Fallen Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-24
Plaintiff: Fallen Productions, Inc.
Defendant: Does 1-24
Case Number: 1:2020cv00368
Filed: January 17, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Z Lee
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
February 5, 2020 Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: Pursuant to Plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal, the remaining Doe Defendants are dismissed without prejudice. Each party shall bear its own attorney's fees and costs. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (ca, )
February 4, 2020 Filing 12 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Fallen Productions, Inc. Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice of All Remaining Doe Defendants (Hierl, Michael)
January 23, 2020 Filing 11 Certification by Fallen Productions, Inc. Certification by Attorney Regarding Discovery Obligations Under Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project (Kalbac, William)
January 23, 2020 Filing 10 Certification by Fallen Productions, Inc. Certification by Attorney Regarding Discovery Obligations Under Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project (Hierl, Michael)
January 23, 2020 Filing 9 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Initial status hearing set for 3/19/20 at 9:00 a.m. Judge Lee participates in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project ("Project"). The Project applies to all cases filed on or after June 1, 2017, excluding the following: (1) cases exempted by Rule 26(a)(1)(B), (2) actions brought by a person in the custody of the United States, a state, or a state subdivision, regardless of whether an attorney is recruited, (3) actions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, (4) patent cases governed by the Local Patent Rules, and (5) cases transferred for consolidated administration in the District by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("Exempt Cases").For all cases to which the Project applies, Judge Lee requires (1) each attorney appearing on behalf of Plaintiff(s) to file a "Certification by Attorney Regarding Discovery Obligations Under Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" form within 28 days after the filing of the Complaint and (2) each attorney appearing on behalf of Defendant(s) to file the certification form with the Answer. The parties are directed to file a joint initial status report four business days prior to the initial status hearing. The certification form and initial status report requirements are set forth in Judge Lee's standing order regarding the "Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" available on the Courts website. For all Exempt Cases, the parties are directed to file a joint initial status report four business days prior to the initial status hearing in accordance with the standing order governing "Initial Status Report in Cases Exempt from the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" also available on the Court's website. Mailed notice (ca, )
January 21, 2020 Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: The Court orders plaintiff to file a brief on or before February 4, 2020, as to whether defendants are properly joined in this case. The brief shall discuss Malibu Media, LLC v. John Does 1-68, No. 12 CV 6675, 2013 WL 5423872, at *35 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 27, 2013) (finding joinder inappropriate because the allegations were insufficient to show that defendants actually shared copyrighted files with one another), as well as the cases cited therein.Mailed notice (ca, )
January 21, 2020 Filing 7 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. (pj, )
January 21, 2020 Filing 6 MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC (pj, )
January 17, 2020 Filing 5 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Fallen Productions, Inc. Plaintiff's Corporate Disclosure Statement Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.7.1 and Local Rule 3.2 (Hierl, Michael)
January 17, 2020 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Fallen Productions, Inc. by William Benjamin Kalbac (Kalbac, William)
January 17, 2020 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Fallen Productions, Inc. by Michael A. Hierl (Hierl, Michael)
January 17, 2020 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Hierl, Michael)
January 17, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Fallen Productions, Inc.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16627606. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-B)(Hierl, Michael)
January 17, 2020 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Z. Lee. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cummings. Case assignment: Random assignment. (acm, )

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