Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto
Plaintiff: Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC
Defendant: The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto and The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Amended Schedule A Hereto
Case Number: 1:2024cv09691
Filed: October 8, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Georgia N Alexakis
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 44 Trademark Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 5, 2024 Filing 38 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N Alexakis: On or before 12/13/24, plaintiff is directed to re-notice its motion for a temporary restraining order #11 for presentment to the Court. On or before that date, Plaintiff is advised to also file a supplement to its original motion to establish that any alleged infringing activity remains ongoing. (ca, )
November 11, 2024 Filing 37 MEMORANDUM Plaintiff's Memorandum in Support of Joinder (Hierl, Michael)
November 11, 2024 Filing 36 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Amended Exhibit 3 Part 2 to Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
November 11, 2024 Filing 35 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Amended Exhibit 3 Part 1 to Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
November 11, 2024 Filing 34 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Amended Schedule A (Hierl, Michael)
November 11, 2024 Filing 33 AMENDED complaint by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC against The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Amended Schedule A Hereto (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2 Part 1, #3 Exhibit 2 Part 2)(Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N Alexakis: Plaintiff's motions for leave to file under seal #7 and to exceed page limitation #10 is granted. Upon review of the complaint, the Court sua sponte raises the proprietary of joinder of 250 defendants. See, e.g., Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. v. Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182 (N.D. Ill. 2020). By 11/11/24, plaintiff shall file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of the principles described in Estee Lauder. Plaintiff may also want to review the Court's order in Bug Art Limited v. The Partnerships, 24 CV 7777, Dkt. 28, where the Court expressed its joinder-related concerns in cases of this size and type and also discussed its expectation that plaintiffs in such cases assist the Court in locating those portions of the record that support a plaintiff's joinder-related assertions. To put a finer point on it: In a case like this, where plaintiff has filed well over 1,000 pages of supporting materials [e.g., Dkt. 13-28], the Court expects the plaintiff to point it to the specific pages within those materials that support joinder-related assertions. In the alternative, plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint by 11/11/24 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. No appearance is required on 10/15/24. (ca, )
October 9, 2024 Filing 31 Corrected Notice of Motion NOTICE of Motion by Michael A. Hierl for presentment of motion to seal document #7 , motion for leave to file excess pages #10 , motion for temporary restraining order, #11 before Honorable Georgia N Alexakis on 10/15/2024 at 09:30 AM. (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 30 NOTICE of Motion by Michael A. Hierl for presentment of motion to seal document #7 , motion for leave to file excess pages #10 , motion for temporary restraining order, #11 before Honorable Georgia N Alexakis on 10/14/2024 at 09:30 AM. (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 29 Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 28 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 16 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 27 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 15 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 26 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 14 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 25 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 13 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 24 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 12 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 23 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 11 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 22 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 10 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 21 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 9 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 20 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 8 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 19 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 7 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 18 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 6 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 17 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 5 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 16 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 4 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 15 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 3 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 14 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 2 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 13 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Exhibit 3 Part 1 of Gorman Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 12 MEMORANDUM by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC in support of motion for temporary restraining order, #11 (Attachments: #1 Declaration Gorman Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2 Part 1, #4 Exhibit 2 Part 2, #5 Declaration Hierl Declaration, #6 Exhibit Hierl Exhibit 1, #7 Exhibit Hierl Exhibit 2, #8 Exhibit Hierl Exhibit 3, #9 Exhibit Hierl Exhibit 4)(Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 11 MOTION by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC for temporary restraining order Plaintiff's Ex Parte Motion for Entry of a Temporary Restraining Order, Including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, Expedited Discovery, and Service of Process by Email and/or Electronic Publication (Hierl, Michael)
October 9, 2024 Filing 10 MOTION by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC for leave to file excess pages Plaintiff's Motion to Exceed Page Limitation (Hierl, Michael)
October 8, 2024 Filing 9 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC (Hierl, Michael)
October 8, 2024 Filing 8 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Sealed Schedule A (Hierl, Michael)
October 8, 2024 Filing 7 MOTION by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC to seal document Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal (Hierl, Michael)
October 8, 2024 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by John Wilson (Wilson, John)
October 8, 2024 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by Robert Payton Mcmurray (Mcmurray, Robert)
October 8, 2024 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by William Benjamin Kalbac (Kalbac, William)
October 8, 2024 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by Michael A. Hierl (Hierl, Michael)
October 8, 2024 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Hierl, Michael)
October 8, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22574312. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2 Part 1, #3 Exhibit 2 Part 2)(Hierl, Michael)
October 8, 2024 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Georgia N Alexakis. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (bi, )
October 8, 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. (bi, )

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Plaintiff: Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC
Represented By: Michael A. Hierl
Represented By: William Benjamin Kalbac
Represented By: Robert Payton Mcmurray
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