2025-cv-03223

COMPLAINT filed by Eicher Motors Limited; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23262554.

(Exhibit 1)

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Daniel P. McLaughlin. 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.

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Daniel P. McLaughlin. 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.

CIVIL Cover Sheet

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Eicher Motors Limited by Michael A. Hierl

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Eicher Motors Limited by William Benjamin Kalbac

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Eicher Motors Limited by Robert Payton Mcmurray

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Eicher Motors Limited by John Wilson

MOTION by Plaintiff Eicher Motors Limited to seal document Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Eicher Motors Limited Sealed Schedule A

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Eicher Motors Limited

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging infringement by 50 defendants. This case follows a pattern common to "Schedule A" cases where plaintiffs allege that defendants employ similar methods and "work in active concert" to infringe plaintiffs' intellectual property. But experience has shown that not all defendants named in a Schedule A case work together. More importantly, experience has shown that joinder under Fed. R. Civ. P. 20 is rarely appropriate in Schedule A cases. See, e.g., Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. v. The Partnerships, 24 CV 9401, Dkt. 27 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 18, 2024). Accordingly, the Court raises the propriety of joinder and requires the plaintiff to file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder on or before April 11, 2025. Alternatively, by the same date, the plaintiff may file an amended complaint naming one or more defendants; however, if the plaintiff names multiple defendants, the plaintiff must show that joinder of those defendants is proper. All pending motions are hereby stayed pending resolution of the joinder issue. Mailed notice.

AMENDED complaint by Eicher Motors Limited against The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Amended Schedule A Hereto

(Exhibit 1)

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Eicher Motors Limited Amended Schedule A

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: There is no indication that the plaintiff has served the defendant within 90 days of filing the complaint. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Failure to serve the defendant and provide proof of service on or before July 31, 2024, will result in dismissal of the complaint. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The order entered on 7/16/2025 13 is amended as follows: Failure to serve the defendant and provide proof of service on or before July 31, 2025, will result in dismissal of the complaint. Other than the amendment stated, the order previously entered shall stand.Mailed notice.

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Eicher Motors Limited Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice as to Defendant No. 25

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Pursuant to the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal 15, the case is dismissed without prejudice. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice.