| 1 | 2026-08-07 | COMPLAINT filed by Mattel, Inc.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25499994. |
| 4 | 2026-08-07 | MOTION by Plaintiff Mattel, Inc. for leave to file under Seal |
| 5 | 2026-08-07 | CIVIL Cover Sheet |
| 6 | 2026-08-07 | NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Mattel, Inc. |
| 7 | 2026-08-07 | Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Mattel, Inc. |
| 8 | 2026-08-07 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mattel, Inc. by Justin R. Gaudio |
| 9 | 2026-08-07 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mattel, Inc. by Amy Crout Ziegler |
| 10 | 2026-08-07 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mattel, Inc. by Rachel S Miller |
| 11 | 2026-08-07 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mattel, Inc. by Hannah Alexa Abes |
| — | 2026-08-07 | CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable April M. Perry. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Daniel P. McLaughlin. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). |
| — | 2026-08-07 | 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 | 2026-08-10 | MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA |
| 13 | 2026-08-10 | MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC |
| 14 | 2026-08-10 | MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials |
| 15 | 2026-08-10 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Plaintiff's Motion to Seal [4] is granted. As it appears that the case filed is a "Schedule A" case, Plaintiff is directed to the Court's standing order on its website directing the filing of the Court's Schedule A Template within 14 days. Upon review of the complaint, the Court sua sponte raises the propriety under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a)(2) of joining 23 defendants to this action. See, e.g., Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182 (N.D. Ill. 2020). Plaintiff should reference this Court's opinion in Zaful v. Schedule A Defs., 24-cv-11111, Doc. 12 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 10, 2025), where the Court expressed its views on joinder in Schedule A cases. By 8/24/26, Plaintiff must file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of the above cases and explaining why each defendant is properly joined to all of the others. In the alternative, Plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint by 8/24/26 with a smaller subset of defendants along with a memorandum explaining why each defendant is properly joined to all of the others. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
| 16 | 2026-08-10 | AMENDED complaint by Mattel, Inc. against TSECM and terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A |
| 17 | 2026-08-20 | NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Mattel, Inc. as to TSECM |
| 18 | 2026-08-21 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Notice of Voluntary Dismissal [17] is acknowledged. Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this case is dismissed without prejudice. Any or all previously set deadlines/hearings to be struck. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |