The State of California v. Paramount Skydance Corporation
Order on Stipulation — Document #170
District Court, N.D. California
Description
ORDER by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in case 4:26-cv-03790-AMO; granting (169) Stipulation Not to Close in case 4:26-cv-07116-AMO; granting (71) Stipulation Not to Close in case 4:26-cv-07212-AMO. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/24/2026) (Entered: 07/24/2026)
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12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
13 OAKLAND DIVISION
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THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
17 Case No. 4:26-cv-7116-AMO
v. Case No. 4:26-cv-7212-AMO
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19 PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP. et. al., STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
NOT TO CLOSE
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WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, WEST.,
22 INC., et al.,
23 Plaintiffs,
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25 PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP., et. al.,
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1 WHEREAS, on July 13, 2026, Plaintiffs the State of California, the State of Arizona, the State of
2 Colorado, the State of Connecticut, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of Minnesota, the
3 State of Nevada, the State of New Jersey, the State of New Mexico, the State of New York, the State of
4 Oregon, and the State of Washington (collectively, the “Plaintiff States”) filed the action, The State of
5 California v. Paramount Skydance Corp., 4:26-cv-7116-AMO (State of California), seeking to
6 permanently enjoin Defendant Paramount Skydance Corporation’s (“Paramount”) acquisition of
7 Defendant Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (“Warner Bros.”) (the “Transaction”), as a violation of Section 7
8 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18. Plaintiff States further moved for a temporary restraining order to
9 temporarily enjoin the transaction. (Dkt. No. 27).
10 WHEREAS, on July 14, 2026, Plaintiffs Writers Guild of America, West, Inc., and Writers Guild
11 of America, East, Inc., (collectively, the “WGA Plaintiffs”) filed the action, Writers Guild of America,
12 West, Inc. v. Paramount Skydance Corp., 4:26-cv-7212-AMO (Writers Guild), also seeking to
13 permanently enjoin the Transaction as a violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18.
14 WHEREAS, on July 20, 2026, the Court granted Plaintiff States’ motion for a temporary restraining
15 order in the State of California matter, issued the operative temporary restraining order temporarily
16 enjoining the Transaction, and set a briefing schedule on a motion for preliminary injunction to be heard
17 on August 3, 2026. (Dkt. No. 141).
18 WHEREAS, on July 22, 2026, the WGA Plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary injunction (Dkt.
19 No. 58), as well as a motion to shorten time on the motion for preliminary injunction seeking to align the
20 motion for preliminary injunction briefing in Writers Guild with the motion for preliminary injunction
21 briefing in State of California. (Dkt. No. 60).
22 WHEREAS, on July 23, 2026, the Court issued an Order re Scheduling and Extending Temporary
23 Restraining Order in State of California (Dkt. No. 166) and Order re Scheduling in Writers Guild (Dkt.
24 No. 63), aligning the briefing schedule on the motions for preliminary injunction in both matters, finding
25 good cause to extend the temporary restraining order to August 17, 2026, and ordering the parties to meet
26 and confer to reach consensus on the path forward in resolving the two motions for preliminary injunction.
27 WHEREAS, on July 23, 2026, and July 24, 2026, the parties met and conferred to discuss the
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1 THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties through their respective counsel, that:
2 1. The transaction at issue in State of California and Writers Guild shall not close, be
3 consummated, or otherwise be completed and Defendants will not take any steps, directly or indirectly,
4 to integrate or consolidate their operations pursuant to the Transaction until the earlier of (1) five days
5 after the merits determination in these matters, or (2) June 1, 2027. This stipulation and order extends
6 to Defendants’ agents, officers, servants, employees, attorneys, and other persons who are in active
7 concert or participation with Defendants.
8 2. The briefing deadlines and August 3, 2026 hearing date for Plaintiff States’ motion for
9 preliminary injunction are cancelled. The WGA Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction is
10 withdrawn. Plaintiff States and WGA Plaintiffs will be permitted to file motions for preliminary
11 injunction orders, if necessary, at a later date.
12 3. This stipulation shall not waive or modify any rights, schedules, or deadlines of any party
13 relating to any post-judgment appeal, including any injunctive relief pending appeal.
14 4. This stipulation is without prejudice to any party’s claims, defenses, arguments, or
15 positions in this action.
16 5. The parties will submit a joint statement in each of their respective cases regarding the
17 scheduling of the trial in each matter by Friday, July 31, 2026.
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By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Kessler FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF CALIFORNIA:
2 Jeffrey L. Kessler (pro hac vice)
WINSTON TAYLOR LLP ROB BONTA
3 200 Park Avenue Attorney General of California
New York, NY 10166-4193
4 Telephone: (212) 294-4698 By: /s/ Ashley Kaplan
Facsimile: (212) 294-4700
5 jeffrey.kessler@winstontaylor.com PAULA L. BLIZZARD (SBN 207920)
Senior Assistant Attorney General
6 Jeanifer E. Parsigian (SBN 289001) NATALIE S. MANZO (SBN 155655)
Matthew R. DalSanto (SBN 282458) BRENT K. NAKAMURA (SBN 283572)
7 WINSTON TAYLOR LLP Supervising Deputy Attorneys General
101 California Street, 21st Floor DANIEL D. AMBAR (SBN 278853)
8 San Francisco, CA 94111-5891 WINSTON H. CHEN (SBN 166959)
Telephone: (415) 591-1469 MATTHEW E. DELGADO (SBN 306999)
9 Facsimile: (415) 591-1400 NICOLE S. GORDON (SBN 224138)
jeanifer.parsigian@winstontaylor.com JENNIFER K. HANE (SBN 275729)
10 matthew.dalsanto@winstontaylor.com ASHLEY KAPLAN (SBN 293443)
CASEY KOVARIK (SBN 348032)
11 Conor A. Reidy (pro hac vice) DIVYA B. RAO (SBN 292853)
Kevin B. Goldstein (pro hac vice) Deputy Attorneys General
12 WINSTON TAYLOR LLP 300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702
300 N. LaSalle Drive Los Angeles, CA 90013-1230
13 Chicago, IL 60654-3406 Telephone: (213) 269-6153
Telephone: (312) 558-7542 Fax: (916) 731-3637
14 Facsimile: (312) 558-5700 Email: Daniel.Ambar@doj.ca.gov
conor.reidy@winstontaylor.com
15 kevin.goldstein@winstontaylor.com RICHARD PARKER (SBN 62356)
JAMES WEINGARTEN (pro hac vice)
16 Matthew R. Huppert (pro hac vice) ADAM DI VINCENZO (pro hac vice)
WINSTON TAYLOR LLP GRANT BERMANN (pro hac vice)
17 1901 L Street NW ANASTASIA PASTAN (pro hac vice)
Washington, DC 20036-3506 JULIA MAY (pro hac vice)
18 Telephone: (202) 282-5004 NATALIE NOGUEIRA (pro hac vice)
Facsimile: (202) 282-5100 ALLISON CHESKY (pro hac vice)
19 matt.huppert@winstontaylor.com MILBANK LLP
1101 New York Ave. NW
20 Marguerite Sullivan (pro hac vice pending) Washington, DC 20005
Christopher J. Brown (pro hac vice pending) Telephone: (202) 835-7525
21 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Email: jweingarten@milbank.com
555 Eleventh Street NW, Suite 1000
22 Washington, DC 20004 KELLY D. GARCIA (pro hac vice)
Telephone: (202) 637-2200 MILBANK LLP
23 Facsimile: (202) 637-2201 55 Hudson Yards
marguerite.sullivan@lw.com New York, NY 10001
24 christopher.brown@lw.com Telephone: (212) 530-5871
Email: kgarcia@milbank.com
25 Attorneys for Defendant Paramount Skydance
Corporation. Attorneys for Plaintiff State of California.
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FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF ARIZONA:
27 By: /s/ Daniel M. Petrocelli
Daniel M. Petrocelli (SBN 97802) KRISTIN K. MAYES
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1 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP Attorney General of Arizona
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 8th Floor
2 Los Angeles, California 90067-6035 /s/ Allison Weber
Telephone: (310) 553-6700
3 Facsimile: (310) 246-6779 ROBERT A. BERNHEIM (pro hac vice)
dpetrocelli@omm.com Unit Chief Counsel
4 SARAH PELTON (pro hac vice)
Peter C. Herrick (pro hac vice) ALLISON WEBER (pro hac vice)
5 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP Assistant Attorneys General
1301 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1700 2005 N. Central Avenue
6 New York, NY 10019-6022 Phoenix, AZ 85004
Telephone: (212) 326-2000 Telephone: (602) 542-3725
7 Facsimile: (212) 326-2061 Fax: (602) 542-4377
pherrick@omm.com Email: consumer@azag.gov
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Julia A. Schiller (pro hac vice) Attorneys for Plaintiff State of Arizona
9 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
1625 Eye Street NW FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF COLORADO:
10 Washington, DC 20006-4061
Telephone: (202) 383-5300 PHILIP J. WEISER
11 Facsimile: (202) 383-5414 Attorney General of Colorado
jschiller@omm.com
12 /s/ Bryn A. Williams
Derek Ludwin (pro hac vice)
13 Henry Liu (pro hac vice) BRYN A. WILLIAMS (SBN 301699)
Ross A. Demain (pro hac vice) First Assistant Attorney General
14 COVINGTON & BURLING LLP AMY BOWLES (pro hac vice)
One CityCenter Assistant Attorney General
15 850 10th Street NW 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20001 Denver, CO 80203
16 Telephone: (202) 662-6000 Telephone: (720) 508-6000
dludwin@cov.com Email: Bryn.Williams@coag.gov
17 hliu@cov.com Amy.Bowles@coag.gov
rdemain@cov.com
18 Attorneys for Plaintiff State of Colorado
Bernard A. Nigro Jr. (pro hac vice)
19 Kathleen S. O’Neill (pro hac vice) FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF CONNECTICUT:
FRIED FRANK HARRIS SHRIVER &
20 JACOBSON LLP WILLIAM TONG
801 17th Street NW Attorney General of Connecticut
21 Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 639-7000 NICOLE DEMERS (pro hac vice forthcoming)
22 Facsimile: (202) 639-7003 Deputy Associate Attorney General
barry.nigro@friedfrank.com
23 kathy.oneill@friedfrank.com /s/ Julián A. Quiñones Reyes
24 Attorneys for Defendant Warner Bros. JULIÁN A. QUIÑONES REYES (pro hac vice)
Discovery, Inc. FRANKLIN KANIN (pro hac vice forthcoming)
25 Assistant Attorneys General
Office of the Connecticut Attorney General
26 165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
27 Telephone: (860) 808-5030
Email: Franklin.Kanin@ct.gov
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1 Attorneys for Plaintiff State of Connecticut
2 FOR PLAINTIFF COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS:
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ANDREA JOY CAMPBELL
4 Attorney General of Massachusetts
5 /s/ Anthony W. Mariano
6 ANTHONY W. MARIANO (pro hac vice)
Chief, Antitrust Division
7 WILLIAM L. TWOMEY (pro hac vice)
Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust
8 Division
Office of the Massachusetts Attorney
9 General
One Ashburton Place, 18th Floor
10 Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: (781) 835-7990
11 Email: Anthony.Mariano@mass.gov
William.Twomey@mass.gov
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Attorneys for Plaintiff Commonwealth of
13 Massachusetts
14 FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF MINNESOTA:
15 KEITH ELLISON
Attorney General of Minnesota
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/s/ Jon M. Woodruff
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JAMES W. CANADAY (SBN 368825)
18 Deputy Attorney General
ELIZABETH ODETTE (pro hac vice
19 forthcoming)
Antitrust Division Manager
20 Assistant Attorney General
JON M. WOODRUFF (pro hac vice)
21 Assistant Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 600
22 Saint Paul, MN 55101-2130
Telephone: (651) 300-7425
23 Fax: (651) 296-9663
Email: Jon.Woodruff@ag.state.mn.us
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Attorneys for Plaintiff State of Minnesota
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FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF NEVADA:
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AARON D. FORD
27 Attorney General of Nevada
28 ERNEST D. FIGUEROA
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1 Consumer Advocate
2 /s/ Samantha B. Feeley
3 SAMANTHA B. FEELEY (NV Bar No. 14034)
(pro hac vice)
4 Senior Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Nevada Attorney General
5 100 N. Carson St.
Carson City, Nevada 89701
6 Tel: (775) 684-1100
Email: sfeeley@ag.nv.gov
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Attorney for Plaintiff State of Nevada
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FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF NEW JERSEY:
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JENNIFER DAVENPORT
10 Attorney General of New Jersey
11 /s/ Ana Atta-Alla
12 ANA ATTA-ALLA (pro hac vice)
Deputy Attorney General
13 State of New Jersey
Office of the Attorney General
14 Division of Law
124 Halsey Street – 5th Floor
15 Newark, NJ 07102
Telephone: (973) 648-6835
16 Email: Ana.Atta-Alla@law.njoag.gov
17 Attorneys for Plaintiff State of New Jersey
18 FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF NEW
MEXICO:
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RAÚL TORREZ
20 Attorney General of New Mexico
21 /s/ Amanda Butler
22 AMANDA BUTLER (pro hac vice)
Senior Counsel
23 KALISTA M. WILSON (pro hac vice
forthcoming)
24 Assistant Attorney General
408 Galisteo St.
25 Santa Fe, NM 87501
Telephone: (505) 490-4060
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Email: KWilson@nmdoj.gov
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Attorneys for Plaintiff State of New Mexico
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1 FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF NEW YORK:
2 LETITIA JAMES
Attorney General of New York
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/s/ Elinor R. Hoffmann
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ELINOR R. HOFFMANN (pro hac vice)
5 Chief, Antitrust Bureau
AMY MCFARLANE (pro hac vice)
6 Deputy Chief, Antitrust Bureau
PRATIK AGARWAL (pro hac vice)
7 MORGAN FEDER (pro hac vice)
C. WILLIAM MARGRABE (pro hac vice)
8 Assistant Attorneys General
JAYA MANTOVANI (pro hac vice)
9 Attorney General Fellow
New York State Office of the Attorney
10 General
28 Liberty Street
11 New York, NY 10005
Telephone: (212) 416-8269
12 Email: Elinor.Hoffman@ag.ny.gov
13 Attorneys for Plaintiff State of New York
14 FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF OREGON:
15 DAN RAYFIELD
Attorney General of Oregon
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/s/ Ian Van Loh
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TIMOTHY D. SMITH (pro hac vice)
18 Attorney-in-Charge
IAN VAN LOH (SBN 280254)
19 ALEX DELORENZO (pro hac vice)
Senior Assistant Attorneys General
20 Economic Justice Section
Oregon Department of Justice
21 100 SW Market St.
Portland, OR 97201
22 Telephone: (503) 798-3297
Telephone: (971) 239-7457
23 Telephone: (503) 428-9482
Email: tim.smith@doj.oregon.gov
24 Email: ian.vanloh@doj.oregon.gov
Email: alex.delorenzo@doj.oregon.gov
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Attorneys for Plaintiff State of Oregon
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FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF WASHINGTON:
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NICHOLAS W. BROWN
28 Attorney General of Washington
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/s/ Christina M. Black
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JONATHAN A. MARK (pro hac vice)
3 Division Chief, Antitrust Division
CHRISTINA M. BLACK (SBN 300081)
4 BROOKE H. LOVROVICH (pro hac vice)
Assistant Attorneys General
5 800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98104-3188
6 Telephone: (206) 464-7744
Fax: (206) 464-6451
7 Email: Jonathan.Mark@atg.wa.gov
Christina.Black@atg.wa.gov
8 Brooke.Lovrovich@atg.wa.gov
9 Attorneys for Plaintiff State of Washington
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By: /s/ Kellie Lerner
11 KELLIE LERNER (pro hac vice)
ELLISON A. SNIDER (pro hac vice)
12 BENJAMIN B. ALLEN (pro hac vice)
SHINDER CANTOR LERNER LLP
13 14 Penn Plaza, Suite 1900
New York, NY 10122
14 Telephone: (646) 960-8601
kellie@scl-llp.com
15 esnider@scl-llp.com
ballen@scl-llp.com
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J. WYATT FORE (pro hac vice)
17 SHINDER CANTOR LERNER LLP
600 14th Street, NW
18 Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: (646) 960-8632
19 wyatt@scl-llp.com
20 DAVID C. BROWNSTEIN (SBN: 141929)
DAVID M. GOLDSTEIN (SBN: 142334)
21 FARMER BROWNSTEIN JAEGER
GOLDSTEIN SIEGEL & SHEPARD LLP
22 155 Montgomery Street, Suite 301 San
Francisco, CA 94104-2733
23 Telephone: (415) 962-2873
dbrownstein@fbjgss.com
24 dgoldstein@fbjgss.com
25 CHARLES J. LADUCA (pro hac vice)
N. SLADE BOND II (pro hac vice)
26 CUNEO GILBERT FLANNERY & LADUCA,
LLP
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2445 M Street, NW Suite 740
28 Washington, D.C. 20037
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1 Telephone: (202) 789-3960
sbond@cuneolaw.com
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SARAH ROONEY (pro hac vice)
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CUNEO GILBERT FLANNERY & LADUCA,
4 LLP
8705 Colesville Road
5 B. 133
Silver Spring, MD 20910
6 Telephone: (301) 518-7428
srooney@cuneolaw.com
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MICHAEL J. FLANNERY (SBN: 196266)
8 CUNEO GILBERT FLANNERY & LADUCA,
9 LLP
Two CityPlace Drive
10 St. Louis, MO 63141
Telephone: (314) 226-1015
11 mflannery@cuneolaw.com
12 MATTHEW J. PLATKIN (pro hac vice)
AARON HAIER (pro hac vice)
13 PLATKIN LLP
413 Washington Avenue, Unit 174
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Belleville, NJ 07109
15 Telephone: (973) 561-1951
mplatkin@platkinllp.com
16 ahaier@platkinllp.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs the Writers Guild of
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America East Inc.
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1 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, the transaction at issue in State of California and Writers Guild shall
2 not close, be consummated, or otherwise be completed and Defendants will not take any steps, directly or
3 indirectly, to integrate or consolidate their operations pursuant to the transaction until the earlier of (1)
4 five days after the merits determination in these matters, or (2) June 1, 2027. This stipulation and order
5 extend to Defendants’ agents, officers, servants, employees, attorneys, and other persons who are in active
6 concert or participation with Defendants.
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10 ARACELI MARTÍNEZ-OLGUÍN
United States District Judge
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