Judge Chhabria was assigned the Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic omnibus lawsuit. But it could be subject to a motion to relate the case to the similar Cambronne v. Anthropic, filed by the same law firm.
Yet there’s a tantalizing possibility that both omnibus copyright suits are severed into 8 separate lawsuits for a total of 16 suits. That would then require reassignment of the 16 suits probably to 8 different judges (with each defendant having 2 different lawsuits against it).
Here’s the order of assignment:
“REASSIGNED CASE – NOTICE OF NEW HEARING DATE: You are notified that the Court has scheduled an Initial Case Management Conference before Judge Vince Chhabria upon reassignment. For a copy of Judge Chhabria’s Standing Order and other information, please refer to the Court’s website at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov. Joint Case Management Statement due by 6/22/2026.
Initial Case Management Conference set for 6/26/2026 at 10:00 AM by Videoconference Only. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/vc Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. One list of names of all counsel appearing for all parties must be sent in one email to the CRD at vccrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than Monday, June 22, 2026, by no later than 12:00PM.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.Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://cand.uscourts.gov/judges/remote-access-court-proceedings/participating-court-proceedings-zoo.