Goddard v. Anthropic PBC et al

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United States District Court
Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
THOMAS JOSEPH GODDARD,
Plaintiff,
v.
ANTHROPIC PBC, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 3:26-cv-01044-CRB
ORDER OF RECUSAL
Re: Dkt. Nos. 18, 19
TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
I, the undersigned judge of the court, finding myself disqualified in the above-entitled
action, hereby recuse myself from this case and request that the case be reassigned pursuant to the
Assignment Plan.
All pending dates of motions, pretrial conferences and trial are hereby vacated and will be
reset by the newly assigned judge.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 20, 2026
______________________________________
CHARLES R. BREYER
United States District Judge
Case 5:26-cv-01044-BLF Document 25 Filed 02/20/26 Page 1 of 1