SUMMONS Returned Executed by Anagram International, LLC as to The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A Hereto on 7/3/2025, answer due 7/24/2025.

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1:(Executed Summons - Served July 3, 2025)

SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant Beilepreferred

ORDER Granting Motion for Expedited Discovery and Electronic Service. Signed by the Honorable John Robert Blakey on 6/24/2025. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint, which names just one Defendant and thus avoids any joinder issues. See 10, 11. As a result, Plaintiff may proceed on its amended complaint 10. Additionally, based upon Plaintiff's submissions, the Court grants Plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery and electronic service of process 12 and strikes the 7/2/25 Notice of Motion date. Enter Order. Mailed notice.

NOTICE of Motion by Matthew A. Werber for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief, 12 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 7/2/2025 at 11:00 AM.

MOTION by Plaintiff Anagram International, LLC for EXPEDITED DISCOVERY AND ELECTRONIC SERVICE

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1:(Unpublished)
2:Exhibit B - to the Declaration of Matt Werber
3:Exhibit A - to the Declaration of Matt Werber
4:Declaration of Matthew Werber

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Anagram International, LLC - Amended Schedule A - regarding amended complaint, 10

AMENDED complaint by Anagram International, LLC against The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A Hereto

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1:(Exhibit 4 - DHS)
2:Exhibit 2 - CBP
3:Exhibit 3 - IP Rights
4:Exhibit 1 - Copyright Registrations

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff has sued 48 separate defendants for infringement of 27 different copyrights. See 1, 3. The complaint lumps all defendants together and alleges infringement generally of the protected works. See, e.g., 1 at 7, 8. Joinder of multiple defendants in a single copyright infringement action remains appropriate only if the claims against the defendants are asserted "with respect to or arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences," and a common question of law or fact exists as to all defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 20(a)(2)(A)-(B). In this regard, Plaintiff alleges that, "even though Defendants operate under multiple fictitious names, there are numerous similarities among the Defendant Internet Stores. For example, some or all of the Defendant Internet Stores use substantially identical or equivalent language and/or imagery to sell Infringing Products" and that "the Infringing Products for sale in the Defendant Internet Stores bear similarities and indicia of being related to one another, suggesting that the Infringing Products were manufactured by and come from a common source and that, upon information and belief, certain Defendants are interrelated." 1 at 23-24. But these allegations remain conclusory and unsupported, and they fail to justify the joinder of ALL identified defendants in this single suit. To be sure, similar website layouts do not necessarily mean the defendants' alleged infringement arises out of the same transaction; it is equally possible that each online retailer set up shop in the same or similar manner. See, e.g., Estee Lauder Cosms. Ltd. v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182, 188-89 (N.D. Ill. 2020). As a result, the Court finds that Plaintiff has failed to support the joinder of infringement claims asserting 27 separate copyrighted works against 48 separate defendants and thus dismisses the complaint 1. If Plaintiff can, consistent with its obligations under Rule 11, amend its allegations to justify the joinder of all claims against all defendants, it may do so by 5/30/25. The Court grants Plaintiff's motion to seal 4, and Plaintiff may file its amended complaint under seal as well. If Plaintiff declines to amend, the Court will dismiss this case. Mailed notice.

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Anagram International, LLC by Peter Krusiewicz

MAILED Copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC.

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. (qrtr,)

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (qrtr,)

MOTION by Plaintiff Anagram International, LLC to seal document exhibit[3]

COMPLAINT filed by Anagram International, LLC; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23396603.

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1:Exhibit 1 - Copyright Registrations
2:Exhibit 2 - CBP
3:Exhibit 3 - IP Rights
4:Exhibit 4 - DHS