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Court orderOctober 14, 2026Entrepreneur Media, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (order entered in Kadrey v. Meta and the related individual cases) · N.D. Cal. 3:25-cv-09579; 3:23-cv-03417

Judge Chhabria moves the first Meta book-piracy trial up to May 3, 2027, telling Meta's lead counsel that "this case is going to trial on May 3"

In a text-only order entered in Kadrey v. Meta and the related individual cases, Judge Vince Chhabria moved the trial of Entrepreneur Media's case against Meta from May 24 to May 3, 2027, with the pretrial conference on April 20, 2027. If Entrepreneur Media settles, the May 3 date goes to the next of the individual cases. The hearing on dispositive motions stays on February 25, 2027. The judge said he was adjusting the date because Meta's lead trial counsel had raised a conflict with a June 2027 class action trial in which she represents Amazon in the Western District of Washington. If the gap is still too short, he wrote, she should ask that court for a continuance; if that is denied, "this case is going to trial on May 3."

Kadrey v. Meta docket, Dkt. 862 (CourtListener) ↗Entrepreneur Media v. Meta docket (CourtListener) ↗

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