Rani Foods, LP v. Rani Foods, LLC
Plaintiff: Rani Foods, LP
Defendant: Rani Foods, LLC
Case Number: 1:2023cv01069
Filed: October 10, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Robert J Jonker
Referring Judge: Ray Kent
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER granting #22 motion to withdraw as attorney; granting PROPOSED ORDER #24 ; signed by Judge Robert J. Jonker (Judge Robert J. Jonker, sdb)
December 6, 2023 Filing 24 PROPOSED ORDER regarding Porter Hedges' Motion to Withdraw by plaintiff Rani Foods, LP (Rewa, Kristen)
December 6, 2023 Filing 23 CERTIFICATE regarding compliance with LCivR 7.1(d) re MOTION to withdraw as attorney by Porter Hedges, LLP #22 filed by Rani Foods, LP (Rewa, Kristen)
December 6, 2023 Filing 22 MOTION to withdraw as attorney by Porter Hedges, LLP by plaintiff Rani Foods, LP; (Rewa, Kristen)
December 5, 2023 Filing 21 JOINT STATUS REPORT (Rewa, Kristen)
November 28, 2023 Filing 20 Corrected EXHIBIT re #18 Ex 9 - Meijer Curbside by defendant Rani Foods, LLC (Halvas, Aaron)
November 28, 2023 Filing 19 Corrected EXHIBIT re #18 Table of Authorities by defendant Rani Foods, LLC (Halvas, Aaron)
November 24, 2023 Filing 18 RESPONSE in opposition to MOTION for permanent injunction #8 filed by Rani Foods, LLC (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Sonal Patel, #3 Exhibit 2 - Michigan Corporate Records, #4 Exhibit 3 - Photo of Sonal Patel, #5 Exhibit 4 - Defendants Logo and Banner, #6 Exhibit 5 - Plaintiffs Website About Us, #7 Exhibit 6 - TESS Rani Search Results, #8 Exhibit 7 - Rani Google Search Results Sample, #9 Exhibit 8 - Rani Michigan Corporations Search Results, #10 Exhibit 9 - Meijer Curbside Webpage) (Halvas, Aaron) Modified text on 11/27/2023 (mg).
November 13, 2023 Filing 17 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Rani Foods, LLC (Halvas, Aaron)
November 13, 2023 Filing 16 ANSWER to complaint #1 with affirmative defenses and jury demand by Rani Foods, LLC (Halvas, Aaron)
November 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER denying #13 motion to expedite; signed by Judge Robert J. Jonker (Judge Robert J. Jonker, sdb)
November 3, 2023 Filing 14 CERTIFICATE regarding compliance with LCivR 7.1(d) re MOTION to expedite Consideration of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction #13 Nonconcurrence filed by Rani Foods, LP (Ring, Sarah)
November 3, 2023 Filing 13 MOTION to expedite Consideration of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction by plaintiff Rani Foods, LP; (Attachments: #1 Attachment Memorandum ISO, #2 Proposed Order) (Ring, Sarah)
November 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference: Rule 16 scheduling conference is set for 12/12/2023 at 10:00 AM at 699 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Judge Robert J. Jonker; status report due by 12/5/2023; signed by Judge Robert J. Jonker (Judge Robert J. Jonker, sdb)
November 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 (DISREGARD) ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference: Rule 16 scheduling conference is set for 12/12/2023 at 10:00 AM at 699 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Judge Robert J. Jonker; status report due by 12/5/2023; signed by Judge Robert J. Jonker (Judge Robert J. Jonker, sdb) Modified text on 11/2/2023; this entry replaced by #12 (mg).
October 28, 2023 (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Aaron M. Halvas on behalf of defendant Rani Foods, LLC (Halvas, Aaron)
October 27, 2023 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE regarding compliance with LCivR 7.1(d) re MOTION for permanent injunction #8 NONCONCURRENCE filed by Rani Foods, LP (Ring, Sarah)
October 27, 2023 Filing 9 MEMORANDUM in support of Motion for Permanent Injunction #8 filed by Rani Foods, LP (Attachments: #1 Attachment Declaration of Chander, #2 Attachment Declaration of Payne, #3 Exhibit A - Photographs of Ranis Founding, #4 Exhibit B - Trademark Registrations, #5 Exhibit C - Rani's Website, #6 Exhibit D - Screenshots of Amazon Product Listings, #7 Exhibit E - Michigan Corporations Division Registration, #8 Exhibit F - Defendant's Website About Us, #9 Exhibit G - Defendant's Facebook Posts Regarding Company Expansionompan, #10 Exhibit H - Actual Confusion Text Messages, #11 Exhibit I - Google Search Results, #12 Exhibit J - Defendant's Trademark Applications, #13 Exhibit K - Letters Sent to Defendant, #14 Exhibit L - Customer Reviews of Rani's Products, #15 Exhibit M - Amazon Products Reviews, #16 Exhibit N - Walmart Top Seller, #17 Exhibit O - Letters of Protest, #18 Exhibit P - Office Actions, #19 Exhibit Q - Facebook Marketing, #20 Exhibit R - Online Retailer Marketing, #21 Exhibit S - Brick and Mortar Marketing, #22 Exhibit T - Promotional Items, #23 Exhibit U - Packaging, #24 Exhibit V - Product Price Comparison) (Ring, Sarah)
October 27, 2023 Filing 8 MOTION for permanent injunction by plaintiff Rani Foods, LP; (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Ring, Sarah)
October 25, 2023 Filing 7 SUMMONS returned executed; Rani Foods, LLC served on 10/20/2023, answer due 11/13/2023 (Ring, Sarah)
October 11, 2023 Filing 6 REPORT from the Clerk, WDMI, to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on the filing of a TRADEMARK ACTION (Attachments: #1 Attachment Complaint with trademark information) (mg)
October 11, 2023 Filing 5 SUMMONS ISSUED as to defendant Rani Foods, LLC (mg)
October 11, 2023 Filing 4 NOTICE that this case has been assigned to Robert J. Jonker (mg)
October 10, 2023 Filing 3 PROPOSED SUMMONS to be issued re #1 (Rewa, Kristen)
October 10, 2023 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Rani Foods, LP (Rewa, Kristen)
October 10, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with jury demand against Rani Foods, LP filed by Rani Foods, LP (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H) (Rewa, Kristen)
October 10, 2023 RECEIPT: in the amount of $402.00, receipt number AMIWDC-7183917; for filing fee paid by attorney Kristen Lee Rewa on behalf of filer (jmw)

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Plaintiff: Rani Foods, LP
Represented By: Kristen Lee Rewa
Represented By: Sarah Ring
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Defendant: Rani Foods, LLC
Represented By: Aaron M. Halvas
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