Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
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. …
Wimo Labs, LLC v. Hub Pen Co., Inc., No. 15 C 8424, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 8, 2015) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur sua sponte ordered plaintiff Wimo’s counsel to appear and discuss whether venue was proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) in this patent case.
Based upon Wimo’s complaint, the Court…
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.…
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…
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…
Dallas Buyers Club, LLC v. Does 1-14., No. 15 C 2924, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Apr. 7, 2015) (Shadur, Sen. J.). Judge Shadur sua sponte granted plaintiff Dallas Buyers Club leave to amend its complaint in this Bit Torrent copyright infringement case involving the movie Dallas Buyer’s Club. Citing its prior decision in Zambezia…
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 …
Vogue Tyre & Rubber Co. v. Mendez, No. 14 C 5839, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 27, 2014) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur sua sponte struck portions of defendant’s answer and dismissed certain affirmative defenses as follows:
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Sonic Indus., LLC v. iRobot Corp. No. 13 C 9251, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Feb. 28, 2014) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur sua sponte struck portions of defendant iRobot’s answer and affirmative defenses, and allowed other portions to be repled. Of particular note:
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Wastequip Mfg. Co., LLC v. Precision Sewing, Inc., No. 13 C 8726, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Feb. 13, 2014) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur sua sponte struck certain paragraphs of defendant’s answer and affirmative defenses for straying from the “yellow brick road” set by the Federal Rules in this patent case.
The Court struck …
