Tan v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Plaintiff's Motion to Seal [5] is granted in part. The Court allows Plaintiff to file [3] under seal, but denies the sealing of Plaintiff's trademark registration [2] and Plaintiff's product listing [4] because they are already known to the public. The Clerk of Court is directed to unseal [2] and [4]. As it appears that the case filed is a "Schedule A" case, Plaintiff is directed to the Court's standing order on its website directing the filing of the Court's Schedule A Template within 14 days. Upon review of the complaint, the Court sua sponte raises the propriety under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a)(2) of joining 190 defendants to this action. See, e.g., Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182 (N.D. Ill. 2020). Plaintiff should reference this Court's opinion in Zaful v. Schedule A Defs., 24-cv-11111, Doc. 12 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 10, 2025), where the Court expressed its views on joinder in Schedule A cases. By 8/28/26, Plaintiff must file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of the above cases and explaining why each defendant is properly joined to the 189 other defendants. In the alternative, Plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint by 8/28/26 with a smaller subset of defendants along with a memorandum explaining why each defendant is properly joined to all of the others. Mailed notice. (jcc,)

COMPLAINT filed by Shengqin Tan; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25525650.

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