E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. v. The Entities and Individuals Identified in Annex A

DEFAULT Judgment Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 4/1/2025. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:No defaulting defendant having objected, the plaintiff's motion for default judgment [112] is granted. Enter default judgment order. Mailed notice

CERTIFICATE of Service by Ge Lei on behalf of E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. regarding order on motion for entry of default, order on motion for default judgment, set motion and R&R deadlines/hearings, [114]

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Telephone conference held. Attorney Jeffrey Edward Schiller's motion to withdraw as attorney for defendant Mericargo [110] is granted. Proceedings as to Mericargo are stayed until 4/11/25 to allow the defendant Mericargo to retain new counsel. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Plaintiff's motion for entry of default and default judgment [112] is taken under advisement. Any objections or responses are due by 3/31/2025. The plaintiff is directed to provide defendants with notice of the default proceedings against them by 3/22/2025. To effectuate that notice, the Court directs the plaintiff to (1) update the website through which it has been publishing information about the case to provide notice of its motion for entry of default and default judgment, as well as the deadline to object set forth in this order, and (2) send an email to the email addresses provided for the defendants by third parties (or otherwise obtained by the plaintiff) informing them of the default proceedings against them, attaching a copy of plaintiff's motion for default judgment, memorandum in support thereof, and this Order, and containing a link to the updated website. Mailed notice

CERTIFICATE of Service by Ge Lei on behalf of E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. regarding MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. for entry of default Presented before District Judge MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. for default judgment as to Defaulting Defendants Presented before District Judge [112]

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. for entry of default Presented before District Judge, MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. for default judgment as to Defaulting Defendants Presented before District Judge

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:A telephone status hearing will be held on 3/21/2025 at 90:00 AM (CDT) to address attorney Jeffrey Edward Schiller's motion to withdraw as attorney for defendant Mericargo [110]. In advance of the telephone conference, all parties and/or counsel for the parties, will receive a Webex link via email to participate in the remote telephone conference. Members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings may contact the Courtroom Deputy to receive a link to connect to the conference. Mailed notice

MOTION by Attorney Jeffrey Edward Schiller to withdraw as attorney for MERICARGO. New address information: Ye Mei Tong, MERICARGO Room 101, Building 1 185 Chashi Road Dongguan, Guangdong, China 523380 Presented before District Judge

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: Video status conference held. Expert discovery is to be completed by 11/25/25. A written joint status report regarding discovery will be filed every 3 months during the pendency of the case before this Court. The first joint status report is due on 5/12/25. The next video status conference is set for 5/28/25 at 11:00am. Instructions will be emailed to counsel. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Please call (855) 244-8681, access code 1807229989#. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Emailed notice

ORDER Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 1/28/2025. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:For the reasons set forth in the Statement below, the defendant YAKLIM-US's motion to vacate the preliminary injunction [73] is denied, and the defendant Mericargo's motion to vacate the preliminary injunction [88] is granted. Mailed notice

ANNUAL REMINDER: Pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 (Notification of Affiliates), any nongovernmental party, other than an individual or sole proprietorship, must file a statement identifying all its affiliates known to the party after diligent review or, if the party has identified no affiliates, then a statement reflecting that fact must be filed. An affiliate is defined as follows: any entity or individual owning, directly or indirectly (through ownership of one or more other entities), 5% or more of a party. The statement is to be electronically filed as a PDF in conjunction with entering the affiliates in CM/ECF as prompted. As a reminder to counsel, parties must supplement their statements of affiliates within thirty (30) days of any change in the information previously reported. This minute order is being issued to all counsel of record to remind counsel of their obligation to provide updated information as to additional affiliates if such updating is necessary. If counsel has any questions regarding this process, this LINK will provide additional information. Signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 12/27/2024: Mailed notice.

REPLY by E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to Response[103]

REPLY by E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to response in opposition to motion, [98]

RESPONSE by Defendant YAKLIM-US to motion for miscellaneous relief[92]

REPLY by MERICARGO to response in opposition to motion, [99]

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal [100], and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendant no. 7 is dismissed from this case. Mailed notice

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs

RESPONSE by E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.in Opposition to MOTION by Defendant MERICARGO to vacate order[54] PRELIMINARY Injunction Order, dated 10/10/2024 Presented before District Judge [88]

RESPONSE by MERICARGOin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to strike DEFENDANT MERICARGOS AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND DISMISS DEFENDANT MERICARGOS COUNTERCLAIMS Presented before District Judge [87]

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:The plaintiff's motion for leave to file a sur-reply [95] is granted, and the sur-reply [96] is taken under advisement. Mailed notice

SUR-REPLY by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to reply[94]

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. for leave to file sur-reply Presented before District Judge

REPLY by Defendant YAKLIM-US to motion to vacate[73]

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:The plaintiff's motion to dismiss defendant YAKLIM-US's counterclaims and strike its affirmative defenses [92] is taken under advisement. Defendant YAKLIM-US's response is due 12/11/2024; the plaintiff's reply is due 12/27/2024.

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to Dismiss Defendant YAKLIM-US's Counterclaims and Strike its Affirmative Defenses [67] Presented before District Judge

RESPONSE by E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.in Opposition to MOTION by Defendant YAKLIM-US to vacate order[54] (Preliminary Injunction Order, dated October 10, 2024) [73]

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Defendant Mericargo's motion to vacate the preliminary injunction order [88] is taken under advisement. The plaintiff's response is due by 12/4/2024; the defendant's reply is due by 12/18/2024. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:The plaintiff's motion to dismiss defendant Mericargo's counterclaims and strike its affirmative defenses [87] is taken under advisement. The defendant's response is due by 12/4/2024; the plaintiff's reply is due by 12/18/2024. Mailed notice

MOTION by Defendant MERICARGO to vacate order[54] PRELIMINARY Injunction Order, dated 10/10/2024 Presented before District Judge

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to strike DEFENDANT MERICARGOS AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND DISMISS DEFENDANT MERICARGOS COUNTERCLAIMS Presented before District Judge

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: Judge Tharp has referred the case here for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery scheduling and supervision as well as any settlement conference the parties may jointly seek. All protective orders and confidentiality orders. [83] and [85]. Per Judge Tharp's Order of 11/12/24, the proposed discovery schedule is adopted and is as follows: Plaintiff's answer or motions to Defendant YAKLIM-US's Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims by 11/20/24; Initial Disclosures and Commencement of Fact Discovery by 12/6/24; Plaintiff's Initial Infringement Contentions by 12/20/24; Defendants' Initial Non-Infringement, Unenforceability, and Invalidity Contentions/Defendants' Document Production Accompanying Initial Non-Infringement and Invalidity Contentions by 1/3/25; Plaintiff's Initial Response to Invalidity Contentions by 1/17/25; Plaintiff's Final List of Asserted Claims by 5/2/25; Plaintiff's Final Infringement Contentions/Defendants' Final Unenforceability and Invalidity Contentions/Defendants' Document Production Accompanying Final Invalidity Contentions by 5/16/25; Defendants' Final Non-Infringement Contentions/Plaintiff's Final Contentions in Response to Final Unenforceability and Invalidity Contentions/Final Date to File Motion to Stay Pending Reexamination, absent exceptional circumstances by6/13/25; Exchange of Claim Terms Needing Construction and Proposed Construction by 6/27/25; Parties Meet and Confer to Agree Upon No More Than 10 Terms to Submit For Construction by7/4/25; Fact Discovery Closes by 7/25/25 ; Defendants' Opening Claim Construction Brief/Joint Appendix by 8/1/25; Plaintiff's Responsive Claim Construction Brief by 8/29/25; Defendants' Reply Claim Construction Brief by 9/12/25; Joint Claim Construction Chart and Joint Status Report by 9/19/25. Counsel are reminded of Local Rule 16.1, which provides that discovery must be completed not merely scheduled within the time set for discovery, including depositions. An initial video status conference is set for 2/12/25 at 11:00am. Instructions will be emailed to counsel. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Please call (855)-244-8681, access code 1807229989#. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Emailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon review of the joint status report [82] of the plaintiff and defendant YAKLIM-US, the Court adopts the parties' proposed case management schedule. The matter is referred to the assigned magistrate judge for all further discovery scheduling and supervision as well as any settlement conference the parties may jointly seek. All protective orders and confidentiality orders are included within this referral. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal [81], and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendant no. 6 is dismissed from this case. Mailed notice

STATUS Report by E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs

MINUTE entry before the Executive Committee: Case is hereby referred to the calendar of Magistrate Judge Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Mailed notice(jn,)

Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Sheila M. Finnegan for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery scheduling and supervision as well as any settlement conference the parties may jointly seek. All protective orders and confidentiality orders.Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon review of the parties' joint status report [77], the Court adopts the parties' proposed case management schedule. The matter is referred to the assigned magistrate judge for all further discovery scheduling and supervision as well as any settlement conference the parties may jointly seek. All protective orders and confidentiality orders are included within this referral. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:The plaintiff's unopposed motion for an extension of time to answer or otherwise respond to defendant HRX's counterclaims [76], is granted. The deadline to answer or otherwise respond is now 11/22/2024. Mailed notice

STATUS Report, JOINT by E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. for extension of time to file Answer or otherwise plead to Defendant HRX Online's Counterclaims [58]

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Defendant YAKLIM-US's motion to vacate the preliminary injunction [73] is taken under advisement. The plaintiff's response is due 11/18/2024; the defendant's reply is due 11/25/2024. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: The Court having received and reviewed the plaintiff's response to defendant YAKLIM-US's motion for an extension of time to answer the complaint [71], its order granting the defendant's motion still stands [72]. The deadline for an initial status report set therein remains in place. Mailed notice

MOTION by Defendant YAKLIM-US to vacate order[54] (Preliminary Injunction Order, dated October 10, 2024)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Defendant Yaklim-US's motion for an extension of time to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint [70] is granted. The Court accepts the answer filed by defendant on 10/30/2024 [67]. The parties are directed to review the procedures for initial status reports, located at [https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?79eF+7uiX7ewBj/ITKrjoA==] and to submit an initial status report by 11/11/2024. The report should include a proposed case management schedule reflecting any disputes between the parties as to the proposed schedule. Mailed notice

RESPONSE by E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.in Opposition to MOTION by Defendant YAKLIM-US for extension of time to file answer regarding text entry, [68] [70]

MOTION by Defendant YAKLIM-US for extension of time to file answer regarding text entry, [68]

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant YAKLIM-US by Pete Scott Wolfgram

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Defendant YAKLIM-US having filed its answer to the complaint and counterclaims [67] after the deadline to answer or otherwise respond, the Court directs the defendant to file a motion for an extension of time to answer, explaining why additional time to answer was necessary. Counsel for YAKLIM-US is also directed to file an appearance. Mailed notice

ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand, COUNTERCLAIM filed by YAKLIM-US against E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. by YAKLIM-US

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Defendants HRX and Mericargo having answered the complaint [58][63], the parties are directed to review the procedures for initial status reports, located at [https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?79eF+7uiX7ewBj/ITKrjoA==] and to submit an initial status report by 11/6/2024. The report should include a proposed case management schedule reflecting any disputes between the parties as to the proposed schedule. Mailed notice

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by MERICARGO

ORDER Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 10/24/2024: For the reasons set forth in the Statement below, the plaintiff's motion for preliminaryinjunction [33] is denied as to defendant HRX. (For further details see order) Mailed notice

ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES, AND COUNTERCLAIM filed by MERICARGO against E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. by MERICARGO

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant MERICARGO by Jeffrey Edward Schiller

SUR-REPLY by Defendant HRX Online HRX's Sur-reply to plaintiff's reply in support of plaintiff's motion for entry of preliminary injunction

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Defendant HRX's motion to strike plaintiff's reply to HRX's response in opposition to the motion for a preliminary injunction [57] is denied. However, defendant HRX may file the sur-reply attached as an exhibit to its motion to strike no later than 10/23/2024. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal, and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendant no. 13 is dismissed from this case. Mailed notice

HRX answer, counterclaims and affirmative defenses to plaintiff's sealed amended complaint ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand, COUNTERCLAIM filed by HRX Online against E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. by HRX Online

MOTION by Defendant HRX Online to strike reply to response to motion[55]

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs

REPLY by E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to Response[49]

Terminating HongTuCN, Besiley and Heldig

NEW PARTIES: SVALE, YAKLIM-US, MERICARGO, HongTuCN, Skyful Technology, HRX Online, Shintop, Besiley, wowhouse-us, hefeishinuoyuwangluokejigongzuoshi, zhengzhouyongxiaoshangmaoyouxiangongsi, Heldig and SUWU Online Store added to case caption. Terminating Wu Yuzhu

PRELIMINARY Injunction Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 10/10/2024. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:On the grounds set forth in the motion, plaintiff's motion for entry of a preliminary injunction [33] is granted, as to certain defendants. Enter preliminary injunction order. The preliminary injunction directs, among other things, that Annex A be unsealed. Plaintiff is ordered to enter in CM/ECF no later than 10/14/2024 each defendant named in the original Annex A as a party in this case (where a defendant has been dismissed, the CM/ECF entry should reflect that status). Failure to timely comply with this requirement may result in vacating the preliminary injunction. For instructions as to how to add parties to the case docket, see https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Videos.aspx?folder=_cmecf&play=Add_Terminate.mp4. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Plaintiff's reply to defendant HRX Online's response to plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction [49] is due 10/17/2024. The TRO will be extended against defendant HRX Online beyond the 28-day limit while the motion for preliminary injunction is pending, i.e., until the Court reaches a decision on the motion. This extension is technically a conversion of the TRO to an enforceable preliminary injunction subject to appellate review. H-D Michigan, LLC v. Hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A., 694 F.3d 827, 844-45 (7th Cir. 2012) (holding that a district court may extend the duration of a TRO beyond the statutory limit and without consent of the enjoined party until it reaches a decision on a preliminary injunction by technically converting the TRO into an enforceable preliminary injunction subject to appellate review). Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), defendants Heldig and Besiley are dismissed from this case. Mailed notice

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs

RESPONSE by Defendant The Entities and Individuals Identified in Annex A Defendant HRX's Response in opposition to plaintiff's renewed motion for preliminary injunction

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Plaintiff's reply to defendant Heldig's response to plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction [45] is due 10/14/2024. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion to strike defendant Heldig's pro se appearance and to stay briefing [46] is denied. Plaintiff argues that because Walmart.com has as its "primary contact" for defendant Heldig an individual other than Wu Yuzhu, Heldig is not a sole proprietorship. But it has set forth no authority in support of that argument, and the Court is not persuaded by it. The Court will strike defendant Heldig's response to the motion to strike [44] because it was filed after the Court had already ruled on the motion [41]. The briefing schedule on defendant Heldig's motion to dismiss [30] set by the Court on 10/4/2024 [42] remains in place. Mailed notice

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to strike Response[44], MOTION by Defendant The Entities and Individuals Identified in Annex A to dismiss [30], pro se appearance[36], Response[45], MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to stay regarding MOTION by Defendant The Entities and Individuals Identified in Annex A to dismiss [30]

RESPONSE to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Defendant Wu Yuzhu. (Attachments). (Received by Box.Com o 10/4/24).

RESPONSE to Plaintiff's Motion to Strike and Stay Briefing by Defendant Wu Yuzhu. (Received by Box.Com on 10/4/24).

CERTIFICATE of Service by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Upon review of the plaintiff's certificate of service [40], the plaintiff's motion to renew its motion for entry of preliminary injunction [39] is granted, and that motion [33] is taken under advisement. Any objection or response is due before 10/9/24. The Court directs the plaintiff to supplement, by 10/7/2024, the publication of the motion on the website with prominent text advising defendants that: A motion for entry of a preliminary injunction has been filed and that any responses or objections to that motion must be filed before 10/9/2024. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion to strike defendant Heldig's pro se appearance and to stay briefing [36] is denied. The premise of the motion is that defendant "Hildig" is an "entity" and therefore cannot be represented by a non-lawyer. Plaintiff has not established, however, that Hildig is incorporated or otherwise organized as any sort of "entity"as opposed to being a trade name used by a sole proprietor. The briefing schedule set by the Court on 9/30/2024 [32] is stricken. Plaintiffs' response to the motion to dismiss [30] is now due 10/25/2024, and defendant Heldig's reply is due 11/8/2024. Mailed notice

CERTIFICATE of Service by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to Renew Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction [33]

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to strike MOTION by Defendant The Entities and Individuals Identified in Annex A to dismiss [30], pro se appearance[36], MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to stay regarding MOTION by Defendant The Entities and Individuals Identified in Annex A to dismiss [30]

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:The plaintiff's motion for entry of a preliminary injunction [33] is denied without prejudice. Neither the plaintiff's motion nor its supporting documents expressly identify which defendants have received notice in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(a)(1). Plaintiff's certificate of service [35] indicates that the motion and supporting documents were "served on Defendants by email addresses provided by third party platforms." In its renewed motion for a preliminary injunction, the plaintiff must specify what email addresses were used to contact each of the defendants. The plaintiff must also provide to each defendant the screenshot evidence of the allegedly infringing product(s) offered and sold by that defendant that Plaintiff has provided to the Court in support of its request for a TRO and/or preliminary injunction. Mailed notice

PRO SE Appearance by Defendant Wu Yuzhu. (Received via pro se email on 10/2/2024). (jn,)

CERTIFICATE of Service by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.

SUMMONS Returned Executed by E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. as to The Entities and Individuals Identified in Annex A on 10/2/2024, answer due 10/23/2024.

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. for preliminary injunction

SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant The Entities and Individuals Identified in Annex A

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Defendant Heldig's motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint [30] is taken under advisement. Plaintiff's response is due 10/18/2024; the reply is due 11/1/2024. Defendant Heldig is also directed to file a pro se or attorney appearance no later than 10/4/2024. Appearance forms are available at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/OnlineForms.aspx. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: Upon receipt of plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal, and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1), defendant HongTuCN is dismissed from this case. Mailed notice

MOTION by Defendant Wu Yuzhu to dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint and unfreeze account. (Received via pro se email on 9/27/2024). (jn,)

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant The Entities and Individuals Identified in Annex A by Jennifer Elizabeth Lacroix appearance for HRX Online

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant The Entities and Individuals Identified in Annex A by Zhuo Zhou appearance for HRX Online

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant The Entities and Individuals Identified in Annex A by Gary Zhao appearance for HRX Online

EXTENSION of Temporary Restraining Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 9/19/2024. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion to extend the temporary restraining order [23] is granted. Enter order. Mailed notice

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to Extend the Temporary Restraining Order

Cash Bond in the amount of $ $13,000 cashier's check, Receipt No. 100010867 posted by E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.

SEALED Temporary Restraining Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 9/12/2024. Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion to renew its motion for ex parte motion for TRO [20] is granted. On the grounds set forth in the motion, plaintiff's ex parte motion for TRO [10] is also granted. Plaintiff's motions for leave to file under seal [12] is granted. Enter temporary restraining order.Mailed notice

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to Renew Plaintiff's Motion for Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order, including a temporary injunction, temporary asset restraint, and limited expedited discovery [10]

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. Supplemental Exhibit to Plaintiff's Motion for Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order, including a temporary injunction, temporary asset restraint, and limited expedited discovery [10]

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. Amended Annex A to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint [9]

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:The Court having received plaintiff's certification of dates [14], plaintiff's motion to renew its motion for an ex parte temporary restraining order [16] is denied without prejudice. The dates listed on plaintiff's certification show that over half of the screenshots used to support plaintiff's allegation of infringement are more than a year old. Such evidence does not demonstrate that those defendants are actively engaged in the alleged conduct. Therefore, plaintiff cannot establish that it is likely to succeed on the merits of its infringement claims, or that it will suffer immediate harm in the absence of relief. No later than 9/13/2024, plaintiffs may amend their motion to include more recent evidence to support their claims. Mailed notice

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to Renew Plaintiff's Motion for Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order, including a temporary injunction, temporary asset restraint, and limited expedited discovery [10]

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. Supplement to Plaintiff's Motion for Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order, including a temporary injunction, temporary asset restraint, and limited expedited discovery [10]

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. Certification of Dates

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion for TRO [10] is denied without prejudice. The plaintiff or its counsel are directed to file, by 9/13/2024, a certification identifying the date(s) on which the screenshots included in Exhibit C to the declaration were taken so that the Court may evaluate the plaintiff's contention that the defendants are actively offering infringing products for sale. The plaintiff may then renew its motion. In addition, Plaintiff is required to supplement its TRO motion with a listing of all prior online patent/trademark/copyright infringement cases (also known as "Schedule A" cases) filed in any court in the United States in which it was a plaintiff, a listing of any of the defendants included in Annex A in this case that plaintiff has previously named as defendants in any prior complaint or Schedule A case, and a certification that the plaintiff has not used any of the screenshot evidence supplied in support of this motion for TRO in any prior proceeding. Mailed notice

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to seal documents

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. for alternative service

SEALED MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. for Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order, including a temporary injunction, temporary asset restraint, and limited expedited discovery

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. Amended Complaint

MAILED Patent Request Letter to Plaintiff's counsel Ge Lei. (jn,)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal [6] is granted. As such, plaintiff's Annex A [2] is permitted to remain under seal. The Court notes that plaintiff filed a public version of the complaint [1], with certain information redacted and no accompanying exhibits, but did not move for leave to file under seal an unredacted complaint with exhibits. The plaintiff is directed to file a sealed, unredacted version of the complaint with exhibits no later than 8/26/2024. Mailed notice

MOTION by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. to seal documents

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.

CIVIL Cover Sheet

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. by Ge Lei

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. Annex A of Complaint [1]

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 John J. Tharp, Jr. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sheila M. Finnegan. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 1).

COMPLAINT filed by E-Link Plastic & Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22383989.