Kirchner v. Johnson, et al.
No. 1:25-cv-02735-ACR · Hon. Ana C. Reyes · 428 documents on this site
A pro se constitutional action against the Speaker of the House, the President, the Attorney General, the FCC Chairman, the U.S. House of Representatives, Anthropic, OpenAI, Apple, Comcast, and METR — alleging coordinated constitutional violations across government and the AI industry.
Active — motion-to-dismiss briefing underway
All defendants moved to dismiss on July 15, 2026 — the federal defendants (Doc. 69) and the corporate defendants jointly (Doc. 70); Plaintiff’s opposition is due August 28, 2026; replies September 18, 2026.
Aug 19, 2025
Complaint filed
Aug 20, 2025
Complaint dismissed sua sponte for standing; leave to amend
Sep 29, 2025
First Amended Complaint filed
Jan 19, 2026
Second Amended Complaint filed
Mar 2–3, 2026
Ten defendants served
Apr 30, 2026
Third Amended Complaint filed (operative pleading)
May 28, 2026
Status conference; motion-to-dismiss schedule set
Jul 15, 2026
Federal and corporate defendants’ motions to dismiss filed (Docs. 69, 70)
Aug 28, 2026Upcoming
Plaintiff’s opposition due
Third Amended Complaint (operative)
Doc. 51 · Apr 30, 2026
Emergency Motion for Discovery & Preservation
Doc. 55 · May 6, 2026
Emergency Motion for TRO — Anthropic & Comcast
Doc. 57 · May 7, 2026
Federal Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
Doc. 69 · Jul 15, 2026
Corporate Defendants’ Joint Motion to Dismiss
Doc. 70 · Jul 15, 2026
Plaintiff’s Reply on Service Motions
Doc. 68 · Jun 18, 2026
Second Amended Complaint (superseded)
Doc. 13 · Jan 19, 2026