Bartz et al v. Anthropic PBC
Plaintiff: Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson
Defendant: Anthropic PBC
Case Number: 3:2024cv05417
Filed: August 19, 2024
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: William Alsup
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. § 501 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 16, 2024 Filing 56 ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Kirk Wallace Johnson) (Stoler, Reilly) (Filed on 10/16/2024)
October 16, 2024 Filing 55 ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Charles Graeber) (Stoler, Reilly) (Filed on 10/16/2024)
October 16, 2024 Filing 54 ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Andrea Bartz) (Stoler, Reilly) (Filed on 10/16/2024)
October 16, 2024 Filing 53 TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 10/10/2024 before Judge William Alsup for Court Reporter Cathy Jill Taylor, ordered by Paven Malhotra. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/16/2024)
October 15, 2024 Filing 52 ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Winthrop, Douglas) (Filed on 10/15/2024)
October 15, 2024 Filing 51 Certificate of Interested Entities by Anthropic PBC (Winthrop, Douglas) (Filed on 10/15/2024)
October 15, 2024 Filing 50 Transcript of Proceedings held on 10/10/2024, before Judge William H. Alsup. Court Reporter Cathy J. Taylor, RMR, CRR, CRC, telephone number 6023227249. 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. (Re #47 Transcript Order ) Redaction Request due 11/5/2024. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 11/15/2024. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 1/13/2025. (Related documents(s) #47 ) (Taylor, Catherine) (Filed on 10/15/2024)
October 10, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 49 CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 11/19/2025 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 12, 19th Floor. Jury Selection/Jury Trial set for 12/1/2025 07:30 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 12, 19th Floor before Judge William Alsup. Amended Pleadings due by 12/4/2024. Close of Fact Discovery due by 8/29/2025. Motions due by 10/1/2025. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 10/10/2024. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/10/2024)
October 10, 2024 Filing 48 TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on October 10, 2024 before Judge William Alsup by Anthropic PBC, for Court Reporter Cathy Jill Taylor. (Gillotte, Jessica) (Filed on 10/10/2024)
October 10, 2024 Filing 47 TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 10/10/2024 before Judge William Alsup by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson, for Court Reporter Cathy Jill Taylor. (Stoler, Reilly) (Filed on 10/10/2024)
October 10, 2024 Filing 46 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge William Alsup: Initial Case Management Conference held on 10/10/2024. Court set the following deadlines: initial disclosures due 10/25/2024; amendment of pleadings due 12/4/2024; expert designations/fact discovery due 8/29/2025; final pretrial conference set for 11/19/2025; jury selection/jury trial set for 12/1/2025 at 7:30AM. Motion for Class Certification to be filed by 3/6/2025; to be heard on 49-day track. Tutorial discussed. Court made two orders: Plaintiffs' counsel shall share the foundation for the allegations that the works were "included in the Books3 dataset, based on public reporting" with defense counsel by the end of the week. And, plaintiffs' counsel is authorized to take a supplementary Rule 30(b)(6) deposition as soon as tomorrow to ask specifically whether plaintiffs' works are/were in the defendant's training set, or to serve a request on defendant to admit or deny the same, as further stated on the record. Case Management Order to issue.Total Time in Court: 11:32 - 12:05 = 33 Minutes. Court Reporter: Cathy Taylor (Remote). Plaintiff Attorneys: Justin Nelson, Rohit Nath, Rachel Geman, Reilly Stoler. Defendant Attorneys: Doug Winthrop, Estayvaine Bragg, Jessica Gillotte, Joseph Wetzel. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (afm, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 10/10/2024) Modified on 10/10/2024 (afm, COURT STAFF).
October 9, 2024 Filing 45 NOTICE of Appearance filed by Angel Tang Nakamura on behalf of Anthropic PBC (Nakamura, Angel) (Filed on 10/9/2024)
October 9, 2024 Filing 44 NOTICE of Appearance filed by Joseph Richard Wetzel on behalf of Anthropic PBC (Wetzel, Joseph) (Filed on 10/9/2024)
October 9, 2024 Filing 43 NOTICE of Appearance filed by Reilly Todd Stoler on behalf of Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson (Stoler, Reilly) (Filed on 10/9/2024)
October 9, 2024 Filing 42 NOTICE of Appearance filed by Rohit Dwarka Nath on behalf of Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson (Nath, Rohit) (Filed on 10/9/2024)
October 9, 2024 Filing 41 NOTICE of Appearance filed by Estayvaine Bragg on behalf of Anthropic PBC (Bragg, Estayvaine) (Filed on 10/9/2024)
October 9, 2024 Filing 40 NOTICE of Appearance filed by Jessica Lim Gillotte on behalf of Anthropic PBC (Gillotte, Jessica) (Filed on 10/9/2024)
October 9, 2024 Filing 39 NOTICE of Appearance filed by Joseph Richard Farris on behalf of Anthropic PBC (Farris, Joseph) (Filed on 10/9/2024)
October 9, 2024 Filing 38 NOTICE of Appearance filed by Douglas Andrew Winthrop on behalf of Anthropic PBC (Winthrop, Douglas) (Filed on 10/9/2024)
October 8, 2024 Filing 37 JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Stoler, Reilly) (Filed on 10/8/2024)
September 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER by Judge William Alsup granting #32 Motion for Pro Hac Vice. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/19/2024)
September 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER by Judge William Alsup granting #31 Motion for Pro Hac Vice. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/19/2024)
September 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER by Judge William Alsup granting #33 Motion for Pro Hac Vice. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/19/2024)
September 16, 2024 Filing 33 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19827333.) Filing fee previously paid on 09/10/2024 filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Nelson, Justin) (Filed on 9/16/2024)
September 16, 2024 Filing 32 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19847336.) filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Certificate/Proof of Service Certificate of Good Standing)(Cole, CeCe) (Filed on 9/16/2024)
September 16, 2024 Filing 31 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19847321.) filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Certificate/Proof of Service Certificate of Good Standing)(Sholder, Scott) (Filed on 9/16/2024)
September 13, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting #27 Motion for Pro Hac Vice - Jacob Miller. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 9/13/2024. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/13/2024)
September 13, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER granting #26 Motion for Pro Hac Vice - Rachel Geman. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 9/13/2024. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/13/2024)
September 13, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER granting #25 Motion for Pro Hac Vice - Alejandra Salinas. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 9/13/2024. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/13/2024)
September 13, 2024 Filing 27 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19843920.) filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing - Jacob Miller)(Miller, Jacob) (Filed on 9/13/2024)
September 12, 2024 Filing 26 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19840638.) filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing - Rachel Geman)(Geman, Rachel) (Filed on 9/12/2024)
September 12, 2024 Filing 25 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19825012.) Filing fee previously paid on 09/09/2024 filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Certificate/Proof of Service Supreme Court of Texas Certificate of Good Standing)(Salinas, Alejandra) (Filed on 9/12/2024)
September 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER GRANTING #20 MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 9/12/2024. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/12/2024)
September 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER GRANTING #19 MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 9/12/2024. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/12/2024)
September 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER DENYING #18 MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE. Signed by Judge William Alsup. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/12/2024)
September 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER DENYING #17 MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 9/12/2024.(afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/12/2024)
September 11, 2024 Filing 20 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19835974.) filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing - Wesley Dozier)(Dozier, Wesley) (Filed on 9/11/2024)
September 11, 2024 Filing 19 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19835735.) filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing - Anna J. Freymann)(Freymann, Anna) (Filed on 9/11/2024)
September 10, 2024 Filing 18 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19827333.) filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Nelson, Justin) (Filed on 9/10/2024)
September 9, 2024 Filing 17 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19825012.) filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Certificate/Proof of Service Certificate of Good Standing)(Salinas, Alejandra) (Filed on 9/9/2024)
September 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER GRANTING #15 MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 9/9/2024. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2024)
September 9, 2024 Filing 15 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Corrected ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19808621.) Filing fee previously paid on 9/4/2024 filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Smyser, James) (Filed on 9/9/2024)
September 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER DENYING #11 MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 9/9/2024. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2024)
September 5, 2024 Filing 13 Certificate of Interested Entities by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson Certification of Conflicts and Interested Entities or Persons by Plaintiffs (Nath, Rohit) (Filed on 9/5/2024)
September 5, 2024 Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Andrea Bartz, Kirk Wallace Johnson, Charles Graeber. Service waived by Anthropic PBC waiver sent on 8/21/2024, answer due 10/21/2024. (Nath, Rohit) (Filed on 9/5/2024)
September 4, 2024 Filing 11 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19808621.) Filing fee previously paid on 9/4/2024 filed by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Smyser, James) (Filed on 9/4/2024)
August 27, 2024 Filing 10 NOTICE by Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF OTHER ACTION OR PROCEEDING (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Nath, Rohit) (Filed on 8/27/2024)
August 23, 2024 Filing 9 SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER TO ORDER SETTING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE IN CIVIL CASES BEFORE JUDGE WILLIAM ALSUP. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/23/2024)
August 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE AND ORDER RE PUTATIVE CLASS ACTIONS AND FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED FOR ANY PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND PROTOCOL FOR INTERVIEWING PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS. SIGNED BY JUDGE ALSUP. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/23/2024)
August 20, 2024 Filing 7 Summons Issued as to Anthropic PBC. (mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/20/2024)
August 20, 2024 Filing 6 **DISREGARD SEE ENTRY 5: CLERKS NOTICE** Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 11/14/2024. Initial Case Management Conference set for 11/21/2024 11:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 12, 19th Floor. (mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/20/2024) Modified on 8/20/2024 (as, COURT STAFF).
August 20, 2024 Filing 5 CLERK'S NOTICE SCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE ON ASSIGNMENT: Joint Case Management Statement due by 10/3/2024. Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/10/2024 11:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 12, 19th Floor. Parties may download Judge Alsup's standing orders from the Court's webpage: https://cand.uscourts.gov/judges/alsup-william-wha/. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/20/2024)
August 20, 2024 Filing 4 Case assigned to Judge William Alsup. 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. (as, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/20/2024)
August 19, 2024 Filing 3 REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding a Copyright (AO-121) (cc: form mailed to register). (Nath, Rohit) (Filed on 8/19/2024)
August 19, 2024 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Nath, Rohit) (Filed on 8/19/2024)
August 19, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Anthropic PBC ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-19744527.). Filed by Andrea Bartz, Kirk Wallace Johnson, Charles Graeber. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Nath, Rohit) (Filed on 8/19/2024)

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Plaintiff: Andrea Bartz
Represented By: Rohit Dwarka Nath
Represented By: Reilly Todd Stoler
Represented By: Wesley Dozier
Represented By: Scott Jonathan Sholder
Represented By: Rachel Geman
Represented By: James Craig Smyser
Represented By: Jacob S. Miller
Represented By: CeCe Cole
Represented By: Anna Josefine Freymann
Represented By: Alejandra C Salinas
Represented By: Justin A. Nelson
Represented By: Justin A. Nelson
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Plaintiff: Charles Graeber
Represented By: Rohit Dwarka Nath
Represented By: Reilly Todd Stoler
Represented By: Wesley Dozier
Represented By: Scott Jonathan Sholder
Represented By: Rachel Geman
Represented By: James Craig Smyser
Represented By: Jacob S. Miller
Represented By: CeCe Cole
Represented By: Anna Josefine Freymann
Represented By: Alejandra C Salinas
Represented By: Justin A. Nelson
Represented By: Justin A. Nelson
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Plaintiff: Kirk Wallace Johnson
Represented By: Rohit Dwarka Nath
Represented By: Reilly Todd Stoler
Represented By: Wesley Dozier
Represented By: Scott Jonathan Sholder
Represented By: Rachel Geman
Represented By: James Craig Smyser
Represented By: Jacob S. Miller
Represented By: CeCe Cole
Represented By: Anna Josefine Freymann
Represented By: Alejandra C Salinas
Represented By: Justin A. Nelson
Represented By: Justin A. Nelson
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Defendant: Anthropic PBC
Represented By: Joseph Richard Wetzel
Represented By: Joseph Richard Farris
Represented By: Jessica Lim Gillotte
Represented By: Estayvaine Bragg
Represented By: Angel Tang Nakamura
Represented By: Douglas Andrew Winthrop
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