MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: In an apparent response to the order 15 dated July 18, 2025, directing plaintiff to brief the propriety of joining the former defendants, plaintiff filed an amended Schedule A 16 to its complaint. The amendment moots the joinder question because plaintiff now names only one defendant. The September 17, 2025, deadline 13 to file a joint initial status report stands. The Clerk is instructed to update the case's title on the docket sheet to read: Northern Promotions Inc. v. QIAOYUFAN.Mailed notice

Amended Schedule A 2 by Northern Promotions Inc.

ORDER: In accordance with the accompanying order, plaintiff is ordered to show cause within seven days (on or before July 25, 2025) why joinder is permissible in this case under Rule 20(a)(2) and Bailie v. Schedule A Defendants, 734 F. Supp. 3d 798 (N.D. Ill. 2024). Signed by the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 7/18/2025. Mailed notice

STANDING ORDER IN "SCHEDULE A" CASES Signed by the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 7/18/2025.Mailed notice

ORDER: A joint initial status report is due on or before September 17, 2025. Counsel and parties are directed to familiarize themselves with Judge Gottschall's case procedures, which are available from the court's website at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/. To locate the case procedures, Follow the "judges" link, and select "Hon. Joan B. Gottschall." Please pay particular attention to the requirement to exchange initial disclosures within fourteen days of the parties' initial discovery planning conference and the court's requirement that the parties are to explore settlement opportunities and identify areas of agreement before filing the joint initial status report. Signed by the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 7/18/2025.Mailed notice

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Northern Promotions Inc. by Christopher Romero

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Northern Promotions Inc. by Yi Bu

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Northern Promotions Inc. by Monica Rita Martin

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Northern Promotions Inc. by Cameron Eugene Mcintyre

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.

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Northern Promotions Inc. by Adam Grodman

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Daniel P. McLaughlin. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3).

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Northern Promotions Inc. by Yanling Jiang

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Northern Promotions Inc. by Keith A. Vogt

CIVIL Cover Sheet

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Northern Promotions Inc. Schedule A to Complaint 1

COMPLAINT filed by Northern Promotions Inc.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23745070.

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1:(Exhibit 1)