HB Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-25
Plaintiff: HB Productions, Inc.
Defendant: Does 1-25
Case Number: 1:2019cv07508
Filed: November 14, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Manish S Shah
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 101
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 13, 2019 Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Take Discovery Prior to a Rule 26(f) Conference #9 is granted. Plaintiff has demonstrated good cause to conduct early discovery, in order to identify the defendants in this case. Plaintiff may issue Rule 45 subpoenas to the internet service providers associated with the defendants' IP addresses to obtain the names and addresses of the subscribers. Plaintiff may use the information solely for purposes of this litigation. No appearance on the motion is necessary necessary. Status hearing on 1/28/20 is stricken and reset to 2/18/20 at 9:30 a.m. Notices mailed. (psm, )
December 3, 2019 Filing 11 NOTICE of Motion by Michael A. Hierl for presentment of motion for discovery #9 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 12/19/2019 at 09:45 AM. (Hierl, Michael)
December 3, 2019 Filing 10 MEMORANDUM by HB Productions, Inc. in support of motion for discovery #9 Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Take Discovery Prior to Rule 26(f) Conference (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-C)(Hierl, Michael)
December 3, 2019 Filing 9 MOTION by Plaintiff HB Productions, Inc. for discovery Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Take Discovery Prior to Rule 26(f) Conference (Hierl, Michael)
November 22, 2019 Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: A status hearing is set for 1/28/20 at 9:30 a.m. No later than three business days before the status hearing, the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Shah's name and then again on the link entitled 'Initial Status Conferences.' Notices mailed. (psm, )
November 15, 2019 Filing 7 MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC (rp, )
November 15, 2019 Filing 6 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by HB Productions, Inc. Plaintiff's Corporate Disclosure Statement Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.7.1 and Local Rule 3.2 (Hierl, Michael)
November 15, 2019 Filing 5 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in this Notice which includes a link to the (MIDP) Standing Order and a Checklist for use by the parties. In cases subject to the pilot, all parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the Standing Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the Standing Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the following documents (Notice of Mandatory Initial Discovery and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (rp, )
November 14, 2019 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff HB Productions, Inc. by William Benjamin Kalbac (Kalbac, William)
November 14, 2019 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff HB Productions, Inc. by Michael A. Hierl (Hierl, Michael)
November 14, 2019 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Hierl, Michael)
November 14, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by HB Productions, Inc.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16437928. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-B)(Hierl, Michael)
November 14, 2019 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Manish S. Shah. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Lam, Tina)

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Plaintiff: HB Productions, Inc.
Represented By: Michael A. Hierl
Represented By: William Benjamin Kalbac
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