Andersen et al v. Stability AI Ltd. et al

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Case No. 23-cv-00201-WHO (LJC)
STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO FILE
JOINT LETTER BRIEF REGARDING ADDITIONAL MIDJOURNEY CUSTODIANS
[Counsel listed on signature pages]
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
SARAH ANDERSEN, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
STABILITY AI LTD., et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 23-CV-00201-WHO (LJC)
STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING
DEADLINE TO FILE JOINT LETTER
BRIEF REGARDING ADDITIONAL
MIDJOURNEY CUSTODIANS
Dept: 2; 17th Floor
Judge: Hon. William H. Orrick
Date Filed: January 13, 2023
Trial Date: April 5, 2027
Case 3:23-cv-00201-WHO Document 436 Filed 03/06/26 Page 1 of 4

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Case No. 23-cv-00201-WHO (LJC) 1
STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO FILE
JOINT LETTER BRIEF REGARDING ADDITIONAL MIDJOURNEY CUSTODIANS
Pursuant to Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, Plaintiffs Sarah Andersen, Karla Ortiz, Grzegorz Rutkowski,
Gregory Manchess, Gerald Brom, Jingna Zhang, Julia Kaye, and Adam Ellis (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant
Midjourney, Inc. (“Midjourney”) (collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel,
hereby stipulate and request as follows:
WHEREAS the Parties continue to have a dispute about Plaintiffs’ request for additional
Midjourney custodians;
WHEREAS the Parties continue to negotiate in good faith to resolve their dispute regarding
additional Midjourney custodians;
WHEREAS on February 2, 2026, the Court entered an order granting the modification of the case
schedule wherein the Court stated, “If the parties wish to adjust any dates other than the trial date, pretrial
conference or dispositive motion hearing, they may file a stipulation to that effect and the court is likely to
agree to the change(s).” ECF No. 409;
WHEREAS on February 9, 2026, the Court ordered Plaintiffs and Midjourney to “continue their
meet and confer efforts to resolve this issue and, if they are unable to reach a resolution, shall file their
letter brief(s) regarding additional custodians no later than March 5, 2026.” ECF No. 418;
WHEREAS on March 2, 2026, the Parties agreed to extend the deadline to file a joint letter brief
with the Court regarding additional Midjourney custodians until Monday, March 16 in hopes they can
resolve this dispute without Court intervention;
WHEREAS, to date, there have been minimal time modifications in the case by stipulation or Court
order;1 and
WHEREAS, an extension to the deadline to file a JLB regarding custodians would have no effect
on the current schedule for the case;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the Parties,
through their undersigned counsel, that the deadline to file a joint letter brief with the Court regarding
additional Midjourney custodians will be Monday, March 16, 2026.
1 See Dkts. 28 & 29, 39 & 40, 60 & 63, 92 & 95, 137 & 138, 152 & 153, 242 & 243, 254 & 255, 270 &
273, 295 & 296, 310 & 312, 311 & 313, 315 & 317, 399 & 401.
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Case No. 23-cv-00201-WHO (LJC) 2
STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO FILE
JOINT LETTER BRIEF REGARDING ADDITIONAL MIDJOURNEY CUSTODIANS
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 6, 2026 ___________________________________
Honorable Lisa J. Cisneros
United States Magistrate Judge
Dated: March 3, 2026 By: /s/ Joseph R. Saveri
Joseph R. Saveri
Joseph R. Saveri (SBN 130064)
Cadio Zirpoli (SBN 179108)
Christopher K.L. Young (SBN 318371)
Elissa A. Buchanan (SBN 249996)
Evan Creutz (SBN 349728)
Holden Benon (SBN 325847)
Aaron Cera (SBN 351163)
Alexander Zeng (SBN 360220)
JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, LLP
601 California Street, Suite 1505
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: (415) 500-6800
Facsimile: (415) 395-9940
Email: jsaveri@saverilawfirm.com
Email: czirpoli@saverilawfirm.com
Email: cyoung@saverilawfirm.com
Email: ebuchanan@saverilawfirm.com
Email: hbenon@saverilawfirm.com
Email: acera@saverilawfirm.com
Email: azeng@saverilawfirm.com
Matthew Butterick (SBN 250953)
1920 Hillhurst Avenue, 406
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Telephone: (323) 968-2632
Facsimile: (415) 395-9940
Email: mb@buttericklaw.com
Counsel for Individual and Representative Plaintiffs
and the Proposed Class
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Case No. 23-cv-00201-WHO (LJC) 3
STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO FILE
JOINT LETTER BRIEF REGARDING ADDITIONAL MIDJOURNEY CUSTODIANS
Dated: March 3, 2016 By: /s/ Angela L. Dunning
Angela L. Dunning
Angela L. Dunning
Sam Blankenship
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP
1841 Page Mill Road, Suite 250
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1248
Telephone: (650) 815-4131
Email: adunning@cgsh.com
sblankenship@cgsh.com
Arminda B. Bepko
Charity E. Lee
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
Telephone: (212) 225-2517
Email: abepko@cgsh.com
charitylee@cgsh.com
Counsel for Defendant Midjourney, Inc
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