Miscellaneous Relief

MINUTE entry before the Honorable LaShonda A. Hunt: Plaintiff's ex parte motion for leave to conduct expedited discovery and electronic service of process [14] is stricken. Plaintiff filed this motion ex parte and under seal even though the Court unsealed this case on 9/11/25 because Plaintiff failed to establish good cause to justify filing documents under seal [11]. Counsel has now, again, filed documents under seal without establishing good cause to do so. Counsel is again admonished to review and comply with all court procedures and applicable rules. The motion hearing set for 9/24/25 [16] is stricken. Mailed notice (gel,)

Presentment for Exparte motion [14] and NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of before Honorable LaShonda A. Hunt on 9/24/2025 at 10:00 AM.

MEMORANDUM in support of [14] Exparte motion

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1:Exhibit 1
2:Exhibit 1-2, of Keith A. Vogt's declaration
3:Declaration of Keith A. Vogt

Amended Schedule A to Complaint [1], Schedule A [2] and Amended Complaint [12] by United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

AMENDED complaint by United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee against 102rdcfg to Complaint [1]

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1:Exhibit 2
2:Exhibit 1

MINUTE entry before the Honorable LaShonda A. Hunt: This case has been assigned to Judge LaShonda A. Hunt. Upon review of the trademark infringement complaint and other filings, the Court questions whether Plaintiff has established sufficient grounds for joinder of all 46 defendants under Fed. R. Civ. P. 20. See Viking Arm AS v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A,No. 24 C 1566, 2024 WL 2953105 (N.D. Ill. June 6, 2024). Indeed, Plaintiff filed a form complaint with generic allegations about coordinated counterfeiting activity between 46 defendants without any details whatsoever, which arguably violates the requirements of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8 and 10. Accordingly, 9/18/25, Plaintiff must file either a memorandum explaining why joinder is proper or an amended complaint specifically naming and identifying each defendant being sued and setting forth with more than conclusory statements the alleged infringing activity. Failure to do so will result in the current complaint being dismissed without prejudice and this case being closed. Furthermore, Plaintiff has not established good cause under Local Rule 26.2 or Seventh Circuit precedent to justify sealing the names of defendants or documents pertaining to alleged infringing activity [2]. "Secrecy makes little sense if the goal of the litigation is to protect rightholders' IP interests by obtaining an injunction against defendants' sales of infringing or counterfeit goods." See Eicher Motors Ltd. v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 25 C 2937, 2025 WL 2299593 at *7 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 8, 2025) (Kness, J.). More importantly, this presumption of sealing runs counter to the well-established authority of this Circuit holding that "[m]any a litigant would prefer that the subject matter of a case. be kept from the curious (including its business rivals and customers), but the tradition that litigation is open to the public is of very long standing." See Union Oil Co. of Cal. v. Leavell, 220 F.3d 562, 567-68 (7th Cir. 2000). Plaintiff also did not file a motion to seal the sealed documents. Counsel is admonished to review and comply with all court procedures and applicable rules. The Clerk of Court is directed to unseal the document filed at [2]. Mailed notice (gel,)

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 LaShonda A. Hunt. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2).

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee by Christopher Romero

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee by Yi Bu

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee by Monica Rita Martin

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee by Cameron Eugene Mcintyre

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee by Adam Grodman

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee by Yanling Jiang

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee by Keith A. Vogt

CIVIL Cover Sheet

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Schedule A to Complaint [1]

COMPLAINT filed by United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24028818.

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1:(Exhibit 4)
2:Exhibit 1
3:Exhibit 2
4:Exhibit 3