MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N Alexakis: Pursuant to the notice of voluntary dismissal per Federal Rules Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i), this case is dismissed without prejudice.Civil case terminated.

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by B.A. of the instant action, without prejudice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N Alexakis: The Court grants in part and denies in part plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal [5]. Plaintiff's Schedule A [8] may remain under seal. All other documents must be filed publicly, and plaintiff cannot proceed via pseudonym. On or before 4/14/25, plaintiff is directed to file an amended version of the complaint on the docket that (1) reflects plaintiff's complete name, and (2) is wholly unredacted. Failure to comply with this directive will result in dismissal of this action. Plaintiff has not rebutted the presumption that its complaint, including its name and the intellectual property rights it is asserting, should be filed publicly. Plaintiff has not identified any statute, rule, or privilege that justifies confidentiality. See In re Specht, 622 F.3d 697, 701 (7th Cir. 2010) ("Documents that affect the disposition of federal litigation are presumptively open to public view, even if the litigants strongly prefer secrecy, unless a statute, rule, or privilege justifies confidentiality."); City of Greenville, Ill. v. Syngenta Crop Prot., LLC, 764 F.3d 695, 697 (7th Cir. 2014) ("[L]itigants who enjoy publicly subsidized dispute resolution should expect public oversight."). In addition, upon review of the complaint, the Court sua sponte raises the propriety of joining 179 defendants in a single action. By 4/17/25, plaintiff must file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of this Court's orders in Bug Art Limited v. The Partnerships, 24 CV 7777, Dkt. 28 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 28, 2024), and Anagram International v. The Partnerships, 24 CV 12194, Dkt. 87 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 21, 2025). In the alternative, plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint by 4/17/25 with a smaller subset of defendants along with a memorandum explaining why that smaller subset of defendants is properly joined. No motion for an ex parte temporary restraining order should be filed in this matter without counsel first consulting this Court's order in Wham-O Holding v. The Partnerships, 24 CV 12523, Dkt. 39 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 20, 2025).

MAILED Copyright request letter to counsel of record.

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 Georgia N Alexakis. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3).

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff B.A. Schedule A

DECLARATION of Joel B. Rothman regarding memorandum in support of motion[6], motion to seal[5]

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1:Exhibit 11
2:Exhibit 10
3:Exhibit 9
4:Exhibit 8
5:Exhibit 7
6:Exhibit 6
7:Exhibit 5
8:Exhibit 4
9:Exhibit 3
10:Exhibit 2
11:Exhibit 1

MEMORANDUM by B.A. in support of motion to seal[5]

MOTION by Plaintiff B.A. to seal certain documents under seal and to proceed under pseudonym temporarily

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff B.A. by Jay Campbell Miller

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff B.A. by Layla T. Nguyen

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff B.A. by Joel Benjamin Rothman

COMPLAINT filed by B.A.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23328342.

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1:Civil Cover Sheet