CASE RELATED COMMUNICATION
Communications with chambers for case related correspondence: Court staff are prohibited from communicating with attorneys and parties about substantive matters. Such matters should be addressed only in court filings. To the extent communication is necessary for scheduling, administrative, or emergency purposes, the court strongly prefers email communication to Chambers_Gottschall@ilnd.uscourts.gov, with a copy to all parties and counsel of record. This email address is NOT to be used for courtesy copies or for proposed orders. Proposed orders are to be sent to: Proposed_Order_Gottschall@ilnd.uscourts.gov.
STANDING ORDER -- LANHAM ACT COUNTERFEIT PRODUCT CASES
Counsel should be aware that pursuant to Seventh Circuit authority, under Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(d)(2), third parties not named in the complaint (typically, for example, Amazon and eBay) cannot be named as in active concert or participation with the defendants unless their active concert or participation is proven AND they receive advance notice and an opportunity to be heard before any such order is entered. Any proposed order not complying with the cases identified here will be rejected. Please see the following cases: Lake Shore Asset Management Limited v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 511 F.3d 762 (7th Cir. 2007); United States v. Kirschenbaum, 156 F.3d 784 (7th Cir. 1998); Pow! Entertainment, LLC v. Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A Hereto, 2020 WL 5076715 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 26, 2020).
LOCAL RULE 3.2 -- NOTIFICATION AS TO AFFILIATES
Any pleading which fails to comply with Local Rule 3.2 (Notification as to Affiliates) will not be acted upon until the filing party has complied with Local Rule 3.2.
GENERAL ORDER NO. 21-27
The attention of parties and counsel is called to the following emergency procedures established in accordance with General Order No. 21-27, entered August 3, 2021, given the public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, and to minimize unnecessary traffic within the U.S. Courthouses.
