Why does one case name dozens of storefronts?

Joinder rules let a plaintiff bring claims against multiple defendants in one action when the claims share a common question of fact. In practice that produces complaints aimed at a batch of storefronts rather than one.

The effect on the record is visible: a single docket number, a generic caption, and a schedule holding the individual listings.

Our records count those cases once — by docket number — and group them by the plaintiff entity that filed them.