Chabon v. Meta Platforms Inc.

Summary

A group of prominent American authors—including Michael Chabon, Junot Díaz, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and others—sued Meta Platforms in federal court alleging copyright infringement. The lawsuit centers on Meta's use of the authors' published works without permission, likely involving training data for AI systems or unauthorized republication. The case raises major questions about tech companies' rights to use copyrighted literary works.

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Cause

17:504 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Parties

Andrew Sean Greer (plaintiff) Junot Diaz (plaintiff) Jacqueline Woodson (plaintiff) Laura Lippman (plaintiff) Ta-Nehisi Coates (plaintiff) Ayelet Waldman (plaintiff) Rachel Louise Snyder (plaintiff) Matthew Klam (plaintiff) David Henry Hwang (plaintiff) Michael Chabon (plaintiff) Meta Platforms Inc. (defendant)

Docket entries

1. #302026-08-10

   Order granting (784) Administrative Motion in case 3:23-cv-03417-VC. Meta's motion for leave to serve discovery is granted. From the materials submitted by the parties (including the sample RFPs and interrogatories), Meta's proposed discovery requests appear reasonable. If any particular requests are especially burdensome or greatly exceed the scope of the samples, the plaintiffs are free to make a more specific objection. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 8/10/2026. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) Associated Cases: 3:23-cv-03417-VC, 3:23-cv-04663-VC, 3:23-cv-06663-VC, 3:24-cv-06893-VC, 3:25-cv-09579-VC, 3:26-cv-02333-VC, 3:26-cv-03725-VC, 3:26-cv-04053-VC, 3:26-cv-06793-VC(vclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/10/2026)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 08/10/2026)

2. 2026-08-10

   Order on Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11

3. #292026-07-08

   Order denying (741) Motion for Leave to Appeal in case 3:23-cv-03417-VC: The motion for leave to file an interlocutory appeal is denied. To be sure, the issue presented in the motion is a difficult one, and Judge Alsup's opinion makes a good point. But it won't be long before a final judgment is entered in at least one of the Meta cases before this Court. That judgment will allow the issue presented in the current motion, along with many other important issues relating to the use of copyrighted materials in the training of AI models, to be presented to the Court of Appeals as part of a tidy package. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 7/8/2026. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) Associated Cases: 3:23-cv-03417-VC, 3:23-cv-04663-VC, 3:23-cv-06663-VC, 3:24-cv-06893-VC, 3:25-cv-09579-VC, 3:26-cv-02333-VC, 3:26-cv-03725-VC, 3:26-cv-04053-VC(vclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/8/2026)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

4. 2026-07-08

   Order on Motion for Leave to Appeal

5. #282024-02-12

   Transcript of Proceedings held on 01/25/24, before Judge Vince Chhabria. Court Reporter/Transcriber Echo Reporting, Inc., telephone number echoreporting@yahoo.com. Tape Number: 1:47 - 2:09. Per General Order No. 59 and Judicial Conference policy, this transcript may be viewed only at the Clerk's Office public terminal or may be purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber until the deadline for the Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Any Notice of Intent to Request Redaction, if required, is due no later than 5 business days from date of this filing. (Re (94 in 3:23-cv-03417-VC) Transcript Order, ) Redaction Request due 3/4/2024. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 3/14/2024. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 5/13/2024. (Jauregui, Tara) (Filed on 2/12/2024) (Entered: 02/12/2024)

6. #272023-12-07

   ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES. the clerks office is directed to close Chabon et al v. Meta Platforms Inc. No. 23-cv-04663 Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 12/7/2023. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/7/2023) Modified on 12/7/2023 (cv, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 12/07/2023)

7. #262023-12-05

   Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 25 Stipulation to Continue Case Management Conference to January 12, 2024. Joint Case Management Statement due by 1/5/2024. Initial Case Management Conference reset to 1/12/2024 at 10:00 AM by Videoconference Only. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/6/2023) Modified on 12/6/2023 (bxs, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 12/06/2023)

8. #252023-12-04

   STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 19 Clerk's Notice,,,,,,, Util - Teleconference Zoom,,,,,, to Continue Case Management Conference to January 12, 2024 filed by Meta Platforms Inc.. (Ghajar, Bobby) (Filed on 12/4/2023) (Entered: 12/04/2023)

9. #242023-11-20

   ORDER granting Joint Motion to Dismiss per 18 Amended Joint Stipulation. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria. (vclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/20/2023) (Entered: 11/20/2023)

10. #232023-11-20

    NOTICE OF REFERRAL FOR DISCOVERY. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Hixson on 11/20/2023. (tshlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/20/2023) (Entered: 11/20/2023)

11. #222023-11-20

    ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Hixson for Discovery purposes. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 11/20/2023. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/20/2023) (Entered: 11/20/2023)

12. 2023-11-20

    CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson for Discovery (mkl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/20/2023)

13. #212023-11-15

    WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Matthew Klam, David Henry Hwang, Michael Chabon, Rachel Louise Snyder, Ayelet Waldman. Service waived by Meta Platforms Inc. waiver sent on 11/14/2023, answer due 1/16/2024. (Clobes, Bryan) (Filed on 11/15/2023) (Entered: 11/15/2023)

14. #202023-10-16

    NOTICE by Meta Platforms Inc. Notice of Withdrawal of Attorney Angela L. Dunning (Ghajar, Bobby) (Filed on 10/16/2023) (Entered: 10/16/2023)

15. #192023-10-06

    REASSIGNED CASE - NOTICE OF NEW HEARING DATE: You are notified that the Court has scheduled an Initial Case Management Conference before Judge Vince Chhabria upon reassignment. For a copy of Judge Chhabria's Standing Order and other information, please refer to the Court's website at www.cand.uscourts.gov. Joint Case Management Statement due by 12/1/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 12/8/2023 at 10:00 AM by Videoconference Only. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/vc Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. One list of names of all counsel appearing for all parties must be sent in one email to the CRD at vccrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than Friday, December 1, 2023, by no later than 12:00PM.General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited.Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/6/2023) (Entered: 10/06/2023)

16. 2023-10-06

    Clerk's Notice AND ~Util - Teleconference Zoom

17. #182023-10-05

    STIPULATION re 10 Stipulation Amended Joint Stipulation RE Consolidated Briefing on Motion to Dismiss in Kadrey and Chabon Actions filed by Meta Platforms Inc.. (Dunning, Angela) (Filed on 10/5/2023) (Entered: 10/05/2023)

18. #172023-10-05

    REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding copyright (cc: form mailed to register). (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Muller, Daniel) (Filed on 10/5/2023) (Entered: 10/05/2023)

19. 2023-09-25

    Order

20. 2023-09-12

    ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake

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