Cruz v. Anthropic PBC

Summary

Authors sue Anthropic for training AI on their copyrighted books without permission.

Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.

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Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.

Cause

17:501 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Parties

Anthropic PBC Vendela Vida Lynn Sonberg Book Associates Lynn Sonberg Daniel James Marla Heller Ron Hall Michael Goodrich Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve Walter Gmelch John Ferejohn Dave Eggers Jaquira Diaz Carolina De Robertis Aya de Leon Brian Copeland Sinan Ciddi Kerry Chance Dennis Carstens Jim Campbell

Docket entries

1. 2026-09-03

   1 - Terminate Hearings AND Case Management Conference - Initial

2. #322026-08-27

   Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11

3. #312026-08-27

   Joint Case Management Statement

4. #302026-08-21

   Notice of Acceptance with Offer of Judgment; Exhibit A - Defendants Offer of Judgment to Plaintiff

5. #292026-08-17

   Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures

6. #262026-08-13

   ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options

7. 2026-08-13

   Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

8. #252026-08-04

   ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Brian Copeland), # 2 Exhibit 2 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Sinan Ciddi))(Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 8/4/2026) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

9. #242026-08-03

   ORDER Granting 22 Administrative Motion to Set Consolidated Briefing Schedule and Hearing Date. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 8/3/2026. (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/3/2026) (Entered: 08/03/2026)

10. #232026-07-28

    OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 22 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO SET CONSOLIDATED BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE ) filed byAnthropic PBC. (Chaikovsky, Yar) (Filed on 7/28/2026) (Entered: 07/28/2026)

11. #222026-07-24

    ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO SET CONSOLIDATED BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE filed by Sean Arbabi, Ascalon, LLC, Martin Atkins, Michael Ault, Jacob Bernstein, Matt Birkbeck, Charles Blackstone, Warren Bobrow, Jim Campbell, Dennis Carstens, Kerry Chance, Sinan Ciddi, Brian Copeland, Angie Cruz, Carolina De Robertis, Jaquira Diaz, Dave Eggers, John Ferejohn, Walter Gmelch, Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Michael Goodrich, Ron Hall, Marla Heller, Daniel James, Lynn Sonberg Book Associates, Lynn Sonberg, Vendela Vida, Aya de Leon. Responses due by 7/28/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Elizabeth Brannen in support of Plaintiffs' Administrative Motion, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Proposed Order)(Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 7/24/2026) (Entered: 07/24/2026)

12. #212026-07-22

    ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Angie Cruz), # 2 Exhibit 2 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Ascalon LLC), # 3 Exhibit 3 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Martin Atkins), # 4 Exhibit 4 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Michael Ault), # 5 Exhibit 5 - ADR Certification (Jacob Bernstein), # 6 Exhibit 6 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Matt Birkbeck), # 7 Exhibit 7 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Charles Blackstone), # 8 Exhibit 8 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Jim Campbell), # 9 Exhibit 9 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Dennis Carstens), # 10 Exhibit 10 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Kerry Chance), # 11 Exhibit 11 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Aya De Leon), # 12 Exhibit 12 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Carolina De Robertis), # 13 Exhibit 13 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Jaquira Diaz), # 14 Exhibit 14 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Dave Eggers), # 15 Exhibit 15 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff John Ferejohn), # 16 Exhibit 16 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Walter Gmelch), # 17 Exhibit 17 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve), # 18 Exhibit 18 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Michael Goodrich), # 19 Exhibit 19 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Ron Hall), # 20 Exhibit 20 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Daniel James), # 21 Exhibit 21 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Lynn Sonberg, Plaintiff Lynn Sonberg Book Associates), # 22 Exhibit 22 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Vendela Vida))(Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 7/22/2026) (Entered: 07/22/2026)

13. #202026-07-02

    CLERKS NOTICE RESETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOLLOWING REASSIGNMENT. Joint Case Management Statement due by 8/27/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/3/2026 01:00 PM in San Jose, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor before Judge P. Casey Pitts.See Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California: Contents of Case Management Statement, available at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/rules/judges-standing-orders/The Court does not issue a revised Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/pcp/pitts-p-casey/. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (crr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/2/2026) (Entered: 07/02/2026)

14. 2026-07-02

    Clerk's Notice

15. #192026-07-01

    ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is directly assigned to Judge P. Casey Pitts. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order 65 and cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (chh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/1/2026) (Entered: 07/01/2026)

16. 2026-07-01

    Case Assigned/Reassigned

17. #172026-06-30

    ORDER GRANTING *AS MODIFIED* 199 (in case 5:25-cv-10897-PCP) PLAINTIFFS ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 6/30/2026. (crr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/30/2026) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

18. #162026-06-29

    NOTICE by Sean Arbabi, Ascalon, LLC, Martin Atkins, Michael Ault, Jacob Bernstein, Matt Birkbeck, Charles Blackstone, Warren Bobrow, Jim Campbell, Dennis Carstens, Kerry Chance, Sinan Ciddi, Brian Copeland, Angie Cruz, Carolina De Robertis, Jaquira Diaz, Dave Eggers, John Ferejohn, Walter Gmelch, Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Michael Goodrich, Ron Hall, Marla Heller, Daniel James, Lynn Sonberg Book Associates, Lynn Sonberg, Vendela Vida, Aya de Leon (Notice of Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should be Related (L.R. 3-12(b)) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related, # 2 Exhibit B - Joint Stipulation)(Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/29/2026) (Entered: 06/29/2026)

19. #182026-06-24

    JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO AMEND THE PLEADINGS, TO RESPOND TO THE AMENDED PLEADINGS, AND TO RELATE CASES AGAINST ANTHROPIC PBC Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 12/10/2026, at 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor before Judge P. Casey Pitts. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 06/24/2026. (erm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/24/2026). (Entered: 06/30/2026)

20. #152026-06-23

    ORDER by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 13 Stipulation TO STAY DEADLINES AND PROCEEDINGS AND TO RELATE CASES AGAINST ANTHROPIC PBC. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2026) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

21. #142026-06-23

    ERRATA re 13 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER TO STAY DEADLINES AND PROCEEDINGS by Sean Arbabi, Ascalon, LLC, Martin Atkins, Michael Ault, Jacob Bernstein, Matt Birkbeck, Charles Blackstone, Warren Bobrow, Jim Campbell, Dennis Carstens, Kerry Chance, Sinan Ciddi, Brian Copeland, Angie Cruz, Carolina De Robertis, Jaquira Diaz, Dave Eggers, John Ferejohn, Walter Gmelch, Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Michael Goodrich, Ron Hall, Marla Heller, Daniel James, Lynn Sonberg Book Associates, Lynn Sonberg, Vendela Vida, Aya de Leon. (Attachments: # 1 Corrected Joint Stipulation and Proposed Order to Stay Deadlines and Proceedings and Relate Cases Against Anthropic PBC)(Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/23/2026) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

22. #132026-06-22

    STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER TO STAY DEADLINES AND PROCEEDINGS filed by Sean Arbabi, Ascalon, LLC, Martin Atkins, Michael Ault, Jacob Bernstein, Matt Birkbeck, Charles Blackstone, Warren Bobrow, Jim Campbell, Dennis Carstens, Kerry Chance, Sinan Ciddi, Brian Copeland, Angie Cruz, Carolina De Robertis, Jaquira Diaz, Dave Eggers, John Ferejohn, Walter Gmelch, Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Michael Goodrich, Ron Hall, Marla Heller, Daniel James, Lynn Sonberg Book Associates, Lynn Sonberg, Vendela Vida, Aya de Leon. (Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/22/2026) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

23. #122026-06-09

    ORDER by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 8 Stipulation to Stay Deadlines and Proceedings. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2026) (Entered: 06/09/2026)

24. #112026-06-08

    ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned using a proportionate, random and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mxg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/8/2026) (Entered: 06/08/2026)

25. 2026-06-08

    Case Assigned/Reassigned

26. #102026-06-05

    CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (rap, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/5/2026) (Entered: 06/05/2026)

27. 2026-06-05

    Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only

28. #92026-06-03

    CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Sean Arbabi, Ascalon, LLC, Martin Atkins, Michael Ault, Jacob Bernstein, Matt Birkbeck, Charles Blackstone, Warren Bobrow, Jim Campbell, Dennis Carstens, Kerry Chance, Sinan Ciddi, Brian Copeland, Angie Cruz, Carolina De Robertis, Jaquira Diaz, Dave Eggers, John Ferejohn, Walter Gmelch, Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Michael Goodrich, Ron Hall, Marla Heller, Daniel James, Lynn Sonberg Book Associates, Lynn Sonberg, Vendela Vida, Aya de Leon.. (Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/3/2026) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

29. #82026-06-03

    STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER TO STAY DEADLINES AND PROCEEDINGS filed by Sean Arbabi, Ascalon, LLC, Martin Atkins, Michael Ault, Jacob Bernstein, Matt Birkbeck, Charles Blackstone, Warren Bobrow, Jim Campbell, Dennis Carstens, Kerry Chance, Sinan Ciddi, Brian Copeland, Angie Cruz, Carolina De Robertis, Jaquira Diaz, Dave Eggers, John Ferejohn, Walter Gmelch, Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Michael Goodrich, Ron Hall, Marla Heller, Daniel James, Lynn Sonberg Book Associates, Lynn Sonberg, Vendela Vida, Aya de Leon. (Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/3/2026) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

30. #72026-05-15

    Certificate of Interested Entities by Sean Arbabi, Ascalon, LLC, Martin Atkins, Michael Ault, Jacob Bernstein, Matt Birkbeck, Charles Blackstone, Warren Bobrow, Jim Campbell, Dennis Carstens, Kerry Chance, Sinan Ciddi, Brian Copeland, Angie Cruz, Carolina De Robertis, Jaquira Diaz, Dave Eggers, John Ferejohn, Walter Gmelch, Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Michael Goodrich, Ron Hall, Marla Heller, Daniel James, Lynn Sonberg Book Associates, Lynn Sonberg, Vendela Vida, Aya de Leon (Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 5/15/2026) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

31. #62026-05-15

    Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 8/4/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 8/11/2026 09:30 AM in San Jose, - Videoconference Only. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/15/2026) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

32. #52026-05-15

    Summons Issued as to Anthropic PBC. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/15/2026) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

33. 2026-05-14

    ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake

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