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| 编号 | 日期 | 案件进程 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-19 | COMPLAINT filed by Yiwu Baimei Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25273574. |
| 2 | 2026-06-19 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Yiwu Baimei Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd. by William Jeffrey Hausman |
| 3 | 2026-06-19 | CIVIL Cover Sheet |
| 4 | 2026-06-19 | NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Yiwu Baimei Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd. |
| 5 | 2026-06-19 | MOTION by Plaintiff Yiwu Baimei Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd. to seal document sealed document 4 |
| 6 | 2026-06-22 | MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC |
| 7 | 2026-06-23 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable LaShonda A. Hunt: This case has been assigned to Judge LaShonda A. Hunt. Upon review of the copyright infringement complaint and other filings, the Court questions whether Plaintiff has sufficiently alleged that the Court can exercise personal jurisdiction over the defendant. To adequately plead personal jurisdiction, Plaintiff must sufficiently allege that the defendant actually sold the allegedly infringing product to a customer in Illinois. See Liu v. Monthly, No. 25-2074, 2026 WL 880018, at *1 (7th Cir. Mar. 31, 2026) (citing Curry v. Revolution Lab'ys, LLC, 949 F.3d 385, 400 (7th Cir. 2020)). The complaint alleges sales in this district, but those allegations are conclusory, and Plaintiff did not provide proof of actual sales in this district. See id. (remanding with instructions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction because plaintiff had not provided screenshot evidence of actual sales in Illinois). Additionally, Plaintiff has not established good cause under Local Rule 26.2 or Seventh Circuit precedent to justify sealing Defendant's name. "Secrecy makes little sense if the goal of the litigation is to protect rightsholders' IP interests by obtaining an injunction against defendants' sales of infringing or counterfeit goods." See Eicher Motors Ltd. v. P'ships & Unincorporated Ass'ns Identified on Schedule "A", 794 F. Supp. 3d 543, 552 (N.D. Ill. 2025). More importantly, this presumption of sealing runs counter to the well-established authority of this Circuit holding that "[m]any a litigant would prefer that the subject of the case. be kept from the curious (including its business rivals and customers), but the tradition that litigation is open to the public is of very long standing." See Union Oil Co. of Cal. v. Leavell, 220 F.3d 562, 567-568 (7th Cir. 2000). For those reasons, the motion for leave to file under seal 6 is denied. The Clerk of Court is directed, forthwith, to unseal the document filed at 4. By 6/30/26, Plaintiff must file either a memorandum explaining why personal jurisdiction is proper, or an amended complaint setting forth with more than conclusory statements the alleged infringing activity and grounds for personal jurisdiction. Failure to do so will result in the current complaint being dismissed without prejudice and this case being closed. Mailed notice (gel,) |
| 8 | 2026-07-10 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable LaShonda A. Hunt: On 6/23/26 the Court ordered Plaintiff to file either a memorandum explaining why personal jurisdiction is proper, or an amended complaint setting forth with more than conclusory statements the alleged infringing activity and grounds for personal jurisdiction by 6/30/26. The Court warned that failure to do so would result in the complaint being dismissed without prejudice and this case being closed. To date, Plaintiff has not complied with the Court's 6/23/26 Order or otherwise communicated with the Court. As such, Plaintiff's complaint 1 is dismissed without prejudice, and this case is closed. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (gel,) |