2026-cv-03857

COMPLAINT filed by Mattel, Inc.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24948036.

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SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mattel, Inc. Schedule A regarding complaint[1]

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mattel, Inc. Exhibit 3 - Parts 1-2 regarding complaint[1]

MOTION by Plaintiff Mattel, Inc. for leave to file under seal

CIVIL Cover Sheet

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Mattel, Inc.

Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Mattel, Inc.

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mattel, Inc. by Justin R. Gaudio

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mattel, Inc. by Amy Crout Ziegler

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mattel, Inc. by Rachel S Miller

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mattel, Inc. by Hannah Alexa Abes

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable M. David Weisman. 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.

MAILED Copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC

MAILED Trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA

MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials

AMENDED complaint by Mattel, Inc. against HomeCraftLife and terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

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Notice of Withdrawal of Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal by Mattel, Inc.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff initially filed a complaint seeking to sue 100 separate defendants in this single trademark infringement suit, see [1], [2]. Once the case was assigned to this Court, however, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, which names just one Defendant, and thus avoids any joinder issues. See [15]. Before Plaintiff may proceed, however, it must file a supplemental report confirming whether it has previously named any of the 100 defendants identified in this case in a prior case asserting infringement of the same intellectual property. See Julie Stiebritz v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 1:25-cv-03459, at 19 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 9, 2025) (dismissing the case because plaintiff previously named defendants in a prior case and dismissed them to avoid an unfavorable joinder ruling, which constitutes forum shopping). Plaintiff shall also confirm in its supplemental report that its allegations concerning sales to Illinois residents reach beyond Plaintiff's test buys in connection with this case; as such test buys by themselves will not support the exercise of personal jurisdiction over defendant. See, e.g., Walden v. Fiore, 571 U.S. 277, 285 (2014) ("the plaintiff cannot be the only link between the defendant and the forum"); Expeditee LLC v. Entities Listed on Exhibit 1, No. 21 C 6440, 2022 WL 1556381, at *4 (N.D. Ill. May 17, 2022) ("Plaintiff claims that, as part of its preliminary investigation, it purchased infringing products from the Moving Defendants that the Moving Defendants shipped to Chicago. Such sales on their own are insufficient for the purposes of personal jurisdiction, for Plaintiff has not identified evidence of any transactions involving an allegedly counterfeit product between the Moving Defendants and Illinois customers, other than the 'test buys.'"). And the submissions accompanying the initial complaint, [3-1], [3-2], show only that the identified defendants stood ready willing and able to ship allegedly infringing goods, not that they did so. Plaintiff shall file its supplemental report by 5/6/26. Based upon Plaintiff's notice of withdrawal [16], the Clerk shall terminate docket entry [4] as a pending motion. Mailed notice.

Plaintiff's Supplemental Response by Mattel, Inc. Pursuant to [17]

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Mattel, Inc. as to HomeCraftLife

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Pursuant to the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal, [19], this case is dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(a). The Court strikes all set dates and deadlines. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice.

MAILED closing Trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA