University of Souhern California v. Google LLC
3:26-cv-11704
Overview
Case Number
3:26-cv-11704
Filing Date
2026-10-15
Status
Litigation filed
Court
District Court, N.D. California
Nature of Suit
830 Patent
Parties
Defendant
Plaintiff
Court & Judges
Court
District Court, N.D. California
Presiding Judge
Lisa J. Cisneros
Patents Involved
No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.
Docket Entries
COMPLAINT Complaint for Patent Infringement ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXWDC-20902264). No Summons requested at this time, filed by University of Souhern California. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit US Patent, # 2 Exhibit US Patent, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Carter, E.) (Entered: 10/27/2025)
2025-10-27
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Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 forwarded to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Carter, E.) (Entered: 10/27/2025)
2025-10-27
1
Case assigned to Judge Alan D Albright. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (lme)
2025-10-27
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If ordered by the court, all referrals and consents in this case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Hightower. (lme)
2025-10-27
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DEMAND for Trial by Jury by University of Southern California. (lme)
2025-10-27
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NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Linda R. Stahl on behalf of University of Southern California. Attorney Linda R. Stahl added to party University of Southern California(pty:pla) (Stahl, Linda) (Entered: 10/30/2025)
2025-10-30
1
Parties shall comply with Judge Albright's Standing Order Governing Proceedings - Patent Cases. (r013)
2025-10-30
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REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by University of Southern California. for Google LLC (Carter, E.) (Entered: 11/04/2025)
2025-11-04
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Summons Issued as to Google LLC. (tgp) (Entered: 11/05/2025)
2025-11-05
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Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Jones, Michael) (Entered: 11/11/2025)
2025-11-11
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NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael E. Jones on behalf of Google LLC. Attorney Michael E. Jones added to party Google LLC(pty:dft) (Jones, Michael) (Entered: 11/11/2025)
2025-11-11
1
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Shaun William Hassett on behalf of Google LLC. Attorney Shaun William Hassett added to party Google LLC(pty:dft) (Hassett, Shaun) (Entered: 11/11/2025)
2025-11-11
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Text Order GRANTING 6 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer entered by Judge Alan D Albright. Before the Court is Defendant GOOGLE LLC's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint. After consideration of same, the Court finds that said motion should be GRANTED. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Extension ofTime to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint is hereby GRANTED and Defendant's deadline to move, answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint is extended 45 days up to and including January 12, 2026. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)
2025-11-12
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Google LLC answer due 1/12/2026. (tgp)
2025-11-12
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MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Michael E. Jones on behalf of YuKai Bao ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21061779) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Proposed Order)(Jones, Michael) (Entered: 12/05/2025)
2025-12-05
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MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Michael E. Jones on behalf of Thomas Derbish ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21061833) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 A, # 2 Proposed Order)(Jones, Michael) (Entered: 12/05/2025)
2025-12-05
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MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Michael E. Jones on behalf of Tuhin Ganguly ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21061842) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Proposed Order)(Jones, Michael) (Entered: 12/05/2025)
2025-12-05
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MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Michael E. Jones on behalf of Kevin Gu ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21061849) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Proposed Order)(Jones, Michael) (Entered: 12/05/2025)
2025-12-05
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MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Michael E. Jones on behalf of Karim Oussayef ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21061856) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Proposed Order)(Jones, Michael) (Entered: 12/05/2025)
2025-12-05
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ORDER GRANTING 9 Motion for Yukai Bao to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Google LLC. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 12/08/2025)
2025-12-08
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ORDER GRANTING 10 Motion for Thomas Jackson Derbish to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Google LLC. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 12/08/2025)
2025-12-08
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ORDER GRANTING 11 Motion for Tuhin Ganguly to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Google LLC. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 12/08/2025)
2025-12-08
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ORDER GRANTING 12 Motion for Kevin Gu to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Google LLC. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 12/08/2025)
2025-12-08
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ORDER GRANTING 13 Motion for Karim Z. Oussayef to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Google LLC. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 12/08/2025)
2025-12-08
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MOTION to Dismiss Defendant Google LLC's Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 12(B)(6) by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Oussayef, Karim) (Entered: 01/12/2026)
2026-01-12
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RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Google LLC identifying Corporate Parent Alphabet Inc., Corporate Parent XXVI Holdings Inc. for Google LLC. (Oussayef, Karim) (Entered: 01/12/2026)
2026-01-12
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Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney on behalf of Kevin Gu by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Jones, Michael) (Entered: 01/16/2026)
2026-01-16
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STATUS REPORT Case Readiness Status Report by University of Southern California. (Carter, E.) (Entered: 01/20/2026)
2026-01-20
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Text Order GRANTING 21 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney entered by Judge Alan D Albright. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT Kevin Gu is hereby withdrawn as counsel forGoogle LLC in the above-referenced matter and the clerk shall remove his name from future electronic notices in this case. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)
2026-01-20
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AMENDED COMPLAINT First Amended Complaint For Patent Infrringement against Google LLC amending, filed by University of Southern California. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Carter, E.) (Entered: 01/26/2026)
2026-01-26
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Text Order DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE 19 Motion to Dismiss entered by Judge Alan D Albright. Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, thus, this Motion is moot. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)
2026-01-28
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NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Scott W. Breedlove on behalf of University of Southern California. Attorney Scott W. Breedlove added to party University of Southern California(pty:pla) (Breedlove, Scott) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
2026-02-04
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MOTION to Dismiss Defendant Google LLC's Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint Pursuant to Rule 12(B)(6) by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Oussayef, Karim) (Entered: 02/09/2026)
2026-02-09
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Joint MOTION for Entry of Scheduling Order Deadlines by University of Southern California. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proposed Scheduling Order)(Breedlove, Scott) (Entered: 02/17/2026)
2026-02-17
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SCHEDULING ORDER: Consent to Trial by Magistrate due by 5/6/2027, Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/8/2027 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Selection set for 8/2/2027 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Trial set for 8/2/2027 before Judge Alan D Albright, Markman Hearing set for 7/16/2026 09:00 AM before Judge Alan D Albright, Amended Pleadings due by 11/5/2026, Discovery due by 2/11/2027, Joinder of Parties due by 8/27/2026, Motions due by 5/6/2027. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 02/23/2026)
2026-02-23
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Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by University of Southern California, re 25 MOTION to Dismiss Defendant Google LLC's Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint Pursuant to Rule 12(B)(6) filed by Defendant Google LLC (Carter, E.) (Entered: 02/23/2026)
2026-02-23
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*SEALED* Defendant Google LLC's Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) by Google LLC. (cnr) (Entered: 03/03/2026)
2026-02-24
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NOTICE Of Venue Discovery by University of Southern California (Carter, E.) (Entered: 02/25/2026)
2026-02-25
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REPLY in Support, filed by Google LLC, re 25 MOTION to Dismiss Defendant Google LLC's Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint Pursuant to Rule 12(B)(6) filed by Defendant Google LLC (Oussayef, Karim) Modified on 3/3/2026 to edit docket text (cnr). (Entered: 03/02/2026)
2026-03-02
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Redacted Copy of 31 MOTION to Change Venue by Google LLC. (Hassett, Shaun) (Entered: 03/04/2026)
2026-03-04
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MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Michael E. Jones on behalf of Cyrus D. Tafti ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21812417) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Jones, Michael) (Entered: 04/22/2026)
2026-04-22
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ORDER GRANTING 33 Motion for Cyrus D. Tafti to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Google LLC. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 04/23/2026)
2026-04-23
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STIPULATION Joint Stipulation Regarding Venue Discovery and Motion to Transfer Briefing Schedule by University of Southern California. (Carter, E.) (Entered: 05/06/2026)
2026-05-06
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Opening Claim Construction Brief by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration of Dr. Hany Farid, # 2 Exhibit Declaration of Thomas J. Derbish, # 3 Exhibit A, # 4 Exhibit B, # 5 Exhibit C, # 6 Exhibit D, # 7 Exhibit E)(Oussayef, Karim) (Entered: 05/12/2026)
2026-05-12
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MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Michael E. Jones on behalf of Ha Huynh ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number BTXWDC-21940605) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Jones, Michael) (Entered: 05/13/2026)
2026-05-13
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ORDER GRANTING 37 Motion for Ha Vu Thu Huynh to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Google LLC. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 05/14/2026)
2026-05-14
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NOTICE of Filing public version of the Declaration of Grant P. Rigdon and Exhibits 14-15, in support of the Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant Google LLC's Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) by University of Southern California (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Grant P. Rigdon, # 2 Exhibit 14, # 3 Exhibit 15)(Breedlove, Scott) (Entered: 06/02/2026)
2026-06-02
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RESPONSE to 36 Claim Construction Brief, by University of Southern California. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Dr. Aditi Majumder, # 2 Declaration of Richard J. Jung, # 3 Exhibit A to Declaration of Richard J. Jung, # 4 Exhibit B to Declaration of Richard J. Jung, # 5 Exhibit C to Declaration of Richard J. Jung, # 6 Exhibit D to Declaration of Richard J. Jung)(Carter, E.) (Entered: 06/02/2026)
2026-06-02
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Sealed Opposition to Defendant Google LLC's Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) filed by University of Southern California pursuant to W.D. Texas SDS procedures. (tgp) (Entered: 06/03/2026)
2026-06-02
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Redacted Copy of Plaintiff University of Southern California's Opposition to Defendant Google LLC's Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) of 41 Sealed Document by University of Southern California. (Breedlove, Scott) (Entered: 06/09/2026)
2026-06-09
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Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Nichol M. John by University of Southern California. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Carter, E.) (Entered: 06/11/2026)
2026-06-11
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Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney on behalf of Cyrus D. Tafti by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Oussayef, Karim) (Entered: 06/11/2026)
2026-06-11
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Joint MOTION for Entry of a Modified Scheduling Order by University of Southern California. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proposed Modified Scheduling Order)(Breedlove, Scott) (Entered: 06/11/2026)
2026-06-11
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Sealed REPLY to USC's Opposition to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of Californina filed by Google LLC pursuant to W.D. Texas SDS procedures. (tgp) (Entered: 06/17/2026)
2026-06-16
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MODIFIED SCHEDULING ORDER: Consent to Trial by Magistrate due by 5/6/2027, Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/8/2027 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Selection set for 8/2/2027 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Trial set for 8/2/2027 before Judge Alan D Albright, Markman Hearing set for 7/30/2026 09:00 AM before Judge Alan D Albright, Amended Pleadings due by 11/5/2026, Discovery due by 2/11/2027, Joinder of Parties due by 8/27/2026, Motions due by 5/6/2027. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 06/17/2026)
2026-06-17
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Text Order GRANTING 44 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney entered by Judge Alan D Albright. It is, therefore, ORDERED that Cyrus D. Tafti of Desmarais LLP is WITHDRAWN as counsel for the Defendant in the above-captioned action. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)
2026-06-22
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Text Order GRANTING 43 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney entered by Judge Alan D Albright. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that Nichol M. John, previously of the law firm CARTER ARNETT PLLC, is withdrawn from this matter as counsel of record for Plaintiff. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)
2026-06-22
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Redacted Copy of 46 Sealed Document by Google LLC. (Oussayef, Karim) (Entered: 06/23/2026)
2026-06-23
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Text Order TERMINATING 45 Motion entered by Judge Alan D Albright. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)
2026-06-23
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Reply Claim Construction Brief by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration of Thomas J. Derbish, # 2 Exhibit 1)(Oussayef, Karim) (Entered: 06/30/2026)
2026-06-30
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BRIEF by University of Southern California. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration in Support of Sur-Reply Claim Construction Brief)(Breedlove, Scott) (Entered: 07/14/2026)
2026-07-14
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NOTICE of Filing Joint Claim Construction Statement by University of Southern California (Breedlove, Scott) (Entered: 07/20/2026)
2026-07-20
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NOTICE of Filing Status Report Regarding Google's Motion to Transfer by Google LLC (Hassett, Shaun) (Entered: 07/20/2026)
2026-07-20
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ORDER CANCELLING MARKMAN HEARING VIA ZOOM. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 07/22/2026)
2026-07-22
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Sealed Order. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 07/28/2026)
2026-07-28
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Redacted Copy of 54 Sealed Order by Google LLC. (Oussayef, Karim) (Entered: 08/05/2026)
2026-08-05
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Joint MOTION for Confidentiality/Protective Order by University of Southern California. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Breedlove, Scott) (Entered: 08/17/2026)
2026-08-17
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PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 08/18/2026)
2026-08-18
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NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Andrew T. Dufresne on behalf of Google LLC. Attorney Andrew T. Dufresne added to party Google LLC(pty:dft) (Dufresne, Andrew) (Entered: 08/21/2026)
2026-08-21
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MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Shaun William Hassett on behalf of T. Kurtis ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22521291) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Hassett, Shaun) (Main Document 59 and Attachment 1 replaced on 8/24/2026 to flatten documents) (tgp). (Entered: 08/21/2026)
2026-08-21
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ORDER GRANTING 59 Motion for Tara Lauren Kurtis to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Google LLC. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 08/28/2026)
2026-08-28
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Order Regarding Case Administration in the Austin Division. Signed by Chief Judge Alia Moses. (r013) (Entered: 09/03/2026)
2026-09-02
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NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Eugene Y. Mar on behalf of Google LLC. Attorney Eugene Y. Mar added to party Google LLC(pty:dft) (Mar, Eugene) (Entered: 09/03/2026)
2026-09-03
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ORDER on Petition for Writ of Mandamus from United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. (cc3) Modified on 10/9/2026 (cc3). (Entered: 10/09/2026)
2026-10-06
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ORDER GRANTING 31 Sealed Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) by Google LLC pursuant to 63 ORDER on Petition for Writ of Mandamus from United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (cc3)
2026-10-06
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Case transferred in from District of Texas Western; Case Number 1:25-cv-01734. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. (Entered: 10/15/2026)
2026-10-15
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Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 12/31/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 1/7/2027 01:30 PM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. (kam2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/9/2026) (Entered: 10/15/2026)
2026-10-15
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Clerk's Notice re: Consent or Declination
2026-10-16
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