Grumpy Cat Limited v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto
Plaintiff: Grumpy Cat Limited
Defendant: The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto
Case Number: 1:2024cv09923
Filed: October 11, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John J Tharp
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 44 Trademark Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 9, 2024 Filing 49 MOTION by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Plaintiff's Motion to Direct the Clerk of the Court to Issue a Summons (Hierl, Michael)
December 6, 2024 Filing 48 DECLARATION of Michael A. Hierl regarding motion for preliminary injunction #46 (Hierl, Michael)
December 6, 2024 Filing 47 MEMORANDUM by Grumpy Cat Limited in support of motion for preliminary injunction #46 (Hierl, Michael)
December 6, 2024 Filing 46 MOTION by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited for preliminary injunction Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of a Preliminary Injunction Against Certain Defendants (Hierl, Michael)
November 5, 2024 Filing 45 CIVIL BOND in the amount of $194,000 posted by Grumpy Cat Limited. (Document not scanned) (evw, )
October 31, 2024 Filing 44 SEALED Temporary Restraining Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 10/31/2024. Mailed notice(air, )
October 31, 2024 Filing 43 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:On the grounds set forth in the motion, plaintiff's ex parte motion for TRO #11 is granted. Enter temporary restraining order. Mailed notice (air, )
October 31, 2024 Filing 42 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal as to certain defendants, and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendant nos. 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 34, 42, 44, 47, 48, 50, 52, 53, 54, 57, 62, 80, 83, 90, 94, 95, 98, 102, 111, 115, 122, 128, 135, 141, 142, 149, 151, 155, 159, 161, 168, 177, 184, 185, 189, 191, 204, 205, 212, 223, 224, 228, 231, 242, 243, 244, 250, and 252 are dismissed from this action. Mailed notice (air, )
October 28, 2024 Filing 41 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's supplemental material in support of its motion for a TRO #38 #39 , the Court dismisses defendant no. 227 from this case as the claim asserted in this case is duplicative of the plaintiff's claim against defendant no. 227 in case no. 24-cv-4437. Mailed notice (air, )
October 28, 2024 Filing 40 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notices of voluntary dismissal as to certain defendants #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 , the Court directs the plaintiff to email a Word format version of one notice of voluntary dismissal naming all dismissed defendants to Proposed_Order_Tharp@ilnd.uscourts.gov. The plaintiff is also directed to email an updated proposed TRO with a revised Schedule A that reflects the dismissed defendants. Mailed notice (air, )
October 24, 2024 Filing 39 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Supplemental Declaration of Robert P. McMurray in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of a Temporary Restraining Order (Mcmurray, Robert)
October 24, 2024 Filing 38 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Plaintiff's Supplemental Exhibit in Support of its Motion for Entry of a Temporary Restraining Order (Mcmurray, Robert)
October 24, 2024 Filing 37 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Grumpy Cat Limited Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants (Hierl, Michael)
October 24, 2024 Filing 36 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Grumpy Cat Limited Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants (Hierl, Michael)
October 24, 2024 Filing 35 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Grumpy Cat Limited Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants (Hierl, Michael)
October 24, 2024 Filing 34 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Grumpy Cat Limited Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants (Hierl, Michael)
October 24, 2024 Filing 33 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Grumpy Cat Limited Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants (Hierl, Michael)
October 23, 2024 Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion for an extension of time to file its supplemental documents in support of the TRO #31 is granted. The deadline to submit the supplemental materials is now 10/24/2024. Mailed notice (air, )
October 21, 2024 Filing 31 MOTION by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited for extension of time Plaintiff's Motion for an Extension of Time to File its Supplemental Documents in Support of the TRO (Hierl, Michael)
October 15, 2024 Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file documents under seal #7 is granted. As such, plaintiff's unredacted versions of Schedule A #8 and exhibits to the Bundesen Declaration [13-26], provisionally filed under seal pending order, are permitted to remain under seal. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file excess pages #10 is also granted. Plaintiff's motion for a TRO is taken under advisement. By 10/21/2024, plaintiff is required to supplement its TRO motion #11 with: (1) 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, (2) a listing of any of the defendants included in the Schedule A of this case that plaintiff has previously named as a defendant in any prior complaint or Schedule A case, (3) a certification that the plaintiff has not used any of the screenshot evidence supplied in Exhibit 3 to the declaration in support of this motion for TRO in any prior proceeding, and (4) an index that matches each defendant to the screenshots provided in Exhibit 3, lists the dates those screen shots were taken, and identifies the specific trademark(s) or copyright(s) plaintiff alleges that defendant has infringed. Mailed notice (air, )
October 15, 2024 Filing 29 DOCUMENT REMOVED DUE TO ERROR.
October 15, 2024 Filing 28 MAILED Trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA. (gcy, )
October 11, 2024 Filing 27 Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Grumpy Cat Limited (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 26 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 14 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 25 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 13 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 24 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 12 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 23 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 11 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 22 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 10 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 21 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 9 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 20 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 8 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 19 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 7 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 18 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 6 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 17 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 5 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 16 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 4 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 15 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 3 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 14 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 2 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 13 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Exhibit 3 Part 1 of Bundesen Declaration (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 12 MEMORANDUM by Grumpy Cat Limited in support of motion for temporary restraining order, #11 (Attachments: #1 Declaration Bundesen 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)(Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 11 MOTION by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited 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 11, 2024 Filing 10 MOTION by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited for leave to file excess pages Plaintiff's Motion to Exceed Page Limitation (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 9 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Grumpy Cat Limited (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 8 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited Sealed Schedule A (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 7 MOTION by Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited to seal document Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited by John Wilson (Wilson, John)
October 11, 2024 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited by Robert Payton Mcmurray (Mcmurray, Robert)
October 11, 2024 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited by William Benjamin Kalbac (Kalbac, William)
October 11, 2024 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Grumpy Cat Limited by Michael A. Hierl (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Grumpy Cat Limited; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22591270. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2 Part 1, #3 Exhibit 2 Part 2)(Hierl, Michael)
October 11, 2024 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (axk, )

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