ORDER: The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's response [16] to the Court's order [15] sua sponte raising the issue of joinder. For the reasons stated herein, the Court concludes that these fifty-one defendants are misjoined and, if Plaintiff intends to proceed against all of these defendants, his claims must be asserted in no fewer than twelve separate cases. Plaintiff may submit a proposed severance order consistent with the reasoning and conclusions expressed herein to the Court's proposed order email inbox (Proposed_Order_Alonso@ilnd.uscourts.gov) by 11/13/26. If Plaintiff fails to submit a proposed severance order, this case may be dismissed for want of prosecution. Signed by the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 10/23/2026. Notice mailed by Judge's staff
Valery Barykin v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A
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3 条记录MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Upon an initial review of Plaintiff's complaint and supporting documents, the Court sua sponte raises the issue of whether these numerous defendants can be properly joined in this single action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20. See Cuomo v. P'ships & Unincorporated Ass'ns Identified on Schedule A, No. 26 C 7119 (N.D. Ill. Jul. 28, 2026) (Alonso, J.), Dkt. No. 19; Anagram Int'l, LLC v. P'ships & Unincorporated Ass'ns Identified on Schedule A, No. 24 CV 12194, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43230, at 9 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 21, 2025); Tang v. P'ships & Unincorporated Ass'ns Identified on Schedule A, No. 23 C 4587, 2024 WL 68332, at 3 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 4, 2024); Roadget Bus. Pte. Ltd. v. Individuals, Corps., LLCs, P'ships, & Unincorporated Ass'ns Identified on Schedule A Hereto, No. 23 C 17036, 2024 WL 1858592, at 6 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 29, 2024); Viking Arm AS v. P'ships & Unincorporated Ass'ns Identified on Schedule A, No. 24 C 1566, 2024 WL 2953105, at 3 (N.D. Ill. June 6, 2024). By 10/16/26, Plaintiff must file a memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of the principles set forth in the above-cited cases. In the alternative, Plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint by 10/16/26 with a smaller subset of defendants, along with a memorandum explaining why that smaller subset of defendants is properly joined, bearing in mind that Rule 20(a)'s requirement for a common transaction or occurrence is not satisfied where multiple defendants have merely infringed the same intellectual property. Estee Lauder Cosms. Ltd. v. P'ships & Unincorporated Ass'sn Identified on Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182, 187 (N.D. Ill. 2020) (citing, inter alia, In re EMC Corp., 677 F.3d 1351, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2012)). The pending motion for expedited discovery[12]is denied without prejudice. The presentment hearing noticed for 9/30/26 is stricken. Notice mailed by Judge's staff
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