2026-cv-02328

COMPLAINT filed by General Motors LLC; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24793262.

Exhibit 1

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff General Motors LLC Schedule A regarding complaint[1]

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff General Motors LLC Exhibit 2 Parts 1-2 regarding complaint[1]

MOTION by Plaintiff General Motors LLC for leave to file under seal

CIVIL Cover Sheet

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by General Motors LLC

Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by General Motors LLC

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff General Motors LLC by Justin R. Gaudio

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff General Motors LLC by Amy Crout Ziegler

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff General Motors LLC by Marcella Deshonda Slay

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff General Motors LLC by Rachel S Miller

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. 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 Thomas M. Durkin: Motion for leave to file under seal [4] is granted. Mailed notice.

MAILED Trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA

MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials

MOTION by Plaintiff General Motors LLC for temporary restraining order including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, and Expedited Discovery

MEMORANDUM by General Motors LLC in support of motion for temporary restraining order[15]

DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion[16]

DECLARATION of Thomas Nichols regarding memorandum in support of motion[16]

Exhibit 1

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff General Motors LLC Exhibit 2 regarding declaration[18]

MOTION by Plaintiff General Motors LLC for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3)

MEMORANDUM by General Motors LLC in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[20]

DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion[21]

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: The Court requires that any motion for a temporary restraining order and/or asset freeze is accompanied by a declaration from an attorney of record that provides the following information. First, to demonstrate the immediate harm necessary to grant the drastic remedy of an ex parte temporary restraining order, the declaration must confirm that each named defendant has sold or offered to sell the allegedly infringing product(s) within the last two months and describe the evidence supporting this confirmation. Generally, evidence that a defendant has sold or offered to sell the infringing products within the last two months may include: (1) screenshots of the listings collected within the last two months; (2) screenshots older than two months with an attestation that the listings reflected in the screenshots have been checked within the last two months and were active; or (3) evidence of a purchase by a customer in Illinois within the last two months. Second, as relevant to personal jurisdiction, without which any temporary restraining order or asset freeze would be invalid, the declaration must confirm that each named defendant sold at least one allegedly infringing product to a customer in Illinois and describe the evidence supporting this confirmation. Here, "sold" means that the defendant accepted an order and payment for an allegedly infringing product to be shipped to Illinois. Third, to assure that Court that the rights of defendants who have not yet been served are being appropriately protected, the declaration must identify the case number(s) and assigned judge(s) for any pending case(s) brought by the plaintiff(s) against any of the named defendants, noting whether the intellectual property at issue was the same or different than in this case. If it is the same, the declaration should describe the disposition of the other case. The Court will address any motion for a temporary restraining order only after receipt of the described declaration, which can be filed contemporaneously with the motion. Additionally, to the extent Plaintiff also makes a motion for expedited discovery or for an order permitting electronic service of process, Plaintiff should submit a proposed order for that relief that is separate from the proposed order for the TRO and asset restraint. The proposed order for the TRO and asset restraint should name the relevant defendants directly in the order, without reference to Schedule A. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Ex parte motion for entry of a temporary restraining order, including a temporary injunction, a temporary asset restraint, and expedited discovery [15] is granted. Motion for electronic service of process pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) [20] is granted. Mailed notice.

SEALED Order Authorizing Expedited Discovery and Electronic Service of Process. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 3/6/2026. Mailed notice.

SEALED Temporary Restraining Order. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 3/6/2026. Mailed notice.

SUMMONS Submitted (Court Participant) for defendant(s) The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A by Plaintiff General Motors LLC

Registry Deposit Information Form by General Motors LLC

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

SURETY BOND in the amount of $ 42,000.00 posted by General Motors LLC

MOTION by Plaintiff General Motors LLC for extension of time of Temporary Restraining Order

MEMORANDUM by General Motors LLC in support of extension of time 31

DECLARATION of Marcella D. Slay regarding memorandum in support of motion[32]

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Ex parte motion to extend the Temporary Restraining Order [31] is granted. The Temporary Restraining Order entered on 3/6/2026 is extended by a period of fourteen (14) days until 4/3/2026. Mailed notice.

MOTION by Plaintiff General Motors LLC for preliminary injunction

Exhibit A

MEMORANDUM by General Motors LLC in support of motion for preliminary injunction[35]

Declaration of Marcella D. Slay

SUMMONS Returned Executed by General Motors LLC as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 3/31/2026, answer due 4/21/2026.

Declaration of Rachel S. Miller

Exhibit A

NOTICE of Motion by Marcella Deshonda Slay for presentment of motion for preliminary injunction[35] before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 4/2/2026 at 09:45 AM.

Exhibit A

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: This order is entered in my capacity as Emergency Judge. Plaintiff's motion [35] seeking a preliminary injunction is granted for the reasons provided by Plaintiff and by Judge Durkin in granting a TRO. Enter separate preliminary injunction order. Mailed notice.

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER signed by the Honorable John F. Kness on 4/1/2026. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: The Clerk's office is directed to unseal Schedule A to the Complaint [2], Exhibit 2 to the Complaint [3], Exhibits to the Declaration of Thomas Nichols [19], the Order Authorizing Expedited Discovery and Electronic Service of Process [25], and the TRO [26]. Plaintiff's counsel is ordered to add ALL Defendant names listed in Schedule A to the docket within three business days. Instructions can be found on the court's website https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_cmecf/pdfs/v60/Add_Terminate_Instructions.pdf. A telephone status hearing is set for 5/20/2026 at 9:00 a.m. To join the telephone conference, dial (650) 479-3207, Access Code 180 815 7648. Throughout the hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line. 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 of 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. Mailed notice.

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NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by General Motors LLC as to a certain Defendant