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

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Based upon the representations in Plaintiff's supplemental report [15], Plaintiff may proceed on its amended complaint [11] against the sole named Defendant, Aling's small shop. The Court grants Plaintiff's renewed motion for an order authorizing expedited discovery [16] and strikes the 4/1/26 Notice of Motion date. Enter Order. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff initiated this lawsuit by filing a single complaint seeking to sue 21 separate defendants for infringement of 13 copyrighted photographs, see [1], [2-1], [2-2]. Once the case was assigned to this Court, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint naming just one defendant and asserting infringement of a single protected photograph, see [11-2]. Before Plaintiff may proceed, however, it must file a supplemental report confirming whether it has previously named any of the 21 defendants identified in this case in a prior case asserting infringement of the same intellectual property. See Julie Stiebritz v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 1:25-cv-03459, at 19 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 9, 2025) (dismissing the case because plaintiff previously named defendants in a prior case and dismissed them to avoid an unfavorable joinder ruling, which constitutes forum shopping). Plaintiff shall file the report by 3/10/26; if Plaintiff fails to comply, the Court will dismiss this case. The Court denies without prejudice Plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery [12], denies as moot Plaintiff's motion to seal [4], and strikes the 3/4/26 Notice of Motion date. The motion remains premised upon Plaintiff's "infringement evidence," but the alleged infringement relates to a photograph of a shirt, not the shirt design, and the submission shows that the infringing photo and the protected photo are not the same. Mailed notice.

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

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Heather K. McShain. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3).

CIVIL Cover Sheet

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Hong Kong Leyuzhen Technology Co. Limited Exhibit 1 to the Complaint regarding complaint, [1]

COMPLAINT for Copyright Infringement filed by Hong Kong Leyuzhen Technology Co. Limited; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24743609.