AI Legal Cases

Noel v. Perplexity AI, Inc.

District Court, N.D. California · Docket 3:26-cv-02803

Active Litigation

Court
District Court, N.D. California
Docket
3:26-cv-02803
Filed
March 31, 2026
Category
Copyright
Plaintiffs
Noel
Defendants
Perplexity AI, Inc.
Current status
Filed; docket monitoring active, no development recorded yet by this tracker
Docket and filings
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Latest development · May 6, 2026

***Civil Case Terminated. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/6/2026)

Executive summary

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Docket timeline

  • May 6, 2026

    ***Civil Case Terminated. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/6/2026) Docket →

  • May 1, 2026

    NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) by David Noel(individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated), David Noel (Johnson, Foster) (Filed on 5/1/2026) (Entered: 05/01/2026) Docket #33 →

  • April 27, 2026

    Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 29 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Susan Engel. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/27/2026) (Entered: 04/27/2026) Docket #31 →

  • April 27, 2026

    Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 30 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Margaret Upshaw. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/27/2026) (Entered: 04/27/2026) Docket #32 →

  • April 24, 2026

    STIPULATION to Extend Time to Respond to Complaint Pursuant to Local Rule 6-1(a) filed by Meta Platforms Inc.. (Blunschi, Melanie) (Filed on 4/24/2026) (Entered: 04/24/2026) Docket #28 →

  • April 24, 2026

    NOTICE of Appearance filed by Catherine Anne Rizzoni on behalf of Meta Platforms Inc. (Rizzoni, Catherine) (Filed on 4/24/2026) (Entered: 04/24/2026) Docket #25 →

  • April 24, 2026

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21909271.) filed by Meta Platforms Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Upshaw, Margaret) (Filed on 4/24/2026) (Entered: 04/24/2026) Docket #30 →

  • April 24, 2026

    NOTICE of Appearance filed by Kristin I Sheffield-Whitehead on behalf of Meta Platforms Inc. (Sheffield-Whitehead, Kristin) (Filed on 4/24/2026) (Entered: 04/24/2026) Docket #24 →

  • April 24, 2026

    NOTICE of Appearance filed by Melanie Marilyn Blunschi on behalf of Meta Platforms Inc. (Blunschi, Melanie) (Filed on 4/24/2026) (Entered: 04/24/2026) Docket #23 →

  • April 24, 2026

    Corporate Disclosure Statement by Meta Platforms Inc. (Blunschi, Melanie) (Filed on 4/24/2026) (Entered: 04/24/2026) Docket #27 →

  • April 24, 2026

    Certificate of Interested Entities by Meta Platforms Inc. (Blunschi, Melanie) (Filed on 4/24/2026) (Entered: 04/24/2026) Docket #26 →

  • April 24, 2026

    MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21909228.) filed by Meta Platforms Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Engel, Susan) (Filed on 4/24/2026) (Entered: 04/24/2026) Docket #29 →

  • April 17, 2026

    Summons Issued as to Google LLC, Meta Platforms Inc., Perplexity AI, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons)(hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/17/2026) (Entered: 04/17/2026) Docket #22 →

  • April 16, 2026

    Proposed Summons. (Johnson, Foster) (Filed on 4/16/2026) (Entered: 04/16/2026) Docket #21 →

  • April 16, 2026

    Proposed Summons. (Johnson, Foster) (Filed on 4/16/2026) (Entered: 04/16/2026) Docket #20 →

  • April 16, 2026

    Proposed Summons. (Johnson, Foster) (Filed on 4/16/2026) (Entered: 04/16/2026) Docket #19 →

  • April 14, 2026

    CORRECTED ORIGINAL CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT against Perplexity AI, Inc, Meta Platforms, Inc., Google, LLC. Filed by David Noel. (Johnson, Foster) (Filed on 4/14/2026) Modified on 4/16/2026 correcting filer information (dhm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 04/14/2026) Docket #18 →

  • April 14, 2026

    Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 13 Motion for Leave to File Corrected Original Class Action Complaint. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/14/2026) (Entered: 04/14/2026) Docket #17 →

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