MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: The motion to vacate [43] is granted under FRCP 60(b) for good cause shown. Though the moving defendants did not promptly answer, respond, or otherwise promptly defend themselves, it appears they have at least one meritorious defense: lack of personal jurisdiction. The Court looks to Illinois' long-arm statute to determine whether it was proper to exercise personal jurisdiction over the moving Defendants. NBA Props., Inc. v. HANWJH, 46 F.4th 614, 620 (7th Cir. 2022); see also 735 ILCS 5/2-209(c). Illinois' long-arm statute permits the exercise of jurisdiction to the full extent allowed by the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. Philos Techs., Inc. v. Philos & D, Inc., 645 F.3d 851, 912 (7th Cir. 2011). The Due Process Clause is satisfied where the defendant has "minimum contacts" with the forum state such that requiring it to defend in the forum would not offend "traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice." be2 LLC v. Ivanov, 642 F.3d 555, 558 (7th Cir. 2011) (citing Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310, 316 (1945)). Such minimum contacts for specific personal jurisdiction requires that "(1) the defendant has purposefully directed his activities at the forum state or purposefully availed himself of the privilege of conducting business in the state; (2) the alleged injury arises out of or relates to the defendant's forum-related activities; and (3) any exercise of personal jurisdiction must comport with traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice." Rogers v. City of Hobart, Ind., 996 F.3d 812, 819 (7th Cir. 2021) (citing Curry v. Revolution Lab'ys, LLC, 949 F.3d 385, 398 (7th Cir. 2020)). Here, Plaintiff suggests that Defendants use of "local warehouses" establishes "clear jurisdiction," but Defendants' submission shows that those warehouses are not in Illinois, so the court lacks personal jurisdiction over these Defendants. Nor does Rule 4(k)(2) apply. That rule requires, among other things, that the defendant not be subject to jurisdiction in any state's courts of general jurisdiction, and here Defendants concede that they would be subject to the jurisdiction of those states where they do maintain warehouses (Florida, New York, California, Nevada, Georgia, and Arkansas). Accordingly, the Court vacates the default judgment entered as to the moving Defendants only. The injunction entered as to these Defendants are dissolved. Defendant A one poster, Art of living poster design, Artful Livin Wall Wonders Aesthetic Haven, Beautiful flowers means love, Beautiful poster painting, Beautiful poster style, Canvas Classics One, Decorative Painting Superman, Decorative painting girl, Decorative painting guy, Oil painting lll, Sungharbor Home, Wonderful Poster Showcase, Wonderful unique poster, Yangguan Poster, just poster, one apple poster, poste two, poster good are dismissed from this action without prejudice for lack personal jurisdiction. There are no remaining Defendants in the case, so the clerk is directed to close it. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice.
48
2025/06/23
DEFAULT JUDGMENT ORDER as to certain defendants Signed by the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins on 6/23/2025. Mailed notice.
44
2025/06/16
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: The June 26, 2025 notice of motion date is stricken. Plaintiff's response to the moving Defendants' motion to set aside default and motion to dismiss remains due by June 20, 2025. Mailed notice.
43
2025/06/13
MOTION by Defendants A one poster, Art of living poster design, Artful Livin Wall Wonders Aesthetic Haven, Beautiful flowers means love, Beautiful poster painting, Beautiful poster style, Canvas Classics One, Decorative Painting Superman, Decorative painting girl, Decorative painting guy, Oil painting lll, Sungharbor Home, Wonderful Poster Showcase, Wonderful unique poster, Yangguan Poster, just poster, one apple poster, poste two, poster good to set aside default Judgment and Dismiss
42
2025/06/11
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: The following order does not apply to Defendants who have appeared and sought to vacate the entry of default in docket entry [39]. No remaining Defendant has responded to Plaintiff's motion for entry of default judgment. Accordingly, the motion [35] is granted. Enter Final Judgment Order as to certain defendants. Mailed notice.
41
2025/06/09
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs as to [certain] defendants
40
2025/06/09
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: The motion to set a briefing schedule 39 is partly granted and partly denied. Any motion to vacate the entry of default as to the moving defendants is due by June 13, 2025. Plaintiff's response is due by June 20, 2025. No replies unless the court requests a reply. Mailed notice.
39
2025/06/06
MOTION by Defendants A one poster, Art of living poster design, Artful Livin Wall Wonders Aesthetic Haven, Beautiful flowers means love, Beautiful poster painting, Beautiful poster style, Canvas Classics One, Decorative Painting Superman, Decorative painting girl, Decorative painting guy, Oil painting lll, Sungharbor Home, Wonderful Poster Showcase, Wonderful unique poster, Yangguan Poster, just poster, one apple poster, poste two, poster good to set a briefing schedule
38
2025/06/02
CERTIFICATE of Service by Plaintiff Alison Friend regarding text entry, 37
37
2025/06/02
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: Before the Court is Plaintiff's motion for entry of default and default judgment against all Defendants. All remaining defendants have failed either to plead or to otherwise appear to defend against this action. Accordingly, default is entered under Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Any objections to the motion for entry of default judgment must be filed on or before June 9, 2025. If no objections are filed by that date, the court will consider the motion unopposed. The Court will also rule on the papers unless a hearing is requested by June 5, 2025. A hearing may be requested by filing a Request for Hearing as a separate entry on the docket. Plaintiff must serve this minute order upon all remaining Defendants within one business day of its entry on the docket and must promptly file proof of that service. Mailed notice.
36
2025/06/02
MEMORANDUM by Alison Friend in support of motion for default judgment 35
35
2025/06/02
MOTION by Plaintiff Alison Friend for default judgment as to The Defendants Identified In First Amended Schedule A
34
2025/05/30
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs as to [certain] defendants
33
2025/05/23
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants A one poster, Art of living poster design, Artful Livin Wall Wonders Aesthetic Haven, Beautiful flowers means love, Beautiful poster painting, Beautiful poster style, Canvas Classics One, Decorative Painting Superman, Decorative painting girl, Decorative painting guy, Oil painting lll, Sungharbor Home, Wonderful Poster Showcase, Wonderful unique poster, Yangguan Poster, just poster, one apple poster, poste two, poster good by Ruixin Lu
2025/05/19
NEW PARTIES: Floors Steam, Strong Overlord Shop, Wall Art Printing, osborn s shop, muransibaihuodianC, AcquarelloStudio, Luyuan Art, Custom Tees Co, incomparables, Rebel Stitch Works, Crisp Canvas, Threadborne, Beautiful flowers means love, LYS Decorative Murals, Zixuan Decorate, Little Year Mural, Wonderful unique poster, Xinyue Art Museum Painting and Defendant 12 added to case caption.
2025/05/19
NEW PARTIES: CozyCanvasCorners, Luyuan Art Trade, PRIZESSS, Flower mural, Four Seasons Mural, Ruyi Art, Love and Art Poster, Thermal Art Poster, Art Oil Painting Gallery, SuSu Art Shop, gekmacd, temuj, Hui wall art, Chen Xue wall art, JFPOSTER, You and me Du, There are billions of creations, GY Art Deco, Generate Purchases quickly, Starlight Gallery, WL Art Decor, Artistic landscape decoration painting, Deco Delights, cattle horses Decorate, MarkyDecorate, Lehua Business, Yangguan Poster, WW ART SHOP, FortuneDecorate, Hangfei canvas, Xilemei Trading, ZORO Wall Art, YYB Wall Art, Canvas Cove New, Mose Art, poste two, Rice ball poster art, Bear cookie art, LLtemus, just poster, Building a base period, WWtemus, Mr Li painting, Belle Decoration, Crazy Decorate, Ieslie, Sungharbor Home, XXtemuji, Beautiful poster painting, SC MURAL, Wangmo Shop, BEIKA Art Poster, CT Poster, Mamba Poster, MLi Poster, Fun Art Painting, QCWER, SHIBA GOODS, happynewweek, FCQWE, jsy poster, Coconut Wall Art, Yally Wall Art, Home Art Field, anan Wall Art, ZEKVK, Artistry Haven, Canvas Classics One, Art of living poster design, TkEiRTJmYo, AZZ Wall Art, CHEN JIAN MING TIN, Camping Art, FAQWE, YA CHUN aluminum plaque, Transcend Victory Shop, ABC Canvas, Exclusive poster, Jaya Decoration, AUYOYO, A one poster, Respectable Goods, Homekeeper, YBZTWO, Masamasaka, DCPIJJ, GOODAY STUDIO, Beautiful oil painting D, poster good, Dreamswemake, Breeze Decoration, JT Canvas Art, one apple poster, LW ART, jingfeiniu, OHIGOU, JT DADIANSHANG C, Niko mural, YUXX, Ornaments II, jingfeierhao, Wall Art Master, Superior Wall Art, Dragonfly Canvas Art, Memorial Decorate, HXS Art Decoration, Wanxun Decoration, BOAT ART, XELMALL and SF artistic beauty added to case caption.
2025/05/19
NEW PARTIES: CHXIC, CHENJUNART, YH Home Decor, Devineresse Delights, Blues mural, AUGFK, Truman Decoration, Beautiful poster style, loVE SAEN, Artful Livin Wall Wonders Aesthetic Haven, Wonderful Poster Showcase, Decorative painting girl, Decorative painting guy, Decorative Painting Superman, Oil painting lll, Numone Art Studio, ailiaih, Leaf wall decoration art, A Crafts, P Crafts, AGGFK, B High decorative painting, Magtion Art, PICTUREBB, Myguoheim, Yangzhiwei, Decoration Wall art, X FashionZone, Cold Wind Poster and qiang hui poster added to case caption.
2025/05/19
NEW PARTIES: LAN LAN Store, THUTHAO1104, qingdaohaoleilaowuyouxiangongsi, wang xiaodan123, longchengguo666, jishengdedianpu, YTTWQS, Hu shaohua, ooiii poster, VANTHIEN2K3, Home zhuangshi, THAO1102, zhangzhecheng, We66X, shop top 67, VA StoreKIT, Shixia Huang, TOPGOTOP, CJM ART POSTER, Linguoting, yichupengximaoyiyouxiangongsi, ShaoShanShiQingGaoYuanWenJuMenShiBu, anxiangyang1122, puqilanyingxiamendianzishangwuyouxiangongsi, UUni2024, shen fang888, VA StroreDN3, longshengdianzishangwuyouxiangongsi, HUONG SHOP888, KAIGESHUAI, Greg Decoration, Ronghuaguan, Balendin, Huang Han Kun Wall art, XshaocongX, Hippo art poster, JLin Poster, May Day Poster and Very Cool Poster added to case caption.
32
2025/05/15
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Order Signed by the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins on 5/15/2025. Mailed notice.
31
2025/05/15
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction [25] is granted. Plaintiff's filings establish that it has acted expeditiously to protect its interests and that there remains a significant risk Defendants will transfer relevant assets beyond the Court's reach. For these reasons, as well as the reasons provided in the whole of Plaintiff's filings and as stated by the Court in connection with entry of the TRO, the Court is persuaded that Plaintiff has satisfied the requirements for a preliminary injunction. In addition, the Court finds that the balance of harms favors Plaintiff and that a preliminary injunction serves the public interest by, among other things, protecting consumers from the marketing of counterfeit goods. Plaintiff has also certified and established [30] that it provided electronic notice to defendants of the pendency of this case and provided a link to a website containing relevant case documents, but no objection to the motion for a preliminary injunction has been filed on behalf of any defendant. Enter preliminary injunction order. The Clerk shall unseal any documents that are sealed. The Law Firm of Jiangip Llc, is ordered to add ALL defendant names listed in the Schedule A to the docket within five business days, instructions can be found on the Court's website at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_cmecf/pdfs/v60/Add_Terminate_Instructions.pdf. Mailed notice.
30
2025/05/09
CERTIFICATE of Service by Plaintiff Alison Friend regarding order on motion for preliminary injunction, text entry, 29
29
2025/05/09
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: Before the Court is Plaintiff's motion for entry of a preliminary injunction. In connection with that motion, Plaintiff must serve all remaining Defendants with the following statement: "The Court has taken the motion for a preliminary injunction under advisement and will consider the motion unopposed if no Defendant appears and objects by May 14, 2025." If no objections are filed by that date, the Court will consider the motion unopposed. Plaintiff must serve this minute order upon all remaining Defendants within one business day of its entry on the docket and must promptly file proof of that service. For the reasons stated in the Court's orders entering the TRO, the TRO is extended until the Court adjudicates the motion for a preliminary injunction. See H-D Mich., LLC v. Hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A., 694 F.3d 827, 843-45 (7th Cir. 2012). Because this extension exceeds the maximum duration for a TRO under FRCP 65(b), this extension "becomes in effect a preliminary injunction that is appealable, but the order remains effective." Mailed notice.
28
2025/05/09
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Alison Friend as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 5/9/2025, answer due 5/30/2025.
27
2025/05/09
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: The motion to extend the TRO [24] is granted. The TRO is extended to May 27, 2025. Mailed notice.
26
2025/05/09
MEMORANDUM by Alison Friend in support of motion for preliminary injunction 25
25
2025/05/09
MOTION by Plaintiff Alison Friend for preliminary injunction
24
2025/05/08
MOTION by Plaintiff Alison Friend for extension of time for Temporary Restraining Order
23
2025/05/05
SURETY BOND in the amount of $ 10,000.00 posted by Alison Friend
22
2025/04/29
SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant LAN LAN Store and all other defendants identified in the Complaint
20
2025/04/29
SEALED TRO Signed by the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins on 4/29/2025. Mailed notice.
19
2025/04/29
SEALED ORDER Signed by the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins on 4/29/2025. Mailed notice.
18
2025/04/28
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Alison Friend Sealed Exhibit 2, Declaration of Alison Friend regarding memorandum in support of motion, 17
17
2025/04/28
MEMORANDUM in Support of 16 Exparte Motion
15
2025/04/28
MOTION by Plaintiff Alison Friend for leave to file excess pages
14
2025/04/28
MOTION by Plaintiff Alison Friend for leave to file under seal
13
2025/04/28
SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Alison Friend Schedule A Template Schedule of Defendants to the Complaint 1 and Schedule A 2
12
2025/04/22
MAILED Copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC.
11
2025/04/22
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: Plaintiff should review the Court's standing order on "Schedule A" Cases, available at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?IuUaWzNcEoPr4PHl9tvcGaMUezk8AnJ1 under the "Case Procedures" tab. As explained there, Plaintiff must complete and file the template linked on that page before the Court will consider granting any motion for preliminary injunctive relief. The submission must also provide a listing of all prior Schedule A cases filed in any court in the United States in which Plaintiff was a plaintiff, and a listing of any of the defendants included in the Schedule A in this case that Plaintiff has previously named as a defendant in any prior complaint or Schedule A case. Finally, by filing the template, Plaintiff certifies that Plaintiff has not used any of the screenshot evidence supplied in support of a motion for a TRO in this case in any prior proceeding. If the template is not completed by April 29, 2025, the Court may dismiss this matter for failure to prosecute. Mailed notice.
2025/04/21
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.
2025/04/21
CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3).
10
2025/04/21
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Alison Friend by Christopher Romero
9
2025/04/21
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Alison Friend by Monica Rita Martin
8
2025/04/21
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Alison Friend by Cameron Eugene Mcintyre
7
2025/04/21
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Alison Friend by Adam Grodman
6
2025/04/21
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Alison Friend by Yi Bu
5
2025/04/21
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Alison Friend by Yanling Jiang
4
2025/04/21
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Alison Friend by Keith A. Vogt
3
2025/04/21
CIVIL Cover Sheet
2
2025/04/21
SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Alison Friend Schedule A to Complaint 1
1
2025/04/21
COMPLAINT filed by Alison Friend; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23374433.