Carreyrou v. OpenAI, Inc.

Summary

Journalist John Carreyrou sues OpenAI for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of his published works.

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Cause

17:501 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Parties

OpenAI Holdings, LLC OAI Corporation, LLC OpenAI Global, LLC OpenAI GP LLC OpenAI OpCo, LLC OpenAI, Inc. Michael Kochin Matthew Sacks Jane Adams Philip Shishkin Lisa Barretta John Carreyrou

Docket entries

1. 2026-03-27

   No description on file

2. #1462026-03-26

   REPLY (re 94 MOTION to Sever Based on Improper Joinder of Defendants ) filed by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Tuttle, Eric) (Filed on 3/26/2026) Modified on 3/27/2026 (anj, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 03/26/2026)

3. #1452026-03-26

   REPLY (re 114 MOTION to Sever ) filed by Meta Platforms, Inc.. (Dunn, Karen) (Filed on 3/26/2026) Modified on 3/27/2026 (anj, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 03/26/2026)

4. #1442026-03-26

   REPLY (re 112 MOTION to Sever ) filed by Perplexity AI, Inc.. (Ingber, Matthew) (Filed on 3/26/2026) Modified on 3/27/2026 (anj, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 03/26/2026)

5. #1432026-03-26

   REPLY (re 106 MOTION to Sever ) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Chaikovsky, Yar) (Filed on 3/26/2026) Modified on 3/27/2026 (anj, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 03/26/2026)

6. #1422026-03-26

   Stipulation to Extend OpenAI Defendants' Deadline to Respond to Amended Complaint [Civ L.R. 6-1(A)] re 119 Amended Complaint, filed by Jane Adams, Lisa Barretta, Cambronne Inc., Michael Kochin, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin. (Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 3/26/2026) Modified on 3/27/2026 (anj, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 03/26/2026)

7. #1412026-03-26

   Transcript of Proceedings held on 03/24/2026, before Judge Pitts. Court Reporter Irene L. Rodriguez, email address Irene_Rodriguez@cand.uscourts.gov. 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 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. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 6/24/2026. (Rodriguez, Irene) (Filed on 3/26/2026) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

8. #1402026-03-25

   TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 03/24/2026 before Judge P. Casey Pitts by Jane Adams, Lisa Barretta, Cambronne Inc., Michael Kochin, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, for Court Reporter Irene Rodriguez. (Roche, Kyle) (Filed on 3/25/2026) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

9. #1392026-03-25

   TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 03/24/2026 before Judge P. Casey Pitts by xAI Corporation, for Court Reporter Irene Rodriguez. (Cullen, Brendan) (Filed on 3/25/2026) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

10. #1382026-03-25

    TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 3/24/2026 before Judge P. Casey Pitts by Perplexity AI, Inc., for Court Reporter Irene Rodriguez. (Calvanico, Michael) (Filed on 3/25/2026) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

11. #1372026-03-25

    TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on March 24, 2026 before Judge P. Casey Pitts by Google LLC, for Court Reporter Irene Rodriguez. (Kramer, David) (Filed on 3/25/2026) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

12. #1362026-03-25

    TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 3/24/2026 before Judge P. Casey Pitts by Anthropic PBC, for Court Reporter Irene Rodriguez. (Chaikovsky, Yar) (Filed on 3/25/2026) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

13. #1352026-03-25

    TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on March 24, 2026 before Judge P. Casey Pitts by Meta Platforms, Inc., for Court Reporter Irene Rodriguez. (Smith, Kyle) (Filed on 3/25/2026) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

14. #1342026-03-24

    Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge P. Casey Pitts. Status Conference held on 3/24/2026. Parties to meet and confer and submit a proposed schedule by 4/7/2026. Plaintiffs' Attorneys: Kyle Roche, Alex Potter, Elizabeth Brannen, Devin Freedman. Attorneys for Meta Platforms: Kathleen Hartnett, Kyle Smith. Attorney for Anthropic PBC: Yar Chaikovsky. Attorney for Google LLC: Maura Rees. Attorney for X AI Corp.: Brendan Cullen. Attorneys for Preplexity AI, Inc.: Matthew Ingber, Allison Aviki. Attorney for OpenAI, Inc.: Rose Lee. Court Reporter: Irene Rodriguez. Total Time in Court: 15 mins. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 3/24/2026) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

15. #1332026-03-23

    OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 125 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Consider Whether Cases Should be Related ) filed byAnthropic PBC. (Chaikovsky, Yar) (Filed on 3/23/2026) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

16. 2026-03-04

    Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 3/24/2026 at 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor before Judge P. Casey Pitts. (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/4/2026)

17. 2026-02-20

    ****DOCKET ENTRIES 100 - 146 ARE NOT RELATED TO THIS CASE. PLEASE DISREGARD**** (cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/20/2026)

18. 2026-02-19

    Set/Reset Deadlines re ECF No. 97 as to 96 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion Hearing set for 7/7/2026 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 09, 19th Floor before Judge Trina L Thompson. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 2/19/2026)

19. 2026-02-12

    Reset Hearing re: 95 ORDER. Advancing Motion Hearing re: 94 Motion to Server from 5/12/2026 to 3/24/2026 at 2:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 09, 19th Floor before Judge Trina L Thompson. (jlg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/12/2026)

20. 2025-12-30

    Electronic filing error. Summons will not be issued, please resubmit one summons and attach all the parties. You may attach an extra sheet for additional defendants. REMINDER TO COUNSEL: Counsel is instructed that all future filings shall bear the initials TSH immediately after the case number.This filing will not be processed by the clerks office.This filing will not be processed by the clerks office.Please re-file in its entirety. Re: 5 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 13 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 7 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 10 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 15 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 8 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 6 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 11 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 14 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 9 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 12 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/30/2025)

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