墨婷跨境
MOT CROSS-BORDER
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墨婷跨境
MOT CROSS-BORDER
| 编号 | 日期 | 案件进程 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-25 | COMPLAINT filed by Meifen Li; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25296535. |
| 2 | 2026-06-25 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Meifen Li by Qin Zhuang |
| 3 | 2026-06-25 | CIVIL Cover Sheet |
| 4 | 2026-06-25 | MOTION by Plaintiff Meifen Li to seal document Motion for Leave to File under Seal |
| 5 | 2026-06-30 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Based on the allegations in Plaintiff's Complaint 1, the Court believes that a personal jurisdiction supplement is necessary to demonstrate this Court's personal jurisdiction over the Defendants. Plaintiff is reminded that personal jurisdiction over an online retailer is not established merely because the retailer's website is available in Illinois. Liu v. Monthly, No. 25-2074, 2026 WL 681773, at *2 (7th Cir. Mar. 9, 2026). Instead, minimum contacts with Illinois are found only where an Illinois customer actually purchased a product from the online retailer and the retailer shipped the product to Illinois. Id.; see also Curry v. Revolution Labs., LLC, 949 F.3d 385, 392-93 (7th Cir. 2020). To ensure the Court that personal jurisdiction over the Defendants exists, by 7/20/26, Plaintiff shall file a personal jurisdiction supplement as a separate entry on the docket. The supplement shall include a table with the following columns: (1) No.: the number corresponding to the Defendant's position in Schedule A; (2) Name: the name of the entity sued, e.g., the online account doing the alleged infringement; (3) Item Purchased: the name of the infringing item purchased from the Defendant; (4) Purchase Price: the amount paid for the item; (5) Ship to Address: the city in Illinois that the item was shipped to; (6) Date Received: the date the item was received at the Illinois address. If Plaintiff is relying on alternative means to establish personal jurisdiction that does not fit into this table format, Plaintiff shall explain how the alternative means establishes personal jurisdiction over each Defendant in the personal jurisdiction supplement. The Court will not consider any motions for TRO or preliminary injunctions until it is satisfied that personal jurisdiction over the Defendants has been established. Mailed notice. |
| 6 | 2026-06-30 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal 4 is granted. Plaintiff may file the documents identified in its motion 4 under seal. Mailed notice. |
| 7 | 2026-07-14 | MOTION by Plaintiff Meifen Li to seal document Motion for Leave to File under Seal |
| 8 | 2026-07-14 | MOTION by Plaintiff Meifen Li for discovery expedited |
| 9 | 2026-07-15 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motions to seal and to conduct expedited discovery 8 11 are granted. Mailed notice. |
| 10 | 2026-07-30 | SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant PEAK TRUCKING LLC |
| 11 | 2026-07-31 | WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by YAYI TECH, ivermect6, ShangQiuHuiYiShiPinYouXianGongSi, RiZhaoJinTaoZhuangShiGongChengYouXianGongSi, Shenzhen Yichen Trade Co., Ltd, qihexianxinshujianzhulaowufenbaoyouxiangongsi, CIVIGY, ShanXiFaKeDaGuangGaoZhuangShiGongChengYouXianGongSi, Roviler Technology Co., Limited, tangshanfengdianshangmaoyouxiangongsi, Vestidos de tienda., Zhang Meng US(5 - 8 days delivery), ivermectinshop168, henanrundagongchengjishufuwuyouxianzerengongsi, huizhoushiyuyouanzhuanggongchengyouxiangongsi, ShangQiuJiaQingYaoYeYouXianGongSi, YongChengShiHongZhenJiaTingNongChang, Dymaisei Dress, LiaoChengYingWeiQiCheWeiXiuFuWuYouXianGongSi, WuHuYunShenDianDongCheYouXianGongSi, Ivermectin0013, TaiYuanJinYiHaoMaoYiYouXianGongSi, romiymade, QH US, qianyuus, Qianhang Intelligent, hubeisanjiayiwangluokejiyouxiangongsi, DSRFETUV, zhiheguojilvxingshebeijingyouxiangongsi, JiangXiHanTeJianZhuGongChengYouXianGongSi, tangshanfuruiwangluokejiyouxiangongsi, yuefeiyuju, zhongba778, puyangshixiangxianglirenbenjiaoyukejiyouxiangongsi, ivermectinshop01. YAYI TECH waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; ivermect6 waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; ShangQiuHuiYiShiPinYouXianGongSi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; RiZhaoJinTaoZhuangShiGongChengYouXianGongSi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; Shenzhen Yichen Trade Co., Ltd waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; qihexianxinshujianzhulaowufenbaoyouxiangongsi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; CIVIGY waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; ShanXiFaKeDaGuangGaoZhuangShiGongChengYouXianGongSi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; Roviler Technology Co., Limited waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; tangshanfengdianshangmaoyouxiangongsi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; Vestidos de tienda. waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; Zhang Meng US(5 - 8 days delivery) waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; ivermectinshop168 waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; henanrundagongchengjishufuwuyouxianzerengongsi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; huizhoushiyuyouanzhuanggongchengyouxiangongsi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; ShangQiuJiaQingYaoYeYouXianGongSi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; YongChengShiHongZhenJiaTingNongChang waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; Dymaisei Dress waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; LiaoChengYingWeiQiCheWeiXiuFuWuYouXianGongSi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; WuHuYunShenDianDongCheYouXianGongSi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; Ivermectin0013 waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; TaiYuanJinYiHaoMaoYiYouXianGongSi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; romiymade waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; QH US waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; qianyuus waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; Qianhang Intelligent waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; hubeisanjiayiwangluokejiyouxiangongsi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; DSRFETUV waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; zhiheguojilvxingshebeijingyouxiangongsi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; JiangXiHanTeJianZhuGongChengYouXianGongSi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; tangshanfuruiwangluokejiyouxiangongsi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; yuefeiyuju waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; zhongba778 waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; puyangshixiangxianglirenbenjiaoyukejiyouxiangongsi waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; ivermectinshop01 waiver sent on 7/31/2026, answer due 10/29/2026. |
| 12 | 2026-07-31 | MOTION by Plaintiff Meifen Li for order Agreed Motion for An Order to Deduct Settlement Funds |
| 13 | 2026-08-03 | MOTION by Plaintiff Meifen Li for Electronic Service Pursuant to Rule 4(f)(3) And Issuance of A Single Original Summon Applicable to All Defendants Identified on Schedule B |
| 14 | 2026-08-03 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: On 6/30/26 the Court entered an order directing Plaintiff to establish personal jurisdiction as to each of the Plaintiffs in this case. 6. Plaintiff was to submit such evidence by 7/20/26. Plaintiff failed to submit any proof of personal jurisdiction. Instead, Plaintiff submitted an Agreed Motion for an Order to Deduct Settlement Funds. 16. If this Court does not have personal jurisdiction over the defendants, it cannot enter an order directing a third-party to allow the deduction of settlement funds. Motion to deduct 16 although agreed, is denied. That matter will be dismissed with prejudice if plaintiff fails to comply with the Court's 6/30/26 Order by 8/17/26. Mailed notice. |
| 15 | 2026-08-05 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's Motion for electronic service 17 is set for in person hearing on 8/13/26 at 10:00 AM. Plaintiff's counsel must appear in person or the motion will be denied. Mailed notice. |
| 16 | 2026-08-10 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Meifen Li by Peter James Curtin |
| 17 | 2026-08-10 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Having reviewed Plaintiff's motion for electronic service 17, the Court is not persuaded that Plaintiff has exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to ascertain and verify Defendants' mailing addresses. Although Plaintiff dispatched test mailings to addresses listed on Defendants' seller profiles and to other addresses uncovered in its searches, Plaintiff never took the straightforward step of asking Defendants directly for their addresses. Plaintiff acknowledges that Amazon produced the email addresses associated with those seller accounts. It would appear reasonable, therefore, to contact those email addresses to inquire whether a physical address can be obtained. The motion 17 is therefore denied without prejudice to refile. Given this, the Court strikes the hearing set for 8/13/26. 19. Mailed notice. |
| 18 | 2026-08-10 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The Court has received Plaintiff's jurisdictional supplement 10 and is satisfied, at least at this stage, that it has personal jurisdiction over Defendants. The Court apologizes for its 8/3/26 order 18 directing Plaintiff to file a personal jurisdiction supplement by 8/17/26. Plaintiff already filed that supplement on 7/14/26 10 and was therefore in compliance with the Court's 6/30/26 order 6. The Court will not, however, grant the motion to deduct settlement funds 16 at this time. In the Court's experience with Schedule A cases, Amazon has never required a court order before remitting funds from a settling defendant. Indeed, if a defendant has settled voluntarily, it is unclear why an order would be needed to release funds from that defendant's seller account. Moreover, although the motion is styled as "agreed," nothing in the filing no signature, no declaration indicates the settling defendants have actually agreed to it. By 8/17/26, Plaintiff shall refile the motion with (1) evidence supporting its position that Amazon requires a court order to effectuate the settlement, and (2) evidence that the settling defendants have consented to the release of funds. Mailed notice. |
| 19 | 2026-08-17 | MOTION by Plaintiff Meifen Li for order Renewed Agreed Motion for An Order Authorizing Deduction and Remittance of Settlement Funds from E-Commerce Platform |
| 20 | 2026-08-18 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's renewed agreed motion for an order authorizing deduction and remittance of settlement funds [23] is granted. Enter order. Plaintiff to file a status report by 9/30/26. Mailed notice. |
| 21 | 2026-08-18 | ORDER AUTHORIZING DEDUCTION AND REMITTANCE OF SETTLEMENT FUNDS FROM E-COMMERCE PLATFORM Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 8/18/2026. Mailed notice. |
| 22 | 2026-08-26 | Miscellaneous Relief |
| 23 | 2026-08-31 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motion for electronic service as to Defendants identified on Amended Schedule B [27] is granted. The Seventh Circuit has held that the Hague Convention forecloses service by email on defendants located in China. Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Import & Export Co., 177 F.4th 793, 799802 (7th Cir. 2026). And while the Hague Convention is inapplicable if a defendant's address is unknown, a plaintiff must demonstrate "reasonably diligent efforts to ascertain and verify [the] defendant's mailing address" before a court can deem an address as unknown. Id. at 799. Here, Plaintiff investigated and attempted to verify the physical addresses of each Defendant identified on Schedule B of their renewed motion [27-3]. Plaintiff's efforts include: (1) locating address information for each Defendant through their corresponding Amazon seller-profile page; (2) searching Chinese corporate databases using available business names; (3) conducting Baidu searches using available names, including, where available, Defendants' Chinese-language names; (4) sending test mailings to every potentially relevant physical address identified through their investigation; and now, recently (5) directly seeking address information from Defendants using the email addresses produced by Amazon as associated with Defendants' seller accounts. The Court finds Plaintiff has exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to ascertain and verify the mailing addresses of all Defendants listed on Schedule B. [27-3]. The Court therefore authorizes email service on the 46 Defendants listed on Schedule B under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(f)(3). The Clerk is directed to issue a single original summons in the name of "RuLingMaoYiYouXianGongSi and all other Defendants identified in the Complaint," which shall apply to the 46 Defendants identified in Amended Schedule B [27-3]. Plaintiff is to file a status report by 10/1/26. Mailed notice. |