2025-cv-09536

COMPLAINT filed by Playboy Enterprises International, Inc.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23868153.

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Exhibit 2

CIVIL Cover Sheet

Exhibit 3

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. by Michael A. Hierl

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ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. by William Benjamin Kalbac

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. by Robert Payton Mcmurray

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. by John Wilson

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. by Elizabeth Aubree Miller

MOTION by Plaintiff Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. to seal document Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. Sealed Schedule A

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Playboy Enterprises International, Inc.

Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Playboy Enterprises International, Inc.

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category Young B. Kim). (Text entry; no document attached.)

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. (Text entry; no document attached.)

NOTICE of Motion by Michael A. Hierl for presentment of motion to seal document 8 before Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 8/20/2025 at 10:00 AM.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman: This case has been assigned to the calendar of Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman. Plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging infringement by 163 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. 19 and 20 is rarely appropriate in Schedule A cases. Accordingly, the Court raises the propriety of joinder and requires the plaintiff to file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder at least 7 days before the filing of the motion for temporary restraining order. Alternatively, by the same date, Plaintiff may file an amended complaint and amended Schedule A reducing the number of defendants. However, if Plaintiff names multiple defendants, Plaintiff must show that joinder of those defendants is proper. The Court directs Plaintiff to this Court's standing order in Schedule A cases regarding joinder on the Court's website. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal 8 is granted. No appearance necessary on 8/20/2025. Mailed notice.

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

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. Amended Schedule A

DECLARATION of Jennifer McCarthy

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. Exhibit 2 to McCarthy Declaration regarding declaration 17

MEMORANDUM by Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. Plaintiff's Memorandum in Support of Joinder

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. Exhibit 1 regarding memorandum 19