Anderson Design Group, Inc. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A
| Anderson Design Group, Inc. |
| The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, XZ ART SHOP and YQ ART SHOP |
| 1:2025cv07396 |
| July 1, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Edmond E Chang |
| Copyright |
| 17 U.S.C. § 101 Copyright Infringement |
| None |
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| Filing 37 SATISFACTION of Judgment as to defendant no. 2 YQ ART SHOP (Vogt, Keith) |
Filing 36
ORDER: Given the absence of a timely response to the amended complaint, the motion for default judgment is granted. Statutory damages are awarded in the amount of fifteen-thousand dollars ($15,000) from each Defendant. Given the willfulness established by the default, a permanent injunction is entered. A separate AO-450 judgment shall be entered. The status hearing of 08/26/2025 is vacated. Civil case terminated. (AO-450 judgment attached). Signed by the Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 8/15/2025. Mailed notice. (jn,)
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| Filing 35 NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of motion for default judgment #33 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 8/20/2025 at 08:30 AM. (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 34 MEMORANDUM by Anderson Design Group, Inc. in support of motion for default judgment #33 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Declaration of Keith A. Vogt)(Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 33 MOTION by Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. for default judgment as to The Defendants Identified In Amended Schedule A (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 32 PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER signed by the Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 7/28/2025. Mailed notice (ags) |
| Filing 31 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: In light of the continued applicability of the circumstances that justified entry of the TRO, the motion for preliminary injunction is granted. Given the answer deadline of 08/12/2025, R. 30, the tracking status hearing of 08/01/2025 is reset to 08/26/2052 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Instead, the parties shall file a joint status report by 08/18/2025. If the Defendants do not answer on time, then they shall be deemed to be in default as of 08/13/2025, and the Plaintiff shall instead file, on 08/18/2025, a motion for default judgment in a sum certain. Mailed notice (ags) |
| NEW PARTIES: XZ ART SHOP and YQ ART SHOP added to case caption. (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 30 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Anderson Design Group, Inc. as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 7/22/2025, answer due 8/12/2025. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Service)(Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 29 NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of motion for preliminary injunction #27 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 7/29/2025 at 08:30 AM. (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 28 MEMORANDUM by Anderson Design Group, Inc. in support of motion for preliminary injunction #27 (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Keith A. Vogt, #2 Exhibit 1, of Keith A. Vogt's declaration)(Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 27 MOTION by Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. for preliminary injunction (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 26 SURETY BOND in the amount of $ 2,000 posted by Anderson Design Group, Inc. (Document not scanned) (vjd, ) |
| Filing 25 SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A (khg, ) |
| Filing 24 (PUBLIC VERSION) SEALED TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER Signed by the Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 07/15/2025. Emailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 22 SEALED TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER Signed by the Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 07/15/2025. Emailed notice to Plaintiff's counsel (mw, ) |
| Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: (1.) On review of the joinder filings, R. 18, 20, joinder of the two remaining Defendants in Amended Schedule A is proper. In addition to offering the same produces with the same infringed works, most importantly the Defendants use the same unique string of advertising text of 31 words in the exact same sequence. (2.) In this copyright-infringement case, the Plaintiff's motion 16 for temporary restraining order and other relief is granted. An order will be entered under seal separately. Although the Court again expresses its concern about restraining assets before judgment, Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo v. Alliance Bond Fund, 527 U.S. 308, 331 (1999), the Plaintiff does invoke a statutory remedy, namely, an accounting of profits (that is, disgorgement of profits) under 17 U.S.C. 504(b), which is not a mere common-law equitable claim and thus could allow for pre-judgment restraint. Indeed, copyright owners need only prove "the infringer's gross revenue"; the defendant must prove expenses. 17 U.S.C. 504(b). To the extent that the restraint might be too broad, the Defendants may appear and file challenges to the scope of the TRO. The balance of factors tips in favor of Plaintiff being able to freeze the assets without advance warning to the Defendants, who likely would seek to transfer the money elsewhere. The Plaintiff's motion #14 for leave to file under seal is granted in light of the asset-restraint goal. A redacted version of the TRO (which has already been emailed to the Proposed Order account) will be posted separately. The Plaintiff's motion #15 for extra pages is granted. To track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called), a status hearing is set for 08/01/2025 at 8:30 a.m.. The Plaintiff shall file, if appropriate, the TRO extension motion (or a preliminary injunction motion) no later than 07/25/2025. Emailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 20 MEMORANDUM Establishing that Joinder is Proper (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 19 Presentment for Exparte motion 16 and NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of motion for leave to file #14 , motion for leave to file excess pages #15 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 7/17/2025 at 08:30 AM. (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 18 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. Sealed Exhibit 2, Declaration of Joel Anderson regarding memorandum in support of motion, #17 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 2)(Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 17 MEMORANDUM in support of 16 Exparte motion (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Declaration of Keith A. Vogt, #3 Exhibit 1-2, of Keith A. Vogt's declaration, #4 Declaration 1-2, of Joel Anderson's declaration, #5 Exhibit 1-2, of Joel Anderson's declaration)(Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 15 MOTION by Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. for leave to file excess pages (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 14 MOTION by Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. for leave to file under seal (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 13 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. Amended Schedule A to Complaint #1 and Schedule A #2 (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 12 MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC. (daj, ) |
| Filing 11 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Anderson Design Group, Inc. (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. by Christopher Romero (Romero, Christopher) |
| Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. by Monica Rita Martin (Martin, Monica) |
| Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. by Cameron Eugene Mcintyre (Mcintyre, Cameron) |
| Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. by Adam Grodman (Grodman, Adam) |
| Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. by Yi Bu (Bu, Yi) |
| Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. by Yanling Jiang (Jiang, Yanling) |
| Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. by Keith A. Vogt (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 3 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 2 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Anderson Design Group, Inc. Schedule A to the Complaint #1 (Vogt, Keith) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Anderson Design Group, Inc. ; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23700440. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Vogt, Keith) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Keri L. Holleb Hotaling. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (jks, ) |
| 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. (jks, ) |
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