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Case chronology
Three artists sue Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantArt
Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan and Karla Ortiz file a class-action complaint in the Northern District of California, case 3:23-cv-00201.
A 2026 Andersen court filing lists a planned 2027 trial date
The cover of court Document 441 lists 5 April 2027 as the scheduled trial date.
Research question
Editorial interpretation: compare litigation initiated by artists themselves with corporate rights holders’ cases.
Related documents
DOC-0043Andersen et al. v. Stability AI et al., original complaintDOC-0435Third Stipulated Order for Enlargement of Time for Third Parties to Seek Protective Orders — Document 441Sources
Plaintiffs; copy provided by ClassAction.org · EN · 2023-01-13
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; GovInfo · EN · 2026-03-11
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “Andersen / Artists’ litigation against Stability AI and others.” case-0033. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.