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BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Anthropic PBC

District Court, N.D. California · Docket 5:26-cv-02334

Active Litigation

Court
District Court, N.D. California
Docket
5:26-cv-02334
Filed
March 17, 2026
Category
Copyright
Plaintiffs
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Defendants
Anthropic PBC
Current status
Filed; docket monitoring active, no development recorded yet by this tracker
Docket and filings
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Latest development · August 4, 2026

ORDER Granting 31 Joint Stipulation Setting Schedule for Filing of Amended Complaint and Response. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee.(lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/4/2026) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

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Docket timeline

  • August 4, 2026

    ORDER Granting 31 Joint Stipulation Setting Schedule for Filing of Amended Complaint and Response. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee.(lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/4/2026) (Entered: 08/04/2026) Docket #32 →

  • July 31, 2026

    STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Setting Schedule for Filing of Amended Complaint and Response filed by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Nathaniel Bach)(Bach, Nathaniel) (Filed on 7/31/2026) (Entered: 07/31/2026) Docket #31 →

  • July 20, 2026

    CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING ZOOM HEARING. Case Management Conference set for 9/2/2026 at 03:00 PM before Judge Eumi K. Lee. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom meeting. No further status reports needed at this time for this hearing.Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties Docket #30 →

  • April 24, 2026

    Set Deadlines/Hearings: Motion to Dismiss or Answer due by 8/17/2026. Responses due by 9/23/2026. Replies due by 10/14/2026. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/24/2026) Docket →

  • April 24, 2026

    ORDER REGARDING TEMPORARY STAY OF RELATED ACTIONS. All case deadlines and hearing dates are CONTINUED for approximately 90 days. Anthropic's motion (ECF No. 59 in 5:26-cv-00880-EKL) is DENIED, and the May 20, 2026 hearing is VACATED. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee on 4/24/2026. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (File Docket #29 →

  • April 15, 2026

    CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen for Discovery. (mxg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2026) Docket →

  • April 15, 2026

    ORDER granting 22 Joint Stipulation Regarding Schedule for Response to Complaint and Briefing Schedule. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee.(lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2026) (Entered: 04/15/2026) Docket #28 →

  • April 15, 2026

    ORDER granting 19 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Jared Vasconcellos Grubow. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2026) (Entered: 04/15/2026) Docket #26 →

  • April 15, 2026

    ORDER granting 18 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Louis W. Tompros. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2026) (Entered: 04/15/2026) Docket #25 →

  • April 15, 2026

    ORDER granting 20 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Robin C. Burrell. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2026) (Entered: 04/15/2026) Docket #27 →

  • April 15, 2026

    ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is directly assigned to Judge Eumi K. Lee. Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse 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 Docket #24 →

  • April 14, 2026

    RELATED CASE ORDER. Case No. 3:26-cv-02334-AGT is related to Case No. 5:24-cv-03811-EKL and shall be reassigned to Judge Eumi K. Lee. Signed by Judge Eumi K. Lee on 4/14/2026. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/14/2026) (Entered: 04/14/2026) Docket #23 →

  • April 7, 2026

    NOTICE of Appearance filed by Sonal N. Mehta on behalf of Anthropic PBC (Mehta, Sonal) (Filed on 4/7/2026) (Entered: 04/07/2026) Docket #16 →

  • April 7, 2026

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21843752.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Tompros, Louis) (Filed on 4/7/2026) (Entered: 04/07/2026) Docket #18 →

  • April 7, 2026

    NOTICE of Appearance filed by Ari Holtzblatt on behalf of Anthropic PBC (Holtzblatt, Ari) (Filed on 4/7/2026) (Entered: 04/07/2026) Docket #17 →

  • April 7, 2026

    Corporate Disclosure Statement by Anthropic PBC identifying Other Affiliate Amazon.com Inc., Other Affiliate Alphabet, Inc., Other Affiliate Google LLC, Other Affiliate Amazon Web Services, Inc. for Anthropic PBC., (Mehta, Sonal) (Filed on 4/7/2026) (Entered: 04/07/2026) Docket #21 →

  • April 7, 2026

    STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Regarding Schedule for Response to Complaint and Briefing Schedule (Joint) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Robin C. Burrell in Support)(Mehta, Sonal) (Filed on 4/7/2026) (Entered: 04/07/2026) Docket #22 →

  • April 7, 2026

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21843844.) filed by Anthropic PBC. (Burrell, Robin) (Filed on 4/7/2026) (Entered: 04/07/2026) Docket #20 →

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