Chubby Gorilla, Inc. v. Szpms Co., Ltd.

PRELIMINARY Injunction Order. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 2/14/2025. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction [25]. The Court strikes the status date set for 2/13/2025 and resets it to 3/13/2025 at 1:45 PM. Plaintiff should file any motion for default and for default judgment and notice the motion for presentment at the next status date. Mailed notice.

NOTICE of Motion by James Edward Judge for presentment of motion for preliminary injunction[25] before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 2/13/2025 at 01:45 PM.

MEMORANDUM by Chubby Gorilla, Inc. in support of motion for preliminary injunction[25]

MOTION by Plaintiff Chubby Gorilla, Inc. for preliminary injunction

SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant SZPMS Co., Ltd.

SUMMONS Submitted (Court Participant) for defendant(s) SZPMS Co., Ltd. by Plaintiff Chubby Gorilla, Inc.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Plaintiff's motion for extension of the temporary restraining order 19. The Court extends the temporary restraining order through 2/13/2025. Should Plaintiff need a further extension beyond that date, it should file a motion. The Court strikes the status date set for 2/4/2025 and resets it to 2/13/2025 at 1:45 PM. Plaintiff should file any motion for preliminary injunction and notice the motion for presentment at the next status date. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (650) 479-3207, Access Code: 2314 361 1508. Throughout the telephonic hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Please note that the conference call-in will be used by all cases that are on the court's calendar for the said date, therefore counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line and must have the telephone muted until your case is called. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll-free number). Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting 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

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Chubby Gorilla, Inc. by Zareefa Burki Flener

NOTICE of Motion by James Edward Judge for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief 19 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 2/4/2025 at 09:45 AM.

MOTION by Plaintiff Chubby Gorilla, Inc. for Extension of Temporary Restraining Order

cash BOND in the amount of $ 10000 Rcpt. No: 100015562 posted by Chubby Gorilla, Inc.

SEALED TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 1/16/2025.

ORDER: Having reviewed the documents filed by Plaintiff under seal and finding no basis to seal certain documents, the Court orders the Clerk to unseal Docket Nos. 5, [5-4 to 5-7], 12, [12-2], [12-4 to 12-24]. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 1/16/2025: Mailed notice

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Plaintiff's motions for leave to file under seal 3, for leave to file excess pages 11, and for entry of a temporary restraining order 12. The Court sets a status date for 2/4/2025 at 9:45 AM. Plaintiff should file any motion for preliminary injunction and notice it for presentment at the next status date. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (650) 479-3207, Access Code: 2314 361 1508. Throughout the telephonic hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Please note that the conference call-in will be used by all cases that are on the court's calendar for the said date, therefore counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line and must have the telephone muted until your case is called. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll-free number). Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting 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

NOTICE of Motion by James Edward Judge for presentment of motion for leave to file excess pages 11, motion for leave to file 3, Sealed motion, 12 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 1/16/2025 at 01:45 PM.

MOTION by Plaintiff Chubby Gorilla, Inc. for leave to file excess pages

SEALED MOTION by Plaintiff Chubby Gorilla, Inc. for Entry of a Temporary Restraining Order, including a temporary injunction, a temporary asset restraint, expedited discovery, and alternative service

MOTION by Plaintiff Chubby Gorilla, Inc. for leave to file excess pages

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Chubby Gorilla, Inc. by Ying Chen

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: FINDING OF RELATEDNESS PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 40.4: In accordance with the provisions of Local Rule 40.4 of this Court, I find the above captioned case, presently pending on the calendar of Judge Andrea R. Wood to be related to 24-cv-13000 which is pending on my calendar. Accordingly, I request that the Executive Committee order said case to be reassigned to my calendar as a related case. Mailed notice

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Chubby Gorilla, Inc. by Marko Romeo Zoretic

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Andrea R. Wood: Telephonic initial status hearing set for 2/27/2025 at 9:00 AM. To ensure public access to court proceedings, members of the public and media may call in to listen to telephonic hearings. The call-in number is (650) 479-3207 and the access code is 1808131170. Counsel of record will receive an email 30 minutes prior to the start of the telephonic hearing with instructions to join the call. 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. The parties are directed to meet and conduct a planning conference pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f). At least seven days before the initial status hearing, the parties shall file a joint written status report, not to exceed five pages in length. The initial status report shall provide the information described on the Court's website at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under District Judges, Judge Andrea R. Wood, Initial Status Conference. 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.

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 Andrea R. Wood. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 1).

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Chubby Gorilla, Inc. Unredacted Complaint

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Chubby Gorilla, Inc. by James Edward Judge

MOTION by Plaintiff Chubby Gorilla, Inc. for leave to file Documents Under Seal

CIVIL Cover Sheet

COMPLAINT filed by Chubby Gorilla, Inc.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22861686.

NEW PARTIES: SZPMS Co., Ltd. added to case caption. Terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A