2025-cv-07933

COMPLAINT filed by Britto Central, Inc.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23743568.

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MOTION by Plaintiff Britto Central, Inc. to seal document Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal

Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Britto Central, Inc.

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable April M. Perry. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Albert Berry, III. 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 April M. Perry: Plaintiff's Motion to Seal 8 is granted. 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 243 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 7/29/2025, Plaintiff must file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of the above cases. In the alternative, Plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint by 7/29/2025 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,)

AMENDED complaint by Britto Central, Inc. against The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Amended Schedule A Hereto

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SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Britto Central, Inc. Amended Schedule A

DECLARATION of Victor Mayorga

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Britto Central, Inc. Exhibit 3 to Mayorga Declaration regarding declaration 15

MEMORANDUM by Britto Central, Inc. Memorandum in Support of Joinder

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Britto Central, Inc. Exhibit A regarding memorandum 17

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: The Court finds that joinder of the five remaining defendants is proper at this stage based on representations made within Plaintiff's memorandum on joinder 17. Mailed notice. (jcc,)