2026-cv-02978

COMPLAINT filed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24859458.

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SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Schedule A regarding complaint[1]

MOTION by Plaintiff Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. for Leave to File Certain Documents Under Seal

CIVIL Cover Sheet

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. by Martin Francis Trainor

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. by Sydney Paige Fenton

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. by Alexander Whang

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 Joan H. Lefkow. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2).

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motion for leave to file under seal [3] is granted. Initial status hearing is set for 5/13/2026 at 9:30 a.m. in person in Courtroom 2201. Mailed notice

MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA.

MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials.

MOTION by Plaintiff Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. for Entry of a Temporary Restraining Order, Including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, and Expedited Discovery

MEMORANDUM by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[13]

Declaration of Martin F. Trainor

Exhibit 1

DECLARATION of Andrew Masterson regarding memorandum in support of motion[14]

Exhibit 1

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Exhibit 2, Parts 1-9 regarding declaration[15]

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MOTION by Plaintiff Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3)

MEMORANDUM by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[17]

Declaration of Martin F. Trainor

Exhibit 1

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motion for entry of TRO [13] is granted. Motion for electronic service of process [17] is granted. Enter Order. Mailed notice

SEALED TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER signed by the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 3/25/2026.

SUMMONS Submitted (Court Participant) for defendant(s) THE PARTNERSHIPS and UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS IDENTIFIED ON SCHEDULE "A", by Plaintiff Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

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

MOTION by Plaintiff Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. to Extend the Temporary Restraining Order

MEMORANDUM by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[23]

Declaration of Martin F. Trainor

SURETY BOND in the amount of $ 10,000.00 posted by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

ORDER granting the motion to extend TRO 23 signed by the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 4/6/2026. Mailed notice

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. as to The Partnerships And Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A, on 4/17/2026, answer due 5/8/2026.

Declaration of Sydney Fenton

Exhibit A

MOTION by Plaintiff Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. for preliminary injunction

Exhibit A

MEMORANDUM by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. in support of motion for preliminary injunction[28]

Declaration of Martin F. Trainor

Exhibit 1

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motion for preliminary injunction [28] is granted. Enter Order. By 5/4/2026 plaintiffs shall demonstrate that the court has personal jurisdiction over the enjoined defendants. See Liu v. Monthly, No. 25-2074 (7th Cir. Mar. 31, 2026). Where plaintiffs are unable to demonstrate personal jurisdiction over a Schedule A defendant, the injunction will be lifted and the case dismissed without prejudice against that defendant. Status hearing remains set for 5/13/2026. Mailed notice

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER signed by the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 4/20/2026. Mailed notice

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. as to certain Defendants

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Plaintiff is ordered to add all Defendant names listed in the Schedule A to the docket no later than 4/30/2026. Instructions can be found on the court's website at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Mailed notice