William Vanderdasson v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER: Signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 10/30/2026. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Telephonic status hearing held on 10/30/2026. Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction 31 is granted. The Clerk is directed to unseal all documents that were previously filed under seal. Law Firms JiangIP, LLC and Keith A. Vogt PLLC are ordered to add all defendant names listed in the Schedule A to the docket within three business days. Instructions can be found on the court's website located at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_cmecf/pdfs/v60/Add_Terminate_Instructions.pdf. Plaintiff is directed to file a status report by 12/29/2026. The case is set for a telephonic status hearing on 1/5/2027 at 8:50 a.m. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 650-479-3207; access code 2305-915-8729. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff has filed a motion for preliminary injunction. As the Court specifically noted in its 9/22/2026 order, however, its strong preference is to defer the consideration of a preliminary injunction and instead extend the temporary restraining order (once)/2026. The ex parte TRO entered on 9/22/2026 is extended through 10/20/2026. The telephonic preliminary injunction hearing set for 10/6/2026 is vacated and reset to 10/20at 8:50 AM. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 650-479-3207; access code 2305-915-8729. Motion for preliminary injunction is to be filed by 10/16/2026.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff's motions for leave to file under seal 20 28 and motion to file excess pages 21 are granted. Plaintiff's ex parte motion for entry of a temporary restraining order (etc.) 22 is also granted. Enter Sealed Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order. Telephonic preliminary injunction hearing is set for 10/6/2026 at 8:50 AM. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 650-479-3207; access code 2305-915-8729. Motion for preliminary injunction or motion to extend TRO (the latter is the Court's strong preference) is to be filed by 10/2/2026. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff's motions for leave to file under seal 12 and for leave to file excess pages 13 are granted. Plaintiff's ex parte motion for entry of a temporary restraining order is denied. First, given the inquiry required post-Kangol regarding electronic service, which must (in the Court's view) be done on a defendant-by-defendant basis, the Court's views regarding the maximum number of defendants that may be reasonably and appropriately joined in a case of this type has changed. Specifically, the Court will not entertain a case with more than 15 defendants. Plaintiff's current "Schedule A" listing the defendants includes 26. Second, with regard to personal jurisdiction, the materials submitted by plaintiff (see dkt. 17) do not appear to reflect any actual deliveries to Illinois or even confirmed sales to Illinois; rather, the shipping addresses on the materials submitted are in Pennsylvania as best as the Court can determine. So personal jurisdiction appears to be lacking. Plaintiff is ordered to show cause in writing by 9/28/2026 why the case should not be dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction. A telephonic hearing is set for 10/7/2026 at 8:50 AM, using call-in number 650-479-3207, access code 2305-915-8729.