Rekas v. Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey I Cummings: This case has been re-assigned to the calendar of Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings. Plaintiff's motions for leave to file under seal [5] [11] and motion for leave to file excess pages [12] are granted. Plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order [8] is entered and continued generally. Upon review of the complaint and the TRO submissions, the Court sua sponte raises the proprietary of joinder of almost 90 defendants in this case. See, e.g. Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. v. Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182 (N.D.Ill. 2020). By 9/26/25, plaintiff shall file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of the principles described in Estee Lauder. In the alternative, plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint with a smaller subset of defendants along with its memorandum explaining specifically why each defendant is properly joined to all of the others. Estee Lauder, 334 F.R.D. at 189. Tracking status hearing set for 10/31/25 at 9:00 a.m. to track the case only (no appearance is required and the case will not be called). Mailed notice

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