In re Salesforce LLM Copyright Infringement Litigation

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Case No. 25-cv-08862-CRB
Case No. 25-cv-09560-CRB
STIPULATION REGARDING CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT, ADR CERTIFICATION, AND CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER
Joseph R. Saveri (SBN 130064)
Christopher K.L. Young (SBN 318371)
William W. Castillo Guardado (SBN 294159)
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
cyoung@saverilawfirm.com
wcastillo@saverilawfirm.com
Attorneys for Individual and Representative Plaintiffs
E. Molly Tanzer and Jennifer Gilmore
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
E. MOLLY TANZER, an individual; and
JENNIFER GILMORE, an individual.
Individual and Representative Plaintiffs,
v.
SALESFORCE, INC.
Defendant.
Case No. 25-cv-08862-CRB
STIPULATION REGARDING
CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT, ADR
CERTIFICATION, AND CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE;
[PROPOSED] ORDER
TASHA ALEXANDER, an Individual on
Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly
Situated,
Plaintiff,
v.
SALESFORCE, INC.
Defendant.
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STIPULATION REGARDING CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT, ADR CERTIFICATION, AND CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER
STIPULATION
Pursuant to Rule 6-1(b) of the Local Rules of the United States District Court, Northern District of
California and Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs E. Molly Tanzer and Jennifer
Gilmore, in Tanzer, et al. v. Salesforce, Inc., No. 3:25-cv-08862-CRB (N.D. Cal.) (the “Tanzer Action”),
Plaintiff Tasha Alexander, in Alexander v. Salesforce, Inc., No. 5:25-cv-09560-VKD (N.D. Cal.) (the
“Alexander Action”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), and Defendant Salesforce, Inc. (collectively, the
“Parties”), by and through their respective counsel of record, jointly request that the above-captioned
actions (the “Actions”) be consolidated, that the Plaintiffs be permitted to file a Consolidated Complaint
on or before January 20, 2026, and that certain case management deadlines be accordingly updated,
subject to the Court’s approval.
WHEREAS, the Tanzer Action was filed on October 15, 2025, and the Alexander Action was filed
on November 5, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2025, the Court issued an Order in the Tanzer Action setting an Initial
Case Management Conference and ADR deadlines. (Dkt. 5); and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2025, the Alexander Plaintiffs filed an administrative motion to
relate the Actions pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-12(a) and 7-11 (Dkt. 8), to which the Tanzer Plaintiffs
stipulated. (Dkt. 8-1); and
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2025, the Court issued an Order in the Alexander Action setting an
Initial Case Management Conference and ADR deadlines. (Dkt. 7); and
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2025, the Court ordered the Alexander Action related to the Tanzer
Action. (Dkt. 13); and
WHEREAS, no party has filed a responsive pleading or otherwise responded to a Complaint; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a), the consolidation of the Actions is
appropriate. As indicated in the motion to relate, the Actions are both for a single claim of direct copyright
infringement against Salesforce, Inc. and concern the same alleged conduct regarding alleged
unauthorized reproduction of books to train the same large language models. Accordingly, consolidation
will enable a single schedule for the Actions and prevent inefficient duplication of effort; and
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WHEREAS, the current deadline for Salesforce, Inc. to respond to the Complaints in the Tanzer
Action and the Alexander Action is January 20, 2026. (Dkt. 15); and
WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the filing of a single operative Consolidated Complaint and the
adjustment of certain related case management deadlines are necessary to ensure efficient case
management, to eliminate unnecessary duplication of efforts, and in the interests of justice.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to Court approval, as follows:
1. 	The Parties stipulate, subject to the Court’s approval, that the Actions be consolidated for all
purposes pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42.
2. 	Defendant’s current deadlines to respond to the Complaints in the Tanzer Action and the
Alexander Action, respectively, are vacated.
3. 	Plaintiffs shall file a Consolidated Complaint due no later than January 20, 2026.
4. 	Defendant shall file a response to the Complaint no later than 30 days after the filing of the
Consolidated Complaint.
5. 	If Defendant moves to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint, Plaintiffs shall respond to the
motion to dismiss 45 days thereafter, and Defendant shall file their reply brief, if any, 30 days thereafter.
6. 	The Parties shall meet and confer pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) on or
before February 3, 2026.
7. 	The January 9, 2026 deadline in the Tanzer action and the February 3, 2026 deadline in the
Alexander action for the Parties to make Initial Disclosures pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
26(a)(1) are vacated. The Parties shall make initial disclosures no later than February 17, 2026.
8. 	The Initial Case Management Conferences in the Tanzer and Alexander actions shall be
vacated. The Initial Case Management Conference for the consolidated action shall be set for March 20,
2026 at 8:30 a.m. and held by video conference. The deadline to file a Joint Case Management Statement
shall be March 13, 2026.
9. 	The December 26, 2025 deadline in the Tanzer action and the January 20, 2026 deadline in
the Alexander action to file an ADR Certification pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-8(b) are vacated. The
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Parties will file an ADR Certification pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-8(b) no later than 7 days prior to the
Case Management Conference.
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Dated: December 26, 2025
By:
JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM LLP
/s/ Joseph R. Saveri
Joseph R. Saveri (SBN 130064)
Christopher K.L. Young (SBN 318371)
William W. Castillo Guardado (SBN
294159)
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
cyoung@saverilawfirm.com
wcastillo@saverilawfirm.com
Counsel for Individual and Representative
Plaintiffs E. Molly Tanzer and Jennifer
Gilmore
Dated: December 26, 2025
By:
BLEICHMAR FONTI & AULD LLP
/s/ Anne Davis
Lesley Elizabeth Weaver (SBN 191305)
Anne K. Davis (SBN 267090)
Joshua D. Samra (SBN 313050)
Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP
1330 Broadway, Suite 630
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: (415) 797-2617
Email: lweaver@bfalaw.com
adavis@bfalaw.com
jsamra@bfalaw.com
Dated: December 26, 2025
By:
COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY, LLP
/s/ Karin B. Swope
Joseph W. Cotchett, Cal. Bar No. 36324
Brian Danitz, Cal. Bar No. 247403
Gia Jung, Cal. Bar No. 340160
Caroline Yuen, Cal. Bar No. 354388
840 Malcom Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
Tel: 650-697-6000
Fax: 650-697-0577
Email: jcotchett@cpmlegal.com
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bdanitz@cpmlegal.com
gjung@cpmlegal.com
cyuen@cpmlegal.com
Karin B. Swope (pro hac vice to be filed)
Thomas E. Loeser, (SBN 202724)
Andrew Fuller (pro hac vice to be filed)
Jacob M. Alhadeff (pro hac vice to be filed)
1809 7th Ave., Ste. 1610
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: (206) 802-1272
Fax: (206) 299-4184
Email: kswope@cpmlegal.com
tloeser@cpmlegal.com
afuller@cpmlegal.com
jalhadeff@cpmlegal.com
Counsel for Individual and Representative
Plaintiff Tasha Alexander
Dated: December 26, 2025
By:
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
/s/ Joseph Gratz
Joseph Charles Gratz (SBN 240676)
Tiffany Cheung (SBN 211497)
Morrison & Foerster LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 268-7000
Facsimile: (415) 268-7522
Email: jgratz@mofo.com
tcheung@mofo.com
Counsel for Defendant Salesforce, Inc.
GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: ________________ 	___________________________
Hon. Charles R. Breyer
United States District Judge
December 31, 2025
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