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Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC v. Meta Platforms Inc.

District Court, N.D. California · Docket 3:26-cv-02333

Active Litigation

Court
District Court, N.D. California
Docket
3:26-cv-02333
Filed
March 17, 2026
Category
Copyright
Plaintiffs
Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC
Defendants
Meta Platforms Inc.
Current status
Filed; docket monitoring active, no development recorded yet by this tracker
Docket and filings
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Latest development · August 10, 2026

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22316149.) filed by Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Clafton, Riley) (Filed on 8/10/2026) (Entered: 08/10/2026)

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Docket timeline

  • August 10, 2026

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22316149.) filed by Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Clafton, Riley) (Filed on 8/10/2026) (Entered: 08/10/2026) Docket #95 →

  • August 7, 2026

    TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on July 31, 2026 before Judge Vince Chhabria for Court Reporter Layli Phillips (Phillips, Layli) (Filed on 8/7/2026) (Entered: 08/07/2026) Docket #93 →

  • August 7, 2026

    TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on July 31, 2026 before Judge Vince Chhabria for Court Reporter Layli Phillips (Phillips, Layli) (Filed on 8/7/2026) (Entered: 08/07/2026) Docket #94 →

  • August 6, 2026

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22307233.) filed by Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Woods, Patrick) (Filed on 8/6/2026) (Entered: 08/06/2026) Docket #91 →

  • August 6, 2026

    ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Quash Apex Deposition filed by Meta Platforms Inc.. Responses due by 8/10/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Jessica Phillips, # 2 Proposed Order proposed order, # 3 Exhibit 1 - 2026.07.31 - Hearing Tr., # 4 Exhibit 2 - Civin Tr., # 5 Exhibit 3 - Subramanian Tr., # 6 Exh Docket #92 →

  • August 6, 2026

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22305576.) filed by Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Lemoine, Joseph) (Filed on 8/6/2026) (Entered: 08/06/2026) Docket #89 →

  • August 6, 2026

    Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 89 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Joseph Lemoine. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/6/2026) (Entered: 08/06/2026) Docket #90 →

  • August 5, 2026

    Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson: Discovery Hearing held via Zoom on 8/5/2026. Zoom Recording Time: 1:05 - 1:55. 3:23-cv-03417-VC Kadrey et al v. Meta Platforms, Inc. Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Maxwell Pritt, Annabel WeinbachAttorneys for Defendant: Kyle Smit Docket #88 →

  • August 4, 2026

    STATUS REPORT by Meta Platforms Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Party Communication Re Status Reports, # 2 Exhibit B - Redline of Proposed Status Reports)(Dunn, Karen) (Filed on 8/4/2026) (Entered: 08/04/2026) Docket #87 →

  • August 3, 2026

    TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on July 31, 2026 before Judge Vince Chhabria for Court Reporter Layli Phillips (Phillips, Layli) (Filed on 8/3/2026) (Entered: 08/03/2026) Docket #86 →

  • August 3, 2026

    Transcript of Proceedings held on July 31, 2026, before Judge Vince Chhabria. Court Reporter Layli Phillips, RPR, CRR, CSR No. 14402, email/telephone number Layli_Phillips@cand.uscourts.gov/847-271-5476. Per General Order No. 59 and Judicial Conference policy, this transcript may be viewed only at t Docket #85 →

  • July 31, 2026

    Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Vince Chhabria: Case Management Conference held via Zoom on 7/31/2026. Court directed parties in Sullivan to implement a protective order and protocol in advance of the next case management conference. The case management statement in Sullivan to includ Docket #84 →

  • July 31, 2026

    NOTICE of Withdrawal filed by Alex Potter, no longer appearing on behalf of Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC in this case (Potter, Alex) (Filed on 7/31/2026) (Entered: 07/31/2026) Docket #83 →

  • July 29, 2026

    ORDER by Judge Thomas S. Hixson Granting (80) Motion in case 3:26-cv-02333-VC; (207) Motion in case 3:26-cv-03725-VC; (53) Motion in case 3:26-cv-04053-VC STIPULATED ORDER RE: DISCOVERY OF ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION. (amg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/29/2026) (Entered: 07/29/2026) Docket #81 →

  • July 29, 2026

    Joint MOTION for Entry of Stipulated Order Re: Discovery of Electronically Stored Information filed by Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC. Responses due by 8/12/2026. Replies due by 8/19/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - [Proposed] Stipulated Order Re: Discovery of Electronically Stored Information)(B Docket #80 →

  • July 29, 2026

    JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC. (Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 7/29/2026) (Entered: 07/29/2026) Docket #82 →

  • July 28, 2026

    DISCOVERY ORDER. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Hixson on 7/28/2026. Discovery Status Report due by 8/4/2026. Discovery Hearing set for 8/5/2026 01:00 PM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only before Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All Docket #79 →

  • July 27, 2026

    CLERK'S NOTICE ADVANCING TIME RE 7/31/2026 FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Further Case Management Conference set for 7/31/2026 at 10:00 AM by Videoconference Only. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7 Docket #78 →

  • July 25, 2026

    Transcript of Proceedings held on July 20, 2026, before Judge Vince Chhabria. Court Reporter Kendra Steppler, email at kendra_steppler@cand.uscourts.gov. 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 purcha Docket #77 →

  • July 20, 2026

    Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Vince Chhabria: Further Case Management Conference held via Zoom on 7/20/2026. Documents to be produced for the following witnesses, Mr. Frazier, Mr. Shea, and Mr. Strain, by Thursday. Depositions to take place as scheduled. For the remaining 7 witnesse Docket #76 →

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