Magistrate Judge Ona Wang is overseeing discovery in the consolidated AI lawsuits involving the book authors (Authors Guild et al.) and the newspapers (New York Times, Daily News et al. and Center for Investigative Reporting).
In the past couple of days, Magistrate Judge Wang has been deluged with motions to compel discovery and joint letters discussing discovery disputes among the parties. (This doesn’t even include all the motions to seal various aspects of the briefs and exhibits.)
In the Authors Guild case
JOINT LETTER MOTION to Compel addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Rachel Geman, Rohit Nath, Scott J. Sholder dated 01/13/2025. Document filed by Maya Shanbhag Lang, Victor LaValle, George R.R. Martin, Jodi Picoult, Douglas Preston, Roxana Robinson, George Saunders, Scott Turow, Rachel Vail, Authors Guild, David Baldacci, Mary Bly, Michael Connelly, Sylvia Day, Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham, Elin Hilderbrand, Christina Baker Kline, Rich Cohen, James Shapiro, Eugene Linden, Taylor Branch, Daniel Okrent, Simon Winchester, Jia Tolentino, Jonathan Alter, Stacy Schiff, Kai Bird, Hampton Sides, Julian Sancton. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)Filed In Associated Cases: 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW.(Geman, Rachel) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
JOINT LETTER addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Annette L. Hurst and R. Jamie Slaughter dated 1/13/2025 re: Joint Letter Brief in Support of Defendants Deposition Coordination Proposal. Document filed by OpenAI Inc., OpenAI LP, OpenAI GP LLC, OpenAI LLC, OpenAI OpCo LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OpenAI Holdings LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund I LP, Microsoft Corporation, OpenAI Startup Fund GP I LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund Management LLC, Microsoft Corporation, OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Deposition Coordination Proposal), # 2 Exhibit 2 (Proposed Order re Deposition Coordination Proposal))Filed In Associated Cases: 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW.(Hurst, Annette) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
LETTER MOTION to Compel Open AI to produce source code addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Rohit Nath; Rachel Geman; and Scott J. Sholder dated January 13, 2024. Document filed by Maya Shanbhag Lang, Victor LaValle, George R.R. Martin, Jodi Picoult, Douglas Preston, Roxana Robinson, George Saunders, Scott Turow, Rachel Vail, David Baldacci, Jonathan Alter, Mary Bly, Michael Connelly, Sylvia Day, Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham, Elin Hilderbrand, Christina Baker Kline, Rich Cohen, James Shapiro, Eugene Linden, Taylor Branch, Daniel Okrent, Simon Winchester, Jia Tolentino, Stacy Schiff, Kai Bird, Hampton Sides, Julian Sancton. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3)Filed In Associated Cases: 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW.(Nath, Rohit) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
In the New York Times case
***SELECTED PARTIES*** LETTER MOTION to Compel OpenAI to Responses to Document Requests addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Ian Crosby dated January 13, 2025. Document filed by The New York Times Company, OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI, LLC, OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI LP, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI LLC, OpenAI OpCo LLC, OpenAI Global LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4)Motion or Order to File Under Seal: 391 .(Crosby, Ian) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
LETTER MOTION to Compel The New York Times to Produce Kogan documents in its possession, custody or control 390 addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Sarah Salomon dated 01-13-2025. Document filed by OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI LP, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI LLC, OpenAI OpCo LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OAI Corporation, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A – The Timess Responses and Objections to OpenAIs RFPs, # 2 Exhibit B – NYT_00132058 REDACTED, # 3 Exhibit C – NYT_00064854 REDACTED, # 4 Exhibit D – NYT_00201884 REDACTED, # 5 Exhibit E – NYT_00201888 REDACTED, # 6 Exhibit F – 12/23 Frawley Email Correspondence, # 7 Exhibit G – NYT_00156483 REDACTED, # 8 Exhibit H – NYT_00129017 REDACTED, # 9 Exhibit I – NYT_00202159 REDACTED, # 10 Exhibit J – NYT_00480306 REDACTED).(Salomon, Sarah) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
LETTER MOTION to Compel Microsoft to Responses to Document Requests addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Ian Crosby dated January 13, 2025. Document filed by The New York Times Company. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2).(Crosby, Ian) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
LETTER MOTION to Compel The New York Times to Add custodians and expand date ranges 389 addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Michelle S. Ybarra, Elana Nightingale Dawson, and Rose S. Lee dated January 13, 2025. Document filed by OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI LP, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI LLC, OpenAI OpCo LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OAI Corporation, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A – NYT_00042062 REDACTED, # 2 Exhibit B – NYT_00069189 REDACTED, # 3 Exhibit C – NYT_00067235 REDACTED, # 4 Exhibit D – NYT_00092341 REDACTED, # 5 Exhibit E – 12/3/24 Hrg.Tr., # 6 Exhibit F – 12/3/24 Peaslee email, # 7 Exhibit G -1/6/25 Peaslee email, # 8 Exhibit H – NYTs R&O to OAIs RFPs Nos. 37-39 and 133, 166-167, # 9 Exhibit I – NYTs R&O to MSFTs Rog Nos. 6-8, # 10 Exhibit J – 1/3/25 Peaslee email).(Ybarra, Michelle) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
***SELECTED PARTIES*** LETTER MOTION to Compel The New York Times to Produce Kogan documents in its possession, custody or control addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Sarah Salomon dated 01-13-2025. Document filed by All Parties. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A – The Times’s Responses and Objections to OpenAI’s Request for Productions, # 2 Exhibit B – NYT_00132058 SEALED, # 3 Exhibit C -NYT_00064854 SEALED, # 4 Exhibit D – NYT_00201884 SEALED, # 5 Exhibit E – NYT_00201888 SEALED, # 6 Exhibit F – 12/23 Frawley Email Correspondence, # 7 Exhibit G – NYT_00156483 SEALED, # 8 Exhibit H – NYT_00129017 SEALED, # 9 Exhibit I – NYT_00202159 SEALED, # 10 Exhibit J – NYT_00480306 SEALED)Motion or Order to File Under Seal: 390 .(Salomon, Sarah) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
***SELECTED PARTIES*** LETTER MOTION to Compel The New York Times to Add custodians and expand date ranges addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Michelle S. Ybarra, Elana Nightingale Dawson, and Rose S. Lee dated January 13, 2025. Document filed by All Parties. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A – NYT_00042062, # 2 Exhibit B – NYT_00069189, # 3 Exhibit C – NYT_00067235, # 4 Exhibit D – NYT_00092341, # 5 Exhibit E – Hearing Transcript, # 6 Exhibit F – Email Correspondence, # 7 Exhibit G – Email Correspondence, # 8 Exhibit H – Responses and Objections to RFPs, # 9 Exhibit I – Responses and Objections to Rogs, # 10 Exhibit J – Email Correspondence)Motion or Order to File Under Seal: 389 .(Ybarra, Michelle) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
LETTER MOTION to Compel Open AI to Responses to Document Requests addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Ian Crosby dated January 13, 2025. Document filed by The New York Times Company..(Crosby, Ian) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
LETTER MOTION to Compel The Times to Produce Documents Regarding Pricing and Search Engines Access addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Andrew F. Dawson, Elana Nightingale Dawson and Rose S. Lee dated January 13, 2025. Document filed by OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI LP, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI LLC, OpenAI OpCo LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OAI Corporation, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B).(Dawson, Andrew) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
***SELECTED PARTIES*** LETTER MOTION to Compel Microsoft to Over-Use of AEO Designation addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Ian Crosby; Steven Lieberman; and Matt Topic dated January 13, 2024. Document filed by The New York Times Company, Daily News LP, Chicago Tribune Company, LLC, Orlando Sentinel Communications Company, LLC, Sun-sentinel Company, LLC, San Jose Mercury-News, LLC, DP Media Network, LLC, ORB Publishing, LLC, Northwest Publications, LLC, The Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5)Filed In Associated Cases: 1:23-cv-11195-SHS-OTW, 1:24-cv-03285-SHS-OTW, 1:24-cv-04872-SHS-OTWMotion or Order to File Under Seal: 385 .(Crosby, Ian) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
LETTER MOTION to Compel The New York Times to Answer RFAs addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Sarah Salomon dated 01-13-2025. Document filed by OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI LP, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI LLC, OpenAI OpCo LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OAI Corporation, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A – The Times’s Responses and Objections to OpenAI’s Request for Admissions, # 2 Exhibit B – 1/8 Muttalib Email Correspondence, # 3 Exhibit C – OpenAI’s Request for Admissions, # 4 Exhibit D – The Times’s Request for Productions to OpenAI).(Salomon, Sarah) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
JOINT LETTER addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Annette L. Hurst and R. Jamie Slaughter dated 1/13/2025 re: Joint Letter Brief in Support of Defendants Deposition Coordination Proposal. Document filed by OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI, LLC, Microsoft Corporation, OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI LP, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI LLC, OpenAI OpCo LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OpenAI OpCo, L.L.C., OpenAI Global, L.L.C., Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Deposition Coordination Proposal), # 2 Exhibit 2 (Proposed Order re Deposition Coordination Proposal))Filed In Associated Cases: 1:23-cv-11195-SHS-OTW, 1:24-cv-03285-SHS-OTW, 1:24-cv-04872-SHS-OTW.(Hurst, Annette) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
***SELECTED PARTIES*** LETTER MOTION to Compel Microsoft to Search Terms addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Ian Crosby; Steven Lieberman; Matt Topic dated January 13, 2024. Document filed by The New York Times Company, Daily News LP, Chicago Tribune Company, LLC, Orlando Sentinel Communications Company, LLC, Sun-sentinel Company, LLC, San Jose Mercury-News, LLC, DP Media Network, LLC, ORB Publishing, LLC, Northwest Publications, LLC, The Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)Filed In Associated Cases: 1:23-cv-11195-SHS-OTW, 1:24-cv-03285-SHS-OTW, 1:24-cv-04872-SHS-OTWMotion or Order to File Under Seal: 380 .(Crosby, Ian) (Entered: 01/13/2025)
LETTER MOTION to Compel OpenAI to To preserve output log data on a going-forward basis addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Steven Lieberman and Ian Crosby dated January 13, 2025. Document filed by The New York Times Company. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of J. Maisel, # 2 Exhibit 1 – January 23, 2023 NYT Preservation Letter to OpenAI, # 3 Exhibit 2 – February 29, 2024, letter on behalf of OpenAI from Joseph C. Gratz to counsel for The Times, # 4 Exhibit 3 – March 5, 2024, email on behalf of The Times from Ian B. Crosby to counsel for OpenAI, # 5 Exhibit 4 – Daily News Plaintiffs First Set of Requests for Production to OpenAI, # 6 Exhibit 5 – The Timess Second Set of Requests for Production to OpenAI, # 7 Exhibit 6 – Daily News Plaintiffs Request for Inspection to OpenAI, # 8 Exhibit 7 – The Timess Request for Inspection to OpenAI, # 9 Exhibit 8 – OpenAIs Responses and Objections to the Daily News Plaintiffs First Set of Requests for Production, # 10 Exhibit 9 – OpenAIs Responses and Objections to The Timess Second Set of Requests for Production, # 11 Exhibit 10 – OpenAIs Responses and Objections to the Daily News Plaintiffs Request for Inspection, # 12 Exhibit 11 – OpenAIs Responses and Objections to The Timess Request for Inspection, # 13 Exhibit 12 – November 15, 2024, letter on behalf of OpenAI from Carolyn Homer to Jennifer Maisel, counsel for Daily News Plaintiffs, # 14 Exhibit 13 – December 10, 2024, letter on behalf of News Plaintiffs from Jennifer Maisel to Carolyn Homer, counsel for OpenAI, # 15 Exhibit 14 – January 9, 2025, email chain between counsel for News Plaintiffs and counsel for OpenAI).(Lieberman, Steven) (Entered: 01/13/2025)