Virgil C. Stephens v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A
Plaintiff: Virgil C. Stephens
Defendant: The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A
Case Number: 1:2024cv01380
Filed: February 19, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Nancy L Maldonado
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 101 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 5, 2024 Filing 17 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Virgil C. Stephens as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 4/5/2024, answer due 4/26/2024. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Service, Keith A. Vogt)(Vogt, Keith)
April 5, 2024 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A (jmv, )
March 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER for leave to conduct expedited discovery and service of process by email and/or electronic publication. Signed by the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado on 3/28/2024.(ca, )
March 28, 2024 Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado: The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's motion for Leave to Conduct Expedited Discovery and for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) 13 . Plaintiff's motion is granted because the Court agrees expedited discovery is warranted to identify Defendant and its accounts, in order to preserve assets for any potential judgment, and electronic service of process does not violate any treaty and is consistent with due process as it effectively communicates the pendency of this action to Defendant. See, e.g., Oakley, Inc. v. P'ships & Unincorporated Ass'ns Identified in Schedule "A", No. 20-CV-05049, 2021 WL 2894166, at *5 (N.D. Ill. July 9, 2021) (finding electronic service proper in similar circumstances). Enter Order. (ca, )
February 22, 2024 Filing 14 MEMORANDUM in support of 13 Exparte motion (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Declaration of Keith A. Vogt, #3 Exhibit 1, of Keith A. Vogt's declaration, #4 Exhibit 2, of Keith A. Vogt's declaration)(Vogt, Keith)
February 22, 2024 Filing 12 [Amended] Schedule A to Complaint #1 and Schedule A #2 by Virgil C. Stephens (Vogt, Keith)
February 20, 2024 Filing 11 MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC. (daj, )
February 20, 2024 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable M. David Weisman. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (axa, )
February 20, 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. (axa, )
February 19, 2024 Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Virgil C. Stephens by Christopher Romero (Romero, Christopher)
February 19, 2024 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Virgil C. Stephens by Monica Rita Martin (Martin, Monica)
February 19, 2024 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Virgil C. Stephens by Cameron Eugene Mcintyre (Mcintyre, Cameron)
February 19, 2024 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Virgil C. Stephens by Adam Grodman (Grodman, Adam)
February 19, 2024 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Virgil C. Stephens by Yi Bu (Bu, Yi)
February 19, 2024 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Virgil C. Stephens by Yanling Jiang (Jiang, Yanling)
February 19, 2024 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Virgil C. Stephens by Keith A. Vogt (Vogt, Keith)
February 19, 2024 Filing 3 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Vogt, Keith)
February 19, 2024 Filing 2 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Virgil C. Stephens Schedule A to Complaint #1 (Vogt, Keith)
February 19, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Virgil C. Stephens ; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-21651254. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4)(Vogt, Keith)

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Plaintiff: Virgil C. Stephens
Represented By: Yi Bu
Represented By: Keith A. Vogt
Represented By: Adam Grodman
Represented By: Cameron Eugene Mcintyre
Represented By: Christopher Romero
Represented By: Monica Rita Martin
Represented By: Yanling Jiang
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