Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A
| Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC |
| The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, liuxinshop, Mystery Town, KLROSCAYI, meihe-oldsix, jzhsq, Chenxiaod Shop, RUIAOMIN-SHOP, chuslym, chenfandedian, Rita Jiang, howen, Gong Qingyun, Ping Pong, GO AWAY, Power_Station, GXSYAO, IDEAL, maihaowu (complaint about following the seller and placing a test order), Panda Picks, Changshanuoyikejiyouxiangongsi, 10-15 working days to arrive, Feng Yixing Clothing, Bags and Accessories Store, guangzhoululanshangmaoyouxiangongsi, StoneV, US Pellet Store(Fast Delivery 7-14Days), YFcaiheng, Yufan Liu, zhengqianhuijia, zhengzhouleizhiwangluokejiyouxiangongsi, zhichs, zhoukouchengxing, Cat Love Fish Store, changshashiqiutao, changshashizheyi, fenchunshangmaoyouxiangongsi, fengdaxinxijishu, foshanguangji, guangzhouwantaili, GYHHTHBBYIY, huanrushangmao, HYwys, IOQWEUOPT, jsaierl, JZWLXX, keyiwangluo, kjhgfdfghjkl, lalaxiaohumaoyi, Linda's Boutique, qinduosi, shen zhen guang meng, shenzhenhuanmengkeji, WONIMA and XiYuanTong |
| 1:2024cv08643 |
| September 19, 2024 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| John J Tharp |
| Trademark |
| 15 U.S.C. § 1114 Trademark Infringement |
| None |
Docket Report
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| Filing 39 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal, and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendant nos. 5, 31, 35, 41, and 43 are dismissed from this case. Mailed notice (air, ) |
| Filing 38 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs as to [Certain] defendants (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 37 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Defendant Howen's motion for an extension of time to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint #36 is granted. Defendant Howen's new deadline to answer or otherwise respond is now 12/15/2024. Mailed notice (air, ) |
| Filing 35 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion for entry of default and default judgment #32 is taken under advisement. Any objections or responses are due by 11/12/2024. The plaintiff is directed to provide defendants with notice of the default proceedings against them by 11/5/2024. To effectuate that notice, the Court directs the plaintiff to (1) update the website through which it has been publishing information about the case to provide notice of its motion for entry of default and default judgment, as well as the deadline to object set forth in this order, and (2) send an email to the email addresses provided for the defendants by third parties (or otherwise obtained by the plaintiff) informing them of the default proceedings against them and containing a link to the updated website. Mailed notice (air, ) |
| Filing 34 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal #31 , and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendant nos. 9, 14, 21, 22, 25, 26, and 49 are dismissed from this case. Mailed notice (air, ) |
| Filing 33 MEMORANDUM by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC in support of motion for default judgment #32 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Declaration of Keith A. Vogt)(Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 32 MOTION by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC for default judgment as to Against the Defendants Identified in First Amended Schedule A (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 31 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs as to [Certain] defendants (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 36 MOTION by Defendant Howen for extension of time. (Received by Box.Com on 10/30/24). (gcy, ) |
| NEW PARTIES: 10-15 working days to arrive, Changshanuoyikejiyouxiangongsi, chenfandedian, Chenxiaod Shop, chuslym, Feng Yixing Clothing, Bags and Accessories Store, GO AWAY, Gong Qingyun, guangzhoululanshangmaoyouxiangongsi, GXSYAO, howen, IDEAL, jzhsq, KLROSCAYI, liuxinshop, maihaowu (complaint about following the seller and placing a test order), meihe-oldsix, Mystery Town, Panda Picks, Ping Pong, Power_Station, Rita Jiang, RUIAOMIN-SHOP, StoneV, US Pellet Store(Fast Delivery 7-14Days), YFcaiheng, Yufan Liu, zhengqianhuijia, zhengzhouleizhiwangluokejiyouxiangongsi, zhichs, zhoukouchengxing, Cat Love Fish Store, changshashiqiutao, changshashizheyi, fenchunshangmaoyouxiangongsi, fengdaxinxijishu, foshanguangji, guangzhouwantaili, GYHHTHBBYIY, huanrushangmao, HYwys, IOQWEUOPT, jsaierl, JZWLXX, keyiwangluo, kjhgfdfghjkl, lalaxiaohumaoyi, Linda's Boutique, qinduosi, shen zhen guang meng, shenzhenhuanmengkeji, WONIMA and XiYuanTong added to case caption. (Bu, Yi) |
| Filing 30 PRELIMINARY Injunction Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 10/28/2024. Mailed notice(air, ) |
| Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:On the grounds set forth in the motion, plaintiff's motion for entry of a preliminary injunction #21 is granted. Enter preliminary injunction order. The preliminary injunction directs, among other things, that Schedule A be unsealed. Plaintiff is ordered to enter in CM/ECF no later than 10/30/24 each defendant named in the original Schedule A as a party in this case (where a defendant has been dismissed, the CM/ECF entry should reflect that status). Failure to timely comply with this requirement may result in vacating the preliminary injunction. For instructions as to how to add parties to the case docket, see https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Videos.aspx?folder=_cmecf&play=Add_Terminate.mp4. Mailed notice (air, ) |
| Filing 28 CERTIFICATE of Service by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC regarding text entry,,, #27 (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 27 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: The plaintiff's certificate of service #24 indicates only that the plaintiff emailed a copy of the Court's minute order of 10/10/2024 #24 to the defendants. It does not, as the Court directed in that minute order, indicate (1) that the plaintiff updated its website with the motion and the deadline for responses or objections, or (2) that it provided to each defendant the screenshot evidence of the allegedly infringing product(s) offered and sold by that defendant that the Plaintiff provided in support of its request for a TRO and/or preliminary injunction. Plaintiff is required to certify, no later than 10/21/2024, that it has taken both of those steps. The deadline for defendants to respond or object to the motion for preliminary injunction is now 10/23/2024. Plaintiff is directed to communicate that deadline on its website and in its communications with defendants via email. Mailed notice (air, ) |
| Filing 26 CERTIFICATE of Service by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC regarding order on motion for preliminary injunction,,,, set motion and R&R deadlines/hearings,,, #24 (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: The plaintiff is directed, no later than 10/18/2024, to file a certification that it has supplemented service on defendants as directed by the Court on 10/10/2024 #24 . Mailed notice (air, ) |
| Filing 24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:The plaintiff's motion for entry of a preliminary injunction #21 is taken under advisement. Any objection or response is due before 10/15/24. Upon review of the Certificate of Service, however, the Court directs Plaintiff to supplement, by 10/11/2024, the publication of the motion on the website with prominent text advising defendants that: A motion for entry of a preliminary injunction has been filed and that any responses or objections to that motion must be filed before October 15, 2024. The plaintiff must also provide to each defendant the screenshot evidence of the allegedly infringing product(s) offered and sold by that defendant that Plaintiff has provided to the Court in support of its request for a TRO and/or preliminary injunction. Mailed notice (air, ) |
| Filing 23 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 10/9/2024, answer due 10/30/2024. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Service, #2 Exhibit 1, of Declaration of Service, #3 Exhibit 2, of Declaration of Service)(Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 22 MEMORANDUM by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC in support of motion for preliminary injunction #21 (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Keith A. Vogt, #2 Exhibit 1, of Keith A. Vogt's declaration)(Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 21 MOTION by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC for preliminary injunction (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 20 SURETY BOND in the amount of $ 53,000.00 posted by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC. (Document not imaged) (td, ) |
| Filing 19 SEALED Temporary Restraining Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 10/2/2024. Mailed notice(air, ) |
| Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:On the grounds set forth in the motion, plaintiff's ex parte motion for TRO #14 is granted. Enter temporary restraining order. Mailed notice (air, ) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A (gmm, ) |
| Filing 17 Supplemental Information to Plaintiff's TRO Motion 13 by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff is required to supplement its TRO motion 13 with a listing of all prior online trademark/copyright infringement cases (also known as "Schedule A" cases) filed in any court in the United States in which it was a plaintiff, a listing of any of the defendants included in the Schedule A in this case that plaintiff has previously named as defendants in any prior complaint or schedule A case, and a certification that the plaintiff has not used any of the screenshot evidence supplied in support of this motion for TRO in any prior proceeding. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file Schedule A to the Complaint and Exhibit 3 to the Declaration of Sean Gorman under seal #11 is granted. As such, the sealed Schedule A #2 and exhibit #15 are permitted to remain under seal. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file excess pages #12 is also granted. Mailed notice (air, ) |
| Filing 15 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Sealed Exhibit 3, Declaration of Sean Gorman regarding memorandum in support of motion, #14 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 3-1, #2 Exhibit 3-2)(Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 14 MEMORANDUM in Support of 13 Exparte Motion (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Keith A. Vogt, #2 Exhibit 1-4, of Keith A. Vogt's Declaration, #3 Declaration of Sean Gorman, #4 Exhibit 1, of Sean Gorman's Declaration, #5 Exhibit 2, of Sean Gorman's Declaration)(Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 12 MOTION by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC for leave to file excess pages (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 11 MOTION by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC for leave to file under seal (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by Yi Bu (Bu, Yi) |
| Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by Yanling Jiang (Jiang, Yanling) |
| Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by Monica Rita Martin (Martin, Monica) |
| Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by Christopher Romero (Romero, Christopher) |
| Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by Cameron Eugene Mcintyre (Mcintyre, Cameron) |
| Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by Adam Grodman (Grodman, Adam) |
| Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by Keith A. Vogt (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 3 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 2 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Schedule A to Complaint #1 (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22497074. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5)(Vogt, Keith) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (qrtr, ) |
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