Kwon v. Anthropic PBC

Summary

Multiple authors sue Anthropic for allegedly using their copyrighted books to train AI without permission.

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Cause

17:501 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Parties

Anthropic PBC Robert Zimmerman Kenneth Warner Robert Tannenbaum Ramesh Srinivasan Soul Writers, LLC Jeremy N. Smith Erika L. Sanchez Aida Salazar Seth A. Roberts Lilliam Rivera Laurence Ralph Daniel Jose Older Sonia Nazario Eric L. Muller Brian Merchant Tiffany McDaniel Ilona McCarty Donna Matney Brian Malec

Docket entries

1. 2026-09-03

   1 - Terminate Hearings AND Case Management Conference - Initial

2. #312026-08-27

   Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11

3. #302026-08-27

   Joint Case Management Statement

4. #292026-08-17

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

5. #262026-08-13

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

6. 2026-08-13

   Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

7. #252026-08-04

   ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff R.O. Kwon), # 2 Exhibit 2 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Alexander Dreihann-Holenia)), # 3 Exhibit 3 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Stephanie Griest), # 4 Exhibit 4 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Elizabeth Hinton), # 5 Exhibit 5 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Brian Jackson), # 6 Exhibit 6 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Jason Jankovsky), # 7 Exhibit 7 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Brandon Joseph), # 8 Exhibit 8 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Glenn Kreisberg), # 9 Exhibit 9 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Richard Krevolin), # 10 Exhibit 10 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Gerald Lamb), # 11 Exhibit 11 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Chang-Rae Lee), # 12 Exhibit 12 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Jeannie Levinson), # 13 Exhibit 13 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Steven Lowenthal), # 14 Exhibit 14 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Mackenzie Blue LLC), # 15 Exhibit 15 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Brian Malec), # 16 Exhibit 16 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Tiffany McDaniel), # 17 Exhibit 17 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Brian Merchant), # 18 Exhibit 18 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Eric L. Muller), # 19 Exhibit 19 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Sonia Nazario), # 20 Exhibit 20 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Daniel Jose Older), # 21 Exhibit 21 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Laurence Ralph), # 22 Exhibit 22 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Lilliam Rivera), # 23 Exhibit 23 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Seth Roberts), # 24 Exhibit 24 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Aida Salazar), # 25 Exhibit 25 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Erika Sanchez), # 26 Exhibit 26 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Jeremy N. Smith), # 27 Exhibit 27 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Soul Writers LLC), # 28 Exhibit 28 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Ramesh Srinivasan), # 29 Exhibit 29 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Robert Tannenbaum), # 30 Exhibit 30 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Kenneth Warner), # 31 Exhibit 31 - ADR Certification (Plaintiff Robert Zimmerman))(Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 8/4/2026) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

8. #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)

9. #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)

10. #222026-07-24

    ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO SET CONSOLIDATED BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE filed by Alexander Dreihann-Holenia, Stephanie Griest, Elizabeth Hinton, Kimberly Kay Hoang, Brian Jackson, Jason Alan Jankovsky, Branden W. Joseph, Glenn Kreisberg, Richard Krevolin, R.O. Kwon, Gerald Lamb, Chang-rae Lee, Jeannie Levinson, Steven Lowenthal, Mackenzie Blue LLC, Brian Malec, Ilona McCarty, Tiffany McDaniel, Brian Merchant, Eric L. Muller, Sonia Nazario, Daniel Jose Older, Laurence Ralph, Lilliam Rivera, Seth A. Roberts, Aida Salazar, Erika L. Sanchez, Jeremy N. Smith, Soul Writers, LLC, Ramesh Srinivasan, Robert Tannenbaum, Kenneth Warner, Robert Zimmerman. 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)

11. #212026-07-02

    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)

12. 2026-07-02

    Clerk's Notice

13. 2026-07-01

    Case Assigned/Reassigned

14. #192026-06-30

    No description on file

15. #182026-06-30

    No description on file

16. #172026-06-29

    No description on file

17. #162026-06-24

    ORDER GRANTING 14 STIPULATION TO STAY DEADLINES signed by Judge Noel Wise on 6/24/2026. (akw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/24/2026)

18. 2026-06-24

    Case Stayed

19. 2026-06-24

    Case Stayed (akw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/24/2026)

20. #152026-06-23

    No description on file

21. #142026-06-22

    No description on file

22. #132026-06-09

    Order by District Judge Noel Wise granting 9 Stipulation with modification. The case is stayed until the earlier of the following events: (1) Judge Pitts rules on the motion discussed in the stipulation or (2) 60 days have elapsed since the filing of this Order. The Court also SETS a case management conference for 9/1/2026. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (nwlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2026) (Entered: 06/09/2026)

23. 2026-06-09

    Order on Stipulation

24. #122026-06-04

    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 District Judge Noel Wise. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler 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.) (mkh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2026) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

25. #112026-06-04

    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. (amg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2026) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

26. 2026-06-04

    Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only

27. 2026-06-04

    Case Assigned/Reassigned

28. #102026-06-03

    CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Alexander Dreihann-Holenia, Stephanie Griest, Elizabeth Hinton, Kimberly Kay Hoang, Brian Jackson, Jason Alan Jankovsky, Branden W. Joseph, Glenn Kreisberg, Richard Krevolin, R.O. Kwon, Gerald Lamb, Chang-rae Lee, Jeannie Levinson, Steven Lowenthal, Mackenzie Blue LLC, Brian Malec, Donna Matney, Ilona McCarty, Tiffany McDaniel, Brian Merchant, Eric L. Muller, Sonia Nazario, Daniel Jose Older, Laurence Ralph, Lilliam Rivera, Seth A. Roberts, Aida Salazar, Erika L. Sanchez, Jeremy N. Smith, Soul Writers, LLC, Ramesh Srinivasan, Robert Tannenbaum, Kenneth Warner, Robert Zimmerman.. (Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/3/2026) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

29. #92026-06-03

    STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER TO STAY DEADLINES AND PROCEEDINGS filed by Alexander Dreihann-Holenia, Stephanie Griest, Elizabeth Hinton, Kimberly Kay Hoang, Brian Jackson, Jason Alan Jankovsky, Branden W. Joseph, Glenn Kreisberg, Richard Krevolin, R.O. Kwon, Gerald Lamb, Chang-rae Lee, Jeannie Levinson, Steven Lowenthal, Mackenzie Blue LLC, Brian Malec, Donna Matney, Ilona McCarty, Tiffany McDaniel, Brian Merchant, Eric L. Muller, Sonia Nazario, Daniel Jose Older, Laurence Ralph, Lilliam Rivera, Seth A. Roberts, Aida Salazar, Erika L. Sanchez, Jeremy N. Smith, Soul Writers, LLC, Ramesh Srinivasan, Robert Tannenbaum, Kenneth Warner, Robert Zimmerman. (Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/3/2026) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

30. 2026-05-19

    Sent email to Register of Copyrights (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/19/2026)

31. 2026-05-19

    Remark

32. 2026-05-18

    ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake

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