2025-cv-14076

COMPLAINT filed by NBA Properties, Inc.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24361574.

Exhibit 1

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NBA Properties, Inc. Exhibit 2 - Parts 1-2 regarding complaint[1]

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NBA Properties, Inc. Schedule A regarding complaint[1]

MOTION by Plaintiff NBA Properties, Inc. for leave to file under seal

CIVIL Cover Sheet

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by NBA Properties, Inc.

Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by NBA Properties, Inc.

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff NBA Properties, Inc. by Justin R. Gaudio

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff NBA Properties, Inc. by Amy Crout Ziegler

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff NBA Properties, Inc. by Kahlia Roe Halpern

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff NBA Properties, Inc. by Justin Tyler Joseph

MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA.

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. 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.)

MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials.

AMENDED complaint by NBA Properties, Inc. against Xin Wei shopA and terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

Exhibit 1

Exhibit 2

Notice of Withdrawal of Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to File Under Seal by NBA Properties, Inc.

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 12/31/2025: Mailed 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 1/5/2026: Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff initially filed a complaint seeking to sue 93 separate defendants in this single trademark infringement suit, asserting multiple trademarks, see 1, 3. Once the case was reassigned to this Court, however, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, which names just one defendant, and thus avoids any joinder issues. See 14. But before Plaintiff may proceed, it must file a supplemental report confirming whether it has previously named any of the 93 defendants identified in this case in a prior case asserting infringement of the same intellectual property. See Julie Stiebritz v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 1:25-cv-03459, at 19 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 9, 2025) (dismissing the case because plaintiff previously named defendants in a prior case and dismissed them to avoid an unfavorable joinder ruling, which constitutes forum shopping). Plaintiff shall file the report by 1/20/26. Additionally, based upon Plaintiff's notice of withdrawal 15, the Clerk shall terminate Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal 4 as a pending motion. Mailed notice.