Silverman v. OpenAI, Inc. — Entry #69: Order as Modified by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting (60) Stipulation Consolidating Cases in case 3:23-cv-03223-AMO
Case: Silverman v. OpenAI, Inc. cand · 3:23-cv-03416
filed July 07, 2023
What this document is
Docket entry #69 · filed February 16, 2024
Order as Modified by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting (60) Stipulation Consolidating Cases in case 3:23-cv-03223-AMO. Associated Cases: 3:23-cv-03223-AMO, 3:23-cv-03416-AMO, 3:23-cv-04625-AMO(ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/16/2024) (Entered: 02/16/2024)
Who is involved
- Christopher Golden
- OpenAI GP, L.L.C.
- OpenAI OpCo, L.L.C.
- OpenAI Startup Fund GP I, L.L.C.
- OpenAI Startup Fund I, L.P.
- OpenAI Startup Fund Management, LLC
- OpenAI, Inc.
- OpenAI, L.P.
- Richard Kadrey
- Sarah Silverman
Why we have it
We follow this case because it names a company we track, although that company is not a party:
- Nebius: its former name “Yandex N.V.” appears in a filing in this case.
…Inc. v. Yandex N.V., 962 F. Supp. 2d 1146, 1158 (N.D. Cal. 2013)…
A free copy from the RECAP archive of federal court filings (mirrored at the Internet Archive), retrieved November 10, 2026. Federal court filings are public records.
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Case 3:23-cv-03416-AMO Document 69 Filed 02/16/24 Page 1 of 6
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
12 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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14 Paul Tremblay, Case No. 3:23-cv-03223-AMO
Individual and Representative Plaintiff, STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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CONSOLIDATING CASES
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Judge: Araceli Martinez-Olguin
OpenAI, Inc., et al., Complaint Filed: June 28, 2023
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Defendants. Trial Date: n/a
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Sarah Silverman, et al., Case No. 4:23-cv-03416-AMO
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Individual and Representative Plaintiffs, RELATED CASE
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v. Judge: Araceli Martinez-Olguin
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OpenAI, Inc., et al.,
Trial Date: n/a
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Defendants.
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24 Michael Chabon, et al., Case No. 4:23-cv-04625-AMO
25 Individual and Representative Plaintiffs, RELATED CASE
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Judge: Araceli Martinez-Olguin
27 OpenAI, Inc., et al., Complaint Filed: Sept. 8, 2023
Trial Date: n/a
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Case No. 3:23-cv-03223-AMO
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1 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a) and Local Rule 3-12(a), Plaintiffs Paul
2 Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Christopher Golden, Richard Kadrey, Michael Chabon, Ta-Nehisi Coates,
3 Junot Diaz, Andrew Sean Greer, David Henry Hwang, Matthew Klam, Laura Lippman, Rachel Louise
4 Snyder, Ayelet Waldman, and Jacqueline Woodson and Defendants OpenAI, Inc.; OpenAI, L.P.;
5 OpenAI OpCo, L.L.C.; OpenAI GP, L.L.C.; OpenAI Startup Fund GP I, L.L.C.; OpenAI Startup Fund
6 I, L.P.; and OpenAI Startup Fund Management, LLC jointly request that the above-captioned actions
7 (the “Actions”) be related and consolidated for all pretrial and trial proceedings. The parties, by and
8 through their undersigned counsel, stipulate as follows:
9 WHEREAS, on June 28, 2023, Plaintiff Paul Tremblay1 filed a Complaint (ECF No. 1) against
10 Defendants OpenAI, Inc.; OpenAI, L.P.; OpenAI OpCo, L.L.C.; OpenAI GP, L.L.C.; OpenAI Startup
11 Fund GP I, L.L.C.; OpenAI Startup Fund I, L.P.; and OpenAI Startup Fund Management, LLC 2 in
12 Tremblay, et al. v. OpenAI, Inc., et al., No. 3:23-cv-03223-AMO (N.D. Cal. June 28, 2023) (the
13 “Tremblay Action”);
14 WHEREAS, on July 7, 2023, Plaintiffs Sarah Silverman, Christopher Golden, and Richard
15 Kadrey3 filed a Complaint (ECF No. 1) against Defendants in Silverman, et al v. OpenAI, Inc, et al.,
16 No. 4:23-cv-03416-AMO (N.D. Cal. July 7, 2023) (the “Silverman Action”);
17 WHEREAS, on July 19, 2023, Plaintiffs filed an Administrative Motion to Consider Whether
18 Cases Should Be Related regarding the Tremblay Action and Silverman Action (Tremblay Action, ECF
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20 WHEREAS, on July 28, 2023, this Court granted the motion and ordered the Clerk to relate the
21 later-filed Silverman Action to the Tremblay Action (Tremblay Action, ECF No. 26);
22 WHEREAS, on September 8, 2023, Plaintiffs Michael Chabon, David Henry Hwang, Matthew
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On August 11, 2023, a former Plaintiff in this action—Mona Awad—voluntarily dismissed her
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L.L.C.; OpenAI Startup Fund I, L.P.; and OpenAI Startup Fund Management, LLC are collectively
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referred to as “Plaintiffs.”
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1 Klam, Rachel Louise Snyder, and Ayelet Waldman filed a Complaint against Defendants in Chabon, et
2 al. v. OpenAI, Inc, et al., Case No. 4:23-cv-04625-PHK (N.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2023) (“Chabon Action”);
3 WHEREAS, on September 20, 2023, Plaintiffs filed an Administrative Motion to Consider
4 Whether Cases Should Be Related seeking to relate the Chabon Action to the Tremblay Action (ECF
5 No. 46);
6 WHEREAS, on October 5, 2023, an amended complaint was filed in the Chabon Action (ECF
7 No. 11);
8 WHEREAS, on October 10, 2023, this Court granted the motion and ordered the Clerk to
9 relate the Chabon Action to the Tremblay Action (Tremblay Action, ECF No. 53; Chabon Action, ECF
10 No. 17);
11 WHEREAS, the Tremblay Action, the Silverman Action, and the Chabon Action (collectively,
12 the “Related Actions”) all bring putative class action claims regarding ChatGPT and allege the same
13 causes of action against the same Defendants;
14 WHEREAS, the parties agree that consolidation of the Actions will advance the just and
15 efficient progress of this litigation, reduce case duplication, conserve Court time and resources, avoid
16 the need to contact parties and witnesses for multiple proceedings, and minimize the expenditure of
17 time and money for all parties involved. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a);
18 WHEREAS, by stipulating to consolidation of the Related Actions, Defendants do not concede
19 the truth of any of Plaintiffs’ allegations or that certification of the putative classes is proper under
20 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 and specifically reserves its right to oppose class certification on
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22 WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred and agreed to the terms of the [Proposed]
23 Pretrial Order No. 1 filed herewith;
24 NOW THEREFORE, the parties, through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate and
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26 1. The Tremblay Action, the Silverman Action, and the Chabon Action shall be
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1 2. Following the ruling on Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss (Tremblay Action, ECF
2 No. 33; Silverman Action, ECF No. 32), Plaintiffs will file a consolidated complaint, by March
3 13, 2024. See ECF 104.
4 3. The Chabon Action shall be stayed pending consolidation. Defendants need not
5 respond to the Chabon Complaint until Plaintiffs have filed a consolidated complaint.
6 4. The Court shall enter the [Proposed] Pretrial Order No. 1 filed herewith.
7 IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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Dated: October 26, 2023 By: /s/ Joseph R. Saveri
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Joseph R. Saveri
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11 Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064)
Cadio Zirpoli (State Bar No. 179108)
12 Christopher K.L. Young (State Bar No. 318371)
Kathleen J. McMahon (State Bar No. 340007)
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JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, LLP
14 601 California Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco, California 94108
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Email: jsaveri@saverilawfirm.com
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cyoung@saverilawfirm.com
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kmcmahon@saverilawfirm.com
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Matthew Butterick (State Bar No. 250953)
20 1920 Hillhurst Avenue, #406
21 Los Angeles, CA 90027
Telephone: (323) 968-2632
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Email: mb@buttericklaw.com
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Dated: October 26, 2023 By: /s/ Daniel J. Muller
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3 Daniel J. Muller (State Bar No. 193396)
VENTURA HERSYE & MULLER, LLP
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1506 Hamilton Avenue
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Telephone: (408) 512-3022
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8 /s/ Bryan L. Clobes
Bryan L. Clobes (admitted pro hac vice)
9 CAFFERTY CLOBES MERIWETHER
& SPRENGEL LLP
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205 N. Monroe Street
11 Media, PA 19063
Telephone: (215) 864-2800
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13 Alexander J. Sweatman (pro hac vice anticipated)
14 CAFFERTY CLOBES MERIWETHER
& SPRENGEL LLP
15 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3210
Chicago, IL 60603
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asweatman@caffertyclobes.com
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By: Joesph C. Gratz
2 Joseph C. Gratz
3 Joseph C. Gratz (State Bar No. 240676)
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
4 425 Market Street
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Telephone: 415-268-7000
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Email: jgratz@mofo.com
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Counsel for OpenAI, Inc.; OpenAI, L.P.; OpenAI GP,
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Honorable Araceli Martínez-Olguín
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