Duke University v. The Partnerships Identified On Schedule A

MOTION by Plaintiff Duke University for extension of time for Temporary Restraining Order 28 [

NOTICE of Motion by Gouthami Vanam Tufts for presentment of motion for temporary restraining order 21, motion for miscellaneous relief 24 before Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 11/4/2025 at 10:00 AM.

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Duke University Exhibit 1 to the Declaration In Support of Motion for Entry of Temporary Restraining Order

MEMORANDUM by Duke University in support of motion for temporary restraining order 21

MOTION by Plaintiff Duke University for temporary restraining order

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman: This case has been assigned to the calendar of Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman. Plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging infringement by 78 defendants. This case follows a pattern common to "Schedule A" cases where plaintiffs allege that defendants employ similar methods and "work in active concert" to infringe plaintiffs' intellectual property. But experience has shown that not all defendants named in a Schedule A case work together. More importantly, experience has shown that joinder under Fed. R. Civ. P. 19 and 20 is rarely appropriate in Schedule A cases. Accordingly, the Court raises the propriety of joinder and requires the plaintiff to file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder at least 7 days before the filing of the motion for temporary restraining order. Alternatively, by the same date, Plaintiff may file an amended complaint and amended Schedule A reducing the number of defendants. However, if Plaintiff names multiple defendants, Plaintiff must show that joinder of those defendants is proper. The Court directs Plaintiff to this Court's standing order in Schedule A cases regarding joinder on the Court's website. Mailed notice.