DROZDOVA v. MRTLLOA et al

ORDER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CLOSING: In light of [52] Notice of Settlement advising the Court that the case has been resolved, Clerk is to mark this CASE CLOSED, pending the parties filing a stipulation of dismissal. The parties shall file a stipulation of dismissal or joint status report regarding settlement on or before 2/13/2026. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all hearings and deadlines in this case, are cancelled. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court expressly retains jurisdiction in this matter to consider any issue arising during the period when settlement is being finalized, including, but not limited to, enforcing settlement. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 1/13/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter.

NOTICE of Settlement by OLGA DROZDOVA

ORDER re 50 Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. The 50 Rule 26(f) Report is hereby STRICKEN. Defendant MRTLLOA filed a 46 motion to dismiss on 10/31/2025. The Court will not schedule an Initial Case Management Conference and related deadlines, such as the deadline for filing a Rule 26(f) Report, until the 46 motion to dismiss has been resolved. Additionally, the parties have failed to use the 26(f) report contained in the Local Rules for the Western District of Pennsylvania. See LCvR 16.1.A. Accordingly, the 50 Report is STRICKEN. The Court will direct the parties to file a compliant Rule 26(f) Report following the resolution of the 46 motion to dismiss. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 1/12/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter.

REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting.

REPLY to Response to Motion re [46] Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, [47] Brief in Support of Motion filed by MRTLLOA.

RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION to [46] Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, filed by OLGA DROZDOVA.

CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE re [46] Motion to Dismiss. ERROR: Wrong event selected. CORRECTION: Re-docketed as Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. This message is for informational purposes only., CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE re [46] Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. ERROR: Document incorrectly linked. CORRECTION: Linked to appropriate document. This message is for informational purposes only.

BRIEF in Support re [46] Motion to Dismiss filed by MRTLLOA.

MOTION to Dismiss by MRTLLOA.

ORDER re 44 Stipulation for Extension of Time to Answer by OLGA DROZDOVA, MRTLLOA. On 10/20/2025, Plaintiff Olga Drozdova and Defendant MRTLLOA filed a 44 Stipulation indicating that the parties agreed to a 15-day extension for the defendants to respond to Ms. Drozdova's complaint. ECF No. 2. Per Local Rule 7.E, the parties may file a stipulation one time to extend the deadline to file an answer or a Rule 12(b) motion, which the parties have already done. See ECF No. 41. Per the Court's 42 Order, the extended deadline to respond to the Complaint was 10/18/25. While Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)(A), cited by the parties, permits the Court to extend time "with or without motion," that provision requires that the Court acts, or the request is made, "before the original time or its extension expires." The parties' stipulation here is untimely under Rule 6(b)(1)(A). As a one-time courtesy, however, the Court will treat the 44 Stipulation as a Motion for an Extension of Time to Answer the Complaint under Rule 6(b)(1)(B), which permits a motion to be made after the time has expired if the party failed to act because of excusable neglect. Given that Ms. Drozdova consents to the extension, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the request for additional time is GRANTED. Defendant MRTLLOA shall file a response to the complaint on or before 11/4/2025. No further extensions of this deadline will be granted absent extraordinary circumstances, and the parties are directed to follow the dictates of the Federal Rules of Procedure. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 10/23/2025. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter.

Stipulation for Extension of Time to Answer by MRTLLOA Answer due from MRTLLOA on 11/3/2025.

NOTICE REGARDING TELEPHONIC PROCEEDINGS: The Court is re-posting the access information for telephone conferences in this case, because the earlier docket entry including this information is no longer accessible to attorneys on ECF. The parties are directed to use the following information to access any telephone conference scheduled in this case. Conference Phone Number: 1 412-547-0144. Phone Conference ID: 359 195 882#

ORDER GRANTING 40 Motion for Leave to File Stipulation for Extension of Time filed by Defendant MRTLLOA. On 9/12/2025, Plaintiff Olga Drozdova's counsel, Michael Mitchell, filed a Declaration of Service averring that service on Defendant MRRTLLOA was complete as of 8/28/2025. ECF No. 35. Accordingly, MRTLLOA's Answer was due on or before 9/18/2025. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A)(i). MRTLLOA failed to timely file an Answer, and the Court issued an Order to Show Cause on 9/22/2025 directing Ms. Drozdova to show cause by 9/29/2025 as to why the action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute as against MRTLLOA, or request an entry of default as against MRTLLOA. ECF No. 39. Also on 9/22/2025, MRTLLOA filed the instant 40 Motion seeking leave to file a stipulation extending MRTLLOA's time to respond to the Complaint. In the 40 Motion, MRTLLOA avers that it failed to timely respond to the Complaint due to a calendaring error, and that Ms. Drozdova has stipulated to a 30-day extension of time for MRTLLOA to respond. Indeed, MRTLLOA also filed a stipulation signed by Ms. Drozdova's counsel extending MRTLLOA's time to respond to 10/18/2025. ECF No. 41. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 40 Motion is GRANTED. Because the parties' stipulated 30-day extension of MRTLLOA's time to respond to the Complaint is permitted by Local Civil Rule 7.E, MRTLLOA shall respond to the Complaint on or before 10/18/2025. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Drozdova's obligation to respond to the Court's 39 Order to Show Cause is hereby DISCHARGED. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 9/23/2025. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter.

STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by MRTLLOA.

MOTION for Leave to File STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by MRTLLOA.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff show cause by 9/29/2025 as to why the action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute as against Defendant MRTLLOA, or shall request an entry of default as to Defendant MRTLLOA. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 9/22/2025.

Disclosure Statement identifying Wuxi Huiyujia Trading Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Huifengyu Electromechanical Technology Co., Ltd. as corporate parent or other affiliate by MRTLLOA.

ORDER granting 36 Motion for Mingbo Ye to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 9/19/2025. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter.

CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE re [36] Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Motion to Alter Judgment. ERROR: Party did not file disclosure statement identifying all parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates that have issued shares or debt securities to the public as required pursuant to LR 7.1.A. CORRECTION: Attorney advised to file statement within 7 days under Civil > Other Filings > Other Documents > Disclosure Statement (LR 7.1.A and/or FRCvP 7.1(a)(2)). Disclosure Statement due by 9/26/2025.

MOTION for attorney Mingbo Ye to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # APAWDC-9097079), MOTION to Alter Judgment by MRTLLOA.

AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint served on Mingbo Ye on 8/28/2025, filed by OLGA DROZDOVA.

ORDER. On 8/28/2025, the Court granted Ms. Drozdovas 29 Motion for Alternative Service. ECF No. 33. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that on or before 9/12/2025, Ms. Drozdova shall file proof of service on the Defendant or a status report regarding her service efforts. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 9/05/2025. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter.

ORDER GRANTING [29] Motion for Alternative Service filed by Plaintiff OLGA DROZDOVA. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the [29] Motion is GRANTED as set forth in said Order. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 8/28/2025.

ORDER GRANTING 28 Motion for Leave to File Motion for Alternative Service filed by Plaintiff OLGA DROZDOVA. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 28 Motion is GRANTED.Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 8/28/2025. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter.

COPYRIGHT DOCUMENTS ISSUED. Emailed copy of Transmittal Letter, AO 121 Form, Complaint, Exhibits and Docket Sheet to the Register of Copyrights.

BRIEF in Support re [29] Motion for Alternative Service filed by OLGA DROZDOVA.

MOTION for Alternative Service by OLGA DROZDOVA.

MOTION for Leave to File Motion for Alternative Service by OLGA DROZDOVA.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. On 8/1/2025, Plaintiff Olga Drozdova filed proof of service confirming that Defendant MRTLLOA was served "via all available email addresses." ECF No. 23. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that on or before 8/25/2025 Ms. Drozdova shall show cause why serving MRTLLOA by email was proper in light of the fact that the Court's 19 Alternative Service Order did not authorize service by email or website publication for any Defendant residing in a country that has objected to Article 10 of the Hague Convention, China has objected to Article 10 of the Hague Convention, and MRTLLOA resides in China. See D Squared Plant Traps LLC v. Guangdong Bixing Trading Co., LTD., 716 F. Supp. 3d 352, 356-57 (W.D. Pa. 2024) (explaining that China has objected to Article 10 of the Hague Convention); ECF No. 2 para. 13 ("Defendant is a business entity that, upon information and belief, resides in and operates from the People's Republic of China."). Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 8/20/2025. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter.

AO 121 NOTICE by OLGA DROZDOVA

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE 24 Motion for Mingbo Ye to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The 24 Motion is not compliant with Rule 7.D of the Local Civil Rules for the Western District of Pennsylvania, which requires that all motions shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Here, the 24 Motion does not include a proposed order. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 24 Motion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE re [2] Complaint. Attorney to submit AO 121 Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action or appeal Regarding a Copyright. Attorney advised to file the Notice within 7 days. The link to the report can be found under Other Forms at: http://www.uscourts.gov/FormsAndFees/Forms/CourtFormsByCategory.aspx

MOTION for attorney Mingbo Ye to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # APAWDC-9025317) by MRTLLOA.

Update Answer Deadline: Answer due from MRTLLOA

SUMMONS/Return of Service Returned Executed by OLGA DROZDOVA. All Defendants.

Summons Issued as to MRTLLOA

PRAECIPE to Issue Summons by OLGA DROZDOVA

ORDER DENYING 1 Motion to Seal Case and 3 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Plaintiff OLGA DROZDOVA. This is Ms. Drozdova's second case involving Defendant MRTLLOA that is pending before the undersigned. The first case is Drozdova v. 80SDESIGN, No. 25-cv-656 ("Drozdova I"). In that case, Ms. Drozdova asserted copyright infringement claims against 600 defendants, including MRTLLOA. See Drozdova I, ECF No. 2. In Drozdova I, the Court granted Ms. Drozdova's Motion to Seal the case, and Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, which also included a motion to restrain assets and merchant storefronts, a motion for expedited discovery, and a motion for an order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue against the defendants. See Drozdova I, ECF Nos. 14, 17. Ultimately, the Court declined to issue a preliminary injunction as against every defendant in Drozdova I except for one because the Court concluded that the 600 defendants in that case had been misjoined. Drozdova I, ECF No. 32. Thus, the Court subsequently dismissed without prejudice all but one defendant in Drozdova I. Drozdova I, ECF No. 48. MRTLLOA was among the dismissed defendants. Id. In the instant case, Ms. Drozdova has re-filed the same copyright infringement claim she asserted in Drozdova I against MRTLLOA only. See ECF No. 2. She has also filed a Motion to Seal this case and a Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order which are substantially identical to those she filed in Drozdova I. ECF Nos. 1, 3, 4. Because the rationale for sealing this case and issuing an ex parte temporary restraining order against MRTLLOA has lost its force, the Court declines to grant the 1 and 3 Motions. Specifically, the 3 Ex Parte Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is premised on the fear that "[i]n the absence of a TRO without notice, [MRTLLOA] can and likely will register new ecommerce stores under new aliases and move any assets to offshore bank accounts outside the jurisdiction of this Court." ECF No. 4 at 6. Similarly, the 1 Motion to Seal contemplates that unless the Court seals this case until a temporary restraining order issues, MRTLLOA "will undoubtedly transfer and/or hide their assets rather than maintain them for discovery and recovery." In sum, the relief sought in the 1 and 3 Motions is based on the belief that swift action must be taken before MRTLLOA receives notice of these proceedings or else MRTLLOA will move its assets and cover its tracks. But MRTLLOA undoubtedly already knows of Ms. Drozova's claims and intention to pursue them because it was subjected to the temporary restraining order issued in Drozdova I, provided with notice in that case, and that case was later unsealed. See Drozdova I, ECF Nos. 17, 27, 33. Indeed, counsel for MRTLLOA appeared in Drozdova I. Drozdova I, ECF Nos. 45, 47. The Court therefore sees no reason why this case should be sealed, or why a temporary restraining order should issue on an ex parte basis. Moreover, Ms. Drozdova's request for expedited discovery that is included in her 3 Motion is similarly unwarranted given that Ms. Drozdova already had the opportunity to conduct expedited discovery against MRTLLOA in Drozdova I for the same claims asserted here. See Drozdova I, ECF No. 17. Finally, the Court declines to order MRTLLOA to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue given that the basis for the 3 Motion is undermined by MRTLLOA having notice of Ms. Drozdova's claims. Accordingly, for all of the foregoing reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 1 and 3 Motions are DENIED. The denial is without prejudice to Ms. Drozdova filing an appropriate motion for a preliminary injunction, with supporting materials, to the extent she believes specific injunctive relief is still warranted notwithstanding the fact that MRTLLOA has notice of her claims. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to unseal this case. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 7/10/2025. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter.

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 5 Motion for Alternative Service. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 7/10/2025.

ORDER granting 9 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 7/10/2025.

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Order

ORDER re Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b) Motions to Dismiss as more fully stated in said order. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 7/08/2025.

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NOTICE that instant civil action has been designated for placement into the United States District Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution program. Parties are directed to fully complete the required 26(f) report, which includes the stipulation of selecting an ADR process. Counsel for plaintiff shall make service of the notice on all parties.

NOTICE of Related Cases by OLGA DROZDOVA

NOTICE of Appearance by Ryan E. Carreon on behalf of OLGA DROZDOVA.

NOTICE of Appearance by Keaton David Smith on behalf of OLGA DROZDOVA.

NOTICE of Appearance by Abby Marie Neu on behalf of OLGA DROZDOVA.

NOTICE of Appearance by Shengmao Mu on behalf of OLGA DROZDOVA.

MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by OLGA DROZDOVA.

DECLARATION of Michael Mitchell by OLGA DROZDOVA.

DECLARATION by OLGA DROZDOVA.

BRIEF in Support re 5 Motion for Alternative Service filed by OLGA DROZDOVA.

MOTION for Alternative Service by OLGA DROZDOVA.

BRIEF in Support re 3 Motion for TRO, Motion to Expedite Discovery filed by OLGA DROZDOVA.

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, MOTION to Expedite Discovery by OLGA DROZDOVA.

COMPLAINT against DOES 1-25 INCLUSIVE, MRTLLOA (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $405, receipt number 200014959), filed by OLGA DROZDOVA.

MOTION to Seal Case by OLGA DROZDOVA.

Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand added.