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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. OpenAI, Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York · Docket 1:26-cv-02097

Active Litigation

Court
District Court, S.D. New York
Docket
1:26-cv-02097
Filed
March 13, 2026
Category
Copyright
Plaintiffs
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Defendants
OpenAI, Inc.
Current status
Filed; docket monitoring active, no development recorded yet by this tracker
Docket and filings
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Latest development · June 23, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Yoonhee Gloria Park to RE-FILE Document No. 40 Request for Issuance of Amended Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons

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Docket timeline

  • June 23, 2026

    ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Yoonhee Gloria Park to RE-FILE Document No. 40 Request for Issuance of Amended Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons Docket →

  • June 19, 2026

    FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT SUMMONS REQUEST - PDF ERROR REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF AMENDED SUMMONS as to OpenAI Foundation (f/k/a OpenAI lnc.), OpenAI LP, OpenAI GP, LLC, OAI International, Inc. (f/k/a OpenAI, LLC), OpenAI OpCo LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OAI Corporation (f/k/a OAI Corporation, LLC), OpenAI H Docket #40 →

  • June 2, 2026

    ORDER terminating (1184) Letter Motion for Discovery in case 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW; terminating (1582) Letter Motion for Discovery in case 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW. OpenAI is directed to produce the Exhibits FORTHWITH. If they are not produced by June 3, 2026 at 5pm Eastern, sanctions shall accrue at t Docket #39 →

  • June 2, 2026

    MEMO ENDORSEMENT on [1191 in 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW] MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL OF RECORD. ENDORSEMENT: SO ORDERED. Motions terminated: (362 in 1:25-cv-04315-SHS-OTW, 303 in 1:25-cv-03297-SHS-OTW, 749 in 1:25-cv-03482-SHS-OTW, 969 in 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 360 in 1:24-cv-01514-SHS-OTW, 1191 in 1:2 Docket #38 →

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