Rapak, LLC et al v. Liqui-Box Corporation
Plaintiff: Rapak, LLC and DS Smith Plastics Limited
Defendant: Liqui-Box Corporation
Case Number: 1:2016cv09234
Filed: September 26, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Will
Presiding Judge: John Robert Blakey
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 1126
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 5, 2016 Filing 44 NOTICE of Correction #43 . (tt, )
December 5, 2016 Filing 43 MAILED Patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA (Attachments: #1 Closing Order). (tt, ) (Attachment 1 replaced on 12/5/2016) (tt, ).
December 2, 2016 Filing 42 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Pursuant to Plaintiffs' motion to voluntarily dismiss #40 , this case is hereby dismissed with prejudice under Rule 41(a). The initial status conference previously set for 12/16/16 is stricken, and the parties need not appear. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (gel, )
December 2, 2016 Filing 41 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: On the Court's own motion, status hearing previously set for 12/6/2016 is reset for 12/9/2016 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1725. Mailed notice (gel, )
November 29, 2016 Filing 40 MOTION by Plaintiffs DS Smith Plastics Limited, Rapak, LLC to dismiss (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Hesse, Channing)
November 9, 2016 Filing 39 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The parties' oral request to extend the deadline for Defendant to answer or otherwise plead is granted. Defendant shall file its answer or other responsive pleading by 12/2/16. Additionally, the initial status conference previously set for 11/16/16 is stricken and reset to 12/6/16 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1725. Mailed notice (gel, )
October 25, 2016 Filing 38 REDACTED #17 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 09/28/16 before the Honorable John Robert Blakey. TRO Hearing. Court Reporter Contact Information: Lisa Breiter lisa_breiter@ilnd.uscourts.gov (312) 818-6683. 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 10/19/2016. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 10/31/2016. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 12/27/2016. (Breiter, Lisa) (Breiter, Lisa)
October 21, 2016 Filing 37 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Defendant's motion to redact portions of transcript #35 is granted. The 10/27/16 Notice of Motion date is stricken, and the parties need not appear. Mailed notice (gel, )
October 19, 2016 Filing 36 NOTICE of Motion by George James Tzanetopoulos for presentment of Motion to Redact Transcript, motion for relief #35 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 10/27/2016 at 09:45 AM. (Tzanetopoulos, George)
October 19, 2016 Filing 35 MOTION to Redact transcript #17 (Tzanetopoulos, George)
October 12, 2016 Filing 34 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Defendant's agreed motion for extension of time to file answer #32 is granted. Defendant's answer or other responsive pleading shall be filed on or before 11/10/2016. Motion hearing set for 10/18/2016 is stricken. Mailed notice (gel, )
October 11, 2016 Filing 33 NOTICE of Motion by George James Tzanetopoulos for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer #32 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 10/18/2016 at 09:45 AM. (Tzanetopoulos, George)
October 11, 2016 Filing 32 MOTION by Defendant Liqui-Box Corporation for extension of time to file answer (AGREED) (Tzanetopoulos, George)
October 3, 2016 Filing 31 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Pursuant to Plaintiff's withdrawal of their motion for temporary restraining order #30 , the motion hearing set for 10/5/16 is stricken. Plaintiff's motion for TRO #12 is stricken, as is Defendant's motion for extension of time #19 , which was also withdrawn #21 . This case is set for an initial status conference on 11/16/16 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1725. The parties are advised to review and strictly comply with the Court's standing order concerning initial status conferences and the filing of the initial status report (which, in this case, will be due no later than 11/9/16). The standing order and the template for the initial status report are available on the Court's homepage at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. By way of preliminary information, the Court expects attorneys to appear at all set dates. If an attorney has a conflict with a set date, the attorney must notify Judge Blakey's Courtroom Deputy, Gloria Lewis, at (312) 818-6699. If appropriate, the Court will then reset the matter. Advising opposing counsel of a conflict is not a substitute for communicating with the Court. Attorneys who fail to appear and fail to notify the Courtroom Deputy of any conflict may be subject to sanctions. Additionally, the parties are strongly encouraged to consider consenting to proceed before the assigned United States Magistrate Judge. Should the parties elect to do so, they should notify Mrs. Lewis, and the case will be reassigned upon receipt of the signed consent form. Mailed notice (gel, )
October 3, 2016 Filing 30 wITHDRAWAL OF MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by DS Smith Plastics Limited (Hesse, Channing)
October 3, 2016 Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Motions for leave to appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Liqui-Box Corporation #24 , #25 , #26 , #27 and #28 are granted. Mailed notice (gel, )
September 30, 2016 Filing 28 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-12422488. (VanderBroek, Mark)
September 30, 2016 Filing 27 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-12422060. (Jones, Neil)
September 30, 2016 Filing 26 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-12421210. (Ray, George)
September 30, 2016 Filing 25 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-12421182. (Case, Jennifer)
September 30, 2016 Filing 24 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-12421145. (Malone, Samuel)
September 29, 2016 Filing 23 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs DS Smith Plastics Limited, Rapak, LLC by Channing Blair Hesse Corrected for Entry #3 (Hesse, Channing)
September 29, 2016 Filing 22 RESPONSE by DS Smith Plastics Limited to MOTION by Defendant Liqui-Box Corporation for extension of time #19 Opposition to Def. Req. for Addtl Time (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Hesse, Channing)
September 29, 2016 Filing 21 WITHDRAWAL OF DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR ONE-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME by Liqui-Box Corporation (Tzanetopoulos, George)
September 28, 2016 Filing 20 NOTICE of Motion by George James Tzanetopoulos for presentment of extension of time #19 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 10/6/2016 at 09:45 AM. (Tzanetopoulos, George)
September 28, 2016 Filing 19 MOTION by Defendant Liqui-Box Corporation for extension of time (Tzanetopoulos, George)
September 28, 2016 Filing 18 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Liqui-Box Corporation by George James Tzanetopoulos (Tzanetopoulos, George)
September 28, 2016 Filing 17 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 09/28/16 before the Honorable John Robert Blakey. TRO Hearing. Court Reporter Contact Information: Lisa Breiter lisa_breiter@ilnd.uscourts.gov (312) 818-6683.

< Redaction Request due 10/19/2016. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 10/31/2016. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 12/27/2016. (Breiter, Lisa)
September 28, 2016 Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Motion hearing held on 9/28/2016. Plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order #10 , #12 is entered and continued to 10/5/2016 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 1725. Any response to Plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order shall be filed on or before 5:00 p.m. on 10/3/2016. Mailed notice (gel, )
September 27, 2016 Filing 15 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Plaintiff DS Smith Plastics Limited as to Liqui-Box Corporation on 9/27/2016, answer due 10/18/2016. (Hesse, Channing) (Docket Text Modified by Clerk's Office on 9/28/2016 (lf, )).
September 27, 2016 Filing 14 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by All Plaintiffs (Hesse, Channing)
September 27, 2016 Filing 13 NOTICE of Motion by Channing Blair Hesse for presentment of (Hesse, Channing)
September 27, 2016 Filing 12 MOTION by Plaintiff DS Smith Plastics Limited for temporary restraining order (Hesse, Channing)
September 27, 2016 Filing 11 NOTICE of Motion by Channing Blair Hesse for presentment of (Hesse, Channing)
September 27, 2016 Filing 10 MOTION by Plaintiff DS Smith Plastics Limited for temporary restraining order (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibits Part 1, #2 Exhibit Exhibits Part 2)(Hesse, Channing)
September 27, 2016 Filing 9 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff DS Smith Plastics Limited Verified Complaint for Injunctive Relief(Under Seal) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibits A-G)(Hesse, Channing)
September 27, 2016 Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiffs' motion to file under seal portions of Plaintiffs' complaint and Exhibits D and E thereto #5 is granted. The 9/29/16 Notice of Motion date is stricken, and the parties need not appear. Mailed notice (gel, )
September 27, 2016 Filing 7 MAILED patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA. (lf, )
September 27, 2016 Filing 6 NOTICE of Motion by Amy Galvin Grogan for presentment of motion to seal document, motion for relief #5 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 9/29/2016 at 09:45 AM. (Grogan, Amy)
September 27, 2016 Filing 5 MOTION by Plaintiff DS Smith Plastics Limited to seal document complaint #1 (Attachments: #1 Supplement Brief in Support of Motion, #2 Notice of Filing Notice of Motion)(Grogan, Amy)
September 26, 2016 Filing 4 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by All Plaintiffs re attorney appearance #3 , civil cover sheet #2 , complaint #1 (Grogan, Amy)
September 26, 2016 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs DS Smith Plastics Limited, Rapak, LLC by Canning Blair Hesse (Grogan, Amy) Modified on by the clerk's office on 9/29/2016 (jl, ).
September 26, 2016 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Grogan, Amy)
September 26, 2016 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Redacted Version filed by Rapak, LLC; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-12402079. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Grogan, Amy)
September 26, 2016 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Susan E. Cox. (lcw, )

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Plaintiff: Rapak, LLC
Represented By: Channing Blair Hesse
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Defendant: Liqui-Box Corporation
Represented By: Mark S VanderBroek
Represented By: Jennifer G. Case
Represented By: George James Tzanetopoulos
Represented By: Neil C Jones
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