2024-cv-12767

COMPLAINT filed by Zorro Productions, Inc.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22833211.

(Exhibit 1)

CIVIL Cover Sheet

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. by Michael A. Hierl

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. by William Benjamin Kalbac

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. by Robert Payton Mcmurray

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. by John Wilson

MOTION by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. to seal document Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Sealed Schedule A

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Zorro Productions, Inc.

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2).

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal 7 is granted in part and denied in part. The motion is granted insofar as it seeks to seal Schedule A to the complaint. As such, Schedule A 8, provisionally under seal pending order, is permitted to remain under seal. The motion is denied without prejudice insofar as it seeks the sealing of Exhibit 2 to the declaration of John Gertz, as that document has not yet been filed. Mailed notice

MOTION by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Plaintiff's Motion for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3)

MOTION by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. to expedite Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Discovery

DECLARATION of John Gertz

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 1 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 2 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 3 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 4 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 5 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 6 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 7 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 8 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 9 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 10 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 11 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 12 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 13 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 14 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 15 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 16 to Gertz Declaration

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 17 to Gertz Declaration

MOTION by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. to seal document Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:On the grounds set forth in the motions, the plaintiff's motions for electronic service of process 11 and expedited discovery 12 are granted. Enter order. Mailed notice

ORDER Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 12/20/2024. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal 31 is granted. As such, Exhibit 2 to the declaration of John Gertz 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30, provisionally under seal pending order, is permitted to remain under seal. Mailed notice

MAILED Trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA.

((List of Trademarks, Ex. 1))

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

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.

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Zorro Productions, Inc. Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i) 38, defendant nos. 22, 42-43, 117, 191, 205, 209, 219, and 237 are dismissed from this case. Mailed notice

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Zorro Productions, Inc. Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as to Certain Defendants

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i) 40, defendant nos. 25, 49, 53, 75, 159, and 235 are dismissed from this case. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: The plaintiff is directed, by 2/12/25, to file (1) a listing of all prior online trademark, copyright, or patent infringement cases (also known as "Schedule A" cases) filed in any court in the United States in which it was a plaintiff, and (2) a listing of any of the defendants included in the Schedule A in this case that the plaintiff has previously named as a defendant in any prior complaint or Schedule A case. Also by that date, the plaintiff is directed to file a document indicating whether it intends to move for preliminary injunctive relief, and, if not, why continued sealing of documents in this case is warranted. Mailed notice

Supplemental Listing by Zorro Productions, Inc.

Supplemental Statement by Zorro Productions, Inc.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:The plaintiff having no objection to unsealing the record 44, the Court directs the Clerk to unseal Schedule A to the complaint 8 and Exhibit 2 to the declaration of John Gertz 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30. Upon review of the plaintiff's supplemental listing 43 in response to the Court's 2/4/25 order 42, this case is dismissed. The plaintiff acknowledges that all defendants included in the Schedule A in this case were originally named as defendants in case no. 1:23-cv-0629, and it further acknowledges that it dismissed the defendants from that suit in order to avoid an unfavorable joinder ruling from Judge Maldonado. That is a form of forum shopping: filing a claim, dismissing that claim in anticipation of an adverse ruling, and then filing a new suit that presents the same claim before a different judge. If the plaintiff wishes to pursue its claims against the defendants included in the Schedule A in this case, those claims must be asserted in the case in which they were originally presented. If joinder is deemed improper in that case, remedies such as severance may be available, but naming 242 defendants in new cases until a case is assigned to a judge the plaintiff believes to be hospitable to joinder is not such a remedy. All future dates and deadlines are stricken; all pending motions are denied as moot. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice

JUDGMENT Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 2/12/2025. Mailed notice

MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA