SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Schedule A regarding amended complaint 12 (Quezada Hastings, Sofia)
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2025/05/02
AMENDED complaint by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC against The Partnership and Unincorporated Associations identified on Schedule A
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2025/04/24
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging infringement by 142 defendants. This case follows a pattern common to "Schedule A" cases where plaintiffs allege that defendants employ similar methods and "work in active concert" to infringe plaintiffs' intellectual property. But experience has shown that not all defendants named in a Schedule A case work together. More importantly, experience has shown that joinder under Fed. R. Civ. P. 20 is rarely appropriate in Schedule A cases. See, e.g., Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. v. The Partnerships, 24 CV 9401, Dkt. 27 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 18, 2024). Accordingly, the Court raises the propriety of joinder and requires the plaintiff to file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder on or before May 8, 2025. Alternatively, by the same date, the plaintiff may file an amended complaint naming one or more defendants; however, if the plaintiff names multiple defendants, the plaintiff must show that joinder of those defendants is proper. All pending motions are hereby stayed pending resolution of the joinder issue. Mailed notice.
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2025/04/23
EMAILED Copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC
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2025/04/23
EMAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials
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2025/04/23
EMAILED Trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA
2025/04/23
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.
2025/04/23
CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2).
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2025/04/22
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by Karolina Jozwiak
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2025/04/22
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by Sofia Quezada Hastings (Quezada Hastings, Sofia)
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2025/04/22
MOTION by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC for leave to file Certain Documents Under Seal (De Preter, Matthew)
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2025/04/22
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC by Matthew L. De Preter (De Preter, Matthew)
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2025/04/22
CIVIL Cover Sheet (De Preter, Matthew)
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2025/04/22
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC Schedule A regarding complaint 1 (De Preter, Matthew)
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2025/04/22
COMPLAINT filed by Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23381883.