Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. v. The Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A
Plaintiff: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Defendant: The Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A
Case Number: 1:2019cv01574
Filed: December 13, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Presiding Judge: Michael S Nachmanoff
Referring Judge: Anthony J Trenga
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 1114
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 53 ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of a Preliminary Injunction #30 be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that PayPal shall continue to freeze all PayPal accounts associated with Defendants remaining in this action and identified in Schedule A to the Verified Complaint, and restrain and enjoin the transfer of any monies held in such accounts until further ordered by this Court; and it is further ORDERED that, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c), the previously posted bond of $1,000.00 shall remain posted with respect to the preliminary injunction granted herein. Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 1/31/2020. (dzir)
January 31, 2020 Filing 52 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Anthony J. Trenga: Motion Hearing held on 1/31/2020 re #30 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Counsel appeared for Plaintiff. Counsel for Defendant not present. Motion granted. Order to follow. (Court Reporter Scott Wallace)(dzir)
January 23, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines as to #30 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction . Motion Hearing set for 1/31/2020 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 701 before District Judge Anthony J Trenga. (clar, )
January 22, 2020 Filing 51 CERTIFICATE of Service re #49 NOTICE, #50 Declaration by Monica Riva Talley on behalf of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Talley, Monica)
January 22, 2020 Filing 50 Declaration re #49 NOTICE of Service of Defendants by Email by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Talley, Monica)
January 22, 2020 Filing 49 NOTICE by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. re #39 Order on Motion for Service by Publication, Notice of Service of Defendants by Email (Talley, Monica)
January 22, 2020 Filing 48 CERTIFICATE of Service re #47 Notice of Hearing Date by Monica Riva Talley on behalf of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Talley, Monica)
January 22, 2020 Filing 47 Notice of Hearing Date regarding Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction #30 set for January 31, 2020 re #41 Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Talley, Monica)
January 21, 2020 Filing 46 Summons Issued as to The Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A. NOTICE TO ATTORNEY: Print out two electronically issued summons and one copy of the attachments for each defendant to be served with the complaint. (Attachments: #1 Notice)(lcre, )
January 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 45 So Ordered re #42 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 1/21/2020. (lcre, )
January 17, 2020 Filing 44 CERTIFICATE of Service re #43 Proposed Summons, #42 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal by Monica Riva Talley on behalf of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Talley, Monica)
January 17, 2020 Filing 43 Proposed Summons by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Talley, Monica)
January 17, 2020 Filing 42 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Talley, Monica)
January 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER denying without prejudice #30 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 1/17/2020. (dzir)
January 17, 2020 Filing 40 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Anthony J. Trenga: Motion Hearing held on 1/17/2020 re #30 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Counsel appeared for Plaintiff. Defendants not present. Plaintiff is to notify the defendants of the case against them. The motion is therefore denied, and plaintiff is directed to re-notice the motion once the defendants have been notified. Order to follow. (Court Reporter R. Montgomery)(dzir)
January 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER granting #34 Motion for Service by Publication. Plaintiff is permitted to service the Defendants by email. Each email should contain a summons, a copy of this order, and a copy of the complaint. Following service by email of the Defendants, Plaintiff shall file a notice of service with the Clerk's office affirming compliance with this order indicating the date the emails were sent to each Defendant. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff on 1/14/2020. (lcre, )
January 15, 2020 Filing 38 CERTIFICATE of Service re #34 MOTION for Service by Publication by Email, #36 Declaration, #37 Waiver of, #35 Memorandum in Support by Monica Riva Talley on behalf of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Talley, Monica)
January 15, 2020 Filing 37 Waiver of re #34 MOTION for Service by Publication by Email by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Talley, Monica)
January 15, 2020 Filing 36 Declaration re #34 MOTION for Service by Publication by Email by Monica Talley by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Talley, Monica)
January 15, 2020 Filing 35 Memorandum in Support re #34 MOTION for Service by Publication by Email filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Talley, Monica)
January 15, 2020 Filing 34 MOTION for Service by Publication by Email by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Talley, Monica)
January 15, 2020 Set Deadlines as to #30 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction . Motion Hearing set for 1/17/2020 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 701 before District Judge Anthony J Trenga. (clar, )
January 14, 2020 Filing 33 CERTIFICATE of Service re #30 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction , #31 Memorandum in Support, #32 Notice of Hearing Date by Monica Riva Talley on behalf of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Talley, Monica)
January 14, 2020 Filing 32 Notice of Hearing Date set for January 17, 2020 re #30 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Talley, Monica)
January 14, 2020 Filing 31 Memorandum in Support re #30 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Talley, Monica)
January 14, 2020 Filing 30 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Talley, Monica) Modified text on 1/23/2020 (clar, ).
December 31, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER granting #24 MOTION for Extension of Temporary Restraining Order. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 12/31/2019. (rban, )
December 31, 2019 Alexandria Reset Hearing: Preliminary Injunction Hearing reset for 1/17/2020 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 701 before District Judge Anthony J Trenga. (rban, )
December 30, 2019 Filing 28 CERTIFICATE of Service re #26 Memorandum in Support, #24 MOTION for Extension of Temporary Restraining Order, #25 Declaration, #27 Waiver of by Monica Riva Talley on behalf of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Talley, Monica)
December 30, 2019 Filing 27 Waiver of re #24 MOTION for Extension of Temporary Restraining Order by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Talley, Monica)
December 30, 2019 Filing 26 Memorandum in Support re #24 MOTION for Extension of Temporary Restraining Order filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Talley, Monica)
December 30, 2019 Filing 25 Declaration re #24 MOTION for Extension of Temporary Restraining Order by Monica Talley by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Talley, Monica)
December 30, 2019 Filing 24 MOTION for Extension of Temporary Restraining Order by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Talley, Monica)
December 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER granting #3 Motion to Seal. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff on 12/27/2019. (rban, )
December 23, 2019 Filing 22 Cash BOND in the amount of $ $1,000 posted by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (lcre, )
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDERED that Plaintiffs Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Asset Restraint and Expedited Discovery #10 be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that PayPal shall immediately freeze all PayPal accounts associated with Defendants identified in Schedule A to the Verified Complaint, which is hereby unsealed and attached hereto, and restrain and enjoin the transfer of any monies held in such accounts until further ordered by this Court; and it is further ORDERED that Plaintiff may immediately serve limited discovery on PayPal sufficient to discover the amounts of any monies held by PayPal in association with Defendants identified in Schedule A to the Verified Complaint as well as any name, email address, address, telephone number, and bank account associated with such PayPal account(s); and it is further ORDERED that Plaintiff may immediately serve limited discovery on eBay sufficient tolearn the identities of Defendants identified in Schedule A to the Verified Complaint as well as any name, email address, address, telephone number, PayPal account, or other payment account(s) associated with such eBay account(s); and it is further ORDERED that any information disclosed to Plaintiff in response to discovery issued pursuant to this Order may be used solely for the purpose of protecting Plaintiff's rights as set forth in the Verified Complaint; and it is further ORDERED that a preliminary injunction hearing in this matter shall be scheduled for Thursday, January 2,2020 at 2:00 p.m.; and it is further ORDERED that pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c) Plaintiff shall post cash or other security in the amount of $1,000.00. Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 12/20/2019. (dzir)
December 20, 2019 Filing 20 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Anthony J. Trenga: Motion Hearing held on 12/20/2019 re #10 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Counsel appeared for Plaintiff. Defendant not present. Motion is argued and granted. Preliminary Injunction Hearing set for 1/2/2020 at 02:00 PM in Alexandria Courtroom 701 before District Judge Anthony J. Trenga. The Court requires that Plaintiff post bond in the amount of $1,000. Order to follow. (Court Reporter J. Egal)(dzir)
December 19, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER granting #14 Motion for Pro hac vice of Daniel S. Block. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 12/19/2019. (lcre, )
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER granting #13 Motion for Pro hac vice Nicholas J. Nowak. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 12/17/2019. (lcre, )
December 16, 2019 Filing 17 Report on the filing or determination of an action. (Attachments: #1 Complaint)(choy, )
December 16, 2019 Set Deadlines as to #10 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order . Motion Hearing set for 12/20/2019 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 701 before District Judge Anthony J Trenga. (clar, )
December 13, 2019 Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Anthony J Trenga and Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff. (choy, )
December 13, 2019 Filing 16 CERTIFICATE of Service re #6 Waiver of, #7 Sealed Document, #15 NOTICE, #4 Memorandum in Support, #12 Notice of Hearing Date, #10 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order , #3 MOTION to Seal , #13 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Nicholas J. Nowak and Certification of Local Counsel Monica Riva Talley Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-6985291. , #11 Sealed Memorandum in Support, #9 Sealed Attachment/Exhibit(s), #1 Complaint, #5 Notice of Filing Sealing Motion LCvR5(C), #8 Sealed Attachment/Exhibit(s), #2 Financial Disclosure Statement, #14 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Daniel S. Block and Certification of Local Counsel Monica Riva Talley Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-6985296. by Monica Riva Talley on behalf of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 15 NOTICE by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (AO 120 Report on Filing of Trademark Action) (Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 14 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Daniel S. Block and Certification of Local Counsel Monica Riva Talley Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-6985296. by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 13 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Nicholas J. Nowak and Certification of Local Counsel Monica Riva Talley Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-6985291. by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 12 Notice of Hearing Date set for December 20, 2019 re #10 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order (Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 11 Sealed Memorandum in Support re #10 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order , #3 MOTION to Seal . (Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 10 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 9 Sealed Attachment/Exhibit(s) (Exhibit 6 to Complaint) re #3 MOTION to Seal , #1 Complaint,. (Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 8 Sealed Attachment/Exhibit(s) (Exhibit 5 to Complaint) re #3 MOTION to Seal , #1 Complaint,. (Attachments: #1 Supplement Exhibit 5 - Part 2, #2 Supplement Exhibit 5 - Part 3, #3 Supplement Exhibit 5 - Part 4, #4 Supplement Exhibit 5 - Part 5, #5 Supplement Exhibit 5 - Part 6)(Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 7 Sealed Document. Schedule A to Complaint (Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 6 Waiver of re #3 MOTION to Seal Hearing by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 5 Notice of Filing Sealing Motion LCvR5(C) by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. re #3 MOTION to Seal (Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 4 Memorandum in Support re #3 MOTION to Seal filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 3 MOTION to Seal by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 2 Financial Interest Disclosure Statement (Local Rule 7.1) by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Talley, Monica)
December 13, 2019 Filing 1 Complaint against The Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0422-6985090.), filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4)(Talley, Monica)

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