Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Joinder by Jen Elliott
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11/04/2025
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The motion for an extension of time [14] is denied. There is no need for additional time to "assemble the evidence establishing proper joinder." The plaintiff should have had some evidentiary basis for joinder when it filed the complaint. Mailed notice.
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11/03/2025
MOTION by Plaintiff Jen Elliott for extension of time Supplemental Memo in Support of Joinder
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10/23/2025
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Motion hearing held. The plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging infringement by 30 defendants. This case follows a pattern common to "Schedule A" cases where plaintiffs allege that defendants employ similar methods to infringe plaintiffs' intellectual property. Here, the plaintiff alleges that, "on information and belief, the Defendants are engaged in a coordinated scheme, and the rights asserted against them arise out of the same series of transactions and occurrences." 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. 20 is rarely appropriate in Schedule A cases. See, e.g., Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. v. The Partnerships, 24 CV 9401, Dkt. 27 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 18, 2024). Accordingly, the Court raises the propriety of joinder and requires the plaintiff to file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder on or before November 3, 2025. Alternatively, by the same date, the plaintiff may file an amended complaint naming one or more defendants; however, if the plaintiff names multiple defendants, the plaintiff must show that joinder of those defendants is proper. All pending motions are hereby stayed pending resolution of the joinder issue. The Court reminds the plaintiff of Local Rule 40.3(B0(2), which provides: "[w]hen a case is dismissed with prejudice or without, and a second case is filed involving the same parties and relating to the same subject matter, the second case shall be assigned to the judge to whom the first case was assigned. The designation sheet presented at the time the second case is filed shall indicate the number of the earlier case and the name of the judge to whom it was assigned." The Court orders the plaintiff to comply with Local Rule 40.3(B0(2). Mailed notice.
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10/20/2025
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jen Elliott by Stephen Jay Judge
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10/19/2025
NOTICE of Motion by David Lee Gulbransen, Jr for presentment of motion for leave to file excess pages[10], motion for temporary restraining order[8] before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 10/23/2025 at 09:30 AM.
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10/19/2025
MOTION by Plaintiff Jen Elliott for leave to file excess pages
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10/19/2025
MEMORANDUM by Jen Elliott in support of motion for temporary restraining order[8]
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10/19/2025
MOTION by Plaintiff Jen Elliott for temporary restraining order
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10/09/2025
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The plaintiff's motion to seal [5] is denied. "The court may for good cause shown enter an order directing that one or more documents be filed under seal." L.R. 26.2(b). "[A] district court must be sensitive to the rights of the public in determining whether any particular document, or class of documents, is appropriately filed under seal." United States v. Corbitt, 879 F.2d 224, 228 (7th Cir. 1989). Here, the plaintiff posits that "the likely result would be the destruction of relevant documentary evidence, the hiding or transferring of assets to foreign jurisdictions, and the transfer or disablement of the infringing websites." These conclusory statements to not establish good cause. The Clerk shall unseal Dkt. No. 2. Mailed notice.
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10/08/2025
EMAILED Copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC
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10/08/2025
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.
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10/08/2025
CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Laura K. McNally. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3).
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10/07/2025
MOTION by Plaintiff Jen Elliott to seal document sealed document[2]
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10/07/2025
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jen Elliott by David Lee Gulbransen, Jr
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10/07/2025
CIVIL Cover Sheet
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10/07/2025
SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Jen Elliott Schedule A to Complaint
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10/07/2025
COMPLAINT filed by Jen Elliott; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24170585.
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