| 14 | 2026-06-26 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: The Court acknowledges receipt of the amended complaint [13]. Given that Defendant appears to be a Chinese corporation, Plaintiff is directed to file by 7/17/26 a status report addressing how it plans to effectuate service upon Defendant in light of Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Imp. & Exp. Co., No. 25-2205, 2026 WL 1502198 (7th Cir. May 29, 2026). To the extent Plaintiff intends to file a request for service via electronic means, Plaintiff must ensure the request for electronic service complies with the Seventh Circuit's recent decision in Kangol. Plaintiff must support any such motion with sworn affidavits and legal authority, so the Court may determine whether Plaintiff has made reasonably diligent efforts to ascertain and verify Defendant's address. For example, courts have found that searching the internet, calling known phone numbers, and conducting intensive investigations using multiple methods satisfies the reasonable diligence requirement. See, e.g., Smart Study Co. v. Acuteye-Us, 620 F. Supp. 3d 1382, 1391 (S.D.N.Y. 2022). Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
| 13 | 2026-06-25 | AMENDED complaint by FCA US LLC against Outpost Threads Shop and terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A |
| 12 | 2026-06-24 | 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 seventy-three 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 7/8/26, Plaintiff must file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of the above cases and describing why each defendant is properly joined to all of the other defendants. In the alternative, Plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint by 7/8/26 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,) |
| 2026-06-23 | 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. |
| 2026-06-23 | CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable April M. Perry. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Daniel P. McLaughlin. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). |
| 11 | 2026-06-23 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff FCA US LLC by Hannah Alexa Abes |
| 10 | 2026-06-23 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff FCA US LLC by Berel Yonathan Lakovitsky |
| 9 | 2026-06-23 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff FCA US LLC by Amy Crout Ziegler |
| 8 | 2026-06-23 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff FCA US LLC by Justin R. Gaudio |
| 7 | 2026-06-23 | Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by FCA US LLC |
| 6 | 2026-06-23 | NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by FCA US LLC |
| 5 | 2026-06-23 | CIVIL Cover Sheet |
| 4 | 2026-06-23 | MOTION by Plaintiff FCA US LLC for leave to file under Seal |
| 3 | 2026-06-23 | SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff FCA US LLC Exhibit 2 - Parts 1-2 regarding complaint[1] |
| 2 | 2026-06-23 | SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff FCA US LLC Schedule A regarding complaint[1] |
| 1 | 2026-06-23 | COMPLAINT filed by FCA US LLC ; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25286562. |