2024-cv-11115

COMPLAINT filed by Celine SA; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22664079.

Exhibit 1 - Trademark Registrations

Exhibit 2 - 2021 Customs IP Seizures

Exhibit 3 - Chow article

(Exhibit 4 - Combating Trafficking report)

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Celine SA regarding complaint, 1

CIVIL Cover Sheet

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Celine SA by John B Haarlow, Jr

MOTION by Plaintiff Celine SA to seal

Notification of Claims Involving Trademarks by Celine SA

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Celine SA

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2).

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.

MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA

MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials

MAILED updated trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Initial tracking status hearing set for 11/15/2024 at 8:30 a.m. to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Instead, the Court will set the case schedule after reviewing the written status report. The parties must file a joint initial status report with the content described in the attached status report requirements by 11/06/2024. Plaintiff must still file the report even if Defendants have not responded to requests to craft a joint report. If not all Defendants have been served, then Plaintiff must complete the part of the report on the progress of service. Also, counsel (or the parties, if proceeding pro se) must carefully review Judge Chang's Case Management Procedures, available online at ilnd.uscourts.gov (navigate to Judges / District Judges / Judge Edmond E. Chang). Because the Procedures are occasionally revised, counsel (or the party, if proceeding pro se) must read them anew even if the counsel or the party has appeared before Judge Chang in other cases. Emailed notice

(Status Report Requirements)

STATUS Report by Celine SA

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: (1.) The motion 5 to seal Schedule A is granted in light of the goal of asset restraint. (2.) But on review of the complaint and Schedule A, the Court raises the propriety of joinder of the 66 Defendants. The Plaintiff shall review the opinion in Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. v. Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182, 18789 (N.D. Ill. 2020), and file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder by 11/18/2024. In lieu of the supplemental memorandum, by the same deadline, the Plaintiff may file an amended complaint with (a) one defendant or (b) a subset of the defendants along with a memo explaining why joinder of those defendants is proper. The tracking status hearing of 11/15/2024 is reset to 11/29/2024 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

MOTION by Plaintiff Celine SA for extension of time

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The Plaintiff's extension motion to respond to the joinder inquiry 14 is granted to 11/25/2024. The tracking status hearing of 11/29/2024 is reset to 12/13/2024 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

MOTION by Plaintiff Celine SA for extension of time

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The Plaintiff's second extension motion to respond to the joinder inquiry 16 is granted to 12/09/2024. The tracking status hearing of 12/13/2024 is reset to 12/20/2024 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Celine SA Amended Schedule A to Complaint

MEMORANDUM by Celine SA Regarding Joinder of Defendants on Amended Schedule A

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Celine SA Aujla Declaration re Joinder of Defendants on Amended Schedule A

(Exhibit Evidence Files - Defendants on Amended Schedule A)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The Court takes the joinder memorandum, R. 19, 20, under advisement. The tracking status hearing of 12/20/2024 is reset to 01/10/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

ANNUAL REMINDER: Pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 (Notification of Affiliates), any nongovernmental party, other than an individual or sole proprietorship, must file a statement identifying all its affiliates known to the party after diligent review or, if the party has identified no affiliates, then a statement reflecting that fact must be filed. An affiliate is defined as follows: any entity or individual owning, directly or indirectly (through ownership of one or more other entities), 5% or more of a party. The statement is to be electronically filed as a PDF in conjunction with entering the affiliates in CM/ECF as prompted. As a reminder to counsel, parties must supplement their statements of affiliates within thirty (30) days of any change in the information previously reported. This minute order is being issued to all counsel of record to remind counsel of their obligation to provide updated information as to additional affiliates if such updating is necessary. If counsel has any questions regarding this process, this LINK will provide additional information. Signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 12/27/2024: Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The joinder memorandum, R. 19, R. 20 (sealed version), remains under advisement. The tracking status hearing of 01/10/2025 is reset to 01/31/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: On review of the joinder filings, R. 19, 20, the Plaintiff shall file a supplemental joinder memorandum explaining whether the WeChat account referred to in the Declaration, R. 20, para. 5, actually pushed into its feed (or however else the investigator obtained the screenshots and links) links to all of the proposed remaining Defendants, or just the one referred to in Paragraph 8 (or some other subset of Defendants). Also, the supplement shall attach screenshots of all of the online listings of the remaining Defendants, rather than rely on samples and the conclusory assertion in Paragraph 4. The supplement is due on 02/13/2025. The tracking status hearing of 01/31/2025 is reset to 02/21/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Celine SA by Lindsay Elizabeth Dansdill

MEMORANDUM by Celine SA Supplemental

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The supplemental filing on joinder is under advisement. The tracking status hearing of 02/21/2025 is reset to 02/28/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The supplemental filing on joinder remains under advisement. The tracking status hearing of 02/28/2025 is reset to 03/14/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The supplemental filing on joinder remains under advisement. The tracking status hearing of 03/14/2025 is reset to 03/28/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The joinder issue remains under advisement. The tracking status hearing of 03/28/2025 is reset to 04/25/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The joinder issue remains under advisement, so the tracking status hearing of 04/25/2025 is reset to 05/30/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The joinder issue remains under advisement, so the tracking status hearing of 05/30/2025 is reset to 07/11/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice