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Company filingOctober 2, 2026Hobbs v. Meta Platforms, Inc. · S.D.N.Y. 1:26-cv-04314

Joint letter: authors in Hobbs v. Meta agree to transfer their suit to the Northern District of California, following the Elsevier transfer

In a joint letter to Judge Engelmayer, the parties report that the plaintiffs have agreed to stipulate to the transfer of the case to the Northern District of California. The letter says the plaintiffs still believe there are strong reasons for the case to stay in New York, but agreed "for reasons of efficiency" after Judge Castel sent the publishers' suit, Elsevier v. Meta, to California on Sept. 25. The stipulation would also vacate the defendants' Oct. 7 deadline to respond to the amended complaint, with a new date to be set by the California court. The plaintiffs plan to ask that court to let their current lawyers continue without hiring California local counsel, and the defendants will not oppose that request. The stipulation is a proposed order; the letter asks the judge to approve it.

Joint letter, Dkt. 34, Oct. 2, 2026 (CourtListener docket entry) ↗Elsevier v. Meta transfer order, Dkt. 101 (Sept. 25, 2026) ↗

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