The Seattle Times Company et al v. OpenAI Inc. et al

New York Southern District Court
Judge:	Sidney H Stein
Case #:	1:26-cv-07644
Nature of Suit	820 Property Rights - Copyrights
Cause	17:101 Copyright Infringement

Case Filed:

Sep 04, 2026

Docket
Parties (12)

Last checked: Monday Oct 19, 2026 4:33 AM EDT

Defendant Microsoft Corporation
Defendant OAI Corporation
Defendant OpenAI Foundation
Defendant OpenAI GP, LLC
Defendant OpenAI Global LLC
Defendant OpenAI Group PBC
Defendant OpenAI Holdings, LLC
Defendant OpenAI Inc.
Defendant OpenAI LLC
Defendant OpenAI OpCo, LLC
Plaintiff Newsday LLC	Represented By Lacy Herman Koonce, III Klaris Law, PLLC contact info Brendan Thomas Kehoe Klaris Law contact info
Plaintiff The Seattle Times Company	Represented By Lacy Herman Koonce, III Klaris Law, PLLC contact info Brendan Thomas Kehoe Klaris Law contact info

Docket last updated: 10/20/2026 11:59 PM EDT

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
29		29 service Waiver of Service Executed Tue 09/29 12:02 PM WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. OpenAI OpCo, LLC waiver sent on 9/23/2026, answer due 11/23/2026. Document filed by Newsday LLC; The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
28		28 service Waiver of Service Executed Tue 09/29 12:00 PM WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. OpenAI LLC waiver sent on 9/23/2026, answer due 11/23/2026. Document filed by Newsday LLC; The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
27		27 service Waiver of Service Executed Tue 09/29 11:56 AM WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. OpenAI Inc. waiver sent on 9/23/2026, answer due 11/23/2026. Document filed by Newsday LLC; The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
26		26 service Waiver of Service Executed Tue 09/29 11:54 AM WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. OpenAI Holdings, LLC waiver sent on 9/23/2026, answer due 11/23/2026. Document filed by Newsday LLC; The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
25		25 service Waiver of Service Executed Tue 09/29 11:52 AM WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. OpenAI Group PBC waiver sent on 9/23/2026, answer due 11/23/2026. Document filed by Newsday LLC; The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
24		24 service Waiver of Service Executed Tue 09/29 11:48 AM WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. OpenAI GP, LLC waiver sent on 9/23/2026, answer due 11/23/2026. Document filed by Newsday LLC; The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
23		23 service Waiver of Service Executed Tue 09/29 11:45 AM WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. OpenAI Global LLC waiver sent on 9/23/2026, answer due 11/23/2026. Document filed by Newsday LLC; The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
22		22 service Waiver of Service Executed Tue 09/29 11:42 AM WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. OpenAI Foundation waiver sent on 9/23/2026, answer due 11/23/2026. Document filed by Newsday LLC; The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
21		21 service Waiver of Service Executed Tue 09/29 11:40 AM WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. OAI Corporation waiver sent on 9/23/2026, answer due 11/23/2026. Document filed by Newsday LLC; The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
20		20 service Waiver of Service Executed Tue 09/29 11:37 AM WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. Microsoft Corporation waiver sent on 9/23/2026, answer due 11/23/2026. Document filed by Newsday LLC; The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
Monday, September 28, 2026
19		19 order Stipulation and Order ~Util - Case Stayed Mon 09/28 12:53 PM JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER STAYING SEATTLE TIMES ACTION:NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES THAT, subject to the Court's approval, as follows: 1. All proceedings and deadlines in the above-captioned Action are hereby stayed pending resolution of summary judgment motions in the other active cases in this multidistrict litigation. 2. Within 30 days of rulings on such motion(s) in the MDL, the parties shall file a joint status report in this Action to propose a case management conference and any appropriate further proceedings in light of the MDL decision. 3. While this stay is in effect, any party may move to lift the stay for good cause shown. Nothing in this stipulation shall preclude any party from seeking such relief, if necessary, or from seeking any other appropriate relief from the Court. SO ORDERED. Case stayed. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 9/28/2026) (jca) Related: [-]
Friday, September 25, 2026
18		18 misc Proposed Stipulation and Order Fri 09/25 6:51 PM PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Newsday LLC, The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
17		17 misc Letter Fri 09/25 6:46 PM LETTER addressed to Judge Sidney H. Stein from Brendan T. Kehoe dated September 25, 2026 re: Response to Show Cause Order Regarding Stay (Dkt. 16, MDL Dkt. 1964). Document filed by Newsday LLC, The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Exhibit Exhibit A - JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER STAYING SEATTLE TIMES ACTION
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
16		16 1 pgs order Order to Show Cause Tue 09/15 4:23 PM ORDER:Plaintiffs are ordered to show cause in writing on or before September 25, 2026, why this action should not be stayed pending resolution of summary judgment motions in the other active cases in this multidistrict litigation. Defendants' response, if any, shall be filed by October 2, 2026. SO ORDERED. Show Cause Response due by 9/25/2026. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 9/15/2026) (jca) Related: [-]
Thursday, September 10, 2026
15		15 service Summons Issued Thu 09/10 3:35 PM ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Microsoft Corporation, OAI Corporation, OpenAI Foundation, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OpenAI Group PBC, OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI Inc., OpenAI LLC, OpenAI OpCo, LLC..(gp) Related: [-]
Wednesday, September 09, 2026
		utility Case Accepted as Related Wed 09/09 7:29 PM CASE ACCEPTED AS RELATED. Create association to 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW. Notice of Assignment to follow. (laq) Related: [-]
		notice Notice of Case Assignment/Reassignment Wed 09/09 7:32 PM NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Sidney H. Stein. Judge Jed S. Rakoff is no longer assigned to the case. (laq) Related: [-]
		utility Case Redesignation Wed 09/09 7:33 PM Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang is so redesignated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. (laq) Related: [-]
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
14		14 misc Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Tue 09/08 6:10 PM RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Corporate Parent Blethen Corporation for The Seattle Times Company. Document filed by The Seattle Times Company..(Koonce, Lacy) Related: [-]
13		13 misc Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Tue 09/08 5:43 PM RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Corporate Parent Tillandsia Media Holdings LLC for Newsday LLC. Document filed by Newsday LLC..(Koonce, Lacy) Related: [-]
12		12 service Request for Issuance of Summons Tue 09/08 5:15 PM REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI GP, LLC, Open AI, LLC, OpenAI OPCO, LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OAI Corporation, OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI Foundation, OpenAI Group PBC, and Microsoft Corporation, re:11 Complaint,. Document filed by Newsday LLC, The Seattle Times Company..(Koonce, Lacy) Related: [-]
11		11 cmp Complaint Tue 09/08 4:24 PM COMPLAINT against Microsoft Corporation, OAI Corporation, OpenAI Foundation, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OpenAI Group PBC, OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI Inc., OpenAI LLC, OpenAI OpCo, LLC. Document filed by Newsday LLC, The Seattle Times Company..(Koonce, Lacy) Related: [-]
10		10 notice Notice of Appearance Tue 09/08 3:53 PM NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Lacy Herman Koonce, III on behalf of Newsday LLC, The Seattle Times Company..(Koonce, Lacy) Related: [-]
9		9 misc AO 121 Form Copyright - Case Opening - Submitted Tue 09/08 2:48 PM AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT - CASE OPENING - SUBMITTED. In compliance with the provisions of 17 U.S.C. 508, the Register of Copyrights is hereby advised that a court action has been filed on the following copyright(s) in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. Form e-mailed to Register of Copyrights..(pc) Related: [-]
8		8 misc AO 120 Form Trademark - Case Opening - Submitted Tue 09/08 2:48 PM AO 120 FORM TRADEMARK - CASE OPENING - SUBMITTED. In compliance with the provisions of 15 U.S.C. 1116, the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is hereby advised that a court action has been filed on the following trademark(s) in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office electronically notified via Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)..(pc) Related: [-]
		misc Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Tue 09/08 10:42 AM ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Notice to Attorney Brendan Thomas Kehoe to RE-FILE Document Nos. 4 Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement and 3 Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement. These filings are deficient for the following reason(s): the corporate parent/other affiliate was not added; The Attorney who signed the PDF is not the Attorney who electronically file the Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement;. Re-file the documents using the event type Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement found under the event list Other Documents - select the correct filer/filers - attach the correct signed PDF - when prompted with the message "Are there any corporate parents or other affiliates?", select the Yes or No radio button - If Yes - enter the corporate parent/other affiliate, click the Search button - select the correct corporate parent/other affiliate name from the search results list or if no person found, create a new corporate parent/other affiliate - select the party to whom the corporate parent/other affiliate should be linked - add corporate parent/other affiliate names one at a time. (lb) Related: [-]
		notice Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice Tue 09/08 2:44 PM CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Jed S. Rakoff. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at[LINK:https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges] . Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at[LINK:https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions] ..(pc) Related: [-]
		utility Case Designation Tue 09/08 2:44 PM Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1), and Local Civil Rule 73.1, parties are notified that they may, with the approval of the assigned District Judge, consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link:[LINK:https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf] . (pc) Related: [-]
		utility Case Designated ECF Tue 09/08 2:44 PM Case Designated ECF. (pc) Related: [-]
		misc Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Pleading Tue 09/08 2:44 PM ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT PLEADING. Notice to Attorney Brendan Thomas Kehoe to RE-FILE Document No. 1 Complaint,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the pleading was not signed by the filing attorney. Re-file the pleading using the event type Complaint found under the event list Complaints and Other Initiating Documents - attach the correct signed PDF - select the individually named filer/filers - select the individually named party/parties the pleading is against. (pc) Related: [-]
		misc Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Request for Issuance of Summons Tue 09/08 2:45 PM ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Brendan Thomas Kehoe to RE-FILE Document No. 7 Request for Issuance of Summons,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): Summons caption title does not exactly match complaint (Microsoft Corporation). Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (pc) Related: [-]
Friday, September 04, 2026
7		7 service Request for Issuance of Summons Fri 09/04 8:16 PM REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI, LLC, OpenAI OPCO, LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OAI Corporation, OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI Foundation, OpenAI Group PBC, Microsoft Corporation, re:1 Complaint,. Document filed by Newsday LLC, The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
6		6 8 pgs misc AO 120 Form Patent/Trademark - Notice of Submission by Attorney Fri 09/04 8:07 PM AO 120 FORM TRADEMARK - NOTICE OF SUBMISSION BY ATTORNEY. AO 120 Form Patent/Trademark for case opening submitted to court for review..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
5		5 misc AO 121 Form Copyright - Notice of Submission by Attorney Fri 09/04 7:59 PM AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT - NOTICE OF SUBMISSION BY ATTORNEY. AO 121 Form Copyright for case opening submitted to court for review..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
4		4 misc Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Fri 09/04 7:54 PM RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
3		3 misc Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Fri 09/04 7:49 PM RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Newsday LLC..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
2		2 misc Civil Cover Sheet Fri 09/04 7:45 PM CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
1		1 38 pgs cmp Complaint Fri 09/04 7:32 PM COMPLAINT against Microsoft Corporation, OAI Corporation, OpenAI Foundation, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OpenAI Group PBC, OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI Inc., OpenAI LLC, OpenAI OpCo, LLC. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-33394678)Document filed by Newsday LLC, The Seattle Times Company..(Kehoe, Brendan) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Exhibit 1,
		Att: 2 Exhibit 2,
		Att: 3 Exhibit 3,
		Att: 4 Exhibit 4

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