ORDER to Release Bond. The Clerk of Court is directed to release to counsel of record for Plaintiff the $10,000.00 cash bond posted in this action, together with any accrued interest. Signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 10/9/2026. Mailed notice
NextClimb Investments LLC v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A
案件进展
47 条记录MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Plaintiff's Motion for Release of Bond 44 is granted. Enter Order. Mailed notice
MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Release of Bond
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Per Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal 42, all claims in this action against all Defendants are dismissed without prejudice. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice
原告撤诉/结案NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by NextClimb Investments LLC
原告撤诉/结案MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Defendants have been served 40, and the Court sees no reason for any documents in this case to remain under seal. The Clerk is therefore instructed to unseal docket entries [3, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, and 30]. Plaintiff is directed to add the names of all Defendants to the docket by 10/9/2026. Mailed notice
SUMMONS Returned Executed by NextClimb Investments LLC as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations identified on Schedule A on 9/21/2026, answer due 10/13/2026.
SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations identified on Schedule A
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: The Court may accept the bond via wire transfer. Mailed notice
ORDER signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 9/17/2026. Mailed notice
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Plaintiff's renewed motion for electronic service of process pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) 29 is granted. Following the Court's earlier denial, Plaintiff retained investigators in China who, for every address associated with a Defendant, searched it through Baidu Maps, traveled to the location, conducted an on-site inspection, photographed the premises, and made inquiries of surrounding residents, merchants, and property management. This is the additional investigative work the Court's prior order contemplated, and it establishes reasonable diligence: leads were run to ground, not abandoned at the database stage. Defendants' addresses are accordingly not known within the meaning of Article 1 of the Hague Convention, the Convention does not apply, and service by e-mail and electronic publication is reasonably calculated to apprise Defendants of this action. The Court's findings are made on an ex parte record and may be revisited if any Defendant appears and contests service. A status report is due 10/19/2026. Mailed notice
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: The presentment hearing noticed for 9/15/2026 is stricken. Mailed notice
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Pursuant to the notice of voluntary dismissal 28, all claims in this action against Defendants 42, 43, 73, 95, 125, 147, and 160 are dismissed without prejudice. Mailed notice
原告撤诉/结案STATUS Report by NextClimb Investments LLC
NOTICE of Motion by Shaoyi Che for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief, 29 before Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 9/15/2026 at 09:50 AM.
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC Exhibit A regarding MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Electronic Service of Process (Renewed) 29
MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Electronic Service of Process (Renewed)
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by NextClimb Investments LLC as to Defendant Nos. 42, 43, 73, 95, 125, 147, and 160 without Prejudice
ORDER Extending the TRO signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 9/3/2026. Mailed notice
法院批准TROMINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Plaintiff's Motion to Extend the Temporary Restraining Order 23 is granted for the reasons set forth therein. The Temporary Restraining Order 22 is extended to 9/15/2026. Presentment hearing noticed for 9/8/2026 is stricken. Mailed notice
法院批准TROMINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: The presentment hearing noticed for 9/8/2026 is stricken with no appearance necessary. Plaintiff shall send the proposed order extending the TRO in Word format to proposed_order_kocoras@ilnd.uscourts.gov. Mailed notice
NOTICE of Motion by Shaoyi Che for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief 23 before Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 9/8/2026 at 09:50 AM.
MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC to extend the Temporary Restraining Order
原告提交TRO申请SEALED TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 8/18/2026.
法院批准TROMINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Plaintiff's ex parte motion for a temporary restraining order ("TRO") 8 is granted. Plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery and electronic service of process 9 is granted in part and denied in part. For the reasons set forth in the motion 8, Plaintiff's request for expedited discovery is granted. As to electronic service of process, the motion is denied without prejudice. The exhibits submitted in support of the request show, as to each Defendant, completed purchases of the allegedly infringing products delivered to customers in Illinois. Where a plaintiff's investigation yields an identifiable physical location, reasonable diligence requires the plaintiff to pursue that lead through additional investigative steps-such as test mailings to the address by an established courier, follow-up with the courier regarding any failed deliveries, or an in-person visit by an investigator-before deeming the address unknown. See Su v. HHUNSHA, No. 26 C 4878, Dkt. 25 (N.D. Ill. June 22, 2026) (Alonso,); accord Nos. 26 C 6033 (N.D. Ill. June 15, 2026) (Alexakis) & 26 C 6096 (N.D. Ill. June 17, 2026) (Jenkins) (minute entries) (finding reasonable diligence where counsel's sworn declaration detailed Baidu searches, a Qichacha search under the defendant's actual business name, multiple test mailings by an established courier, and personal follow-up with the courier). Database searches alone, without exhaustion of the addresses actually in Plaintiff's possession, are not a substitute for reasonable diligence. See Deckers Outdoor Corp. v. A AO, 2026 WL 1802901 (N.D. Ill. 2026); NBA Props., Inc. v. HANWJH, 549 F. Supp. 3d 790, 796 (N.D. Ill. 2021). Plaintiff may file a renewed motion for electronic service of process supported by sworn declarations detailing the specific, diligent efforts taken as to each Defendant-and the outcome of those efforts. Plaintiff is directed to submit an updated proposed order, in Microsoft Word format, regarding the TRO and expedited discovery to the Court's proposed order inbox by 8/10/2026. A status report is due on 9/8/2026. Mailed notice
法院批准TROMINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: The motion for temporary restraining order 8 and the motion for electronic service 9 are taken under advisement. The presentment hearing noticed for 8/4/2026 is stricken. Mailed notice
原告提交TRO申请NOTICE of Motion by Shaoyi Che for presentment of motion for temporary restraining order, 8, motion for miscellaneous relief, 9 before Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 8/4/2026 at 09:50 AM.
原告提交TRO申请SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC Exhibit 1 - Part 9 regarding MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Electronic Service and Expedited Discovery 9
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC Exhibit 1 - Part 8 regarding MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Electronic Service and Expedited Discovery 9
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC Exhibit 1 - Part 7 regarding MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Electronic Service and Expedited Discovery 9
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC Exhibit 1 - Part 6 regarding MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Electronic Service and Expedited Discovery 9
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC Exhibit 1 - Part 5 regarding MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Electronic Service and Expedited Discovery 9
EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC Exhibit 1 - Part 4 regarding MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Electronic Service and Expedited Discovery 9
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC Exhibit 1 - Part 3 regarding MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Electronic Service and Expedited Discovery 9
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC Exhibit 1 - Part 2 regarding MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Electronic Service and Expedited Discovery 9
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC Exhibit 1 - Part 1 regarding MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Electronic Service and Expedited Discovery 9
MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Electronic Service and Expedited Discovery
MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for temporary restraining order
原告提交TRO申请MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Motion for leave to file under seal 2 is granted. Mailed notice
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC by Shaoyi Che
Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by NextClimb Investments LLC
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by NextClimb Investments LLC
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC Schedule A regarding complaint 1
MOTION by Plaintiff NextClimb Investments LLC for Leave to File Under Seal
COMPLAINT filed by NextClimb Investments LLC ; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25387314.
CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order.
CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2).
