2025-cv-01136

COMPLAINT filed by Anna Melis; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23035129.

Exhibit 1

Exhibit 2

Exhibit 3

(Exhibit 4)

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Anna Melis Schedule A to Complaint 1

CIVIL Cover Sheet

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anna Melis by Keith A. Vogt

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anna Melis by Adam Grodman

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anna Melis by Cameron Eugene Mcintyre

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anna Melis by Christopher Romero

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anna Melis by Monica Rita Martin

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anna Melis by Yanling Jiang

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anna Melis by Yi Bu

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable April M. Perry. 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.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: It appearing that the case filed is a "Schedule A" case, Plaintiff is directed to the Court's standing order on its website directing the filing of the 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 199 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). 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 2/18/2025, 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 2/18/2025 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,)

MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Discovery and Electronic Service 16 is granted. Expedited discovery is warranted to identify defendant and implement the asset freeze. If the defendant were to appear and object, the Court will revisit the asset freeze. Electronic service of process does not violate any treaty and is consistent with due process because it is an effective way to communicate with an online marketplace defendant. The Court also finds that joinder is proper at this stage based on representations made in Plaintiff's joinder memorandum 15. The Court strikes the motion hearing set for 2/19/2025. 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 2/14/2025. Mailed notice. (jcc,)

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

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Anna Melis as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 2/19/2025, answer due 3/12/2025.

(Declaration of Service)

MOTION by Defendants FUCHENG Co.Ltd, JIAYANG Co.Ltd, JINWU Co.Ltd for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint[1]

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Motion for extension of time 26 is granted. Defendants FUCHENG Co.Ltd, JIAYANG Co.Ltd, and JINWU Co.Ltd. to answer or otherwise plead to the Complaint by 4/10/2025. Mailed notice. (jcc,)

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs as to defendant no. 2 LYUCRAZ

MOTION by Plaintiff Anna Melis for default judgment as to the Defendants Identified in First Amended Schedule A

MEMORANDUM by Anna Melis in support of motion for default judgment 32

Declaration of Anna Melis

Exhibit 1, of Anna Melis' declaration

(Declaration of Keith A. Vogt)

NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of motion for default judgment 32 before Honorable April M. Perry on 5/6/2025 at 10:00 AM.

MOTION by Defendants JINWU Co.Ltd, JIAYANG Co.Ltd, FUCHENG Co.Ltd to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction

MOTION by Defendants FUCHENG Co.Ltd, JIAYANG Co.Ltd, JINWU Co.Ltd for leave to file Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction [Dkt. No. 35]

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Motion to Dismiss [35] is acknowledged, and the Court grants the motion for leave to file after the deadline [36]. The court sets a briefing schedule on the motion to dismiss: Plaintiff's response due by 5/16/2025; Defendants to reply by 5/27/2025. In light of the Court accepting this late filing, Plaintiff's motion for default judgment [32] is denied. Mailed notice. (jcc,)

MOTION by Plaintiff Anna Melis to stay regarding MOTION by Defendants JINWU Co.Ltd, JIAYANG Co.Ltd, FUCHENG Co.Ltd to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Plaintiff's motion to stay the briefing schedule for the motion to dismiss is granted until 5/6/2025, when the motion will be argued. If at that time the Court does not grant Plaintiff's motion for jurisdictional discovery, it will set a new briefing schedule to allow Plaintiff additional time to respond to the motion to dismiss. Mailed notice. (jn,)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Hearing held 5/6/2025 on Plaintiff's motion to stay and for jurisdictional discovery 39. No one appears for the Defendant. For the reasons stated in Court, Plaintiff's motion is granted. Briefing of the motion to dismiss is stayed while the parties engage in jurisdictional discovery. This case is referred to the Magistrate Judge for discovery supervision, including the authority to set, adjust, and extend all deadlines, and to conduct a settlement conference if requested by the parties. Mailed notice. (jcc,)

Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Laura K. McNally for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: Discovery Supervision. (jcc,) Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Laura K. McNally. This case has been referred for discovery supervision. The parties are directed to complete a joint initial status report by 5/23/25, and that document should propose a schedule for jurisdictional discovery and a schedule for all other discovery. Initial joint video status conference scheduled for 5/27/25 at 10:15 a.m. Judge McNally's webpage at the Court's website provides guidance on the contents of the initial status report and the initial status hearing. The parties are to appear at the video hearing by accessing the following link: https://us-courts.webex.com/meet/scott_white. Parties who do not have access to a device with video capability and who intend to speak at the hearing must notify the courtroom deputy in advance and request the Court's permission to appear telephonically. Individuals may also listen via teleconference: 1-650-479-3207; Access: 23166424339. Those not speaking during the hearing must mute themselves. Audio recording of the hearing is not permitted; violations of this prohibition may result in sanctions. Mailed notice

STATUS Report by Anna Melis Presented before Magistrate Judge

STATUS Report by FUCHENG Co.Ltd, JIAYANG Co.Ltd, JINWU Co.Ltd Presented before Magistrate Judge

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Laura K. McNally. Video status report held 5/27/25. Defense counsel did not appear. Plaintiff reports a settlement has occurred with Defendants 3, 4, and 5. Plaintiff will be filing the dismissal papers. Plaintiff reports that she intends to file a renewed default motion as to Defendant 1. Because all pending discovery issues have been resolved, the referral is closed. Mailed notice

STIPULATION of Dismissal Joint Stipulation of Dismissal as to Defendant nos. 3 JINWU Co.Ltd, 4 JIAYANG Co.Ltd, and 5 FUCHENG Co.Ltd

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: It appears that there is one defendant remaining in this case. Plaintiff is directed to file either a status report indicating how it plans to proceed with this matter or a notice of dismissal for the last remaining defendant by 6/23/2025. As Defendants 3, 4, and 5 have been voluntarily dismissed, the Court denies their motion to dismiss as moot 35. Mailed notice. (jcc,)

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs as to defendant no. 1 Peiyanmaoyi

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Notice of Voluntary Dismissal 50 is acknowledged. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), this case is dismissed without prejudice. Any or all previously set deadlines/hearings to be struck. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice. (jcc,)

MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC.