2024-cv-02227

COMPLAINT filed by Art Ask Agency; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-21758037.

(Exhibit Group Exhibit 1)

CIVIL Cover Sheet

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Art Ask Agency by Michael A. Hierl

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Art Ask Agency by William Benjamin Kalbac

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Art Ask Agency by Robert Payton Mcmurray

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Art Ask Agency by John Wilson

MOTION by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency to seal document Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Sealed Schedule A

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Art Ask Agency

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3).

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.

MOTION by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency for temporary restraining order Plaintiff's Ex Parte Motion for Entry of a Temporary Restraining Order, Including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, Expedited Discovery, and Service of Process by Email and/or Electronic Publication

MEMORANDUM by Art Ask Agency in support of motion for temporary restraining order, 10

Declaration Strid Declaration

Exhibit Group Exhibit 1

Declaration Hierl Declaration

Exhibit Hierl Exhibit 1

Exhibit Hierl Exhibit 2

(Exhibit Hierl Exhibit 3)

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 1 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 2 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 3 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 4 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 5 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 6 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 7 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 8 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 9 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 10 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 11 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 12 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 13 of Strid Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Exhibit 2 Part 14 of Strid Declaration

MOTION by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency for Expedited Discovery, for Service of Process by Email and/or Electronic Publication, Temporary Injunction and a Temporary Asset Restraint. (Omitted Reliefs from motion 10).

MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC.

MINUTE entry before the Executive Committee: Case reassigned to the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr for all further proceedings pursuant to IOP13(f)(2)(b). Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: The plaintiff is directed to submit a proposed default judgment order to the Court's proposed order inbox, Proposed_Order_Tharp@ilnd.uscourts.gov. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:On the grounds set forth in the motion, plaintiff's ex parte motion for TRO 10 is granted. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal 7 is granted. Enter temporary restraining order. Mailed notice

SEALED Temporary Restraining Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 4/3/2024. Mailed notice

CIVIL BOND in the amount of $ 250,000 posted by Art Ask Agency. (Document not Scanned).

MOTION by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency for extension of time Plaintiff's Ex Parte Motion to Extend the Temporary Restraining Order

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion to extend the temporary restraining order 34 is granted. Enter order. Mailed notice

EXTENSION of Temporary Restraining Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 4/15/2024. Mailed notice

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Art Ask Agency Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal 37 and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendants nos. 67 and 69 are dismissed from this case. Mailed notice

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Art Ask Agency Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants

SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto

MOTION by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency for preliminary injunction Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of a Preliminary Injunction Against Defendant Nos. 1-42, 44-54, 56-66, 68 and 70-250

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal 39 and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendants nos. 43 and 55 are dismissed from this case. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:The plaintiff's motion for entry of a preliminary injunction 41 is taken under advisement. Any objection or response is due before 5/2/24. Upon review of the Certificate of Service, however, the Court directs Plaintiff to supplement the publication of the motion on the website with prominent text advising defendants that: A motion for entry of a preliminary injunction has been filed and that any responses or objections to that motion must be filed before May 2, 2024. The plaintiff must also provide to each defendant the screenshot evidence of the allegedly infringing product(s) offered and sold by that defendant that Plaintiff has provided to the Court in support of its request for a TRO and/or preliminary injunction. Mailed notice

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Art Ask Agency Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant FUNSHOWCASE by Lance Y. Liu

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal 47 and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendants nos. 42 and 74 are dismissed from this case. Mailed notice

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Art Ask Agency Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal 50 and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendants nos. 39 and 54 are dismissed from this case. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: On the grounds set forth in the motion, plaintiff's motion for entry of a preliminary injunction as to certain defendants 41 is granted, except as to the single objecting defendant (defendant no. 57) as noted in the Court's previous order 53. Enter preliminary injunction order. The preliminary injunction directs, among other things, that Schedule A be unsealed. Plaintiff is ordered to enter in CM/ECF no later than 5/8/24 each defendant named in the original Schedule A as a party in this case (where a defendant has been dismissed, the CM/ECF entry should reflect that status). Failure to timely comply with this requirement may result in vacating the preliminary injunction. For instructions as to how to add parties to the case docket, see https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Videos.aspx?folder=_cmecf&play=Add_Terminate.mp4. Mailed notice

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 5/3/2024. Mailed notice

NEW PARTIES: Eduardo Dantas, Eduardo Aguiar, Edna Santos, Edmund Tan, Eder Ribeiro, Ed Ward, Eboagu Cyprian, Eba Habte, Druid Across-The-Board, Drooping Confessor, Drew Burkitt, Dr marixa Patterson, Dr A TraciBrown, Douglas Santos, Dipankar Ghosh, Different Path, Diego Torres, Diego Romero, Diego Costa, DianGood-Ashlock, Deterioratinghelen-Elizabeth, Derek Williams, Dennis Williams, Dennis k Berman, DenisOliveira, DenisMiller, Deepak Rana, Deepak Prasad, DebbiMiller, Dclaserdentist Journal, DavMitchell, DaviStone, DaviSouza, DaviSalazar, DaviMartins, DaviLuna, DaviLu, DaviHayes, DaviFrost, DaviFowler, DaviChu, DaviBurke, DaviAnthony, Danilo Castro, DanieWatson, DanieThompson, DanieReis, DaniePeters, DanieMorris, DanieMoreira and DanieMonteiro added to case caption.

NEW PARTIES: DaniellWilliams, DanieCohen, DAndrade, Dana Johnson, Dan Turner, Dan Cole, Daliana Liu, Dale Descending, Cut N' EdgLlc, Cut abovCigars, CruzCarranza, Cristiano Santos, CranioDsgn, Craig Mcdonald, Courtney White, Coral Aqua, Compatibleillness, Comparable-Red, Colin Robertson, CleopatraCosima, Claudio Rossi, Claudia Martinez, ClairLiu, Christy Johnson, Christopher Warren, Christopher Jordan, Christopher Cruz, ChristinTran, ChristabelCiara, Chris Wheeler, Chris Waters, Chris Marshall, Chris Hudson, Chris Dunn, Chris Craig, Charles Stewart, Charles Rogers, Chaijoon, Casey Johnson, CarRobinson, Carlos Maldonado, Carlos Ghosn, Bushra Khan, Bucky Harris, Bryan Wong, Bryan White, Bruno Lemos, Bruna Ribeiro, Bruna Azevedo and BRITNEYHANSON added to case caption.

NEW PARTIES: Bridget Smith, Brian Potter, Brian Parker, Brian O'reilly, Brian Mcmahon, Brian Jones, Brian Gregory, Brian Fleming, Brian Duffy, Brian Boyle, Brett Jones, BraScott, Brandon Bailey, BraHoward, BraFeld, Bradley Miller, BoThompson, Bot Voice Voice-Overs, BonniGibbs Cima Cfp Cdfa, BoHarris, BilPrice, BilO'connor, BilHamilton, BilFernandez, Biju Mathew, Bibiana, Bhushan Chaudhari, Bharath Kumar Reddy, Bharat Joshi, Beth Comstock, BertrMartinot, BernardMcnamara, Benjamin Flouw, Ben Sanders, Ben Parker, Ben Miller, Ben Campbell, Becky Grunewald, Beatriz Rodrigues, Beatriz Dias, Basic Mirelle, Barby Hevia, Aziya Brindley, Awed Anica, Aryel Meireles, Arun Winspirit, Arturo Pina Rcf Pina, Aron Zumwalt, Aqueduct Prized and Anuj Puri added to case caption.

REPLY by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Entry of a Preliminary Injunction Against Defendant No. 57 "FUNSHOWCASE"

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

(Exhibit C)

NEW PARTIES: Bridget Smith, Brian Potter, Brian Parker, Brian O'reilly, Brian Mcmahon, Brian Jones, Brian Gregory, Brian Fleming, Brian Duffy, Brian Boyle, Brett Jones, BraScott, Brandon Bailey, BraHoward, BraFeld, Bradley Miller, BoThompson, Bot Voice Voice-Overs, BonniGibbs Cima Cfp Cdfa, BoHarris, BilPrice, BilO'connor, BilHamilton, BilFernandez, Biju Mathew, Bibiana, Bhushan Chaudhari, Bharath Kumar Reddy, Bharat Joshi, Beth Comstock, BertrMartinot, BernardMcnamara, Benjamin Flouw, Ben Sanders, Ben Parker, Ben Miller, Ben Campbell, Becky Grunewald, Beatriz Rodrigues, Beatriz Dias, Basic Mirelle, Barby Hevia, Aziya Brindley, Awed Anica, Aryel Meireles, Arun Winspirit, Arturo Pina Rcf Pina, Aron Zumwalt, Aqueduct Prized and Anuj Puri added to case caption.

NEW PARTIES: Anthony Petrie, Andrew Williams, Anant Gupta, Analogy Hashish, Amit Verma, Akrogiali Taverna, AdleeMohamed, Abhinav Singh, Aaminata, A ee mi, A A Tourism, 2 Z Printing, 1 chelsiSilvers, & A Cleaning LlGreen Cleaning, - Gregg Ciarelli, LIShangWangLai, LINANAAI, LIN HANRU, LDFAIRY, Kvasira Anh, Klfoho, kkccartgallery, junfeng art, June, JOIN THE Store, Joesony, jinyuxinsheng, Jie bo preferred, jianwen-US, Hyperfavor LLC, Huatongyang, huangshaolun123, HoGadget, HHUAO Home Decor, HG WIN, HAILONG05, hai li Great power poster, GuangZhouLiuYiShangMaoYouXianGongSi, greenforever, GoldenChoice-Store, Gentrymining, GENKIINOSHITA, FeiJI, FANWEIXNSMOI, EternaHora Store, ENDLESS D3COR, DLV T&S CO.,LTD, Dizzy Decor and Decoration Choice Store added to case caption.

NEW PARTIES: DAI LIN XIN1988, dachengershouche, COMFORGO, CNSSutby, chu zhou han zhi gui wang luo ke ji you xian ze re, Bloody devil, Better Selection UK, Azuki-Fashion, AouMug, anqingzhesundianzishangwuyouxiangongsi, Alpine pasture, All-wheel drive, Edison Sosro, Ed Williams, Divya Sharma, Diana Silva, Devesh Kumar, Devender Sharma, Deer Fine, DaviSinger, DaviGregory, DanieBaker, Current Lacy Mubashir, CristianOliveira, Conrad, Christopher Walsh, Chris Smith, Chris Saunders, Chhavi Sharma, Charles Kim, Bryan Wallace, Brenda Meller, BoSchmidt, Birendra Singh, Bird Trijntje Falkland Islands, Baldeep Singh, Bakari, Asghar Esmaeilzadeh, ARUS ANGCHUAN, Arlesha Edmondson -Thomas, Andrea Gory, Andr Ducci, Ana Isabel, Always open Garagdoors, Aishwarya Nambiar, Just act coquettish, JIMINGBAI, FoshanXiaofengqingCrossborderE-commerceCo., Ltd and Constellation Technology added to case caption.

Terminating Better Selection UK, EternaHora Store, FANWEIXNSMOI, HoGadget, Huatongyang, Joesony, Alpine pasture and Azuki-Fashion

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:The plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction 41 is granted as to defendant no. 57 "FUNSHOWCASE" over the defendant's objection 52. Defendant FUNSHOWCASE argues that the motion should be denied because it had made only a de minimis number of sales of the allegedly infringing product, totaling around $100, so any asset freeze above $750 would be unnecessary. But it does not offer any evidence (e.g., an affidavit) to support its contention, and, in any event, the plaintiff would be entitled to statutory damages from the defendant that exceed $750 should it prevail on the merits. Thus, defendant's objections are overruled. Enter Amended Preliminary Injunction Order. Mailed notice

PRELIMINARY Injunction Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 5/7/2024. Mailed notice

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Art Ask Agency Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal 59 and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendants nos. 44, 79, and 83. Mailed notice

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Art Ask Agency Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal 61 and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendants nos. 52, 65, 72, and 81 are dismissed. Mailed notice

CERTIFICATE of Service by Robert Payton Mcmurray on behalf of Art Ask Agency

MOTION by Plaintiff Art Ask Agency for default judgment as to Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of Default and Default Judgment Against Defendants Identified in Amended Schedule A

(Exhibit Amended Schedule A)

MEMORANDUM by Art Ask Agency in support of motion for default judgment, 64

Exhibit 1

(Exhibit 2)

DECLARATION of Michael A. Hierl regarding motion for default judgment, 64

(Exhibit Hierl Exhibit 1)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion for entry of default and default judgment 64 is taken under advisement. Any objections or responses are due by 6/24/24. The plaintiff is directed to provide defendants with notice of the default proceedings against them by 6/14/24. To effectuate that notice, the Court directs the plaintiff to (1) update the website through which it has been publishing information about the case to provide notice of its motion for entry of default and default judgment, as well as the deadline to object set forth in this order and (2) sending an email to the email addresses provided for the defendants by third parties (or otherwise obtained by the plaintiff) informing them of the default proceedings against them and containing a link to the updated website. Mailed notice

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Art Ask Agency Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Defendant No. 57

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal 68 and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendant no. 57 is dismissed. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:No defendant having objected, the plaintiff's motion for default judgment 64 is granted. Enter default judgment order. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice

DEFAULT Judgment Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 6/26/2024. Mailed notice

MAILED copyright closing report with certified closing orders dated 6/26/2024 to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA.

SATISFACTION of Judgment

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon plaintiff's report of full satisfaction of judgment 42, the Court, pursuant to LR 58.1, enters the satisfaction of judgment as to defendant no. 46. Mailed notice

SATISFACTION of Judgment

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon plaintiff's report of full satisfaction of judgment 75, the Court, pursuant to LR 58.1, enters the satisfaction of judgment as to defendant no. 70. Mailed notice

SATISFACTION of Judgment

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon plaintiff's report of full satisfaction of judgment 77, the Court, pursuant to LR 58.1, enters the satisfaction of judgment as to defendant no. 71. Mailed notice