AI Legal Cases

Brunell v. OpenAI, LLC

District Court, D. Vermont · Docket 2:26-cv-00133

Active Litigation

Court
District Court, D. Vermont
Docket
2:26-cv-00133
Filed
April 17, 2026
Category
Copyright
Plaintiffs
Brunell
Defendants
OpenAI, LLC
Current status
Filed; docket monitoring active, no development recorded yet by this tracker
Docket and filings
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Latest development · July 15, 2026

LETTER SENT re: 48 proposed stipulated discovery schedule filed is not compliant with LR 26(a)(1); case will be set for a scheduling conference unless stipulated schedule is filed. (law) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

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Docket timeline

  • July 15, 2026

    LETTER SENT re: 48 proposed stipulated discovery schedule filed is not compliant with LR 26(a)(1); case will be set for a scheduling conference unless stipulated schedule is filed. (law) (Entered: 07/15/2026) Docket #49 →

  • July 14, 2026

    PROPOSED Discovery Schedule/Order by OpenAI, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Diamond, Joshua) Text clarified on 7/14/2026 (law). (Entered: 07/14/2026) Docket #48 →

  • June 29, 2026

    MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable re: 36 Order on Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice. Mail sent to Praatika Prasad, Esq. (Attachments: # 1 Document 36 ) (law) (Entered: 06/29/2026) Docket #47 →

  • June 27, 2026

    RESPONSE to 39 MOTION to Strike 35 Second Amended Complaint filed by Seth S. Brunell. (Brunell, Seth) (Entered: 06/27/2026) Docket #46 →

  • June 25, 2026

    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by OpenAI, LLC re 43 Reply to Response to 39 Motion to Strike 35 Second Amended Complaint, 44 Response in Opposition to 41 Emergency Motion for Protective Order.(Prasad, Praatika) (Entered: 06/25/2026) Docket #45 →

  • June 25, 2026

    RESPONSE in Opposition to 41 EMERGENCY MOTION for Protective Order filed by OpenAI, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of SAM GALL)(Prasad, Praatika) (Entered: 06/25/2026) Docket #44 →

  • June 25, 2026

    REPLY to Response to 39 MOTION to Strike 35 Second Amended Complaint filed by OpenAI, LLC. (Prasad, Praatika) (Entered: 06/25/2026) Docket #43 →

  • June 17, 2026

    STIPULATED DISCOVERY LETTER SENT re: no stipulated discovery schedule filed; case will be set for a scheduling conference unless stipulated schedule is filed. (law) (Entered: 06/17/2026) Docket #42 →

  • June 11, 2026

    EMERGENCY MOTION for Protective Order filed by Seth S. Brunell. (same document as 40 ) (law) (Entered: 06/12/2026) Docket #41 →

  • June 11, 2026

    RESPONSE in Opposition to 39 MOTION to Strike 35 Second Amended Complaint filed by Seth S. Brunell. (same document as 41 ) (Brunell, Seth) (Entered: 06/11/2026) Docket #40 →

  • June 8, 2026

    MOTION to Strike 35 Second Amended Complaint filed by OpenAI, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Certificate of Service)(Prasad, Praatika) (Entered: 06/08/2026) Docket #39 →

  • May 30, 2026

    MOTION for Leave to File a Sur-Reply as to 28 MOTION to Dismiss 14 Amended Complaint for Failure to State a Claim filed by Seth S. Brunell. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Brunell, Seth) Text/link/attachment description clarified on 5/31/2026 (law). (Entered: 05/30/2026) Docket #38 →

  • May 28, 2026

    REPLY to Response to 28 MOTION to Dismiss 14 Amended Complaint for Failure to State a Claim filed by OpenAI, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Praatika Prasad, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Certificate of Service)(Diamond, Joshua) Text clarified on 5/28/2026 (law). (Entered: 05/28/2026) Docket #37 →

  • May 27, 2026

    ORDER granting 34 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Praatika Prasad. Signed by Judge William K. Sessions III on 5/26/2026. (This is a text-only Order.) (eae) (Entered: 05/27/2026) Docket #36 →

  • May 23, 2026

    SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT (excerpt) against OpenAI, LLC filed by Seth S. Brunell. (Brunell, Seth) Re-entered to capture correct docketing event on 5/26/2026. (law) (Entered: 05/26/2026) Docket #35 →

  • May 22, 2026

    MOTION for Appearance Pro Hac Vice of Praatika Prasad filed by OpenAI, LLC. (Filing fee $ 150 receipt number AVTDC-2224271) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Diamond, Joshua) Attachment descriptions clarified on 5/22/2026 (law). (Entered: 05/22/2026) Docket #34 →

  • May 18, 2026

    NOTICE OF DOCKET ENTRY CORRECTION re: 32 Response in Opposition to 27 MOTION in Limine to Exclude Evidence of Prior Criminal History filed by Seth S. Brunell. The required Index of Exhibits was not included at the time of filing. The index is now attached to 32 and this entry. (law) (Entered: 05/18/ Docket #33 →

  • May 15, 2026

    RESPONSE in Opposition re 27 MOTION in Limine to Exclude Evidence of Prior Criminal History filed by OpenAI, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Diamond, Joshua) (Entered: 05/15/2026) Docket #32 →

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