2025-cv-07487

2025-cv-07487 Universal City Studios LLC v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A

Date :7/3/2025
Court :Northen District of Illinois
Law FirmGBC

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July 3, 2025

COMPLAINT filed by Universal City Studios LLC ; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23705956.

Exhibit 1

Exhibit 1

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July 3, 2025

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC Schedule A regarding complaint[1]

Exhibit 2

(Exhibit 2)

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July 3, 2025

MOTION by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC for leave to file under seal

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July 3, 2025

CIVIL Cover Sheet

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July 3, 2025

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Universal City Studios LLC

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July 3, 2025

Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Universal City Studios LLC

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July 3, 2025

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Justin R. Gaudio

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July 3, 2025

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Amy Crout Ziegler

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July 3, 2025

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Berel Yonathan Lakovitsky

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July 3, 2025

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Luana Faria De Souza (Faria De Souza, Luana)

July 3, 2025

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (Text entry; no document attached.)

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. (Text entry; no document attached.)

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July 7, 2025

MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA

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July 7, 2025

MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC

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July 7, 2025

MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials

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July 7, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging infringement by 95 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 July 21, 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. Further, should the plaintiff (1) file an amended complaint naming fewer defendants in this case, file a separate complaint naming one or more of the remaining defendants originally named in this case, and (3) assert the same claims against those defendants, the Court reminds the plaintiff of Local Rule 40.3(b)(2), which requires the plaintiff to indicate the number of the this case and the name of the judge to whom it was assigned. Mailed notice.

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July 7, 2025

AMENDED complaint by Universal City Studios LLC against JPlong, the Individuals and Entities Operating JPlong and terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

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July 7, 2025

EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC Schedule A regarding amended complaint, 15

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Sept. 4, 2025

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Universal City Studios LLC by Kahlia Roe Halpern

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