Date Filed # Docket Text 12/19/2024 1 COMPLAINT against Does 1-10 Operating an Azure Abuse Network ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number 100009884.), filed by Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Receipt)(swil) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 2 Financial Interest Disclosure Statement (Local Rule 7.1) by Microsoft Corporation. (swil) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Microsoft Corporation (swil) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 4 Application for an Emergency Ex Parte Order for Temporary Restraining Order and Related Relief by Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Maurice Mason, # 2 Declaration of Jaons Lyons, # 3 Declaration of Rodelio Finones, # 4 Index of Exhibits, # 5 Exhibit 1, # 6 Exhibit 2, # 7 Exhibit 3, # 8 Exhibit 4, # 9 Exhibit 5, # 10 Exhibit 6, # 11 Exhibit 7, # 12 Exhibit 8, # 13 Exhibit 9, # 14 Exhibit 10, # 15 Exhibit 11, # 16 Exhibit 12, # 17 Exhibit 13, # 18 Exhibit 14, # 19 Exhibit 15, # 20 Exhibit 16, # 21 Exhibit 17, # 22 Exhibit 18, # 23 Exhibit 19, # 24 Exhibit 20, # 25 Exhibit 21, # 26 Exhibit 22, # 27 Exhibit 23, # 28 Exhibit 24, # 29 Exhibit 25, # 30 Exhibit 26, # 31 Proposed Order)(swil) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 5 NOTICE of Hearing in re 4 Application for an Emergency Ex Parte Order for Temporary Restraining Order and Related Relief (swil) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 6 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Ana Maria Mendez-Villamil and Certification of Local Counsel Joshua Carrigan Filing fee $ 75. by Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Receipt)(swil) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 7 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Jacob Heath and Certification of Local Counsel Joshua Carrigan Filing fee $ 75. by Microsoft Corporation. (swil) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 8 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Robert Luis Uriarte and Certification of Local Counsel Joshua Carrigan Filing fee $ 75. by Microsoft Corporation. (swil) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 9 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Lauren Haley Baron and Certification of Local Counsel Joshua Carrigan Filing fee $ 75. by Microsoft Corporation. (swil) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 10 Proposed Summons by Microsoft Corporation. (swil) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 11 MOTION for Expedited Discovery by Microsoft Corporation. (dvanm) (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/19/2024: # 1 Proposed Order) (dvanm, ). (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 12 MOTION for Alternative Service by Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(dvanm) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 Set Deadlines as to 4 Application for an Emergency Ex Parte Order for Temporary Restraining Order and Related Relief. Motion Hearing set for 12/20/2024 at 03:00 PM in Alexandria Courtroom 900 before District Judge Anthony J. Trenga. (jlan) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 Motion Hearing set for 12/20/2024 at 04:00 PM in Alexandria Courtroom 500 before Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick as to 11 MOTION for Discovery and 12 MOTION Alternative Service. (jlan) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 13 MOTION to Seal Case by Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 LCcR 5, # 3 Declaration)(dvanm) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 14 Brief in Support to 13 MOTION to Seal Case filed by Microsoft Corporation. (dvanm) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 Motion Hearing reset for 12/20/2024 at 11:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 900 before District Judge Anthony J. Trenga as to 4 Application for an Emergency Ex Parte Order for Temporary Restraining Order and Related Relief. Motion Hearing reset for 12/20/2024 at 11:30 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 500 before Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick as to 11 MOTION for Discovery and 12 MOTION Alternative Service. (jlan) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/19/2024 15 MOTION for Leave to Exceed Page Limits by Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(dvanm) (Entered: 12/19/2024) 12/20/2024 16 ORDER granting 6 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Ana Maria Mendez-Villamil for Microsoft Corporation. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 12/20/2024. (swil) (Entered: 12/20/2024) 12/20/2024 17 ORDER granting 7 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Jacob Heath for Microsoft Corporation. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 12/20/2024. (swil) (Entered: 12/20/2024) 12/20/2024 18 ORDER granting 8 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Robert Luis Uriarte for Microsoft Corporation. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 12/20/2024. (swil) (Entered: 12/20/2024) 12/20/2024 19 ORDER granting 9 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Lauren Haley Baron for Microsoft Corporation. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 12/20/2024. (swil) (Entered: 12/20/2024) 12/20/2024 20 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Anthony J. Trenga: Motion Hearing held on 12/20/2024 re 4 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Microsoft Corporation. Counsel appeared for Plaintiff. Motion granted. Order to follow. (Court Reporter R. Stonestreet)(dzir) (Entered: 12/20/2024) 12/20/2024 21 ORDER granting 4 Motion for TRO (See Order for details). Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 12/20/2024. (dzir) (Entered: 12/20/2024) 12/20/2024 Set Hearings: Preliminary Injunction Hearing set for 1/10/2025 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 900 before District Judge Anthony J. Trenga. (dzir) (Entered: 12/20/2024) 12/20/2024 22 ORDERED that the instant case and the following documents be filed and maintained UNDER SEAL in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1) and Local Civil Rule 5, pending execution of the temporary restraining order requested in Plaintiffs Ex Parte Application for an Emergency Temporary Restraining Order and Related Relief concurrently filed in this matter on December 19, 2024 re 13 Motion to Seal Case (See Order for further details). Signed by Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick on 12/20/2024. (Sbro, ) (Entered: 12/23/2024) 12/20/2024 23 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick: Motion Hearing held on 12/20/2024 re 11 MOTION for Discovery filed by Microsoft Corporation, 12 MOTION Alternative Service filed by Microsoft Corporation. Appearance of counsel for Plaintiff; Defts not present. Motions- Granted/Granted in Part. (Order to follow) (Tape #FTR.)(tfitz, ) (Entered: 12/23/2024) 12/20/2024 24 ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion 11 is GRANTED. Plaintiff Microsoft may serve on any provider of internet services to Defendants in relation to misconduct alleged in the Complaint a Rule 45 subpoena seeking discovery narrowly tailored to identifying the persons in control of the computers, websites, and software at issue in this case. Plaintiff Microsoft may only use the information disclosed in response to Rule 45 subpoenas served on such ISPs for the purpose of protecting and enforcing Plaintiffs rights as set forth in its Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick on 12/20/24. (tfitz, ) (Entered: 12/23/2024) 12/20/2024 25 ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion 12 is GRANTED IN PART. Plaintiff Microsoft is permitted to serve the Complaint and a copy of this Order on defendants Does 1-10 by email to their known email addresses and emails to the abuse contacts for the third-party ISPs whose services defendants have allegedly used to conduct the Azure Abuse Enterprise; it is further ORDERED that a status conference in this matter will be held on January 10, 2025 at 10am before the undersigned; it is further ORDERED that if Plaintiff Microsoft discovers that any of the defendant Does are domestic persons, it shall so advise the Court at the January 10, 2025 status conference and state why service of process by email on a domestic person is sufficient or the manner it intends to effect service of process on a person in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Signed by Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick on 12/20/24. (tfitz, ) (Entered: 12/23/2024) 12/20/2024 Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 1/10/2025 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 500 before Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. (tfitz, ) (Entered: 12/23/2024) 12/23/2024 Summons Issued as to Does 1-10 Operating an Azure Abuse Network. (Attorney to pick-up) (Sbro, ) (Entered: 12/23/2024) 12/24/2024 Case Reassigned to District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff. District Judge Anthony J Trenga no longer assigned to the case. (jlan) (Entered: 12/24/2024) 12/24/2024 Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 1/10/2025 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 500 before Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. (jlan) (Entered: 12/24/2024) 12/27/2024 26 MOTION to Extend Temporary Restraining Order for an Additional Seven Days by Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(swil) (Entered: 12/30/2024) 12/27/2024 27 MOTION for Protective Order Sealing Documents by Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(swil) (Entered: 12/30/2024) 12/27/2024 28 BOND in the amount of $ 25,000 posted by Microsoft Corporation (swil) (Entered: 12/30/2024) 12/30/2024 29 AMENDED EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (see Order for details). Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 12/30/2024. (swil) (Entered: 12/30/2024) 01/02/2025 30 ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion (ECF 26) is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that the TRO in this case shall remain in place until January 10, 2025. Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 1/2/2025. (Sbro, ) (Entered: 01/02/2025) 01/02/2025 31 ORDER granting 27 Motion for Protective Order (See Order for further details). Signed by Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick on 1/2/2025. (Sbro, ) Modified on 1/3/2025 (Sbro, ). (Entered: 01/03/2025) 01/08/2025 33 MOTION to Unseal Case and Notice of Service filed by Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Sbro, ) (Entered: 01/10/2025) 01/10/2025 32 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff: Motion Hearing held on 1/10/2025. Plaintiff appeared through counsel Joshua Carrigan, Robert Uriarte, Richard Bostich, and Steven Masada. Plaintiff represents status of case. Motion to unseal case-GRANTED. Plaintiff to submit proposed order with regard to preliminary injunction as noted in open court. Order to follow. (Court Reporter D. Salters.)(lcre, ) (Entered: 01/10/2025) 01/10/2025 34 Supplemental Brief in Support of Request for Preliminary Injunction filed by Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Jason Lyons, # 2 Exhibit A)(Sbro, ) (Entered: 01/10/2025) 01/10/2025 35 ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion (ECF 33) is GRANTED. Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 1/10/2025. (Sbro, ) (Entered: 01/10/2025) 01/10/2025 36 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick: Appearance of counsel for Plaintiff; No other parties appeared. Status Conference held on 1/10/2025. Case update provided to the court. (Tape #FTR.)(tfitz, ) (Entered: 01/10/2025) 01/10/2025 37 NOTICE by Microsoft Corporation re 21 Order on Motion for TRO (Proposed Preliminary Injunction Order) (Carrigan, Joshua) (Entered: 01/10/2025) 01/10/2025 38 PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER the Court's TRO is hereby converted to a preliminary injunction that shall remain in place pending final disposition of this matter. The preliminary injunction is based on the following findings (see Order for details); Defts, their representatives, and persons who are in active concert or participation with them are temporarily restrained and enjoined from (1) accessing without authorization the computers or software comprising Microsofts Azure OpenAI Service, (2) sending malicious code to configure, deploy or operate the Azure Abuse Enterprise, (3) generating and sending harmful images bearing false indicia of sponsorship or approval by Microsoft; and (4) stealing information, money, or property from Plaintiff or Plaintiff's customers. With respect to any currently registered Internet domains used by Defts to conduct the Azure Abuse Enterprise, the domain registries located in the United States shall take the following actions: (see Order for details). Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 01/10/25. (pmil, ) (Entered: 01/10/2025)