Order | Filed: September 03, 2026
| Entered: September 03, 2026
In Re: OpenAI, Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation
Copyright | New York Southern
Stipulation and Order ~Util - Set Deadlines
STIPULATED OMNIBUS SEALING ORDER FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DAUBERT BRIEFING: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that sealing issues relating to summary judgment and Daubert briefing will be handled as follows: 1. The Parties may provisionally seal portions of briefing and exhibits (including expert reports and declarations) relating to Daubert briefing that contain or refer to material produced in this case that is designated Protected Discovery Material. 2. The Parties may provisionally seal exhibits ( or portions thereof) relating to summary judgment briefing (including expert reports and declarations) that contain or refer to material produced in this case that is designated Protected Discovery Material. 3. For the material addressed in paragraphs 1 and 2 above (the "Provisionally Sealed Material"), the Parties are relieved from the requirement set forth in paragraph 5(8) of Judge Stein's Individual Practices to file a motion to seal contemporaneously with the sealed filings, and the Parties and third parties are relieved from the requirement to, within five business days, file a statement of the reasons that the Provisionally Sealed Material should be sealed as required under paragraph 34 of the Stipulated Protective Order (Dkt, 367). For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph does not apply to summary judgment briefs and Rule 56.1 statements, which are addressed separately below in paragraph 9. 4. Any Party that files a third party's material provisionally under seal shall within three (3) business days of such filing serve on the third party a copy of this Order as well as a copy of the filing with the third party 's material unredacted. 5. By January 13, 2027, any Party or third-party who contends its Provisionally Sealed Material warrant sealing under the applicable legal standard shall file an omnibus motion to seal and proposed order seeking to seal such material. The motion and proposed order shall conform to the requirements set forth in paragraph 5(8) of Judge Stein's Individual Practices. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph does not apply to summary judgment briefs and Rule 56.1 statements, which are addressed separately below in paragraph 9. 6. For the convenience of third parties, nothing in Paragraph 5 prevents a Party from including a third party's request to seal with its omnibus motion to seal. 7. Any response to any omnibus motion to seal shall be filed by January 20, 2027. 8. By January 27, 2027, the Parties must publicly file any Provisionally Sealed Material that no Party or third party moved to seal by January 13, 2027. 9. The following sealing procedures apply to the parties ' summary judgment briefs and Rule 56.1 statements. For the avoidance of doubt, these below procedures do not apply to exhibits (including declarations and expert reports) filed with summary judgment briefs. Exhibits filed with summary judgment briefs are covered by the procedures described above in paragraphs 3 to 8. The below procedures only apply to summary judgment briefs and Rule 56.1 statements. i. For any Party that files a summary judgment motion, that Party must by September 4, 2026 file a motion to seal any portion of its brief and Rule 56.1 statement that contains its own Protected Discovery Material which the Party wishes to keep sealed. ii. By September 14, 2026, each Party or third party must file a statement in support of any request to maintain under seal portions of another Party's summary judgment brief or Rule 56.1 statement. iii. By September 17, 2026, the Parties must publicly re-file their respective summary judgment briefs and Rule 56.1 statements, leaving unredacted all portions that no Party or third party has sought to seal. iv. For oppositions to summary judgment motions, each Party must by October 9, 2026 file a motion to seal any portion of its opposition brief and responsive Rule 56.1 statement that contains its own Protected Discovery Material which the Party wishes to keep sealed. v. By October 14, 2026, each Party or third party must file a statement in support of any request to maintain under seal portions of another Party's summary judgment opposition brief or responsive Rule 56.1 statement. vi. By October 15, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET, the Parties must publicly re-file their respective summary judgment opposition briefs and responsive Rule 56.1 statements, leaving unredacted all portions that no Party or third party has sought to seal. vii. For reply briefs in support of summary judgment motions, each Party must by November 6, 2026 file a motion to seal any portion of its reply brief that contains its own Protected Discovery Material which the Party wishes to keep sealed. viii. By November 16, 2026, each Party or third party must file a statement in support of any request to maintain under seal portions of another Party's summary judgment reply brief. ix. By November 19, 2026, the Parties must re-file their respective summary judgment reply briefs, leaving unredacted all p... (truncated)
Order | Filed: September 03, 2026
| Entered: September 03, 2026
Daily News LP et al v. Microsoft Corporation et al
Copyright | New York Southern
Stipulation and Order ~Util - Set Deadlines
STIPULATED OMNIBUS SEALING ORDER FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DAUBERT BRIEFING: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that sealing issues relating to summary judgment and Daubert briefing will be handled as follows: 1. The Parties may provisionally seal portions of briefing and exhibits (including expert reports and declarations) relating to Daubert briefing that contain or refer to material produced in this case that is designated Protected Discovery Material. 2. The Parties may provisionally seal exhibits ( or portions thereof) relating to summary judgment briefing (including expert reports and declarations) that contain or refer to material produced in this case that is designated Protected Discovery Material. 3. For the material addressed in paragraphs 1 and 2 above (the "Provisionally Sealed Material"), the Parties are relieved from the requirement set forth in paragraph 5(8) of Judge Stein's Individual Practices to file a motion to seal contemporaneously with the sealed filings, and the Parties and third parties are relieved from the requirement to, within five business days, file a statement of the reasons that the Provisionally Sealed Material should be sealed as required under paragraph 34 of the Stipulated Protective Order (Dkt, 367). For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph does not apply to summary judgment briefs and Rule 56.1 statements, which are addressed separately below in paragraph 9. 4. Any Party that files a third party's material provisionally under seal shall within three (3) business days of such filing serve on the third party a copy of this Order as well as a copy of the filing with the third party 's material unredacted. 5. By January 13, 2027, any Party or third-party who contends its Provisionally Sealed Material warrant sealing under the applicable legal standard shall file an omnibus motion to seal and proposed order seeking to seal such material. The motion and proposed order shall conform to the requirements set forth in paragraph 5(8) of Judge Stein's Individual Practices. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph does not apply to summary judgment briefs and Rule 56.1 statements, which are addressed separately below in paragraph 9. 6. For the convenience of third parties, nothing in Paragraph 5 prevents a Party from including a third party's request to seal with its omnibus motion to seal. 7. Any response to any omnibus motion to seal shall be filed by January 20, 2027. 8. By January 27, 2027, the Parties must publicly file any Provisionally Sealed Material that no Party or third party moved to seal by January 13, 2027. 9. The following sealing procedures apply to the parties ' summary judgment briefs and Rule 56.1 statements. For the avoidance of doubt, these below procedures do not apply to exhibits (including declarations and expert reports) filed with summary judgment briefs. Exhibits filed with summary judgment briefs are covered by the procedures described above in paragraphs 3 to 8. The below procedures only apply to summary judgment briefs and Rule 56.1 statements. i. For any Party that files a summary judgment motion, that Party must by September 4, 2026 file a motion to seal any portion of its brief and Rule 56.1 statement that contains its own Protected Discovery Material which the Party wishes to keep sealed. ii. By September 14, 2026, each Party or third party must file a statement in support of any request to maintain under seal portions of another Party's summary judgment brief or Rule 56.1 statement. iii. By September 17, 2026, the Parties must publicly re-file their respective summary judgment briefs and Rule 56.1 statements, leaving unredacted all portions that no Party or third party has sought to seal. iv. For oppositions to summary judgment motions, each Party must by October 9, 2026 file a motion to seal any portion of its opposition brief and responsive Rule 56.1 statement that contains its own Protected Discovery Material which the Party wishes to keep sealed. v. By October 14, 2026, each Party or third party must file a statement in support of any request to maintain under seal portions of another Party's summary judgment opposition brief or responsive Rule 56.1 statement. vi. By October 15, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET, the Parties must publicly re-file their respective summary judgment opposition briefs and responsive Rule 56.1 statements, leaving unredacted all portions that no Party or third party has sought to seal. vii. For reply briefs in support of summary judgment motions, each Party must by November 6, 2026 file a motion to seal any portion of its reply brief that contains its own Protected Discovery Material which the Party wishes to keep sealed. viii. By November 16, 2026, each Party or third party must file a statement in support of any request to maintain under seal portions of another Party's summary judgment reply brief. ix. By November 19, 2026, the Parties must re-file their respective summary judgment reply briefs, leaving unredacted all p... (truncated)