Illinois · federal district court · 2026

Swarovski Aktiengesellschaft v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

District Court, N.D. Illinois, 12 March 2026. What the court wrote about citations that did not exist, in its own words, from the document on file.

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  1. Court. District Court, N.D. IllinoisCOURT
  2. Level. federal district courtLEVEL
  3. Date. 12 March 2026DATED
  4. Docket. No. 1:26-cv-01352DOCKET
  5. Judge. Jorge Luis AlonsoJUDGE
  6. Documents. one document, 2 passages quoted belowON FILE
  7. Source. CourtListenerSOURCE

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Docket entry 46, 12 March 2026 · source

Docket text. MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Telephonic motion hearing held. Plaintiffs' Motion for entry of a preliminary injunction 34 is granted. Enter Preliminary injunction order. The Clerk's office is directed to unseal all previously sealed documents. Plaintiff is 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 at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Plaintiff moves 41 to strike on the basis that Defendant Yuan Yuanjie's motion 39 cites non-existent cases, likely generated by an artificial intelligence platform. The Court had reviewed Defendant's motion which cites, for example "NSI Int'l, Inc. v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, Case No. 1:24-cv-05560 (N.D. Ill. 2024)." Though the case number exists, the case number identifies a different case unrelated to Defendant's motion. Because Defendant has cited non-existent cases, Plaintiff's motion 41 to strike is granted and Defendant's motion 39 is stricken. Presentment of motion set for 3/17/26 is stricken. Telephonic status hearing set for 4/14/26 at 9:30 a.m. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is 650-479-3207 and the access code is 1804010308. 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. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, ) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

Instructions can be found on the court's website at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Plaintiff moves 41 to strike on the basis that Defendant Yuan Yuanjie's motion 39 cites non-existent cases, likely generated by an artificial intelligence platform. The Court had reviewed Defendant's motion which cites, for example "NSI Int'l, Inc. v.

2024)." Though the case number exists, the case number identifies a different case unrelated to Defendant's motion. Because Defendant has cited non-existent cases, Plaintiff's motion 41 to strike is granted and Defendant's motion 39 is stricken. Presentment of motion set for 3/17/26 is stricken.

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