2025-cv-06782

COMPLAINT filed by Jean Ann Plout; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23644567.

(Exhibit 1)

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Jean Ann Plout Schedule A to Complaint 1

CIVIL Cover Sheet

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jean Ann Plout by Keith A. Vogt

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jean Ann Plout by Yanling Jiang

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jean Ann Plout by Adam Grodman

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jean Ann Plout by Cameron Eugene Mcintyre

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jean Ann Plout by Monica Rita Martin

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jean Ann Plout by Yi Bu

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jean Ann Plout by Christopher Romero

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable April M. Perry. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Laura K. McNally. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3).

MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: It appearing that the case filed is a "Schedule A" case, Plaintiff is directed to the Court's standing order on its website directing the filing of the Court's Schedule A Template within 14 days. Upon review of the complaint, the Court sua sponte raises the propriety under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a)(2) of joining 196 defendants to this action. See, e.g., Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182 (N.D. Ill. 2020). Plaintiff is reminded that "[c]ourts in this district generally agree that alleging that multiple defendants have infringed on the same copyright in the same way does not create the substantial evidentiary overlap required to find a similar transaction or occurrence." See Roadget Bus. Pte. Ltd. v. Individuals, Corps, Ltd. Liab. Companies, Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 23-cv-17036, 2024 WL 1858592, at *6 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 29, 2024) (collecting cases). Plaintiff should reference this Court's opinion in Zaful v. Schedule A Defs., 24-cv-11111, Doc. 12 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 10, 2025), where the Court expressed its views on joinder in such cases. By July 7, 2025, Plaintiff must file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of the principles described above. In the alternative, Plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint by July 7, 2025, with a smaller subset of defendants along with a memorandum explaining why each defendant is properly joined to all of the others. Mailed notice. (jcc,)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Plaintiff's motion for electronic service of process and expedited discovery 14 is granted. Electronic service of process does not violate any treaty and is consistent with due process because it is an effective way to communicate with an online marketplace defendant. Expedited discovery is warranted to identify defendant. The Court strikes the motion hearing set for 7/9/2025. Enter order. Mailed notice. (jcc,)

SEALED ORDER for Leave to Conduct Expedited Discovery and Service of Process by E-Mail and/or Electronic Publication. Signed by the Honorable April M. Perry on 6/25/2025. (jcc,)

SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant Cabin Feeling

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jean Ann Plout as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 7/2/2025, answer due 7/23/2025.

(Declaration of Service)