Hong Kong Leyuzhen Technology Co. Limited v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A

FIRST AMENDED complaint by Hong Kong Leyuzhen Technology Co. Limited against MIRAJ ENTERPRISES and terminating The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A for Copyright Infringement

MINUTE entry before the Honorable LaShonda A. Hunt: This case has been assigned to the calendar of Judge LaShonda A. Hunt. On 9/17/25, Plaintiff filed a redacted complaint with three exhibits under seal 1, which included the copyright information and a Schedule A listing 7 defendants. Plaintiff also filed a motion for leave to file under seal 4, a sealed exhibit to the declaration of K. Kuhn 5, and a motion for leave to conduct excited discovery 13. Upon review of the copyright infringement complaint and other filings, the Court questions whether Plaintiff has established sufficient grounds for joinder of all 7 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 7 defendants without any details whatsoever, which arguably violates the requirements of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8 and 10. Accordingly, by 10/8/25, 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. "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). For those reasons, the motion for leave to file under seal 4 is denied. The Clerk of Court is directed to unseal the document filed at 2 and 5. Plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery 13 is denied without prejudice to renewal if this case proceeds. The motion hearing set for 10/2/25 14 is stricken. Mailed notice (gel,)

CIVIL Cover Sheet

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Hong Kong Leyuzhen Technology Co. Limited Complaint for Copyright Infringement regarding complaint, 1.

COMPLAINT for Copyright Infringement filed by Hong Kong Leyuzhen Technology Co. Limited; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24074729.