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Category: Kadrey v. Meta

Kadrey asks Judge Chhabria to certify for interlocutory appeal to 9th Circuit the Judge’s 2025 summary judgment re: Meta’s downloading from shadow libraries for the purpose of AI training

As they indicated at a recent hearing, the Kadrey plaintiffs are asking Judge Chhabria to certify a part of his June 2025 partial summary judgment order. At the hearing, Judge Chhabria said they can file a motion and he’d consider it, but cautioned that the 9th Circuit seldom grants interlocutory appeal. Kadrey presents this question…
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Magistrate Judge Hixson orders parties to produce binders of relevant evidence re: crime fraud exception

Magistrate Judge Hixson ordered the parties in Kadrey v. Meta to submit binders with tabs of the relevant evidence related to Kadrey’s latest motion to obtain discovery of attorney-client communications it argues fall within the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege. Judge Chhabria denied a prior request related to obtain different communications.
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Parties in cluster of Kadrey v. Meta-related cases filed case management statements

The parties in the cluster of cases involving Kadrey v. Meta or ones consolidated with or related to that case have filed their respective Joint Case Management Statements. Kadrey is a proposed class action. The others are not. They have attempted to align their Scheduling Orders. Kadrey: Entrepreneur Media: DOWNLOAD THE JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENTS
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Recently filed lawsuits by Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Meta, Carreyrou v. Meta, and Cognella v. Meta, all filed by same law firm, now related to Kadrey v. Meta

Judge Chhabria just granted pending motions to relate, to Kadrey v. Meta, the following cases: Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Meta, Carreyrou v. Meta, and Cognella Inc. v. Meta, all filed by the same law firms of Stris & Maher and Freedman Norman Friedland LLP. The latter 3 cases all involve book authors and…
Read more: Recently filed lawsuits by Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Meta, Carreyrou v. Meta, and Cognella v. Meta, all filed by same law firm, now related to Kadrey v. Meta
Meta asks Judge Chhabria to relate Cambronne (aka Carreyrou) v. Meta

Meta is seeking directly from Judge Chhabria the designation of Cambronne Inc. v. Meta as related to Kadrey v. Meta. Meta and Cambronne originally asked Judge Pitts to invite such consideration from Judge Chhabria, but Judge Pitts scratched out that idea in a joint stipulation of the parties. Unclear if that was simply as a…
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Judge Chhabria denies Meta’s motion to dismiss Entrepreneur Media’s contributory infringement claim. But opinion fails to cite Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications

Judge Chhabria denied Meta’s motion to dismiss Entrepreneur Media’s contributory infringement claim and DMCA 1202(b)(1) claim. The intriguing part is that Judge Chhabria’s opinion fails to cite or discuss the Supreme Court’s recent clarification of contributory infringement in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment. Here’s the part of the Supreme Court’s opinion that is key:…
Read more: Judge Chhabria denies Meta’s motion to dismiss Entrepreneur Media’s contributory infringement claim. But opinion fails to cite Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications
Kadrey v. Meta gets scheduling order. Summary judgment motion hearing for distribution claim won’t be heard until Feb. 25, 2027

The second phase of the Kadrey v. Meta case just received a scheduling order. The hearing on summary judgment motions related to the additional claims related to Meta’s torrenting of books won’t be heard until Feb. 25, 2027! The first summary judgment motion in the first phase of the case was decided back on Jun.…
Read more: Kadrey v. Meta gets scheduling order. Summary judgment motion hearing for distribution claim won’t be heard until Feb. 25, 2027
Judge Chhabria grants Kadrey’s request to file 4th Amended Complaint to add contributory infringement claim related to torrenting. But Judge strongly rebukes Kadrey’s lawyers for “pattern” of blaming Meta for their own failures in litigating case

Judge Vince Chhabria did not hold back his displeasure at the plaintiffs’ lawyers for book author Kadrey in the copyright suit against Meta. In one of the more sternly worded judicial decision you will read, Judge Chhabria said that Kadrey’s lawyers from Boies Schiller could have filed their requested contributory infringement claim related to Meta’s…
Read more: Judge Chhabria grants Kadrey’s request to file 4th Amended Complaint to add contributory infringement claim related to torrenting. But Judge strongly rebukes Kadrey’s lawyers for “pattern” of blaming Meta for their own failures in litigating case
Kadrey, Meta dispute attorney-client communications related to torrenting again

Book author Kadrey and Meta have filed a discovery dispute letter related to attorney-client communications with a Meta employee. Excerpt:
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Kadrey asks Judge Chhabria not to stay case as Meta seeks but to allow Kadrey to file 4th amended Complaint

In its reply filed last week, Kadrey book authors have asked Judge Chhabria not to stay their case filed against Meta but to allow the book authors to file a Fourth Amended Complaint. Excerpt: You can read Meta’s prior brief here: DOWNLOAD KADREY’S REPLY
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