2025-cv-01767

COMPLAINT filed by Zorro Productions, Inc.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23109286.

(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.

Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Zorro Productions, Inc.

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2).

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 Robert W. Gettleman: Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal 7 is granted. Emailed notice

MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA

MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials

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 EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 1 to Gertz Declaration regarding declaration 16

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 2 to Gertz Declaration regarding declaration 16

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Zorro Productions, Inc. Exhibit 2 Part 3 to Gertz Declaration regarding declaration 16

MINUTE entry before the Executive Committee: Case reassigned to the Honorable John F. Kness for all further proceedings pursuant to 28 USC 294(b). Mailed notice

(Request for Reassignment)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: On the Court's initiative, all pending motions are held in abeyance, and the case is stayed pending further order. This stay, which the Court is entering in other so-called "Schedule A" cases on its docket where requests for temporary restraining orders remain pending, is intended to permit the Court the opportunity to reassess its previous approach in Schedule A litigation involving Lanham Act, Copyright Act, and Patent Act claims typically brought on an ex parte basis against various online merchants. This reassessment will consider, among other things, whether: (1) ex parte proceedings are appropriate in these types of cases; (2) the routine sealing of parts or all of the docket is appropriate; (3) the routine granting of temporary restraining orders on an ex parte basis is a sound exercise of judicial discretion; (4) the routine granting of prejudgment asset restraints is a sound exercise of judicial discretion; and (5) the mass joinder of defendants is appropriate under the circumstances typically present in Schedule A cases. Plaintiff remains free, of course, to dismiss this action voluntarily if they wish to pursue their claims in another District, but no supplemental briefing on the pending motions may be filed absent advance leave of Court. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Plaintiff's motion seeking expedited discovery (Dkt. 15) is denied without prejudice. Plaintiff's request for alternative service (Dkt. 14) is granted. The granting (Dkt. 11) by the previously-assigned judge of Plaintiff's motion to seal (Dkt. 7) is subject to reconsideration, but the documents presently filed under seal may remain so for the time being. An in-person status hearing is set for 8/26/2025 at 2:00 p.m.; lead counsel must appear in person. In advance of the hearing, counsel should review the Court's opinion in Eicher Motors Limited v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto, F. Supp. 3d, 2025 WL 2299593 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 8, 2025). The 8/26 hearing will be stricken if Plaintiff elects to dismiss this action voluntarily. Mailed notice.

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Zorro Productions, Inc. Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice of All Remaining Defendants

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: In view of the notice of voluntary dismissal 23 filed by Plaintiff late today, the hearing set for 8/26/2025 is stricken. The case will be closed by separate order. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Plaintiff has filed a notice of voluntary dismissal 23. Because the notice of dismissal was filed before the opposing parties served either an answer or a motion for summary judgment, the case is dismissed without prejudice consistent with the terms of the notice and by operation of Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Nelson v. Napolitano, 657 F.3d 586, 587 (7th Cir. 2011) (Rule 41(a)(1)(A) notice of dismissal "is self-executing and effective without further action from the court"). Each party is to bear its own fees and costs. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice.