2025-cv-01239

COMPLAINT filed by Andrea Alice Muller; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23048123.

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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 Adam Grodman

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller by Cameron Eugene Mcintyre

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller by Christopher Romero

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller by Monica Rita Martin

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller by Yanling Jiang

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller by Yi Bu

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sara L. Ellis. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. 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.

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller [Amended] Schedule A to Complaint 1 and Schedule A 2

MOTION by Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller for leave to file under seal

MOTION by Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller for leave to file excess pages

MEMORANDUM in Support of 16 Exparte Motion

Declaration of Keith A. Vogt

Exhibit 1-4, of Keith A. Vogt's Declaration

Declaration of Andrea Alice Muller

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

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller Sealed Exhibit 2, Declaration of Andrea Alice Muller regarding memorandum in support of motion, 17

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Exhibit 2-2

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Exhibit 2-4

Exhibit 2-5

(Exhibit 2-6)

Presentment for Exparte Motion 16 and NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of motion for leave to file 14, motion for leave to file excess pages 15 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 2/18/2025 at 09:45 AM.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Plaintiff filed this case against 198 defendants for infringing 2 copyrights registered to Plaintiff. Under Rule 20, a plaintiff may join multiple defendants in a single action if: (1) the claims against them are asserted with respect to or arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences, and (2) a question of law or fact common to all defendants exists. Fed. R. Civ. P. 20(a)(2)(A)(B). In reviewing the complaint in this case, it does not appear that joinder is proper as to all Defendants. As the Court stated in Roadget Business Pte. Ltd. v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Cos., Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto, alleging that multiple defendants have infringed on the same copyright, trademark, or patent in the same way, without more, does not create the substantial evidentiary overlap required to find joinder proper. No. 23 C 17036, 2024 WL 1858592, at *67 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 29, 2024). The Court directs Plaintiff to file an amended complaint by 3/4/2025 as well as a statement on joinder explaining how the remaining Defendants comply with the Court's order in Roadget. The Court sets a status hearing for 3/18/2025 at 9:30 AM. The Court grants Plaintiff's motions for leave to file under seal 14 and for leave to file excess pages 15. The Court denies Plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order 16 without prejudice. Mailed notice.

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

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(Exhibit 4)

MEMORANDUM in Support of 22 RENEWED Exparte Motion

Declaration of Keith A. Vogt

Exhibit 1-4, of Keith A. Vogt's Declaration

Declaration of Andrea Alice Muller

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

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller Sealed Exhibit 2, Declaration of Andrea Alice Muller regarding memorandum in support of motion, 23

Exhibit 2-1

Exhibit 2-2

Exhibit 2-3

Exhibit 2-4

Exhibit 2-5

(Exhibit 2-6)

Presentment for Renewed Exparte Motion 22 NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 3/11/2025 at 09:45 AM.

MEMORANDUM by Andrea Alice Muller Establishing that Joinder is Proper

(Exhibit 1)

MOTION by Plaintiff Andrea Alice Muller to withdraw memorandum in support of motion, 23, exhibit, 24, notice of motion 25 and Renewed Ex Parte Motion for Entry of a Temporary Restraining Order, Including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, Expedited Discovery, and Service of Process by Email and/or Electronic Publication 22

MEMORANDUM in Support of 30 Exparte Motion

Exhibit 1-1

Exhibit 1-2

Exhibit 1-3

Exhibit 1-4

Exhibit 1-5

Exhibit 1-6

Declaration of Keith A. Vogt

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

Presentment for Exparte Motion 30 and NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 3/20/2025 at 01:45 PM.

[Amended] Schedule A to Complaint 1, Schedule A 2, and [Amended] Schedule A 13 [public version] by Andrea Alice Muller

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Telephonic motion hearing held on 3/18/2025. Motion for Exparte 22 is withdrawn; Motion to withdraw 29 is granted; Motion for Exparte 30 is withdrawn; Telephone Conference set for 4/22/2025 at 9:30 AM. No appearance required on 3/20/2025. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (650) 479-3207, Access Code: 2314 361 1508. Throughout the telephonic hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Please note that the conference call-in will be used by all cases that are on the court's calendar for the said date, therefore counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line and must have the telephone muted until your case is called. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll-free number). Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Emailed notice

MEMORANDUM in support of 35 Renewed Exparte motion

Exhibit 1

Declaration of Keith A. Vogt

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

Re-Notice of Motion for Presentment of 35 Renewed Exparte motion NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 3/25/2025 at 09:45 AM.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery and electronic service of process [35]. Emailed notice

ORDER FOR LEAVE TO CONDUCT EXPEDITED DISCOVERY ANDSERVICE OF PROCESS BY E-MAIL AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 3/25/2025:Emailed notice

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

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrea Alice Muller as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 4/1/2025, answer due 4/22/2025.

(Declaration of Service)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court strikes the status dates set for 4/8/2025 and 4/22/2025 and resets them to 4/29/2025 at 9:30 AM. The parties should file their initial joint status report by 4/23/2025. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (650) 479-3207, Access Code: 2314 361 1508. Throughout the telephonic hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Please note that the conference call-in will be used by all cases that are on the court's calendar for the said date, therefore counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line and must have the telephone muted until your case is called. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll-free number). Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Emailed notice

STATUS Report by Andrea Alice Muller

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs as to [certain] defendants

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

MEMORANDUM by Andrea Alice Muller in support of motion for default judgment 46

Exhibit 1

Exhibit 2

Declaration of Andrea Alice Muller

(Declaration of Keith A. Vogt)

NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of motion for default judgment 46 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 4/29/2025 at 09:30 AM.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Plaintiff's motion for default judgment 46. The Court enters judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants identified in First Amended Schedule A. Civil case terminated. Emailed notice

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs as to [certain] defendants

MAILED copyright report with order dated 4/25/2025 to Registrar, Washington DC