In September, Warner Bros. Discovery along with Hanna-Barbera Productions, Turner Entertainment, DC Comics, and The Cartoon Network sued AI startup Midjourney claiming the tech company “brazenly dispenses its intellectual property as if it were its own.” The filing was submitted September 4. The case was assigned to District Judge Percy Anderson and Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick. Now, one of those judges, Percy Anderson, has recused himself from the case.

The reason in the document is listed as 28 U.S.C. section 455 which is basically a bunch of conflicts like impartiality, personal bias, a financial interest, some connection to the case, and many more.

The case has been reassigned to Judge John A. Kronstadt.