| 1 | 2026-08-12 | COMPLAINT filed by Yanqiu Chen; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25515266. |
| 2 | 2026-08-12 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Yanqiu Chen by Qin Zhuang |
| 3 | 2026-08-12 | CIVIL Cover Sheet |
| 5 | 2026-08-12 | MOTION by Plaintiff Yanqiu Chen to seal document Motion for Leave to File under Seal |
| — | 2026-08-12 | CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Laura K. McNally. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). |
| — | 2026-08-12 | 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. |
| 6 | 2026-08-13 | MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA |
| 7 | 2026-08-13 | MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials |
| 8 | 2026-08-24 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The plaintiff's motion to seal 5 is denied. "The court may for good cause shown enter an order directing that one or more documents be filed under seal." L.R. 26.2(b). "[A] district court must be sensitive to the rights of the public in determining whether any particular document, or class of documents, is appropriately filed under seal." United States v. Corbitt, 879 F.2d 224, 228 (7th Cir. 1989). Here, the plaintiff has not shown good cause. The plaintiff claims that, "[i]f Defendants were to learn of these proceedings prematurely, the likely result would be the destruction of relevant documentary evidence and the hiding or transferring of assets to foreign jurisdictions, thus frustrating the purpose of the underlying litigation and this Court's power to grant relief." But the plaintiff has not offered any evidence to support this claim. As a result, the plaintiff has not met its burden. The plaintiff must file an unsealed version of Dkt. No. 4 on or before August 28, 2026. Failure to do so will result in dismissal of the complaint. Moreover, the Court questions whether the plaintiff has a good-faith basis for its claim that these defendants would destroy evidence, hide assets, or transfer assets if they were to learn of these proceedings. The plaintiff has named 163 defendants. The plaintiff alleges that "[t]he publicly available information associated with the Defendant Online Stores does not disclose complete and reliably verifiable information sufficient to determine Defendants' true names or to ascertain and verify their physical addresses." (R. 1 at 2.) How can the plaintiff predict what these 163 defendants would do if the plaintiff does not know who they are? The plaintiff makes no mention in any of its pleadings of prior experience with any of these defendants. The plaintiff does not identify any other instances of these 163 defendants doing the things the plaintiff claims they would do. Rule 11 requires that "factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, will likely have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery." The plaintiff must show cause why it has not violated Rule 11 as to each of the 163 defendants named in Dkt. No. 4 by claiming that these defendants would destroy evidence, hide assets, or transfer assets. Rule to show cause hearing set for September 3, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice. |
| 9 | 2026-08-25 | AMENDED complaint by Yanqiu Chen against The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A and terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A |
| 10 | 2026-08-26 | NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Yanqiu Chen in Its Entirety Without Prejudice |
| 11 | 2026-08-27 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Pursuant to the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal 10, this case is dismissed without prejudice. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice. |
| 12 | 2026-08-28 | MAILED trademark report with certified copy of closing order dated 8/27/26 to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA |