Kadrey et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. — Court revokes Boies Schiller’s interim class counsel status and orders class discovery to begin

Case
Kadrey et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date Decided
2026-10-29
Docket No.
3:23-cv-03417-VC
Judge(s)
Vince Chhabria
Topics
Artificial intelligence, copyright litigation, interim class counsel, class discovery, case management, related cases, improper joinder

Disposition Notice

In a text-only minute entry for proceedings held on October 29, 2026, Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California revoked Boies Schiller's status as interim class counsel in Kadrey et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No. 3:23-cv-03417-VC, and stated that the court would revisit the appointment of interim class counsel. The court also directed the Kadrey parties to begin class discovery. The entry does not provide reasons for the revocation or decide the underlying claims. In related proceedings, the court denied without prejudice the Sullivan plaintiffs' motion to appoint interim lead counsel; ordered three additional Meta cases related; issued an order to show cause why five recently filed individual cases should not be dismissed for improper joinder, with responses due December 11, 2026; and permitted Entrepreneur Media and the Three Cs to file amended complaints by November 6, 2026, with initial copies to Meta by November 3, 2026. A further case management conference was set for December 11, 2026, with the case management statement due December 4, 2026.

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