Most of us probably saw this coming following the recent filing of the demurrer by Anthropic as well as how the case has progressed thus far, but the case management conference which sets the general timeline for the case and gives the court a status update from both parties (with a mandatory meeting) has been continued to September 30th 2026 @ 10:30 am. 

The case management conference originally scheduled for May 20th was previously continued until July 22nd on May 4th, but will now take place more than 4 months after being originally scheduled. Same as last time, it's impossible to tell from the court docket if this was continued due to ongoing matters within the case itself (like the demurrer), due to one of the parties requesting it, or the court making time for another more pressing case.

**Interesting/New Information:**

There was a statement sent in by both parties for the conference scheduled for May, so potentially there will be another statement to illuminate any current ongoings in the case that aren't visible on the docket. The judge may also be continuing these conferences based on this statement, so both parties may have already sent in a statement. I don't think I ever posted details about the previous statement but my key takeaways:

* **Anthropic had always planned to file a demurrer** and they even stated as such within the joint statement:

>*The party or parties expect to file the following motions before trial:*   
*Reddit: Motion for Summary Judgment, Motions to Exclude Testimony, and Motions In Limine.*   
***Anthropic: Demurrer****, Motion for Summary Judgment or Adjudication, Motions to Exclude Testimony, and Motions in Limine*

From the reading of the statement, it's clear the demurrer that many in this sub thought was catching Reddit by surprise was actually preplanned to drop after the complex case designation was ruled on (denied on June 12, demurrer filed June 16th) and Reddit has known about it for some time.

* **No trial date or timeline has been set,** the parties state they anticipate a long discovery. However, **deadlines for fact discovery and expert discovery have been agreed to**. As it stands, given that the complex designation was denied on June 12, and the parties agreed to 10 and 15 month deadlines for fact and expert discovery respectively, fact discovery should conclude by April 2027 and expert discovery by September 2027.

>*The parties anticipate extensive discovery and motion practice, after their complex designation application is resolved.*

>*As to 16(b) above, the parties agree fact discovery cut-off will be scheduled 10 months, and expert discovery cut-off 15months, after their complex designation application has been acted on and a judge/department has been assigned.*

* **As of the filing of this statement (May 1 2026), Mediation has not been completed or scheduled/agreed to since August 2025.** If they file another statement for what would have been the July conference, we will know if they've attempted mediation since then. 

>*Mediation completed on (date): August 1, 2025*

* Both Reddit and Anthropic are requesting a Jury trial (rather than bench trial) and expect the trial to take 10-14 days, however **Anthropic may move to have Reddit's 'unfair competition' claim ruled by a bench trial seperately**.

>*Anthropic may move to bifurcate Reddit's Section 17200 cause of action for a bench trial rather than a jury trial.*

  
While not new, some may find the relief Reddit is seeking interesting:

>*-* Specific performance, compensatory damages, consequential damages, lost profits, and/or disgorgement of Anthropic’s profits;   
\- An injunction prohibiting Anthropic from continuing to use any Reddit data or content in support of its commercial offerings and from continuing to profit from any commercial offerings built with the aid of Reddit content, including by prohibiting Anthropic from continuing to license or sell any products that incorporate data or were trained using data from the Reddit platform in any way;  
\- Restitution for the amount by which Anthropic has been enriched by its scraping and use of Reddit content;  
\- Pre-judgment and post-judgment interest as allowed by law;  
\- Punitive damages as allowed by law;  
\- An award of attorneys’ fees and costs as allowed by law; and  
\- Any other relief the Court deems appropriate.

**What's Next:**

I'll be watching to see if we get another statement for what was supposed to be the July conference, but besides that it looks like we are on ice until **July 14th** when we have a hearing to allow our big shot NYC ligitators to practice in the California court (appear pro hac vice). Assuming that goes as planned, the next action item is the hearing on Anthropic's demurrer set for **August 12th**.

Post link is to the current court docket. Other related information:

Original scheduling post: [https://www.reddit.com/r/redditstock/comments/1se1tvu/case\_management\_conference\_in\_anthropic\_vs\_reddit/](https://www.reddit.com/r/redditstock/comments/1se1tvu/case_management_conference_in_anthropic_vs_reddit/)

First continuation post:  
[https://www.reddit.com/r/redditstock/comments/1t3ulhw/anthropic\_lawsuit\_delay\_case\_management/](https://www.reddit.com/r/redditstock/comments/1t3ulhw/anthropic_lawsuit_delay_case_management/)

Demurrer Post: 

[https://www.reddit.com/r/redditstock/comments/1u8nl1e/anthropic\_files\_demurrer\_to\_reddits\_complaint/](https://www.reddit.com/r/redditstock/comments/1u8nl1e/anthropic_files_demurrer_to_reddits_complaint/)

Reddit v. Anthropic - Case Management Conference Continued Again + Additional Details