Converse Inc. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A
Plaintiff: Converse Inc.
Defendant: The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A and eang237 and the Individuals and Entities Operating eang237
Case Number: 1:2024cv00373
Filed: January 16, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Jeffrey I Cummings
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 15, 2024 Filing 34 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey I Cummings: Before the Court is plaintiff's motion #31 for entry of default and default judgment against the remaining defendant. The remaining defendant has failed either to plead or to otherwise appear to defend against this action. Accordingly, an order of default is entered under Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Any objection to the motion for entry of default judgment must be filed on or before 3/22/24. If no objection is filed by that date, the Court will consider the motion unopposed. Plaintiff must serve this minute order upon defendant within one business day of its entry on the docket and must promptly file proof of that service. Mailed notice (cc, )
March 12, 2024 Filing 33 DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion #32 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Slay, Marcella)
March 12, 2024 Filing 32 MEMORANDUM by Converse Inc. in support of motion for entry of default, motion for default judgment #31 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Slay, Marcella)
March 12, 2024 Filing 31 MOTION by Plaintiff Converse Inc. for entry of default as to all Defendants , MOTION by Plaintiff Converse Inc. for default judgment as to all Defendants (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Slay, Marcella)
February 21, 2024 Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey I Cummings: The 2/23/24 and the 3/4/24 tracking status hearings are stricken and re-set to 4/12/24 at 9:00 a.m. (to track the case only, no appearance is required). Mailed notice (cc, )
February 16, 2024 Filing 29 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Converse Inc. as to eang237 and the Individuals and Entities Operating eang237 on 2/16/2024, answer due 3/8/2024. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Berel Y. Lakovitsky, #2 Exhibit A)(Lakovitsky, Berel)
February 1, 2024 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant eang237 and the Individuals and Entities Operating eang237 (gmm, )
January 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER signed by the Honorable Jeffrey I Cummings on 1/29/202. Mailed notice(jh, )
January 29, 2024 Filing 27 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey I Cummings: Plaintiff's motion to withdraw #20 is granted and the previously filed motion for entry of TRO #11 and motion for electronic service of process #16 are terminated as withdrawn. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal #3 , plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery #23 , and plaintiff's renewed motion for electronic service of process #24 are granted. Enter Order. Status hearing is set for 3/4/24 at 9:00 a.m. (to track the case only, no appearance is required). Mailed notice (cc, )
January 24, 2024 Filing 26 DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion #25 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Gaudio, Justin)
January 24, 2024 Filing 25 MEMORANDUM by Converse Inc. in support of motion for miscellaneous relief #24 (Gaudio, Justin)
January 24, 2024 Filing 24 MOTION by Plaintiff Converse Inc. for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) (Gaudio, Justin)
January 24, 2024 Filing 23 MOTION by Plaintiff Converse Inc. for discovery Expedited (Gaudio, Justin)
January 24, 2024 Filing 22 EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Converse Inc. Schedule A regarding amended complaint, #21 (Gaudio, Justin)
January 24, 2024 Filing 21 AMENDED complaint by Converse Inc. against eang237 and the Individuals and Entities Operating eang237 and terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4)(Gaudio, Justin)
January 24, 2024 Filing 20 MOTION by Plaintiff Converse Inc. to withdraw motion for miscellaneous relief #16 , motion for temporary restraining order #11 (Gaudio, Justin)
January 23, 2024 Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey I Cummings: This case has been assigned to the calendar of Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal #3 , plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order #11 , and plaintiff's motion for electronic service of process #16 are entered and continued. Upon review of the complaint and the TRO submissions, the Court sua sponte raises the proprietary of joinder of over 100 defendants in this case. See, e.g. Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. v. Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182 (N.D.Ill. 2020). By 2/7/24, plaintiff shall file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of the principles described in Estee Lauder. In the alternative, plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint with a smaller subset of defendants along with its memorandum explaining specifically why each defendant is properly joined to all of the others. Estee Lauder, 334 F.R.D. at 189. Status hearing set for 2/23/24 at 9:00 a.m. (to track the case only, no appearance is filed). Mailed notice (cc, )
January 17, 2024 Filing 18 DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion #17 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Gaudio, Justin)
January 17, 2024 Filing 17 MEMORANDUM by Converse Inc. in support of motion for miscellaneous relief #16 (Gaudio, Justin)
January 17, 2024 Filing 16 MOTION by Plaintiff Converse Inc. for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) (Gaudio, Justin)
January 17, 2024 Filing 15 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Converse Inc. Exhibit 3 - Parts 1-10 regarding declaration #14 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 3-1, #2 Exhibit 3-2, #3 Exhibit 3-3, #4 Exhibit 3-4, #5 Exhibit 3-5, #6 Exhibit 3-6, #7 Exhibit 3-7, #8 Exhibit 3-8, #9 Exhibit 3-9, #10 Exhibit 3-10)(Gaudio, Justin)
January 17, 2024 Filing 14 DECLARATION of Joe Pallett regarding memorandum in support of motion #12 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Gaudio, Justin)
January 17, 2024 Filing 13 DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion #12 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4)(Gaudio, Justin)
January 17, 2024 Filing 12 MEMORANDUM by Converse Inc. in support of motion for temporary restraining order #11 (Gaudio, Justin)
January 17, 2024 Filing 11 MOTION by Plaintiff Converse Inc. for temporary restraining order Including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, and Expedited Discovery (Gaudio, Justin)
January 16, 2024 Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Converse Inc. by Berel Yonathan Lakovitsky (Lakovitsky, Berel)
January 16, 2024 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Converse Inc. by Marcella Deshonda Slay (Slay, Marcella)
January 16, 2024 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Converse Inc. by Amy Crout Ziegler (Ziegler, Amy)
January 16, 2024 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Converse Inc. by Justin R. Gaudio (Gaudio, Justin)
January 16, 2024 Filing 6 Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Converse Inc. (Gaudio, Justin)
January 16, 2024 Filing 5 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Converse Inc. (Gaudio, Justin)
January 16, 2024 Filing 4 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Gaudio, Justin)
January 16, 2024 Filing 3 MOTION by Plaintiff Converse Inc. for leave to file under seal (Gaudio, Justin)
January 16, 2024 Filing 2 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Converse Inc. Schedule A regarding complaint #1 (Gaudio, Justin)
January 16, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Converse Inc.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-21524033. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4)(Gaudio, Justin)
January 16, 2024 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jeffrey I Cummings. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (emc, )
January 16, 2024 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. (emc, )

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Represented By: Amy Crout Ziegler
Represented By: Berel Yonathan Lakovitsky
Represented By: Marcella Deshonda Slay
Represented By: Justin R. Gaudio
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