Zaful (Hong Kong) Limited v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto
Plaintiff: ZAFUL (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Defendant: The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto
Case Number: 1:2024cv11111
Filed: October 29, 2024
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: April M Perry
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 101 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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November 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 10 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: GENERAL ORDER 24-0032: IT APPEARING THAT, the civil cases on the attached list have been selected for reassignment to form the initial calendar of the Honorable April M. Perry; therefore IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the attached list of 290 cases be reassigned to the Honorable April M. Perry; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties affected by this Order must review the Honorable April M. Perry's webpage on the Court's website for the purpose of reviewing instructions regarding scheduling and case management procedures; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any civil case that has been reassigned pursuant to this Order will not be randomly reassigned to create the initial calendar of a new district judge for twelve months from the date of this Order; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add the Honorable April M. Perry to the Court's civil case assignment system during the next business day, so that she shall receive a full share of such cases; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add the Honorable April M. Perry to the Court's criminal case assignment system ninety (90) days so that Judge Perry shall thereafter receive a full share of such cases. Case reassigned to the Honorable April M. Perry for all further proceedings. Honorable Sunil R. Harjani no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 11/26/2024.(td, )
November 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zaful (Hong Kong) Limited PLAINTIFFS SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF JOINDER OF DEFENDANTS (Zhang, Chi)
November 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal #3 and plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order #6 are entered and continued. Upon review of the complaint and the TRO submissions, the Court sua sponte raises the proprietary of joinder of 13 defendants in this case. See, e.g., Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. v. Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182 (N.D. Ill. 2020). By 11/20/2024, 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. Mailed notice (lxs, )
October 30, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC (jcc, )
October 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 6 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff ZAFUL (HONG KONG) LIMITED MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER - Filed Under Seal (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-3 - Filed Under Seal)(Zhang, Chi)
October 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff ZAFUL (HONG KONG) LIMITED Complaint - Unredacted Sealed Version (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Schedule A - Filed Under Seal, #2 Exhibit 1-7 - Filed Under Seal, #3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Temporary Restraining Order - Filed Under Seal)(Zhang, Chi)
October 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff ZAFUL (HONG KONG) LIMITED by Chi Zhang (Zhang, Chi)
October 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 3 MOTION by Plaintiff ZAFUL (HONG KONG) LIMITED to seal MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE COMPLAINT AND SUPPORTING PAPERS TO MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER UNDER SEAL (Zhang, Chi)
October 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 2 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-3)(Zhang, Chi)
October 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by ZAFUL (HONG KONG) LIMITED; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22663940. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Zhang, Chi)
October 29, 2024 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (lj, )
October 29, 2024 Opinion or Order 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. (lj, )

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