Plaintiffs in counterfeit product cases may be required to file a memorandum discussing the propriety of joinder under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a)(2) if it appears that the Schedule A defendants are too numerous or unconnected. In lieu of filing a joinder memorandum, Plaintiffs may elect to file an Amended Schedule A that reduces the number of defendants.

Plaintiffs should use the template proposed orders linked below to assist the Court in reviewing motions for: (1) temporary restraining orders; (2) preliminary injunctions; and (3) default judgments. Plaintiffs should create a redline of their proposed order against the relevant template and send both a clean and redline copy to Proposed_Order_Hunt@ilnd.uscourts.gov. A proposed order's conformity with the template does not imply that the associated motion will be granted.  Plaintiffs should be prepared to explain any differences between their proposed order and the template.

Temporary Restraining Order Template

Preliminary Injunction Template

Default Judgment Template