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墨婷跨境
MOT CROSS-BORDER
| 编号 | 日期 | 案件进程 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-09 | COMPLAINT filed by The College Company LLC; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25228904. |
| 3 | 2026-06-09 | CIVIL Cover Sheet |
| 4 | 2026-06-09 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The College Company LLC by Alison K Carter |
| — | 2026-06-09 | CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable LaShonda A. Hunt. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Laura K. McNally. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). |
| — | 2026-06-09 | 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. |
| 5 | 2026-06-10 | MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA. |
| 6 | 2026-06-10 | MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials |
| 7 | 2026-06-11 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable LaShonda A. Hunt: This case has been assigned to Judge LaShonda A. Hunt. First, Plaintiff filed the Schedule A referenced in the Complaint under seal 2. Plaintiff has not established good cause under Local Rule 26.2 or Seventh Circuit precedent to justify sealing the names of defendants or documents pertaining to alleged infringing activity. "Secrecy makes little sense if the goal of the litigation is to protect rightholders' 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) (Kness, J.). 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 matter of a 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, 567-68 (7th Cir. 2000). Plaintiff also did not file a motion to seal those documents. Counsel is admonished to review and comply with all court procedures and applicable rules. The Clerk of Court is directed to unseal the document filed at 2. Next, upon review of the trademark infringement complaint 1 and other filings, the Court questions whether Plaintiff has sufficiently alleged personal jurisdiction over the defendants. To adequately plead personal jurisdiction, Plaintiff must sufficiently allege that the defendants actually sold the allegedly infringing product to a customer in Illinois. See Liu v. Monthly, 170 F.4th 1090, 1093-94 (7th Cir. 2026) (citing Curry v. Revolution Lab'ys, LLC, 949 F.3d 385, 400 (7th Cir. 2020)). Plaintiff's amended 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). Last, the Court also questions whether Plaintiff has established sufficient grounds for joinder of all 140 defendants under Fed. R. Civ. P. 20. See Viking Arm AS v. P'ships & Unincorporated Ass'ns Identified on Schedule A,No. 24 C 1566, 2024 WL 2953105 (N.D. Ill. June 6, 2024). Indeed, Plaintiff filed a form complaint with generic allegations about coordinated counterfeiting activity between 140 defendants without any details whatsoever, which arguably violates the requirements of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8 and 10. Accordingly, by 6/18/26, Plaintiff must file must file proof of actual sales in Illinois and either a memorandum explaining why joinder is proper or an amended complaint specifically naming and identifying each defendant being sued and setting forth with more than conclusory statements the alleged infringing activity. Failure to do so will result in the amended complaint being dismissed without prejudice and this case being closed. Mailed notice. |
| 8 | 2026-06-18 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The College Company LLC by Ann Marie Sullivan (Sullivan, Ann Marie) |
| 9 | 2026-06-18 | AMENDED complaint by The College Company LLC against EnchantedPrints A and terminating The Partnerships Identified on Schedule A |
| 10 | 2026-06-23 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable LaShonda A. Hunt: Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint naming one defendant and has submitted proof that the Defendant sold the allegedly infringing product to a customer in Illinois 13. With that, the Court's joinder and personal jurisdiction concerns are now resolved. Plaintiff is ordered to file a status report by 7/14/26 with proposed next steps in the case if no other appropriate relief has been sought by that date. The Court notes that Plaintiff failed to include a redline version of their amended complaint as required by the Court's case management procedures. Counsel is admonished to review and comply with all court rules and procedures. Further non-compliant filings will be summarily stricken. Mailed notice (gel,) |
| 11 | 2026-07-14 | NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by The College Company LLC |