was 09/09/2020. This filing was a request for a 90-day extension to actually make their case. I think this was right under the deadline wire for filing their opposition (but I could be misremembering).
The case number was changed, and the 'real' case began 12/09/2020.
Early in Jan 2021 was the first mention of settlement negotiations (01/13/2021) in a motion filed by the Defense (Illegal Brands IP)..
Starting 3 months later (04/02/2021), all subsequent requests for suspension for settlement negotiations were filed by the Plaintiff (Ilegal Mezcal).
So, the facts line up with the theory that Nixon stopped filing because of the Trademark suit, and stayed dark because of settlement negotiations, so that he would not publicize what was going on.