Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd. — Entry #778: ORDER by Judge Lisa J
Case: Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd. cand · 3:23-cv-00201
filed January 13, 2023
What this document is
Docket entry #778 · filed October 19, 2026
ORDER by Judge Lisa J. Cisneros granting 777 Stipulation Regarding Resolution of Plaintiffs' Motion for Discovery Sanctions Against DeviantArt. (bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/19/2026) (Entered: 10/19/2026)
Who is involved
- Adam Ellis
- DeviantArt, Inc.
- Gerald Brom
- Getty Images (US), Inc.
- Gregory Manchess
- Grzegorz Rutkowski
- H Southworth
- Jingna Zhang
- Julia Kaye
- Karla Ortiz
- Kelly McKernan
- Midjourney, Inc.
- Runway AI, Inc.
- Sarah Andersen
- Stability AI Ltd.
- Stability AI, Inc.
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.
….............. 7, 8 24 Perfect 10, Inc. v. Yandex N.V., 962 F. Supp. 2d 1146 (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-00201-WHO Document 778 Filed 10/19/26 Page 1 of 6 PageID #:
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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SARAH ANDERSEN, et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-00201-WHO (LJC)
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Plaintiffs, JOINT STIPULATION AND
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v. OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR
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STABILITY AI LTD., et al., DEVIANTART
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Defendants. Judge: Hon. Lisa J. Cisneros
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1 Pursuant to Local Rule 7-12, Plaintiffs Sarah Andersen, Karla Ortiz, Grzegorz Rutkowski,
2 Gregory Manchess, Gerald Brom, Jingna Zhang, Julia Kaye, and Adam Ellis (“Plaintiffs”) and
3 Defendant DeviantArt, Inc. (“DeviantArt”) (collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their
4 respective counsel, hereby stipulate and request as follows:
5 WHEREAS, on September 1, 2026, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Discovery Sanctions
6 Against DeviantArt (ECF No. 730) (the “Motion”), seeking relief related to the costs Plaintiffs
7 incurred to secure the depositions of former DeviantArt employees Nikolay Surovenko and
8 Georgii Trofimov, including through proceedings before this Court and the Supreme Court of
9 British Columbia, as well costs incurred coordinating with British Columbia counsel, taking the
10 depositions of Surovenko and Trofimov, and litigating the Motion (the “Dispute”);
11 WHEREAS, on September 15, 2026, DeviantArt filed its opposition to the Motion (ECF
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13 WHEREAS, on September 22, 2026, Plaintiffs filed their reply in support of the Motion
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15 WHEREAS, on September 29, 2026, DeviantArt filed an Administrative Motion for Leave
16 to File a Sur-Reply Brief responding to Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Motion for Discovery
17 Sanctions Against DeviantArt (ECF No. 768) (the “Administrative Motion”);
18 WHEREAS, on October 13, 2026 the Court granted the Administrative Motion (ECF No.
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20 WHEREAS, the Motion is set for hearing on October 20, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.;
21 WHEREAS, the Parties have resolved the Dispute;
22 NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties, through their undersigned counsel, hereby STIPULATE
23 AND AGREE, and respectfully request that the Court ORDER, as follows:
24 1. The Parties have resolved the Dispute. Plaintiffs withdraw the Motion, and the
25 Parties jointly and respectfully request that the Court terminate the Motion (ECF No. 730) as moot.
26 2. The Parties jointly and respectfully request that the Court vacate the October 20,
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1 IT IS SO STIPULATED.
2 Dated: October 19, 2026 By: /s/ Joseph R. Saveri______________
3 Joseph R. Saveri (SBN 130064)
Cadio Zirpoli (SBN 179108)
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Christopher K.L. Young (SBN 318371)
5 Alexandra Fernandez (SBN 330518)
Louis Andrew Kessler (SBN 243703)
6 Holden Benon (SBN 325847)
Aaron Cera (SBN 351163)
7 Elissa A. Buchanan (SBN 249996)
SAVERI LAW FIRM, LLP
8 550 California Street, Suite 910
San Francisco, California 94104
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Telephone: (415) 500-6800
10 Facsimile: (415) 395-9940
Email: jsaveri@saverilawfirm.com
11 Email: czirpoli@saverilawfirm.com
Email: cyoung@saverilawfirm.com
12 Email: afernandez@saverilawfirm.com
Email: lkessler@saverilawfirm.com
13 Email: hbenon@saverilawfirm.com
Email: acera@saverilawfirm.com
14 Email: eabuchanan@saverilawfirm.com
15 Matthew Butterick (SBN 250953)
1920 Hillhurst Avenue, #406
16 Los Angeles, CA 90027
Telephone: (323) 968-2632
17 Facsimile: (415) 395-9940
Email: mb@buttericklaw.com
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Counsel for Individual and Representative
19 Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class
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21 Dated: October 19, 2026 By: /s/ Brittany N. Lovejoy _______
22 Andrew Michael Gass
Brittany Nichole Lovejoy
23 Michael H. Rubin
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
24 505 California Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94104
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Fax: 415-395-8095
26 Email: andrew.gass@lw.com
Email: brittany.lovejoy@lw.com
27 Email: michael.rubin@lw.com
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1 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 100
2 Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 485-1234
3 Email: sarah.mitchell@lw.com
4 Simeon Botwinick
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
5 555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1505
Washington, DC 20004
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Email: simeon.botwinick@lw.com
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Counsel for Defendant DeviantArt, Inc.
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1 ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO CIVIL L.R. 5-1
2 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I, Brittany N. Lovejoy, attest that concurrence in
3 the filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatory.
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5 Dated: October 19, 2026 /s/ Brittany N. Lovejoy
Brittany N. Lovejoy
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1 ORDER
2 Pursuant to the foregoing Stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
3 1. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Discovery Sanctions Against DeviantArt (ECF No. 730) is
4 WITHDRAWN and TERMINATED as moot.
5 2. The October 20, 2026 hearing on the Motion is VACATED.
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7 IT IS SO ORDERED.
8 Dated: October 19, 2026
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HON. LISA J. CISNEROS
10 United States Magistrate Judge
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