (USA), Inc.'s Motion to Transfer and accompanying Declaration and Exhibits #145 , sealed response,, #146 (Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 24, 2021 Filing 153 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc. for extension of time to file response/reply as to answer to complaint,, counterclaim, #150 , answer to complaint,, counterclaim, #151 (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 22, 2021 Filing 152 RESPONSE by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to memorandum in support of motion, #81 (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Kelly Lu, #2 Exhibit 1 Filed Under Seal, #3 Exhibit 2 Filed Under Seal, #4 Exhibit 3 Filed Under Seal, #5 Exhibit 4 Filed Under Seal, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11, #13 Exhibit 12, #14 Exhibit 13 Filed Under Seal, #15 Exhibit 14 Filed Under Seal, #16 Exhibit 15 Filed Under Seal)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 17, 2021 Filing 151 FIRST AMENDED ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand , FIRST AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM filed by Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., PUREPLUS against LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. . by Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., PUREPLUS (Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 17, 2021 Filing 150 FIRST AMENDED ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand , COUNTERCLAIM filed by Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Healthy Home against LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. . by Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Healthy Home (Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 16, 2021 Filing 149 MOTION by Defendants BEST BELVITA, ICE water filter for hearing on vacating TRO / Preliminary Injunction, MOTION by Defendants BEST BELVITA, ICE water filter for preliminary injunction to be dissolved (Rosenbaum, Cory) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 15, 2021 Filing 148 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendants' unopposed motion to amend answers to the complaint and deny ECF NOS. 134 & 135 as moot #144 is granted. Defendants shall file amended answers as separate entries on the docket. ECF NOS. #134 & #135 are denied as moot. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 15, 2021 Filing 147 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal #145 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 14, 2021 Filing 146 SEALED RESPONSE by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to memorandum in support of motion, #81 PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS W&L TRADING LLC AND TOP PURE (USA), INC.'S MOTION TO TRANSFER (Attachments: #1 Declaration of K. Lu, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11, #13 Exhibit 12, #14 Exhibit 13, #15 Exhibit 14, #16 Exhibit 15)(Lu, Kelly) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 14, 2021 Filing 145 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to seal Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants W&L Trading LLC and Top Pure (USA), Inc.'s Motion to Transfer and accompanying Declaration and Exhibits (Lu, Kelly)[Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 13, 2021 Filing 144 MOTION by Counter Claimants Healthy Home, PUREPLUS, Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Defendants Healthy Home, PUREPLUS, Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. to amend/correct answer to complaint,, counterclaim, #118 , answer to complaint,, counterclaim, #119 and Deny #134 and #135 as moot, UNOPPOSED (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 13, 2021 Filing 143 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendants' motion for leave to file under seal #141 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 9, 2021 Filing 142 SEALED EXHIBIT by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect Exhibits 4 and 5 to REPLY IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO SEVER AND/OR DISMISS UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 21 AND 35 U.S.C. 299 regarding reply, #140 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 5)(Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 9, 2021 Filing 141 MOTION by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect to seal (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
September 9, 2021 Filing 140 REPLY by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect to memorandum in support of motion, #111 REPLY IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO SEVER AND/OR DISMISS UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 21 AND 35 U.S.C. 299 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Todd Tucker, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4 (Filed Under Seal), #5 Exhibit 5 (Filed Under Seal), #6 Exhibit 6)(Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 26, 2021 Filing 139 RESPONSE by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to MOTION by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect to sever and/or Dismiss Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 21 and 35 U.S.C. 299 #110 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Aidan Skoyles, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 24, 2021 Filing 138 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' motions for leave to file under seal [136, 137] are granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 23, 2021 Filing 137 SEALED MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A to the Declaration of A. Skoyles)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 23, 2021 Filing 136 SEALED MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A to the Declaration of A. Skoyles)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 23, 2021 Filing 135 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to strike answer to complaint,, counterclaim, #119 (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion, #2 Declaration of A. Skoyles, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Text of Proposed Order)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 23, 2021 Filing 134 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to strike answer to complaint,, counterclaim, #118 (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion, #2 Declaration of A. Skoyles, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Text of Proposed Order)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 23, 2021 Filing 133 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Counter Defendants LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to strike answer to complaint,, counterclaim, #117 (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 20, 2021 Filing 132 REPLY by Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect to response in opposition to motion,, #116 , MOTION by Defendants Water Purity Expert, Uniwell Filter, WaterdropDirect to dismiss DEFENDANTS' MOTION UNDER RULE 12(b)(2) TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION #66 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 20, 2021 Filing 131 REPLY by Defendants BEST BELVITA, ICE water filter re Motion to Dissolve TRO (Rosenbaum, Cory) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 18, 2021 Filing 130 PROTECTIVE ORDER Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 8/18/2021. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 17, 2021 Filing 129 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court adopts the parties' proposed schedule as follows: Preliminary injunction discovery ends on 9/27/21. Defendants to file response (limited to 20 pages each-NOTE page limit) is due 10/11/21. Plaintiffs' reply (limited a single reply of 30 pages or individual briefs totaling no more than 40 combined pages) is due 10/25/21. The court will rule by mail. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 17, 2021 Filing 128 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendants' unopposed motion to amend the protective order #127 is granted. Defendants shall send a clean word version of the proposed protective order to the court's proposed order mailbox at Proposed_Order_Rowland@ilnd.uscourts.gov. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 16, 2021 Filing 127 MOTION by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect for protective order UNOPPOSED MOTION TO AMEND THE PROTECTIVE ORDER (Attachments: #1 Exhibit LPR Appendix B)(Liu, Yizhou) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 16, 2021 Filing 126 CERTIFICATE of Service of Initial Disclosures by Aidan Carl Skoyles on behalf of LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 13, 2021 Filing 125 MEMORANDUM by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. in Opposition to motion for miscellaneous relief, #84 (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Kelly Lu, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 11, 2021 Filing 124 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Motion to appear pro hac vice by Kelly Lu #123 is granted. Counsel is reminded to become familiar with this court's local rules (including the rules requiring local counsel and describing this court's trial bar). Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 10, 2021 Filing 123 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18552744. (Lu, Kelly) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 9, 2021 Filing 122 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 4, 2021 Filing 121 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court adopts the parties' proposed schedule as it relates to Defendants' W&L Trading LLC and Top Pure, Inc's motion to transfer #81 . Discovery to be completed by 8/31/21. Plaintiffs' response due 9/14/21. Defendants' reply due 9/28/21. The court will rule by mail. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 3, 2021 Filing 120 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 7/29/21 before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Video status hearing. Order Number: 41336. Court Reporter Contact Information: Laura Renke, OfficialTranscript@gmail.com, 312.435.6053. IMPORTANT: The transcript may be viewed at the court's public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through the Court Reporter/Transcriber or PACER. For further information on the redaction process, see the Court's web site at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Quick Links select Policy Regarding the Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings. Redaction Request due 8/24/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/3/2021. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/1/2021. (Renke, Laura) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 2, 2021 Filing 119 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand , COUNTERCLAIM filed by PUREPLUS, Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. against LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. . by PUREPLUS, Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.(Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 2, 2021 Filing 118 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand , COUNTERCLAIM filed by Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Healthy Home against LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. . by Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Healthy Home (Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 2, 2021 Filing 117 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand , COUNTERCLAIM filed by Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter against LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. . by Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter (Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 2, 2021 Filing 116 RESPONSE by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc.in Opposition to MOTION by Defendants Water Purity Expert, Uniwell Filter, WaterdropDirect to dismiss DEFENDANTS' MOTION UNDER RULE 12(b)(2) TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION #66 (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Aidan Skoyles in Support of Memorandum, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 10, #9 Exhibit 11, #10 Exhibit 12, #11 Exhibit 13)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
August 2, 2021 Filing 115 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' motion for leave to file under seal #113 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 30, 2021 Filing 114 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. Memo in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Aidan Skoyles in Support of Memorandum, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11, #13 Exhibit 12, #14 Exhibit 13)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 30, 2021 Filing 113 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to seal Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 29, 2021 Filing 112 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Webex status hearing held. Plaintiff's counsel and counsel for remaining defendants appeared via video conference. The court set briefing on the following motions: Ecopure's motion to sever and or dismiss #110 : response due 8/26/21; reply due 9/9/21. Defendants Best Belvita and Water Filters motion to dissolve preliminary injunction #84 : response due 8/13/21; reply due 8/20/21. By 8/2/21, parties shall submit proposed briefing schedule that allows for Plaintiffs to conduct discovery on Defendants' W&L Trading LLC and Top Pure, Inc's motion to transfer #81 to Proposed_Order_Rowland@ilnd.uscourts.gov. Finally the court will grant Defendants 60 days until 9/27/21 to conduct discovery regarding the issues raised in Plaintiffs' motion to reinstate the preliminary injunction. #95 . By 8/13/21 the parties should submit a proposed briefing schedule on that motion to the court's proposed order box. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 28, 2021 Filing 111 MEMORANDUM by Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect in support of motion to sever #110 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO SEVER AND/OR DISMISS UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 21 AND 35 U.S.C. 299 (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Todd Tucker, #2 Exhibit 1)(Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 28, 2021 Filing 110 MOTION by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect to sever and/or Dismiss Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 21 and 35 U.S.C. 299 (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 28, 2021 Filing 109 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal #102 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 28, 2021 Filing 108 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' unopposed motion to reset deadline for planning meeting submission pursuant to LPR 1.2 #101 is granted. The parties shall file a report of the parties' planning meeting pursuant to LPR 1.2. by 8/9/21. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 27, 2021 Filing 107 RESPONSE by Defendants Aqualink, Healthy Home, ICEPURE Store, PUREPLUS, Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Top Pure (USA) Inc, W&L Trading LLC, Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. to notice of motion #105 RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF FILING (ECF 105) (Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 27, 2021 Filing 106 RESPONSE by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect to notice of motion #105 RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF FILING (ECF 105) (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 27, 2021 Filing 105 Supplemental NOTICE of Motion by Aidan Carl Skoyles for presentment of (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 26, 2021 Filing 104 NOTICE of Motion by Aidan Carl Skoyles for presentment of (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 26, 2021 Filing 103 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion, #2 Declaration of Kuyoung Son, #3 Declaration of Peter Hansen, #4 Declaration of Aidan Skoyles, #5 Exhibit 1, #6 Exhibit 2, #7 Exhibit 3, #8 Exhibit 4, #9 Exhibit 5, #10 Exhibit 6, #11 Exhibit 7, #12 Exhibit 8, #13 Exhibit 9, #14 Exhibit 10, #15 Exhibit 11, #16 Exhibit 12, #17 Exhibit 13, #18 Exhibit 14, #19 Exhibit 15, #20 Exhibit 16, #21 Exhibit 17, #22 Exhibit 18, #23 Exhibit 19, #24 Exhibit 20, #25 Exhibit 21, #26 Exhibit 22, #27 Exhibit 23, #28 Exhibit 24, #29 Exhibit 25, #30 Exhibit 26, #31 Exhibit 27, #32 Exhibit 28, #33 Exhibit 29, #34 Exhibit 30, #35 Exhibit 31, #36 Exhibit 32, #37 Exhibit 33, #38 Exhibit 34, #39 Exhibit 35, #40 Exhibit 36, #41 Exhibit 37, #42 Exhibit 38, #43 Text of Proposed Order)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 26, 2021 Filing 102 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to seal Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction and accompanying Declarations and Exhibits (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 26, 2021 Filing 101 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to reset submission of the parties' planning meeting pursuant to Local Patent Rule 1.2 (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 100 ORDER : LGE's Emergency Motion to Reinstate the Preliminary Injunction #86 is denied. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 7/23/2021. (See attached Order for further detail.)Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 21, 2021 Filing 99 FINAL JUDGMENT ORDER Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 7/21/2021. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 21, 2021 Filing 98 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' motion for entry of default and default judgment #78 is granted. Enter Final Judgment Order. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 20, 2021 Filing 97 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: On the court's own motion, telephonic motion hearing set for today 7/20/21 is stricken. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 19, 2021 Filing 96 REPLY by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to Response,, #89 (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Aidan Skoyles in Support of the Reply, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 19, 2021 Filing 95 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. for preliminary injunction - to reinstate preliminary injunction against Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Kozero Filter, Pureza Filters (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion, #2 Affidavit Declaration of Aidan Skoyles in Support of the Motion, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit 4, #7 Exhibit 5, #8 Exhibit 6, #9 Text of Proposed Order)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 19, 2021 Filing 94 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Motion to withdraw as counsel #82 is granted. Lynn H. Murray's and Ian M. Hansen's appearances as counsel of record for Plaintiffs LG Electronics and LG Electronics, Alabama, Inc. are WITHDRAWN. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 19, 2021 Filing 93 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Hearing on Plaintiffs' emergency motion to reinstate preliminary injunction against Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Kozero Filter, Pureza Filters #86 set for 7/19/21 at 9:00am is stricken and reset to 7/20/21 at 2:30pm CST. Parties shall call 866-434-5269 and the access code is 3751971. Motions for leave to file under seal #85 #88 #91 are granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 19, 2021 Filing 92 SEALED REPLY by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to sealed response,, #90 (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Aidan Skoyles in Support of the Reply, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 19, 2021 Filing 91 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to seal Reply in Support of Emergency Motion to Reinstate PI (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 18, 2021 Filing 90 SEALED RESPONSE to Plaintiffs' Third Motion For TRO and Requesting Attorneys' Fees Under 28 USC 1927 (Attachments: #1 Declaration in opposition to third emergency motion for TRO and in support of request for attorneys' fees, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L, #14 Exhibit M, #15 Exhibit N, #16 Exhibit O, #17 Exhibit P)(Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 18, 2021 Filing 89 RESPONSE by Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter to Plaintiffs' Third Motion For TRO and Requesting Attorneys' Fees Under 28 USC 1927 (Attachments: #1 Declaration in opposition to third emergency motion for TRO and in support of request for attorneys' fees, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L, #14 Exhibit M, #15 Exhibit N, #16 Exhibit O, #17 Exhibit P)(Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 18, 2021 Filing 88 MOTION by Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter to seal Portions of their Request for Attorneys' fees and Response to Plaintiffs' Third Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 16, 2021 Filing 87 NOTICE of Motion by Aidan Carl Skoyles for presentment of Sealed motion, #86 before Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 7/19/2021 at 09:30 AM. (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 16, 2021 Filing 86 SEALED MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to Reinstate Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion, #2 Affidavit of A. Skoyles, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit 4, #7 Exhibit 5, #8 Exhibit 6, #9 Text of Proposed Order)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 16, 2021 Filing 85 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. to seal Emergency Motion to Reinstate Preliminary Injunction (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 16, 2021 Filing 84 MOTION by Defendant BEST BELVITA Motion to Dissolve TRO Second Defendant ICE Water Filter (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Design Patent, #2 Exhibit BRINGPURE Trademark, #3 Exhibit BELVITA Trademark, #4 Exhibit ICE Water Filter Comparison, #5 Exhibit Best Belvita Comparison, #6 Exhibit Ping Declaration, #7 Exhibit Xiaodan Declaration)(Rosenbaum, Cory) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 15, 2021 Filing 83 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Aqualink, Healthy Home, ICEPURE Store, PUREPLUS, Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Top Pure (USA) Inc, W&L Trading LLC, Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. by Laurence Michael Sandell (Sandell, Laurence) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 15, 2021 Filing 82 MOTION by Attorney Lynn H. Murray and Ian M. Hansen of Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP to withdraw as attorney for LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc.. No party information provided (Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 14, 2021 Filing 81 MEMORANDUM Motion to Transfer Venue (Attachments: #1 Memo in Support of Motion to Transfer, #2 Declaration Declaration of Jun Lu, #3 Declaration Declaration of Ying Lu, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 1, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 2)(Riley, Philip) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 14, 2021 Filing 80 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Motion presentment date of 7/20/21 before Judge McShain is stricken. Motion hearing set for 7/29/21 at 11:00am to coincide with the video conference already set for that date. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 13, 2021 Filing 79 NOTICE of Motion by Aidan Carl Skoyles for presentment of motion for default judgment, #78 before Honorable Heather K. McShain on 7/20/2021 at 11:00 AM. (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 13, 2021 Filing 78 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. for default judgment as to (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion, #2 Declaration of A. Skoyles, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit 4, #7 Text of Proposed Order)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 12, 2021 Filing 77 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The Court has reviewed the Joint Notice of Stipulation. The Agreed Confidentiality Order entered on June 24, 2021 at docket entry 45 will govern all parties to this case. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 12, 2021 Filing 76 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. by Vladimir I Arezina (Arezina, Vladimir) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 11, 2021 Filing 74 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 7/9/21 before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Video status hearing. Court Reporter Contact Information: Laura Renke, OfficialTranscript@gmail.com, 312.435.6053. IMPORTANT: The transcript may be viewed at the court's public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through the Court Reporter/Transcriber or PACER. For further information on the redaction process, see the Court's web site at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Quick Links select Policy Regarding the Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings. Redaction Request due 8/2/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/11/2021. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/11/2021. (Renke, Laura) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 9, 2021 Filing 75 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Video hearing held. Plaintiff's counsel and defense counsel for defendants GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, Express Parts !!! and kozero filter appeared via video conference. Plaintiff does not believe defendants have met their burden of showing independent development of the accused products. Plaintiff's oral motion to reinstate the preliminary injunction and tro is taken under advisement. Plaintiff is granted leave to file exhibits presented at today's hearing under seal. Defendants are to provide a joint statement to Plaintiff verifying funds remain in the accounts in question. Defendants have until 8/2/21 to answer or otherwise plead. Status hearing remains set for 7/29/21 at 11:00am CST via video conference. By 7/27/21, parties shall confer and send one email to Courtroom Deputy, Dawn Moreno at Dawn_Moreno@ilnd.uscourts.gov identifying the email addresses of the individuals who intend to participate in the video conference. Counsel of record will receive an email with a link to join the video conference prior to the hearing. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is 650-479-3207 and the call-in ID is 1801732451. 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. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 9, 2021 Filing 73 JOINT NOTICE OF STIPULATION TO THE LPR DEFAULT PROTECTICE ORDER by Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect (Liu, Yizhou) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 9, 2021 Filing 72 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 3, 2021 Filing 71 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 7/1/21 before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Video emergency motion hearing. Court Reporter Contact Information: Laura Renke, OfficialTranscript@gmail.com, 312.435.6053. IMPORTANT: The transcript may be viewed at the court's public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through the Court Reporter/Transcriber or PACER. For further information on the redaction process, see the Court's web site at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Quick Links select Policy Regarding the Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings. Redaction Request due 7/26/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/3/2021. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/1/2021. (Renke, Laura) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 70 ORDER Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 7/2/2021. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 2, 2021 Filing 69 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's response to Ecopure Defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction #66 is due 7/30/21. Defendants' reply is due 8/20/21. The court will rule by mail. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 1, 2021 Filing 68 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Webex motion hearing held. Plaintiff's counsel and defense counsel for defendants W&L Trading LLC d/b/a as AQUALINK; Top Pure (USA) Inc. d/b/a as ICE PURE; Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd. d/b/a as HEALTHY HOME~ d/b/a GOLDEN ICEPURE ("Healthy Home"); and Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. d/b/a as PUREPLUS("PurePlus") Qingdao Ecopure Filter Co., Ltd., Qingdao Maxwell Commercial and Trading Company Ltd., and Qingdao Youniwei Trading Co., Ltd. appeared via video conference. For the reasons stated on the record, the court grants Defendants' motion to dissolve the ex parte TRO and preliminary injunction #53 #64 . Motion for leave to file under seal #63 is granted. The court will lift the preliminary injunction for a period of 28 days. During that period, Plaintiffs are permitted to serve discovery and parties are encouraged to engage in informal discovery. Plaintiff shall issue discovery to Defendants by 7/2/21. Defendants shall respond to discovery requests by 7/13/21. If defendants cannot establish that they designed and built the allegedly infringing products within that 28 days period, the Court will reassess irreparable harm and reinstate the preliminary injunction against these defendants. Parties shall submit a proposed order to the court's proposed order mailbox at Proposed_Order_Rowland@ilnd.uscourts.gov by 4:00PM today CST. Status hearing set for 7/29/21 at 11:00am CST via video conference. By 7/27/21, parties shall confer and send one email to Courtroom Deputy, Dawn Moreno at Dawn_Moreno@ilnd.uscourts.gov identifying the email addresses of the individuals who intend to participate in the video conference. Counsel of record will receive an email with a link to join the video conference prior to the hearing. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is 650-479-3207 and the call-in ID is 1801732451. 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. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 1, 2021 Filing 67 MEMORANDUM by Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect in support of motion to dismiss #66 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION UNDER RULE 12(b)(2) TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3)(Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
July 1, 2021 Filing 66 MOTION by Defendants Water Purity Expert, Uniwell Filter, WaterdropDirect to dismiss DEFENDANTS' MOTION UNDER RULE 12(b)(2) TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 30, 2021 Filing 65 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendants Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Top Pure (USA) Inc., W&L Trading LLC, and Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.'sunopposed motion for extension of time #62 is granted. Defendants to respond by 8/2/21. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 29, 2021 Filing 64 SEALED MOTION by Defendants Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Top Pure (USA) Inc, W&L Trading LLC, Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Fan, #2 Declaration of Feng, #3 Declaration of Jia, #4 Declaration of Chen)(Riley, Philip) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 29, 2021 Filing 63 MOTION FOR leave to file under seal (Attachments: #1 Motion to Dissolve Ex Parte TRO and Preliminary Injunction, #2 Public Memo in Support of Moition to Dissolve, #3 Riley Declaration in Support of Motion, #4 Exhibit A, #5 Exhibit B, #6 Exhibit C, #7 Exhibit D, #8 Exhibit E, #9 Exhibit F, #10 Exhibit G, #11 Exhibit H, #12 Public Declaration of Fan, #13 Public Declaration of Feng, #14 Public Declaration of Jia, #15 Public Declaration of Chen)(Riley, Philip) (Docket Text Modified by Clerk's Office) Modified on 7/1/2021 (aee, ). [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 28, 2021 Filing 62 MOTION by Defendants Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Top Pure (USA) Inc, W&L Trading LLC, Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. for extension of time to file answer (Riley, Philip) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 28, 2021 Filing 61 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Tianjin Tianchuang Best Pure Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Top Pure (USA) Inc, W&L Trading LLC, Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. by Philip Andrew Riley (Riley, Philip) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 28, 2021 Filing 60 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Hearing on Defendants' motion under rule 65 to dissolve ex parte temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction #53 is set for 7/1/21 at 10:00am. CST via video conference. By 6/30/21, parties shall confer and send one email to Courtroom Deputy, Dawn Moreno at Dawn_Moreno@ilnd.uscourts.gov identifying the email addresses of the individuals who intend to participate in the video conference. Counsel of record will receive an email with a link to join the video conference prior to the hearing. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is 650-479-3207 and the call-in ID is 1801732451. 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. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 28, 2021 Filing 59 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect's motion to file under seal #54 and motion to exceed page limitation #56 are granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 28, 2021 Filing 58 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Motions to appear pro hac vice by Ashley J. Earle, Joshua A. Friedman, Todd Roberts Tucker, and Joshua M. Ryland #47 #48 #50 #51 are granted. Counsel are reminded to become familiar with this court's local rules (including the rules requiring local counsel and describing this court's trial bar). Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 25, 2021 Filing 57 SEALED DOCUMENT by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION UNDER RULE 65 TO DISSOLVE EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 19 to the Declaration of Todd Tucker)(Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 25, 2021 Filing 56 MOTION by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect for leave to file excess pages (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 25, 2021 Filing 55 MEMORANDUM by Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect in support of motion for miscellaneous relief #53 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION UNDER RULE 65 TO DISSOLVE EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Todd Tucker in Support of Motion to Dissolve, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11, #13 Exhibit 12, #14 Exhibit 13, #15 Exhibit 14, #16 Exhibit 15, #17 Exhibit 16, #18 Exhibit 17, #19 Exhibit 18, #20 Exhibit 19)(Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 25, 2021 Filing 54 MOTION by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect to seal (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 25, 2021 Filing 53 MOTION by Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect UNDER RULE 65 TO DISSOLVE EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 25, 2021 Filing 52 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect by George V. Desh (Desh, George) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 25, 2021 Filing 51 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18393826. (Ryland, Joshua) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 25, 2021 Filing 50 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18393739. (Tucker, Todd) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 25, 2021 Filing 49 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect by Yizhou Liu (Liu, Yizhou) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 25, 2021 Filing 48 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18390964. (Friedman, Joshua) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 25, 2021 Filing 47 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18390457. (Earle, Ashley) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 24, 2021 Filing 46 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: On or before 7/26/21, the parties shall file a report of the parties' planning meeting pursuant to LPR 1.2. A template for the report setting forth the information required may be found in Judge Rowland's standing order on Patent Cases, available on her webpage, by clicking the link in the Patent Cases standing order, "LPR Appendix A." Parties shall also report on the status of any settlement discussions. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 24, 2021 Filing 45 Agreed Confidentiality Order. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 6/24/2021. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 23, 2021 Filing 44 ANSWER to Complaint by ICE water filter (Rosenbaum, Cory) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 23, 2021 Filing 43 ANSWER to Complaint by BEST BELVITA (Rosenbaum, Cory) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 22, 2021 Filing 42 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant ICE water filter by Cory Jay Rosenbaum (Rosenbaum, Cory) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 22, 2021 Filing 41 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant BEST BELVITA by Cory Jay Rosenbaum (Rosenbaum, Cory) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 22, 2021 Filing 40 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Motion to appear pro hac vice by Cecilia Sanabria #39 is granted. Counsel is reminded to become familiar with this court's local rules (including the rules requiring local counsel and describing this court's trial bar). Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 21, 2021 Filing 39 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18372571. (Sanabria, Cecilia) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 21, 2021 Filing 38 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 6/17/21 before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Video emergency motion hearing. Court Reporter Contact Information: Laura Renke, OfficialTranscript@gmail.com, 312.435.6053. IMPORTANT: The transcript may be viewed at the court's public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through the Court Reporter/Transcriber or PACER. For further information on the redaction process, see the Court's web site at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Quick Links select Policy Regarding the Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings. Redaction Request due 7/12/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 7/22/2021. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 9/20/2021. (Renke, Laura) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' EMERGENCY MOTION TO DISSOLVE THE EX PARTE TRO AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 6/17/2021. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 17, 2021 Filing 36 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Uniwell Filter, Water Purity Expert, WaterdropDirect by Steven P. Mandell (Mandell, Steven) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 17, 2021 Filing 35 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Webex motion hearing held. Plaintiff's counsel and defense counsel for defendants GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, Express Parts !!! and kozero filter appeared via video conference. Plaintiff's oral motion for Cecilia Sanabria to appear pro hace vice is granted. Ms. Sanabria shall submit the appropriate motion as soon as practicable. For the reasons stated on the record, the court grants Defendants' emergency motion to dissolve the ex parte TRO and preliminary injunction #32 #33 . The court will lift the preliminary injunction for a period of 21 days. During that period, Plaintiffs are permitted to serve discovery and parties are encouraged to engage in informal discovery. If defendants cannot establish that they designed and built the allegedly infringing products within that 21 days period, the Court will reassess irreparable harm and reinstate the preliminary injunction against these defendants. Parties shall submit a proposed order to the court's proposed order mailbox at Proposed_Order_Rowland@ilnd.uscourts.gov by 4:30PM today CST. Status hearing set for 7/9/21 at 11:00am CST via video conference. By 7/6/21, parties shall confer and send one email to Courtroom Deputy, Dawn Moreno at Dawn_Moreno@ilnd.uscourts.gov identifying the email addresses of the individuals who intend to participate in the video conference. Counsel of record will receive an email with a link to join the video conference prior to the hearing. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is 650-479-3207 and the call-in ID is 1801732451. 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. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 17, 2021 Filing 34 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Hearing on Defendants' emergency motion to dissolve the ex parte TRO and preliminary injunction #32 #33 is set for 6/17/21 at 3:00 PM. CST via video conference. Counsel of record will receive an email with a link to join the video conference prior to the hearing. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is 650-479-3207 and the call-in ID is 1801732451. 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. Defendants' motion for leave to file under seal #31 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 17, 2021 Filing 33 SEALED MOTION by Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter to Dissolve Ex Parte TRO and Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: #1 Declaration Huaping Wu in support of Motion to Dissolve, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit E, #5 Exhibit F)(Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 17, 2021 Filing 32 MOTION by Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter Dissolve Ex Parte TRO and Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: #1 Declaration Angus Ni in support of Motion to Dissolve, #2 Declaration Huaping Wu in support of Motion to Dissolve, #3 Exhibit A - Under Seal, #4 Exhibit B - Under Seal, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D, #7 Exhibit E - Under Seal, #8 Exhibit F - Under Seal)(Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 17, 2021 Filing 31 MOTION by Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter to seal Portions of Defendants' Motion to Dissolve TRO and Preliminary Injunction (Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 17, 2021 Filing 30 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Express Parts !!!, GLACIERFRESH, Pureza Filters, kozero filter by Angus Ni (Ni, Angus) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 15, 2021 Filing 29 PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 6/15/2021. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 15, 2021 Filing 28 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland:Plaintiff's motion for entry of a Preliminary Injunction and asset restraint #27 is granted. Enter Preliminary Injunction Order. The Clerk is directed to unseal any previously sealed documents in this matter. Plaintiff is ordered to add all Defendant names listed in the Schedule A to the docket within three business days. Instructions can be found on the court's website located at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_cmecf/pdfs/v60/Add_Terminate_Instructions.pdf. In addition, is a link to video instructions for Plaintiff to view on how to Add Terminate Party https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Videos.aspx?folder=_cmecf&play=Add_Terminate.mp4Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 15, 2021 (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 14, 2021 Filing 27 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. for preliminary injunction and asset restraint (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Text of Proposed Order)(Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 11, 2021 Filing 26 SUMMONS Returned Executed by LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc. as to All Defendants. (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 10, 2021 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Partnerships and unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A (jg, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 9, 2021 Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's ex parte motion to extend temporary restraining order 22 is granted. TRO is extended to 6/23/21. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 8, 2021 Filing 24 NOTICE by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. of Filing Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Motion to Extend the Temporary Restraining Order [Dkt. 22] (Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
June 8, 2021 Filing 23 MEMORANDUM In Support of Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Motion to Extend the Temporary Restraining Order (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Aidan C. Skoyles)(Murray, Lynn) 22 (Docket text modified on 6/8/2021 by Clerk's Office) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 26, 2021 Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motion for entry of temporary restraining order, asset restraining order, expedited discovery order, and service of process by email #7 #16 is granted. Enter Temporary Restraining Order. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 20, 2021 Filing 19 NOTICE by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. (Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 18, 2021 Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Motions to appear pro hac vice by Parmanand K. Sharma #11 , Aidan C. Skoyles #12 , Joseph Preston Long #13 , Charles H. Suh #14 are granted. Counsel are reminded to become familiar with this court's local rules (including the rules requiring local counsel and describing this court's trial bar). Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 18, 2021 Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' motion for leave to file under seal #4 and Plaintiffs' motion to exceed page limitation #5 are granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 17, 2021 Filing 16 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. for temporary restraining order [REDACTED VERSION] (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 7, #2 Exhibit 8, #3 Exhibit 9, #4 Exhibit 54, #5 Exhibit A - REDACTED, #6 Exhibit B - REDACTED, #7 Exhibit C - REDACTED)(Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 17, 2021 Filing 15 COMPLAINT [REDACTED VERSION] filed by LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc.; Jury Demand. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 7, #2 Exhibit 8, #3 Exhibit 9)(Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 17, 2021 Filing 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18253853. (Suh, Charles) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 17, 2021 Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18253785. (Long, Joseph) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 17, 2021 Filing 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18253726. (Skoyles, Aidan) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 17, 2021 Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18253677. (Parmanand, Sharma) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 14, 2021 Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. by Ian Macaulay Hansen (Hansen, Ian) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 14, 2021 Filing 9 PAYMENT of Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-18246608. (Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 14, 2021 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Heather K. McShain. Case assignment: Random assignment. (acm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 13, 2021 Filing 8 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. Memorandum in Support of Their Motion for Entry of Temporary Restraining Order (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Schedule A, #2 Exhibit 2-10, #3 Exhibit 11-27, #4 Exhibit 28-53)(Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 13, 2021 Filing 7 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. for temporary restraining order and Other Relief (Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 13, 2021 Filing 6 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. (Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 13, 2021 Filing 5 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. for leave to file excess pages (Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 13, 2021 Filing 4 MOTION by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc.Leave to File Under Seal (Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 13, 2021 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. by Lynn Hagman Murray (Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 13, 2021 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]
May 13, 2021 Filing 1 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiffs LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., LG Electronics Inc. Complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-8, #2 Exhibit 9-11, #3 Exhibit 12-13)(Murray, Lynn) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 1/12/2022.]

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