| 1 | 2026-06-23 | COMPLAINT filed by Wenzhou Chuyin Electronics Co., Ltd.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25283986. |
| 2 | 2026-06-23 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Wenzhou Chuyin Electronics Co., Ltd. by Qin Zhuang |
| 3 | 2026-06-23 | CIVIL Cover Sheet |
| — | 2026-06-23 | CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Daniel P. McLaughlin. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 1). |
| — | 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. |
| 6 | 2026-06-24 | MAILED patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA |
| 7 | 2026-08-05 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motion to seal [4] is granted. Initial status hearing is set for 8/26/2026 at 9:30 a.m. in courtroom 2201. Mailed notice |
| 13 | 2026-08-13 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow:Motion to file under seal [9] is granted. Motion for TRO [10] is granted. Plaintiff shall send the proposed orders in Word format to proposed_order_lefkow@ilnd.uscourts.gov. Mailed notice |
| 14 | 2026-08-14 | SEALED TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER signed by the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 8/14/2026. |
| 16 | 2026-08-19 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motion to continued status hearing [15] is granted. The status hearing set for 8/26/2026 is stricken. Plaintiff may file a status report by 8/26/2026. Mailed notice |
| 20 | 2026-08-25 | Order on Motion for Extension of Time |
| 25 | 2026-09-09 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motion hearing held with no appearance by any defendant. Motion for preliminary injunction [17] is granted. Enter Order. Plaintiff's law firm is hereby ordered to add ALL defendant names listed in the Schedule A to the docket within three (3) business days. Instructions can be found at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_cmecf/pdfs/v60/Add_Terminate_Instructions.pdf. A status hearing is set for 11/4/2026 at 9:30 a.m. in courtroom 2201. Mailed notice |
| 26 | 2026-09-09 | PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER signed by the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 9/9/2026. Mailed notice |
| 29 | 2026-09-17 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Plaintiff's motion to reassign case [28] is denied. The proposed related cases do not meet the requirements under Local Rule 40.4, as the handling of both cases by the same judge is not likely to result in substantial saving of judicial time and effort. LR 40.4(b)(2). A finding of relatedness would also cause delay in this case (26 C 7324) because the court has already granted a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, whereas 26 C 11163 was only recently filed and would entail additional motions without a measurable gain in efficiency. LR 40.4(b)(3). Mailed notice |