Fallen Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-26
Plaintiff: Fallen Productions, Inc.
Defendant: Does 1-26
Case Number: 1:2020cv01394
Filed: February 26, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Virginia M Kendall
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
April 22, 2020 Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. On the Court's own Motion due to Second Amended General Order 20-0012, Initial Status hearing set for 4/29/2020 is reset for 6/29/2020 at 9:00 AM.Mailed notice (lk, )
March 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER Seconded Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on March 30, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Second Amended General Order. Amended General Order 20-0012, entered on March 17, 2020, and General Order 20-0014, entered on March 20, 2020, are vacated and superseded by this Second Amended General. See attached Order for guidance.Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 3/30/2020: Mailed notice. (docket1, )
March 17, 2020 Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Plaintiff's Motion for leave to take Discovery prior to Rule 26(f) Conference #9 is granted. Motion hearing set for 3/23/2020 is stricken. Mailed notice (lk, )
March 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on March 16, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Amended General Order. See attached Order for guidance.Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 3/16/2020: Mailed notice. (ecw, )
March 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 GENERAL ORDER signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall: In view of the current situation regarding COVID19, the Court encourages counsel with motion or status hearings set over the next few weeks to (a) file a joint status report if they believe that the motion and/or status can be handled without an appearance simply by providing the Court with an update on the progress of the case or an indication that the relief requested in the motion either is unopposed or can be addressed with an agreed briefing schedule or (b) make arrangements to appear by telephone for all motions and status hearings that cannot be handled without an appearance. If you would like to appear by telephone for any hearing or status conference, please contact the Courtroom Deputy, Lynn Kandziora, preferably by email (Lynn_Kandziora@ilnd.uscourts.gov) or by telephone (312) 4085153, if necessary, to advise her of the case number and the name of the person who is expecting to participate. We will open the phone lines shortly before the start time every day that court is in session. Please use the Court's toll free call in number 877 848 7030, conference access code is 2413900. Given the increased volume of users that is anticipated, we ask that you keep your phone on mute until your case is called. Signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 3/13/2020: Mailed notice. (rp, )
March 11, 2020 Filing 11 NOTICE of Motion by Michael A. Hierl for presentment of motion for discovery #9 before Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 3/23/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Hierl, Michael)
March 11, 2020 Filing 10 MEMORANDUM by Fallen 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)
March 11, 2020 Filing 9 MOTION by Plaintiff Fallen Productions, Inc. for discovery Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Take Discovery Prior to Rule 26(f) Conference (Hierl, Michael)
March 9, 2020 Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Initial status hearing set for 4/29/2020 at 9:00 a.m. Joint Status Report due by 4/24/2020. The parties are directed to Judge Kendall's web page found at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov for information about the Initial Status Report and for information regarding all standing orders for cases on Judge Kendall's docket. The parties shall follow all of the standing orders for Judge Kendall and all Local Rules which can be found at the same web page. For the Initial Status Report, the parties are to report on the following: (1) Possibility of settlement in the case; (2) if no possibility of settlement exists, the nature and length of discovery necessary (with specific dates) to get the case ready for trial; 3) whether the parties jointly consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. At the Initial Status Hearing, the Parties shall be prepared to inform the Court about the extent of monetary damages in order for the Court to address the proportionality of discovery as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26. Lead counsel is directed to appear at this status hearing. Mailed notice (lk, )
February 27, 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. (rc, )
February 27, 2020 Filing 6 MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC (rc, )
February 27, 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)
February 26, 2020 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Fallen Productions, Inc. by William Benjamin Kalbac (Kalbac, William)
February 26, 2020 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Fallen Productions, Inc. by Michael A. Hierl (Hierl, Michael)
February 26, 2020 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Hierl, Michael)
February 26, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Fallen Productions, Inc.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16766124. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-B)(Hierl, Michael)
February 26, 2020 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sidney I. Schenkier. Case assignment: Random assignment. (dxb, )

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Represented By: Michael A. Hierl
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