After Judge Beth Labson Freeman recused herself, the Alexander v. Apple case was reassigned to Judge Eumi Lee.
The order reads: “CLERK’S NOTICE RESETTING CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES FOLLOWING REASSIGNMENT. Case Management Statement due by 2/11/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/25/2026 at 01:30 PM before Judge Eumi K. Lee. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom meeting.Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who will be present at the hearing. A list of names and emails must be sent to the CRD at eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than 2/23/2026 at 5:00 PM PST.Civ LR 77-3(d). Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/27/2025) (Entered: 10/27/2025).”
But there’s a good chance this book author lawsuit is deemed a related case to Hendrix v. Apple and gets reassigned to Judge Gonzalez Rogers. The Martinez-Conde suit was already reassigned to her. All 3 cases involve copyright claims based on Apple’s alleged use of Shadow Libraries and pirated copies of books.