Entry of Default

PRELIMINARY Injunction Order Signed by the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis on 10/14/25.

MOTION by Plaintiff Lemonwood, Inc. for preliminary injunction

SEALED Temporary Restraining Order Signed by the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis on 9/19/25.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis: Plaintiff's ex parte motion for entry of a temporary restraining order, a temporary asset restraint (up to $6,979), and expedited discovery [11] is granted. Plaintiff's ex parte motion for electronic service of process [14] is also granted. No appearance is required on 9/22/25. Based on plaintiff's written submissions, the Court finds that plaintiff has established (1) a likelihood of success on the merits; (2) the harm to plaintiff is irreparable and cannot be fully compensated by money damages; (3) an injunction is in the public interest because of the consumer confusion caused by counterfeit goods and infringement interferes with plaintiff's ability to control its intellectual property; and (4) there is no countervailing harm to defendants from an order directing them to stop infringement. Plaintiff's written submissions also establish that if defendants were informed of this proceeding before a TRO could issue, assets representing proceeds from the sale of the infringing products would likely be redirected, defeating plaintiff's interests in stopping the infringement and obtaining an accounting. Expedited discovery is warranted to identify defendant and implement the asset freeze. Electronic service of process does not violate any treaty and is consistent with due process because it is an effective way to communicate with these online marketplace defendants. The Court decides these motions, though, without the benefit of adversarial presentation. If defendant were to appear and object, the Court is willing revisit issues related to, among other topics, the asset restraint, personal jurisdiction, and electronic service of process. A $1,000 bond is sufficient to secure the injunctive relief. Enter order, as modified by the Court.

MOTION by Plaintiff Lemonwood, Inc. for electronic service of process

MOTION by Plaintiff Lemonwood, Inc. for temporary restraining order

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation Amended Schedule A

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis: The Clerk of Court is directed to unseal the complaint at Dkt. 2 and the exhibit at Dkt. 2-1 and to amend the plaintiff's name in the case caption of the electronic docket from "XYZ Corporation" to "Lemonwood, Inc." Plaintiff has not rebutted the presumption that its complaint, identity, and intellectual property rights 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."). And with respect to pseudonyms, the Seventh Circuit has "repeatedly voiced [its] disfavor of parties proceeding anonymously, as anonymous litigation runs contrary to the rights of the public to have open judicial proceedings and to know who is using court facilities and procedures funded by public taxes." See Doe v. Vill. of Deerfield, 819 F.3d 372, 376-77 (7th Cir. 2016). "To proceed anonymously, a party must demonstrate 'exceptional circumstances' that outweigh both the public policy in favor of identified parties and the prejudice to the opposing party that would result from anonymity." Id. Here, plaintiff has failed to demonstrate "exceptional circumstances." In addition, upon review of the complaint, the Court sua sponte raises the propriety of joining 308 defendants in a single action. By 8/28/25, 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 8/28/25 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).

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis: Initial status hearing is set for 10/27/25 at 9:30 a.m. in person in Courtroom 1719. By 10/20/25, the parties shall file a Joint Initial Status Report that complies with the Court's standing order, which can be found on the Court's website. If the defendant(s) have not been served by the initial status hearing date, counsel for Plaintiff must contact the Courtroom Deputy to reschedule the status hearing and the date for filing the Joint Initial Status Report.

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff XYZ Corporation by John Joseph Mariane, IV

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff XYZ Corporation by Gouthami Vanam Tufts

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 Laura K. McNally. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3).

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff XYZ Corporation by Ann Marie Sullivan (Sullivan, Ann Marie)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff XYZ Corporation by Alison K Carter

CIVIL Cover Sheet

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation Complaint (Unredacted)

附件：

1:Exhibit 1
2:(Exhibit 2 - Schedule A)

COMPLAINT (Redacted) filed by XYZ Corporation; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23870593.