SUMMONS Returned Executed by Kei & Chris LLC as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 8/4/2026, answer due 8/25/2026.
Kei & Chris LLC v. The Partnerships And Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A,
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21 条记录SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A
SUMMONS Submitted (Court Participant) for defendant(s) Geeomeng and the Individual and/or Entity Operating Geeomeng by Plaintiff Kei & Chris LLC
SUMMONS - ERROR UNPROCESSED due to missing blank second page of summons form, date at bottom should not be filled out.
SUMMONS Submitted (Court Participant) for defendant(s) Geeomeng and the Individual and/or Entity Operating Geeomeng by Plaintiff Kei & Chris LLC
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: For the reasons stated in the motion, the Court grants Plaintiff's motion for electronic service of process pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) [12]. Additionally, given the limited time requested, the Court grants Plaintiff's motion for extension of time to effectuate service of process [14]. Plaintiff must effectuate service of process on or before 8/5/2026. The Court directs the parties to file a joint initial status report on or before 9/2/2026. Mailed notice.
MOTION by Plaintiff Kei & Chris LLC for extension of time to effectuate service of process
MEMORANDUM by Kei & Chris LLC in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[12] MOTION for Electronic Service of Process
MOTION by Plaintiff Kei & Chris LLC for Electronic Service of Process
ORDER: THIS CAUSE being before the Court on Plaintiff Kei & Chris LLC's ("Plaintiff") Motion for Expedited Discovery (the "Motion") against Defendant Geeomeng and the Individual and/or Entity Operating Geeomeng ("Defendant"). After reviewing the Motion and accompanying records, this Court GRANTS in part Plaintiff's Motion. Accordingly, this Court orders that upon actual notice of this Order, any third-party providing services for the Defendant, including but without limitation, the online marketplace platform Amazon, shall, within seven (7) calendar days after receipt of such notice, provide to Plaintiff expedited discovery, including copies of all documents and records in such person's or entity's possession or control relating to: the identities and locations of Defendant, its affiliates, officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and any person acting in concert or participation with it, including all known contact information and all associated e-mail addresses. Signed by the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama on 7/15/2026. Mailed notice.
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: Before the Court is Plaintiff's status report [7] and Plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery [9]. Plaintiff fied this case on 2/10/2026 [1], and on 4/14/2026, the Court dismissed the Complaint without prejudice for improper joinder [4]. On 4/28/2026, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, naming just one defendant [5]. On 4/29/2026, the Court directed Plaintiff to file a joint initial status report by 7/13/2026 [6]. There has been no activity on the docket between the Court's 4/29/2026 Order and Plaintiff's status report and motion for expedited discovery. The gist of the status report and motion is that Plaintiff has not yet identified Defendant and therefore has not served Defendant. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m), "[i]f a defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court - on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff - must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made within a specified time. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court must extend the time for service for an appropriate period." The Court will consider the complaint to have been filed as of the filing of the amended complaint on 4/28/2026, meaning service must be effectuated under Rule 4(m) on or before 7/27/2026, or Plaintiff must file a motion for an extension of time to serve, showing good cause for the failure to serve before then. (The Court is unlikely to consider the 76-day delay between 4/28/2026 and 7/13/2026 during which Plaintiff did not seek expedited discovery to ascertain Defendant's identity to support "good cause."). The Court grants in part and denies in part Plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery [9]. That is, the Court grants Plaintiff's request for electronic discovery related to the identities and locations of Defendant, but denies the request as to the nature of Defendants' operations and all associated sales, methods of payment for services and financial information, which information the Court finds is more appropriately addressed in the regular course of discovery. Mailed notice.
原告撤诉/结案MOTION by Plaintiff Kei & Chris LLC for discovery expedited
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Kei & Chris LLC
STATUS Report by Kei & Chris LLC
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: On or before 7/13/2026, the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Joint Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Valderrama's name and then again on the link entitled 'Joint Initial Status Report. Plaintiff must serve this Minute Entry on all other parties. If the defendant(s) has not been served with process by that date, plaintiff's counsel is instructed to file an individual status report indicating the status of service of process by the same deadline. The parties are further ordered to review all of Judge Valderrama's standing orders and the information available on his webpage. Any nongovernmental corporate party that qualifies under the Rules is reminded of the requirement to file a disclosure statement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1/N.D. Ill. Local Rule 3.2. Mailed notice.
AMENDED complaint by Kei & Chris LLC against The Partnerships And Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A
ORDER: For the reasons stated in the accompanying Order, the Court finds that Defendants in this case are not properly joined. Therefore, the complaint is dismissed without prejudice. By 4/28/2026, Plaintiff is directed to amend its complaint to eliminate all improperly joined defendants. If the amended complaint names more than one defendant, Plaintiff must simultaneously file a memorandum explaining why joinder of those defendants is proper. Signed by the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama on 4/14/2026. Mailed notice.
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Kei & Chris LLC by Ni Xue
MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC.
CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2).
COMPLAINT filed by KEI & CHRIS LLC; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number CILNDC-24706096.
