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Judge Chhabria refuses to push back briefing on textbook authors' bid for their own interim class counsel in the Meta case; the hearing date stands

In a text-only order, Judge Vince Chhabria denied a joint stipulation (Dkt. 88) that would have extended the briefing schedule and continued the hearing on the Sullivan plaintiffs' motion to appoint interim class counsel for textbook authors suing Meta. The order says the stipulation was filed on the very day oppositions were due, while the court's standing order requires extension requests at least 72 hours before a deadline. The parties had said a delay would avoid unnecessary briefing should the plaintiffs withdraw their motion; the judge noted that two other plaintiff groups, the Kadrey and Elsevier plaintiffs, had already briefed their oppositions. He directed the Kadrey plaintiffs to submit their opposition by the end of the day and, "as a courtesy," gave the Sullivan plaintiffs seven days from the order to file their reply. The hearing date is unchanged. The order does not decide the motion itself.