NOTICE of Filing Public Documents Pursuant to Order Re Motion to Seal (Dkt. 336 ) by Aestas Management Company, LLC, Aestas, LLC, Samuel Altman, Gregory Brockman, OAI Corporation, LLC, OpenAI GP, L.L.C., OpenAI Global, LLC, OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI OpCo, LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund GP I, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund I, L.P., OpenAI Startup Fund Management, LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP I, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP II, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP III, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP IV, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV I, L.P., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV II, L.P., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV III, L.P., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV IV, L.P., OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI, L.L.C., OpenAI, L.P. re 336 Order on Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Another Partys Material Should Be Sealed (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 4 to the Joint Discovery Letter Brief [Dkt. No. 300])(Eth, Jordan) (Filed on 10/29/2025) Modified on 10/30/2025 (kmm2, COURT STAFF).
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JORDAN ETH (CA SBN 121617)
JEth@mofo.com
WILLIAM FRENTZEN (CA SBN 343918)
WFrentzen@mofo.com
DAVID J. WIENER (CA SBN 291659)
DWiener@mofo.com
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone:
(415) 268-7000
Facsimile:
(415) 268-7522
WILLIAM SAVITT (admitted pro hac vice)
WDSavitt@wlrk.com
BRADLEY R. WILSON (admitted pro hac vice)
BRWilson@mofo.com
SARAH K. EDDY (admitted pro hac vice)
SKEddy@wlrk.com
STEVEN WINTER (admitted pro hac vice)
SWinter@wlrk.com
NATHANIEL CULLERTON (admitted pro hac vice)
NDCullerton@wlrk.com
WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Telephone:
(212) 403-1000
Facsimile:
(212) 403-2000
Attorneys for Defendants Samuel Altman, Gregory Brockman,
OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI L.P., OpenAI, L.L.C., OpenAI GP, L.L.C.,
OpenAI OpCo, LLC, OpenAI Global, LLC, OAI Corporation, LLC,
OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund Management, LLC,
OpenAI Startup Fund GP I, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund I, L.P.,
OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP I, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP II, L.L.C.,
OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP III, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP IV, L.L.C.,
OpenAI Startup Fund SPV I, L.P., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV II, L.P.,
OpenAI Startup Fund SPV III, L.P., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV IV, L.P.,
Aestas Management Company, LLC, and Aestas LLC
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OAKLAND DIVISION
ELON MUSK, et al.,
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SAMUEL ALTMAN, et al.,
Case No. 4:24-cv-04722-YGR
OPENAI DEFENDANTS’
NOTIFICATION OF FILING PUBLIC
DOCUMENTS PURSUANT TO ORDER
RE MOTION TO SEAL (DKT. 336)
Defendants.
OPENAI DEFENDANTS’ NOTIFICATION RE FILING PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
CASE NO. 4:24-CV-04722-YGRPage 2 1
Pursuant to the Court’s Order Re Motion to Seal re Dkt. No. 300 dated October 28, 2025
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(Dkt. 336), the OpenAI Defendants hereby submit Exhibit 4 to Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion
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to Consider Whether Other Parties’ Material Should be Sealed filed at Dkt. 300 (Exhibit 3 to the
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Joint Discovery Letter Brief filed at Dkt. 301, an excerpt from Ilya Sutskever’s deposition
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transcript) with only the redactions that OpenAI proposed: 351:8-18; 352:15-17; and 359:19-22.
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OPENAI DEFENDANTS’ NOTIFICATION RE FILING PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
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Date: October 29, 2025
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/s/ Jordan Eth
JORDAN ETH (CA SBN 121617)
JEth@mofo.com
WILLIAM FRENTZEN (CA SBN 343918)
WFrentzen@mofo.com
DAVID J. WIENER (CA SBN 291659)
DWiener@mofo.com
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 268-7000
Facsimile: (415) 268-7522
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WILLIAM SAVITT (admitted pro hac vice)
WDSavitt@wlrk.com
BRADLEY R. WILSON (admitted pro hac
vice)
BRWilson@mofo.com
SARAH K. EDDY (admitted pro hac vice)
SKEddy@wlrk.com
STEVEN WINTER (admitted pro hac vice)
SWinter@wlrk.com
NATHANIEL CULLERTON (admitted pro
hac vice)
NDCullerton@wlrk.com
WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 403-1000
Facsimile: (212) 403-2000
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JORDAN ETH (CA SBN 121617)
JEth@mofo.com
WILLIAM FRENTZEN (CA SBN 343918)
WFrentzen@mofo.com
DAVID J. WIENER (CA SBN 291659)
DWiener@mofo.com
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone:
(415) 268-7000
Facsimile:
(415) 268-7522
WILLIAM SAVITT (admitted pro hac vice)
WDSavitt@wlrk.com
BRADLEY R. WILSON (admitted pro hac vice)
BRWilson@mofo.com
SARAH K. EDDY (admitted pro hac vice)
SKEddy@wlrk.com
STEVEN WINTER (admitted pro hac vice)
SWinter@wlrk.com
NATHANIEL CULLERTON (admitted pro hac vice)
NDCullerton@wlrk.com
WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Telephone:
(212) 403-1000
Facsimile:
(212) 403-2000
Attorneys for Defendants Samuel Altman, Gregory Brockman,
OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI L.P., OpenAI, L.L.C., OpenAI GP, L.L.C.,
OpenAI OpCo, LLC, OpenAI Global, LLC, OAI Corporation, LLC,
OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund Management, LLC,
OpenAI Startup Fund GP I, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund I, L.P.,
OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP I, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP II, L.L.C.,
OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP III, L.L.C., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV GP IV, L.L.C.,
OpenAI Startup Fund SPV I, L.P., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV II, L.P.,
OpenAI Startup Fund SPV III, L.P., OpenAI Startup Fund SPV IV, L.P.,
Aestas Management Company, LLC, and Aestas LLC
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OAKLAND DIVISION
ELON MUSK, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
SAMUEL ALTMAN, et al.,
Case No. 4:24-cv-04722-YGR
OPENAI DEFENDANTS’
NOTIFICATION OF FILING PUBLIC
DOCUMENTS PURSUANT TO ORDER
RE MOTION TO SEAL (DKT. 336)
Defendants.
OPENAI DEFENDANTS’ NOTIFICATION RE FILING PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
CASE NO. 4:24-CV-04722-YGR
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Pursuant to the Court’s Order Re Motion to Seal re Dkt. No. 300 dated October 28, 2025
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(Dkt. 336), the OpenAI Defendants hereby submit Exhibit 4 to Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion
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to Consider Whether Other Parties’ Material Should be Sealed filed at Dkt. 300 (Exhibit 3 to the
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Joint Discovery Letter Brief filed at Dkt. 301, an excerpt from Ilya Sutskever’s deposition
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transcript) with only the redactions that OpenAI proposed: 351:8-18; 352:15-17; and 359:19-22.
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Date: October 29, 2025
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/s/ Jordan Eth
JORDAN ETH (CA SBN 121617)
JEth@mofo.com
WILLIAM FRENTZEN (CA SBN 343918)
WFrentzen@mofo.com
DAVID J. WIENER (CA SBN 291659)
DWiener@mofo.com
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 268-7000
Facsimile: (415) 268-7522
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WILLIAM SAVITT (admitted pro hac vice)
WDSavitt@wlrk.com
BRADLEY R. WILSON (admitted pro hac
vice)
BRWilson@mofo.com
SARAH K. EDDY (admitted pro hac vice)
SKEddy@wlrk.com
STEVEN WINTER (admitted pro hac vice)
SWinter@wlrk.com
NATHANIEL CULLERTON (admitted pro
hac vice)
NDCullerton@wlrk.com
WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 403-1000
Facsimile: (212) 403-2000
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