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Case Information
Case name Stacey v. Altman et al[1]
Court U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California[1]
Docket 3:26-cv-03701[1]
Filed April 29, 2026[1]
Judge(s) Jacqueline Scott Corley[2]
Plaintiffs Mark Stacey, individually and as successor-in-interest to Shannda Aviugana-Durand[1]
Defendants Samuel Altman; OpenAI Foundation; OpenAI OpCo LLC; OpenAI Group PBC[1]
Case type Civil wrongful-death and survival action[1]
Claims / issues Negligence, product liability and related claims concerning the Tumbler Ridge shooting[1]
Status June 24, 2026: case-management conference continued to October 14, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.[2]

Stacey v. Altman et al. (No. 3:26-cv-03701, N.D. Cal.) is a wrongful-death and product-liability action filed on April 29, 2026, by Mark Stacey, individually and as successor-in-interest to Shannda Aviugana-Durand. The complaint names Samuel Altman, OpenAI Foundation, OpenAI OpCo LLC and OpenAI Group PBC.[3]


June 24, 2026: case-management conference continued to October 14, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.[2]

Allegations and requested relief

Stacey alleges that failures to warn law enforcement about violent ChatGPT activity, prevent renewed access after account deactivation, and provide safe product design contributed to his wife's death in the February 10, 2026 Tumbler Ridge shooting. The complaint asserts negligence, product-liability, wrongful-death, survival and other claims, seeking damages and safety-related injunctive relief. These are the plaintiff's allegations, not findings of liability.[3]

Procedural history

The June 24 court notice continued the initial case-management conference to October 14, 2026, before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, with a joint statement due October 7. The public docket consulted on September 7 was last retrieved June 24; it does not establish later developments.[2]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Court filing / case record, reviewed September 7, 2026
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 N.D. Cal., Stacey v. Altman, No. 3:26-cv-03701-JSC, court docket entries reproduced by Justia; snapshot retrieved June 24, 2026
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 N.D. Cal., Stacey v. Altman, No. 3:26-cv-03701, complaint, ECF 1, filed April 29, 2026, pp. 1–2, 7–8, 38–41; copy hosted by Reclaim The Net
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