2025-cv-00194

COMPLAINT filed by Andrea Alice Muller; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22924931.

Exhibit 1

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Exhibit 3

(Exhibit 4)

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller Schedule A to Complaint 1

CIVIL Cover Sheet

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller by Keith A. Vogt

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller by Yanling Jiang

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller by Yi Bu

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller by Adam Grodman

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller by Cameron Eugene Mcintyre

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller by Monica Rita Martin

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller by Christopher Romero

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable April M. Perry. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. 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.

SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: It appearing that the case filed is a "Schedule A" case, the Plaintiff is directed to the Court's standing order on its website directing the filing of 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 200 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). When addressing joinder, 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 also 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 1/24/25, the 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 1/24/25 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,)

MEMORANDUM in support of 12 Exparte Motion

Exhibit 1

Declaration of Keith A. Vogt

(Exhibit 1-2, of Keith A. Vogt's declaration)

Presentment for 12 Exparte motion NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of before Honorable April M. Perry on 1/21/2025 at 10:00 AM.

AMENDED complaint by Andrea Alice Muller against The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

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(Exhibit 4)

[Amended] Schedule A to Complaint 1, Schedule A 2, and Amended Complaint 15 by Andrea Alice Muller

MEMORANDUM by Andrea Alice Muller Establishing that Joinder is Proper

(Exhibit 1)

Schedule A Template Schedule of Defendants by Andrea Alice Muller

EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller [AMENDED] Exhibit 1 regarding memorandum in support of motion 13

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Motion hearing held 1/21/2025. Plaintiff's motion for leave to conduct expedited discovery and electronic service of process 12 is granted, consistent with the attached order. 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 1/21/2025. Mailed notice. (jcc,)

MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrea Alice Muller as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 2/3/2025, answer due 2/24/2025.

(Declaration of Service)

MOTION by Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller for default judgment as to the Defendants Identified in [Amended] Schedule A

MEMORANDUM by Andrea Alice Muller in support of motion for default judgment 24

Declaration of Keith A. Vogt

Declaration of Andrea Alice Muller

(Exhibit 1, of Andrea Alice Muller's Declaration)

NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of motion for default judgment 24 before Honorable April M. Perry on 4/22/2025 at 10:00 AM.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Motion hearing held 4/22/2025. No one appeared for either of the defendants. Plaintiff's motion for default judgment 24 is granted for the reasons set forth in Plaintiff's motion and consistent with the order to follow. Enter order. Mailed notice. (jcc,)

FINAL DEFAULT JUDGMENT ORDER. Signed by the Honorable April M. Perry on 4/22/2025. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice. (jcc,)

MAILED Closing Copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC.

(Closing Minute Entry dated 4/22/2025)