GOURLEY v. OPENAI FOUNDATION et al
| REESE GOURLEY |
| OPENAI FOUNDATION, AESTAS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, OAI CORPORATION, OPENAI OPCO LLC, OPEN AI INC, OPENAI GROUP PBC, OPENAI GP LLC, OPENAI HOLDINGS LP, AESTAS LLC, OPENAI HOLDINGS LLC, OAI COPORATION LLC, OPENAI GLOBAL HOLDCO INC, OPENAI GLOBAL LLC, OPENAI LP and OPENAI LLC |
| 4:2026cv00416 |
| August 26, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida |
| MARTIN A FITZPATRICK |
| MARK E WALKER |
| Personal Inj. Prod. Liability |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 22
ORDER ADMITTING MATTHEW A. MACDONALD PRO HAC VICE RE: #21 . The #21 motion is GRANTED. Signed by JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 10/7/2026. (rcb)
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| ACTION REQUIRED BY DISTRICT JUDGE: Chambers of JUDGE MARK E WALKER notified that action is needed Re: #20 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (rcb) |
| Filing 21 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Matthew A. Macdonald.( Filing fee $ 219 receipt number AFLNDC-10078066.) by AESTAS LLC, AESTAS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, OAI CORPORATION, OPENAI FOUNDATION, OPENAI GLOBAL HOLDCO INC, OPENAI GLOBAL LLC, OPENAI GP LLC, OPENAI GROUP PBC, OPENAI HOLDINGS LLC, OPENAI LLC, OPENAI OPCO LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (MACDONALD, MATTHEW) |
| Filing 20 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (MURPHY, HANNAH) |
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Filing 19
CONSOLIDATED INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: These cases are consolidated for case-management purposes and will be maintained on a common docket under Consolidated Case No.: 4:26cv222-MW/MJF. Fed.R.Civ.P. 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Deadline set for 10/20/2026., Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 11/19/2026., Status Report due by 11/5/2026. Signed by JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 10/6/2026. (baf)
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Filing 18
ORDER REGARDING MOTIONS TO DISMISS. Defendants' consolidated motion to dismiss for these two cases is due on or before 10/7/2026. Accordingly, the Defendants may file a consolidated motion to dismiss and memorandum not to exceed 12,000 words for these three cases on or before 10/21/2026. Plaintiffs responses are due on or before 11/4/2026). Signed by JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 10/6/2026. (rcb)
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| Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by ELIZABETH DESLOGE ELLIS on behalf of All Defendants (ELLIS, ELIZABETH) |
| Filing 16 STATUS REPORT JOINT REPORT ON CONSOLIDATION by REESE GOURLEY. (ROANE, CARRIE) |
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Filing 15
ORDER ADMITTING BRIAN WILLEN PRO HAC VICE. The #13 motion is GRANTED. Signed by JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 10/2/2026. (rcb)
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Filing 14
ORDER ADMITTING SAMANTHA MACHOCK PRO HAC VICE. The #12 motion is GRANTED. Signed by JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 10/2/2026. (rcb)
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| Filing 13 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Brian Willen.( Filing fee $ 219 receipt number AFLNDC-10074073.) by AESTAS LLC, AESTAS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, OAI CORPORATION, OPENAI FOUNDATION, OPENAI GLOBAL HOLDCO INC, OPENAI GLOBAL LLC, OPENAI GP LLC, OPENAI GROUP PBC, OPENAI HOLDINGS LLC, OPENAI LLC, OPENAI OPCO LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing) (WILLEN, BRIAN) |
| Filing 12 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Samantha Machock.( Filing fee $ 219 receipt number AFLNDC-10074052.) by AESTAS LLC, AESTAS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, OAI CORPORATION, OPENAI FOUNDATION, OPENAI GLOBAL HOLDCO INC, OPENAI GLOBAL LLC, OPENAI GP LLC, OPENAI GROUP PBC, OPENAI HOLDINGS LLC, OPENAI LLC, OPENAI OPCO LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing) (MACHOCK, SAMANTHA) |
| Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by HANNAH ELEANOR MURPHY on behalf of All Defendants (MURPHY, HANNAH) |
| Filing 10 Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by AESTAS LLC, AESTAS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, OAI CORPORATION, OPENAI FOUNDATION, OPENAI GLOBAL HOLDCO INC, OPENAI GLOBAL LLC, OPENAI GP LLC, OPENAI GROUP PBC, OPENAI HOLDINGS LLC, OPENAI LLC, OPENAI OPCO LLC identifying Other Affiliate MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Other Affiliate OAI International, Inc. for OPENAI LLC; Other Affiliate MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Other Affiliate OpenAI Global HoldCo II, Inc. for OPENAI GLOBAL LLC; Other Affiliate MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Other Affiliate Softbank Group Corporation for OPENAI GROUP PBC, OPENAI OPCO LLC.. (MURPHY, HANNAH) |
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Filing 9
ORDER GRANTING #8 JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST FOR EXTENSION. The requests are GRANTED. The parties shall file their proposed consolidated discovery schedule on or before Friday, 10/2/2026. Signed by JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 9/30/2026. (rcb)
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| Filing 8 Joint Stipulated Request for Additional Time to Confer on Discovery Consolidation Report by AESTAS LLC, AESTAS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, OAI CORPORATION, OPENAI FOUNDATION, OPENAI GLOBAL HOLDCO INC, OPENAI GLOBAL LLC, OPENAI GP LLC, OPENAI GROUP PBC, OPENAI HOLDINGS LLC, OPENAI LLC, OPENAI OPCO LLC. (ELLIS, ELIZABETH) |
| Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed-9/4/2026 by REESE GOURLEY. All Defendants. (ROANE, CARRIE) Modified to edit title on 9/29/2026 (rcb). |
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Filing 6
ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO CONFER REGARDING CONSOLIDATING DISCOVERY. The parties' joint reports are due on or before 9/29/2026. Signed by JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 9/22/2026. (rcb)
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| ACTION REQUIRED BY DISTRICT JUDGE: Chambers of JUDGE MARK E WALKER notified that action is needed Re: #5 ORDER FOR REASSIGNMENT. (baf) |
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Filing 5
ORDER FOR REASSIGNMENT - The clerk must reassign this case to Judge Walker. Signed by JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE on 9/14/2026. (baf) (Case reassigned to JUDGE MARK E WALKER for all further proceedings. JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE no longer assigned to case. Please use case initials 4:26cv416-MW-MAF for all future pleadings.)
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| Filing 4 Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (rcb)). |
| Filing 3 NOTICE of Filing Summonses to be Issued by REESE GOURLEY (Attachments: #1 Summons to be Issued - OpenAI Foundation, #2 Summons to be Issued - OpenAI Group PBC, #3 Summons to be Issued - OpenAI GP LLC, #4 Summons to be Issued - Aestas Mgmt Company, #5 Summons to be Issued - Aestas LLC, #6 Summons to be Issued - OpenAI Holdings LLC, #7 Summons to be Issued - OAI Corporation, #8 Summons to be Issued - OpenAI Global HoldCo, #9 Summons to be Issued - OpenAI Global LLC, #10 Summons to be Issued - OpenAI OpCo LLC, #11 Summons to be Issued - OpenAI LLC) (ROANE, CARRIE) |
| Filing 2 DOCKET ANNOTATION BY COURT: Re #1 Complaint filed by Reese Gourley **TO ATTORNEY CARRIE MENDRICK ROANE- Party names (including aliases) are to be added using all caps and no punctuation. (See "Style Guide for Electronic Case Filing," available on Clerk's website.) The party names will be corrected by the clerk (rcb) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AFLNDC-10023920.), filed by Reese Gourley. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (ROANE, CARRIE) |
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