Sullivan v. Meta Platforms, Inc
Summary
Michael Sullivan sues Meta and executives for copyright infringement involving unspecified creative works.
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Counsel of record
- Slarskey LLCAdam D Hollander, David Slarskey, Phillip Gasperetti
- Independent counselDeepa Devanathan, Zick Rubin
- Gaw Poe LLPRandolph Gaw
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 3:26-cv-06793
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Vince Chhabria
- Filed
- 2026-07-02
- Last filing
- 2026-10-22
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Dana Loewy (plaintiff) Lion Den Inc. (plaintiff) Kevin T. Patton (plaintiff) Alan J. Marcus (plaintiff) Zvi Bodie (plaintiff) Kenneth S. Saladin (plaintiff) Michael Sullivan (plaintiff) Mark Zuckerberg (defendant) Meta Platforms, Inc (defendant)
Docket entries
- 2026-08-25
Clerk's Notice AND ~Util - Teleconference Zoom
- 2026-08-14
Order on Stipulation
- 2026-08-13
Clerk's Notice AND ~Util - Teleconference Zoom
- 2026-08-13
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-08-11
Order on Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11
- 2026-08-10
Order on Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11
- 2026-08-05
Discovery Hearing AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings AND ~Util - Teleconference Zoom
- 2026-08-05
Case Referred to Magistrate Judge for Discovery
- 2026-08-05
CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson for Discovery. (shy, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/5/2026)
- 2026-08-03
Clerk's Notice Setting Zoom Hearing
- 2026-08-03
Case Management Conference - Further AND Case Management Conference - Initial AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings
- 2026-07-29
Clerk's Notice AND ~Util - Teleconference Zoom
- 2026-07-29
Case Assigned/Reassigned
- 2026-07-16
Case Assigned/Reassigned
- 2026-07-16
Clerk's Notice
- 2026-07-15
Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only
- 2026-07-06
Electronic filing error. Incomplete PDF attached. Defendant's information missing from caption portion and plaintiff's counsel information is missing.This filing will not be processed by the clerks office.Please re-file in its entirety. Re: 2 and 3 Proposed Summons filed by Dana Loewy, Kenneth S. Saladin, Michael Sullivan, Alan J. Marcus, Lion Den Inc., Zvi Bodie, Kevin T. Patton. (dxt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/6/2026)
- 2026-07-06
Electronic Filing Error
- 2026-07-06
Electronic filing error.CLERK'S NOTICE REGARDING THE FILING OF AN ACTION REGARDING A COPYRIGHT. The provisions of 17 U.S.C. § 508 require the submission of a report to the Register of Copyrights. Please e-file a Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action or Appeal Regarding a Copyright form AO 121 (Rev. 06/16) (CAND version 8/18) form using the event Civil Events - Other Filings - Other Documents - Copyright, within five days of this notice.Re: 1 Complaint, filed by Dana Loewy, Kenneth S. Saladin, Michael Sullivan, Alan J. Marcus, Lion Den Inc., Zvi Bodie, Kevin T. Patton. (dxt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/6/2026)
- 2026-07-02
~Util - Case Assigned by Intake
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