Rios v. Herrerias, No. 14 C 7030, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Aug. 18, 2015) (Feinerman, J.).
Judge Feinerman denied without prejudice defendant’s motion to set aside the ex parte order of default for failure to comply with Local Rule 5.3(b).
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Plaintiff Fined for Failing to Serve Complaint Courtesy Copies
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Hendrickson USA, L.L.C. v. Automann, Inc., No. 15 C 6486, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Aug. 6, 2015) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur sua sponte fined plaintiff $100 for failure to comply with Local Rule 5.2(f) – requiring courtesy copies of all papers, including complaints, be served on chambers within one business day of filing. …
Failure to Timely Serve Complaint Courtesy Copies Leads to Sanction
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Wimo Labs, LLC v. Hub Pen Co., Inc., No. 15 C 8424, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 7, 2015) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur sua sponte ordered plaintiff to comply with Local Rule 5.2(f) – which requires serving courtesy copies of pleadings on the Court within one business day – in this patent case.…
Plaintiff Fined for Failing to Deliver Courtesy Copies of its Complaint
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Phoenix Entertainment Partners, LLC v. Sports Entertainers Inc., No. 15 C 7176, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Sep. 8, 2015) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur fined plaintiff $100 for failing to provide the Court a courtesy copy of its complaint as required by Local Rule 5.2(f) and the Court’s standing orders. Local Rule 5.2(f) requires…
Plaintiff Fined for Failing to Deliver Complaint Courtesy Copy
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Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe, No. 15 C 6841, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Aug. 21, 2015) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur fined plaintiff $100 for failing to provide the Court a courtesy copy of its complaint as required by Local Rule 5.2(f) and the Court’s standing orders in this BitTorrent copyright case. Local Rule…
Covered Business Method Review of Four of Fifteen Patents Warrants Stay
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Trading Techs. Int’l, Inc. v. BCG Partners, Inc., Nos. 10 C 715, 716, 718, 720, 721, 726, 882-885, 929 & 931, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 25, 2015) (Kendall, J.).
Judge Kendall granted defendants’ motion to stay this patent litigation pending the Patent Office’s (“PTO”) Covered Business Method Review (“CBM”) of at least four…
Court Appoints Counsel in IP Case
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Vogue Tyre & Rubber Co. v. Mendez, No. 14 C 5839, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 1, 2014) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur appointed defendant counsel from the N.D. Illinois trial bar with experience in IP cases, after finding that defendant’s In Forma Pauperis Application sufficiently showed defendant’s inability to pay counsel; that both …
Northern District of Illinois Practice Tips Nos. 21-25
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At the start of the new year, many of us are spending time looking back at where we have come from and forward to where we want to go. As part of that process, many are making resolutions to make 2015 better than ever. In that spirit, over the next several weeks, I am reposting …
Northern District of Illinois Practice Tips Nos. 16-20
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At the start of the new year, many of us are spending time looking back at where we have come from and forward to where we want to go. As part of that process, many are making resolutions to make 2015 better than ever. In that spirit, over the next several weeks, I am reposting …
Northern District of Illinois Practice Tips Nos. 11-15
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At the start of the new year, many of us are spending time looking back at where we have come from and forward to where we want to go. As part of that process, many are making resolutions to make 2015 better than ever. In that spirit, over the next several weeks, I am reposting …