GoKawiilApple, DOJ hit impasse over document cutoff date in antitrust case
Apple and the Department of Justice have jointly told the court they cannot agree on the cutoff date for documents Apple must produce in the government's monopoly lawsuit. The two sides had set June 20, 2025 as the cutoff when fact discovery was expected to end by July 31, 2026, but that deadline has since been pushed back twice to late May 2027, prompting the DOJ to argue the document cutoff should move too.
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The dispute is part of a broader pattern of friction over discovery in the case, including fights over employee records, foreign documents, and access to federal agency files, suggesting the litigation could stretch on well beyond its original timeline. Reports of parallel settlement talks indicate both sides may be weighing a negotiated resolution even as they continue to contest procedural details in court.
- Apple and DOJ filed a joint notice of impasse over the document production cutoff date in their antitrust case.
- The original June 20, 2025 cutoff was tied to a fact discovery deadline now pushed back to late May 2027.
- This follows repeated disputes over discovery scope, even as settlement talks are reportedly ongoing behind the scenes.
Source: 9to5mac.com — Marcus Mendes, 2026-10-21
Published there as: “Apple and DOJ notify court of impasse over document cutoff in antitrust lawsuit”
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