2024-cv-12581

COMPLAINT filed by VIZ Media, LLC; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22811958.

Exhibit A

(Exhibit B)(Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff VIZ Media, LLC Schedule A to Complaint regarding complaint 1 (Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

CIVIL Cover Sheet (Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff VIZ Media, LLC by Sofia Quezada Hastings (Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

MOTION by Plaintiff VIZ Media, LLC for leave to file Certain Documents Under Seal (Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Steven C. Seeger. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. 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.

Civil BOND in the amount of $ 1000.00 check Receipt #100018735 posted by VIZ Media, LLC

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: An initial status report is due by March 14, 2025. Counsel must read the Standing Order entitled "Initial Status Conferences and Joint Initial Status Reports" on the Court's website. The parties must confer as required by Rule 26(f) about the nature, scope, and duration of discovery. The parties must submit two documents to the Court. First, the parties must file the Joint Initial Status Report under Rule 26(f) on the docket. A Word version of the Joint Initial Status Report is available on the Court's website. All parties must participate in the preparation and filing of the Joint Initial Status Report. The Court requires a joint report, so a filing by one side or the other is not sufficient. Second, the parties must email a Word version of a proposed Scheduling Order under Rule 16(b) to the Court's proposed order inbox. Lead counsel for the parties must participate in filing the initial status report. Plaintiff must serve this Order on all other parties. If the defendant has not been served with process, plaintiff's counsel must contact the Courtroom Deputy at jessica_j_ramos@ilnd.uscourts.gov to reschedule the initial status report deadline. Plaintiff should not file the Joint Initial Status Report before the defendant(s) has been served with process. The parties must discuss settlement in good faith and make a serious attempt to resolve this case amicably. All counsel of record must read and comply with this Court's Standing Orders on its webpage. Please pay special attention to the Standing Orders about Depositions and Discovery. Mailed notice.

AMENDED complaint by VIZ Media, LLC against The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

Exhibit A

(Exhibit B)(Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff VIZ Media, LLC Schedule A to Amended Complaint regarding amended complaint 7 (Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

MOTION by Plaintiff VIZ Media, LLC for temporary restraining order (Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

MEMORANDUM by VIZ Media, LLC in support of motion for temporary restraining order 9

(Declaration of Stewart Miller)(Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff VIZ Media, LLC Evidence Exhibits regarding memorandum in support of motion 10

(Exhibit 1)(Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

MOTION by Plaintiff VIZ Media, LLC for Electronic Service of Process (Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

MEMORANDUM by VIZ Media, LLC in support of motion for miscellaneous relief 12 for Electronic Service of Process

(Declaration of Sofia Quezada Hastings)(Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

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 12/20/2024: Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal (Dckt. No. 5) is hereby denied for the reasons stated by the Court in Zorro Productions, Inc. v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A (23-cv-5761). Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Plaintiff's motion for electronic service of process under Rule 4(f)(3) (Dckt. No. 12) is hereby granted. Plaintiff must file a status report or a motion for default by April 25, 2025. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order (Dckt. No. 9) is hereby granted in part. Order to follow. Mailed notice.

ORDER Signed by the Honorable Steven C. Seeger on 4/3/2025. Mailed notice.

SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff VIZ Media, LLC by Karolina Jozwiak

MOTION by Plaintiff VIZ Media, LLC for extension of time of the Temporary Restraining Order

Supplement Memorandum in Support

(Declaration of Karolina Jozwiak)

REGISTRY Deposit Information Form by VIZ Media, LLC

STATUS Report by VIZ Media, LLC (Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

MOTION by Plaintiff VIZ Media, LLC for preliminary injunction

(Supplement Memorandum in Support)

NOTICE of Motion by Karolina Jozwiak for presentment of motion for preliminary injunction 25 before Honorable Steven C. Seeger on 5/6/2025 at 09:00 AM.

SUMMONS Returned Executed by VIZ Media, LLC as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 4/28/2025, answer due 5/19/2025. (Quezada Hastings, Sofia)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Plaintiff's motion for an extension of the TRO (Dckt. No. 22) is hereby granted in part. As before, the Court finds that Plaintiff has satisfied the factors required under Rule 65(b). The Court also finds good cause for a 14-day extension of the TRO. Plaintiff has shown that Defendant may continue to harm it in the same way if not enjoined. The terms of the TRO remain the same. The Court notes that the TRO does not authorize Plaintiff to "freeze financial accounts identified by the third parties." See Mem. in Supp. of Mtn. to Extend the TRO, at 1 (Dckt. No. [22-1]). The Court directs Plaintiff to review the terms of the TRO the Court entered on April 3, 2025 (Dckt. No. 18) to ensure its actions do not exceed the scope of the TRO. The extended TRO will expire on May 1, 2025. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: The motion hearing set for May 6, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. is vacated. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: This Court construes Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction (Dckt. No. 25), which is substantially identical in scope to the previous TRO (Dckt. No. 17), as a motion to convert the TRO into a preliminary injunction. Plaintiff's motion to convert the TRO into a preliminary injunction (Dckt. No. 25) is hereby granted. Based on the record, the Court hereby finds that Plaintiff has satisfied all of the requirements for a preliminary injunction under Rule 65(a). The preliminary injunction order excludes any Defendants who have been dismissed. Plaintiff must serve a copy of this order on Defendant and file a certificate of service. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: A response to the complaint is due by May 19, 2025. (Dckt. No. 27) If Defendants do not respond to the complaint by the due date, then Plaintiff must file a motion for entry of default and default judgment within one week after the deadline for an answer. A response to any motion for default judgment is due two weeks later. The Court expects Plaintiff to move the case along in a timely manner. A failure to comply will lead to dismissal. Plaintiff must serve a copy of this order on Defendants and file a certificate of service. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: A response to the complaint was due on May 19, 2025. Defendants did not respond. In its 5/2/25 order, this Court ordered that, if Defendants did not respond by that due date, Plaintiff had to file a motion for entry of default and default judgment within one week of the deadline to respond to the complaint (Dckt. No. 31). So, this Court ordered that Plaintiff needed to file a motion for entry of default and default judgment by May 26, 2025 (that is, one week from May 19, 2025). This Court also ordered Plaintiff to serve a copy of the 5/2/25 order on Defendants and to file a certificate of service. Plaintiff did not comply with any of those directives. Plaintiff apparently did not serve a copy of the 5/2/25 order on Defendants, because Plaintiff did not file a certificate of service and certify that they had done so. The deadline of May 26, 2025 has come and gone, and Plaintiff has not moved for entry of default and default judgment. This Court already admonished Plaintiff that it needed to "move the case along in a timely manner," and that "[a] failure to comply will lead to dismissal" (Dckt. No. 31). Plaintiff has not complied with this Court's orders. Plaintiff is unnecessarily imposing costs and draining judicial resources. And at some point, the juice isn't worth the squeeze, even if the juicer is counterfeit. So the case is over. The complaint is dismissed without prejudice. The case is closed. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice.