Chabon et al v. Meta Platforms Inc.
Plaintiff: Michael Chabon, David Henry Hwang, Matthew Klam, Rachel Louise Snyder, Ayelet Waldman, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Laura Lippman, Jacqueline Woodson, Junot Diaz and Andrew Sean Greer
Defendant: Meta Platforms Inc.
Case Number: 3:2023cv04663
Filed: September 12, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Vince Chhabria
Referring Judge: Donna M Ryu
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. § 504 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 16, 2023 Filing 20 NOTICE by Meta Platforms Inc. Notice of Withdrawal of Attorney Angela L. Dunning (Ghajar, Bobby) (Filed on 10/16/2023)
October 6, 2023 Filing 19 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)
October 5, 2023 Filing 18 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)
October 5, 2023 Filing 17 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)
October 5, 2023 Filing 16 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants. Filed byMatthew Klam, David Henry Hwang, Michael Chabon, Rachel Louise Snyder, Ayelet Waldman, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Laura Lippman, Jacqueline Woodson, Junot Diaz, Andrew Sean Greer. (Muller, Daniel) (Filed on 10/5/2023)
October 4, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting #14 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Bryan Clobes. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/4/2023)
October 4, 2023 Filing 14 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18706583.) filed by Michael Chabon, David Henry Hwang, Matthew Klam, Rachel Louise Snyder, Ayelet Waldman. (Clobes, Bryan) (Filed on 10/4/2023)
October 4, 2023 Filing 13 Certificate of Interested Entities by Meta Platforms Inc. (Dunning, Angela) (Filed on 10/4/2023)
October 4, 2023 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Angela Lucille Dunning (Dunning, Angela) (Filed on 10/4/2023)
October 4, 2023 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Bobby A. Ghajar (Ghajar, Bobby) (Filed on 10/4/2023)
October 3, 2023 Filing 10 STIPULATION Regarding Consolidated Briefing on Motion To Dismiss In Kadrey and Chabon Actions filed by Michael Chabon, David Henry Hwang, Matthew Klam, Rachel Louise Snyder, Ayelet Waldman. (Muller, Daniel) (Filed on 10/3/2023)
September 27, 2023 Filing 9 REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding copyright (cc: form mailed to register). (Muller, Daniel) (Filed on 9/27/2023)
September 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER. The parties are ordered to inform the Court by Friday whether they stipulate to the pending motion to dismiss in Kadrey applying to the Chabon case as well. Since the complaint in Chabon is essentially a carbon copy of the complaint in Kadrey, there should be no reason to consider the motions to dismiss separately (and no reason to push back the hearing on the pending motion to dismiss). Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on September 25, 2023. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (vclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/25/2023)
September 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Vince Chhabria for all further proceedings. Chief Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Signed by The Clerk on 9/22/2023. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(bar, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/22/2023)
September 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER RELATING CASE. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on September 22, 2023. (vclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/22/2023)
September 20, 2023 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to Meta Platforms Inc.. (cv, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/20/2023)
September 19, 2023 Filing 4 Proposed Summons. (Muller, Daniel) (Filed on 9/19/2023)
September 12, 2023 Filing 3 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 12/13/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 12/20/2023 01:30 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 4, 3rd Floor. (cv, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/12/2023)
September 12, 2023 Filing 2 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 9/26/2023. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/12/2023)
September 12, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ACANDC-18633331.). Filed byRachel Louise Snyder, Michael Chabon, Matthew Klam, David Henry Hwang, Ayelet Waldman. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Muller, Daniel) (Filed on 9/12/2023)

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Plaintiff: Michael Chabon
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