Andersen et al v. Stability AI Ltd. et al

Filing 138

ORDER CHANGING TIME FOR DEVIANTART'S 136 MOTION TO RENEW ITS SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE granting 137 STIPULATION. Response due by 1/10/2024. Reply due by 1/17/2024. Motion Hearing reset for 2/7/2024 02:00 PM via Videoconference. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 1/2/2024. (jmd, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/2/2024)

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Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064)
Cadio Zirpoli (State Bar No. 179108)
Christopher K.L. Young (State Bar No. 318371)
Elissa A. Buchanan (State Bar No. 249996)
Travis Manfredi (State Bar No. 281779)
Holden J. Benon (State Bar No. 325847)
JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, LLP
601 California Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco, California 94108
Telephone:
[phone]
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Counsel for Individual and Representative
Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class
[Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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SARAH ANDERSEN, KELLY MCKERNAN,
KARLA ORTIZ, H. SOUTHWORTH PKA
HAWKE SOUTHWORTH, GRZEGORZ
RUTKOWSKI, GREGORY MANCHESS,
GERALD BROM, JINGNA ZHANG, JULIA
KAYE, ADAM ELLIS,
Individual and Representative
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 3:23-cv-00201-WHO
JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER CHANGING TIME
FOR DEVIANTART’S MOTION TO
RENEW ITS SPECIAL MOTION TO
STRIKE

v.
STABILITY AI LTD., STABILITY AI, INC.,
DEVIANTART, INC., MIDJOURNEY, INC.,
RUNWAY AI, INC.,
Defendants.

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JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CHANGING TIME FOR DEVIANTART’S MOTION TO
RENEW ITS SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2(a), the undersigned Parties to the above-captioned action, by
and through their respective undersigned counsel, hereby agree and stipulate as follows:
WHEREAS, on November 29, 2023, Plaintiffs Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, Karla Ortiz,

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H. Southworth Pka Hawke Southworth, Grzegorz Rutkowski, Gregory Manchess, Gerald Brom,

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Jingna Zhang, Julia Kaye, and Adam Ellis filed a First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 129);
WHEREAS, on December 20, 2023, DeviantArt, Inc. (“DeviantArt”) filed a Motion to Renew

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its Special Motion to Strike Under California Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (“Motion”)

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(ECF No. 136);
WHEREAS, at present, the briefing schedule for responding to the Motion requires

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Oppositions to be due by January 3, 2024; Replies due by January 10, 2024; and Motion Hearing set

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for January 24, 2024;
WHEREAS, due to the intervening holidays and office closures, the Parties agreed to extend

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dates to respond by one week (seven days): Plaintiffs’ deadline to respond to the Motion shall be

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January 10, 2024; DeviantArt’s deadline to file a reply brief in support of the Motion shall be January

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17, 2024; a hearing on the Motion shall be held on February 7, 2024 (or the next earliest date

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convenient for the Court and Parties) (Declaration of Christopher K.L. Young (“Young Decl.”), ¶ 2.);

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and

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WHEREAS, the requested time modification will not have any material impact on the schedule
for the Action (Young Decl., ¶ 4);
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Plaintiffs and Defendant

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DeviantArt, as represented by their undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the court, that the

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briefing schedule for DeviantArt’s Motion is revised as follows:

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1. The deadline for Oppositions to the Motion shall be extended to January 10, 2024.

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2. Replies to the Motion shall be due on January 17, 2024.

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3. A hearing on the Motion shall be held on February 7, 2024 (or the next earliest date

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convenient for the Court and Parties).

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JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CHANGING TIME FOR DEVIANTART’S MOTION
TO RENEW ITS SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE

[PROPOSED] ORDER

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The above Stipulation of the Parties is hereby approved. It is HEREBY ORDERED that the

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briefing schedule for DeviantArt’s Motion to Renew its Special Motion to Strike Under California

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Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (ECF No. 136; the “Motion”) is revised as follows:

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January 10, 2024 for Oppositions to the Motion

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January 17, 2024 for Replies to the Motion

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February 7, 2024 for hearing on the Motion

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Dated: January 2, 2024
HON. WILLIAM H. ORRICK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CHANGING TIME FOR DEVIANTART’S MOTION
TO RENEW ITS SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE

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Dated: December 26, 2023

/s/ Christopher K.L. Young
Christopher K.L. Young
Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064)
Cadio Zirpoli (State Bar No. 179108)
Christopher K.L. Young (State Bar No. 318371)
Elissa A. Buchanan (State Bar No. 249996)
Travis Manfredi (State Bar No. 281779)
Holden J. Benon (State Bar No. 325847)
JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, LLP
601 California Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco, California 94108
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Matthew Butterick (State Bar No. 250953)
1920 Hillhurst Avenue, #406
Los Angeles, CA 90027
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[phone]
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Brian D. Clark (pro hac vice)
Laura M. Matson (pro hac vice)
Arielle S. Wagner (pro hac vice)
Eura Chang (pro hac vice)
LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN P.L.L.P.
100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email:
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Counsel for Individual and Representative
Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class

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JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CHANGING TIME FOR DEVIANTART’S MOTION
TO RENEW ITS SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE

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Dated: December 26, 2023

/s/ Brittany N. Lovejoy
Brittany N. Lovejoy
Andrew M. Gass (SBN 259694)
Michael H. Rubin (SBN 214636)
Brittany N. Lovejoy (SBN 286813)
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, California 94111-6538
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Defendant DeviantArt, Inc.

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JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CHANGING TIME FOR DEVIANTART’S MOTION
TO RENEW ITS SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(h)(3), I attest under penalty of perjury that concurrence in the filing

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of this document has been obtained from any other signatory to this document.

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Dated: January 2, 2024

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By:

/s/ Christopher K.L. Young
Christopher K.L. Young

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JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CHANGING TIME FOR DEVIANTART’S MOTION
TO RENEW ITS SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE