| 1 | 2026-07-22 | COMPLAINT filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25421539. |
| 2 | 2026-07-22 | SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Schedule A regarding complaint 1 |
| 3 | 2026-07-22 | SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Exhibit 2 - Parts 1-2 regarding complaint 1 |
| 4 | 2026-07-22 | MOTION by Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. for leave to file under seal |
| 5 | 2026-07-22 | CIVIL Cover Sheet |
| 6 | 2026-07-22 | NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 7 | 2026-07-22 | Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 8 | 2026-07-22 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. by Justin R. Gaudio |
| 9 | 2026-07-22 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. by Amy Crout Ziegler |
| 10 | 2026-07-22 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. by Jennifer Van Nacht |
| 11 | 2026-07-22 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. by Hannah Alexa Abes |
| — | 2026-07-22 | CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Laura K. McNally. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). |
| — | 2026-07-22 | 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. |
| 12 | 2026-07-28 | SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Amended Schedule A regarding complaint 1 |
| 13 | 2026-07-28 | MOTION by Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. for temporary restraining order including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, and Expedited Discovery |
| 14 | 2026-07-28 | MEMORANDUM by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. in support of motion for temporary restraining order 13 |
| 15 | 2026-07-28 | DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion 14 |
| 16 | 2026-07-28 | DECLARATION of Dana A. Cizmadia regarding memorandum in support of motion 14 |
| 17 | 2026-07-28 | SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Exhibit 2 regarding declaration 16 |
| 18 | 2026-07-29 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal [4] is granted. Plaintiff's ex parte motion for entry of a temporary restraining order (etc.) [13] is also granted. Enter Sealed Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order. Telephonic preliminary injunction hearing is set for 8/12/2026 at 8:50 AM. The following call-in number will be used: 650-479-3207; access code 2305-915-8729. Motion for preliminary injunction or motion to extend TRO (the latter is the Court's preference) is to be filed by 8/7/2026. Mailed notice |
| 19 | 2026-07-29 | SEALED EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER Signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 7/29/2026. Mailed notice |
| 20 | 2026-07-30 | Registry Deposit Information Form by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 21 | 2026-08-04 | SURETY BOND in the amount of $ 10,000 posted by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22 | 2026-08-05 | MOTION by Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. for extension of time of Temporary Restraining Order |
| 23 | 2026-08-05 | MEMORANDUM by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. in support of extension of time[22] |
| 24 | 2026-08-05 | DECLARATION of Jennifer V. Nacht regarding memorandum in support of motion[23] |
| 25 | 2026-08-08 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff's motion to extent the temporary restraining order [22] is granted; the ex parte TRO entered by the Court on 7/29/2026 is extended through 8/26/2026. The telephonic preliminary injunction hearing set for 8/12/2026 is vacated and reset to 8/26/2026 at 8:50 AM. The following call-in number will be used: 650-479-3207; access code 2305-915-8729. Motion for preliminary injunction is to be filed by 8/21/2026. |
| 26 | 2026-08-13 | NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. as to a certain Defendant |
| 27 | 2026-08-14 | MOTION by Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. for preliminary injunction |
| 28 | 2026-08-14 | MEMORANDUM by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. in support of motion for preliminary injunction[27] |
| — | 2026-08-14 | NEW PARTIES: A1XX50N0CAUFGO, A3EQ60ENFOK4GP, AH48DASTBRPKV, clothing lijizzz, HAOQUAN HJKL SHOP, huarongchenchen, KuoLanShangMaoXueli, LiuChuZhongfaafaf, ManxiaSHOP, qiyouSHOP, RONGXI-US, saigongsi, xiaochendedianpo and yakun us added to case caption. |
| 29 | 2026-08-25 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: The Court cannot find in its proposed order in-box a draft order for plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction filed in this case. Plaintiff's counsel is directed to send a Word version of the proposed order to the Court's proposed order e-mail address forthwith. |
| 30 | 2026-08-25 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: No defendant has appeared or filed a response to the motion for preliminary injunction. The preliminary injunction hearing set for 8/26/2026 is vacated. Plaintiff's motion for entry of a preliminary injunction [27] is granted. Enter Preliminary Injunction Order. The Clerk is directed to unseal all documents that were previously filed under seal. Law Firm Greer, Burns and Crain, Ltd. is ordered to add all defendant names listed in the Schedule A to the docket within three business days. Instructions can be found on the court's website located at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_cmecf/pdfs/v60/Add_Terminate_Instructions.pdf. The case is set for a telephonic status hearing on 10/29/2026 at 8:55 AM. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 650-479-3207; access code 2305-915-8729. Plaintiff is directed to file a status report on 10/22/2026. Mailed notice. |
| 31 | 2026-08-25 | PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER: Signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 8/25/2026. Mailed notice. |
| 32 | 2026-09-09 | MOTION by Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) |
| 33 | 2026-09-09 | MEMORANDUM by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[32] |
| 34 | 2026-09-09 | DECLARATION of Jennifer V. Nacht regarding memorandum in support of motion[33] |
| 35 | 2026-09-09 | DECLARATION of Lijia Chen regarding memorandum in support of motion[33] |
| 36 | 2026-09-14 | ORDER AUTHORIZING ELECTRONIC SERVICE OF PROCESS signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 9/14/2026: Plaintiff's motion for electronic service of process [32] is granted. |
| 37 | 2026-09-14 | SUMMONS Submitted (Court Participant) for defendant(s) The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A by Plaintiff Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 38 | 2026-09-14 | SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A |
| 39 | 2026-09-14 | SUMMONS Returned Executed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 9/14/2026, answer due 10/5/2026. |