Sunco International Inc. et al v. Jiangsu Sunco Boiler Co., Ltd. et al
| Sunco International Inc. and Jiefeng Shan |
| Jiangsu Sunco Boiler Co., Ltd., Jie Xu, Xiaofeng CAI, Meifang Chen, Xin Zhang, Guoping Xu and Yudong Xu |
| 1:2022cv03818 |
| July 22, 2022 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Charles R Norgle |
| Franklin U Valderrama |
| Defend Trade Secrets Act (of 2016) |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: The Court has reviewed Plaintiffs' sixth supplemental status report on service. R. 22 at 1-2 ("Plaintiffs still are awaiting service of summons pursuant to the Hague Convention on two (2) of the seven (7) Defendants, each of whom are in China.... the [Chinese Ministry of Justice] reported that it reissued applications for service on Defendants Jiangsu Sunco Boiler Co., Ltd. and Jie Xu, that the Chinese Supreme Court has sent the applications of service to the Jiangsu provincial court to effectuate service, and that the services applications are still outstanding and in progress."). Plaintiffs shall file an updated status report about the progress of service on or before 6/26/2023. Mailed notice (ags) |
| Filing 22 STATUS Report SIXTH Supplemental Status Report on Service by Jiefeng Shan, Sunco International Inc. (Phillips, Louis) |
| Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: The Court has reviewed Plaintiffs' fifth supplemental status report on service. R. 20 at 1 ("Plaintiffs still are awaiting service of summons pursuant to the Hague Convention on two (2) of the seven (7) Defendants, each of whom are in China.... [A] renewed request for service was submitted and has been transferred to the Supreme People's Court for further processing."). Plaintiffs shall file an updated status report about the progress of service on or before 5/25/2023. Emailed notice (axc). |
| Filing 20 STATUS Report Plaintiffs' Fifth Supplemental Status Report on Service by Jiefeng Shan, Sunco International Inc. (Phillips, Louis) |
| Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: The Court has reviewed Plaintiffs' fourth supplemental status report on service. R. 18 at 1 ("Plaintiffs are awaiting service of summons pursuant to the Hague Convention on two (2) of the seven (7) Defendants, each of whom are in China."). Plaintiffs shall file an updated status report about the progress of service on or before 4/25/2023. Emailed notice (axc). |
| Filing 18 STATUS Report Plaintiffs' Fourth Supplemental Status Report on Service by Jiefeng Shan, Sunco International Inc. (Phillips, Louis) |
| Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: The Court has reviewed Plaintiffs' third supplemental status report on service. R. 16 at 1 ("Plaintiffs are awaiting service of summons pursuant to the Hague Convention on three (3) of the seven (7) Defendants, each of whom are in China."). Plaintiffs shall file an updated status report about the progress of service on or before 3/23/2023. Mailed notice (smm) |
| Filing 16 STATUS Report Third Supplemental Status Report on Service by Jiefeng Shan, Sunco International Inc. (Phillips, Louis) |
| Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: The Court has reviewed Plaintiffs' second supplemental status report on service. R. 14 at 1 ("Plaintiffs are still awaiting service of summons pursuant to the Hague Convention on five (5) of seven (7) Defendants, each of whom are in China."). Plaintiffs shall file an updated status report about the progress of service on or before 2/20/2023. Emailed notice (axc). |
| Filing 14 STATUS Report Second Supplemental Status Report on Service by Jiefeng Shan, Sunco International Inc. (Phillips, Louis) |
| Filing 13 ANNUAL REMINDER: Pursuant to #Local Rule 3.2 (Notification of Affiliates)#, any nongovernmental party, other than an individual or sole proprietorship, must file a statement identifying all its affiliates known to the party after diligent review or, if the party has identified no affiliates, then a statement reflecting that fact must be filed. An affiliate is defined as follows: any entity or individual owning, directly or indirectly (through ownership of one or more other entities), 5% or more of a party. The statement is to be electronically filed as a PDF in conjunction with entering the affiliates in CM/ECF as prompted. As a reminder to counsel, parties must supplement their statements of affiliates within thirty (30) days of any change in the information previously reported. This minute order is being issued to all counsel of record to remind counsel of their obligation to provide updated information as to additional affiliates if such updating is necessary. If counsel has any questions regarding this process, this #LINK# will provide additional information. Signed by the Executive Committee on 12/29/2022: Mailed notice. (tg, ) |
| Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's first supplemental status report on service. R. 11 ("The Supreme People's Court has not reported service on Defendants at this time."). Plaintiffs shall file an updated status report on or before 1/18/2023 informing the Court about the progress of service. Emailed notice (axc). |
| Filing 11 STATUS Report Plaintiffs' First Supplemental Status Report on Service by Jiefeng Shan, Sunco International Inc. (Phillips, Louis) |
| Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: In their initial status report filed 11/15/2022, Plaintiffs state that Defendants, who are located in China, have not yet been served. While "[t]he Supreme People's Court requested local courts from each province and each major city where the Defendants live to serve the Defendants[,]" the "Supreme People's Court has not reported service on Defendants at this time." R. 9 at 4. Plaintiffs shall file an updated status report on or before 12/15/2022 informing the Court about the progress of service. Mailed notice (axc). |
| Filing 9 STATUS Report Plaintiffs' Initial Status Report by Jiefeng Shan, Sunco International Inc. (Phillips, Louis) |
| Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: On or before 11/15/2022 the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Joint Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Valderrama's name and then again on the link entitled 'Joint Initial Status Report. Plaintiff must serve this Minute Entry on all other parties. If the defendant(s) has not been served with process by that date, plaintiff's counsel is instructed to file an individual status report indicating the status of service of process by the same deadline. The parties are further ordered to review all of Judge Valderrama's standing orders and the information available on his webpage. Any nongovernmental corporate party that qualifies under the Rules is reminded of the requirement to file a disclosure statement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1/N.D. Ill. Local Rule 3.2. Mailed notice (axc). |
| Filing 7 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: The Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. has retired from regular active service as a United States District Judge effective October 4, 2022. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED That the cases on the attached list are to be reassigned to the other judges of this Court as indicated, pursuant to Local Rule 40.1(f). IT IS ALSO ORDERED That any case that was assigned to the Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. and may require further judicial action in the future, shall be reassigned by lot to a judge of this Court. Case reassigned to the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama for all further proceedings. Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 10/06/2022.(td, ) |
| Filing 6 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Sunco International Inc. Supplement to Rule 7.1 and LR 3.2 (Phillips, Louis) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Jiangsu Sunco Boiler Co., Ltd. (jb, Joshua) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Xiaofeng CAI, Meifang Chen, Guoping Xu, Jie Xu, Yudong Xu, Xin Zhang (sxh, ) |
| CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (ak, ) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable M. David Weisman. Case assignment: Random assignment. (ak, ) |
| Filing 5 STATEMENT by Sunco International Inc. Rule 7.1 (Phillips, Louis) |
| Filing 4 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by All Plaintiffs (Phillips, Louis) |
| Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Jiefeng Shan, Sunco International Inc. by Louis John Phillips (Phillips, Louis) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Phillips, Louis) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Jiefeng Shan, Sunco International Inc.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-19676497.(Phillips, Louis) |
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