| 1 | 2026-08-27 | COMPLAINT filed by Kia Corporation; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25584929. |
| 4 | 2026-08-27 | MOTION by Plaintiff Kia Corporation for leave to file under seal |
| 5 | 2026-08-27 | CIVIL Cover Sheet |
| 6 | 2026-08-27 | NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Kia Corporation |
| 7 | 2026-08-27 | Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Kia Corporation |
| 8 | 2026-08-27 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Kia Corporation by Justin R. Gaudio |
| 9 | 2026-08-27 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Kia Corporation by Amy Crout Ziegler |
| 10 | 2026-08-27 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Kia Corporation by Justin Tyler Joseph |
| 11 | 2026-08-27 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Kia Corporation by Trevor Christian Talhami |
| — | 2026-08-27 | CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Keri L. Holleb Hotaling. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). |
| — | 2026-08-27 | 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 | 2026-08-28 | MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA |
| 13 | 2026-08-28 | MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials |
| 15 | 2026-08-28 | MOTION by Plaintiff Kia Corporation for temporary restraining order including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, and Expedited Discovery |
| 16 | 2026-08-28 | MEMORANDUM by Kia Corporation in support of motion for temporary restraining order[15] |
| 17 | 2026-08-28 | DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion[16] |
| 18 | 2026-08-28 | DECLARATION of Choae Kim regarding memorandum in support of motion[16] |
| 20 | 2026-08-29 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal [4] is granted. Plaintiff's motion for entry of an ex parte temporary restraining order [15] is denied, without prejudice to refiling if and when plaintiff reduces the number of defendants to 15 or fewer (as the Court has made clear recently in other cases filed by plaintiff's counsel). The amended schedule A here includes 20 defendants. |
| 22 | 2026-08-31 | MOTION by Plaintiff Kia Corporation for temporary restraining order including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, and Expedited Discovery (Renewed) |
| 23 | 2026-09-01 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff's ex parte motion for entry of a temporary restraining order [21] is granted. Enter Sealed Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order. Telephonic preliminary injunction hearing is set for 9/15/2026 at 8:50 AM. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 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 9/11/2026. Mailed notice. |
| 24 | 2026-09-01 | SEALED ORDER: Signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 9/1/2026. |
| 25 | 2026-09-01 | Registry Deposit Information Form by Kia Corporation |