2026-cv-04009

COMPLAINT filed by Li Chunhua; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24964947.

Schedule A (redacted)

Ex.1 (redacted)

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SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Li Chunhua Schedule A to Complaint 1

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Li Chunhua Exhibit 1 to Complaint 1

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Li Chunhua Exhibit 2 to Complaint 1

CIVIL Cover Sheet

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Li Chunhua by Junru Chen

MOTION by Plaintiff Li Chunhua for leave to file documents under seal

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng. 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.

Amended Complaint

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a trademark infringement complaint against 189 separate defendants, see [1], [2]. Once the case was assigned to this Court, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, which names just one defendant, [8], and avoids joinder issues. But the amended complaint still seeks to predicate personal jurisdiction based upon the "operation of or assistance in the operation of the fully interactive, commercial internet stores operating under at least the Defendant Internet Store ZhangFansfcrfdvg (Merchan ID: A2J1EACPEDPCL) on Amazon.com." [8] 2. The mere maintenance of a website, even a fully interactive website accessible in Illinois, remains insufficient. E.g., Advanced Tactical Ordnance Sys., LLC v. Real Action Paintball, Inc., 751 F.3d 796, 803 (7th Cir. 2014) ("Having an interactive website. should not open a defendant up to personal jurisdiction in every spot on the planet where that interactive website is accessible."); Rubik's Brand, Ltd. v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 20-CV-5338, 2021 WL 825668, at *3 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 4, 2021) (screenshot evidence showing that an order could be placed by an Illinoisan, "amounts to nothing more than maintaining an interactive website that is accessible in Illinois," and "that alone cannot confer personal jurisdiction."). For these reasons, the Court dismisses Plaintiff's complaint [1]. If Plaintiff can, consistent with its obligations under Rule 11, amend its complaint to allege facts to support the exercise of personal jurisdiction over defendant, it may do so by 5/6/26. If Plaintiff declines to amend, the Court will dismiss this case. If Plaintiff elects to amend, it must also file a supplemental report confirming whether it has previously named any of the 189 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). In light of the amended complaint, the Court denies as moot Plaintiff's motion for leave to file the prior pleadings under seal [7]. Mailed notice.