Apple flags delays in Jon Prosser’s response to leak lawsuit

In a joint status report filing, Apple said it hadn’t heard from Jon Prosser’s lawyer in a month, which his counsel attributed to Prosser caring for his newborn child. Here are the details.

Last year, shortly after announcing iOS 26, Apple sued Jon Prosser over videos in which he leaked the Liquid Glass redesign.

Apple accused Prosser, alongside Michael Ramacciotti, of misappropriating trade secrets and violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by accessing an Apple employee’s development iPhone and using its contents to publish the leaks.

Based on court documents filed since then, Ramacciotti promptly cooperated with Apple’s discovery requests, while Prosser failed to formally respond to the lawsuit. Prosser would go on to deny this characterization.

That said, this led the court to grant Apple’s request to enter default against him, which essentially meant he could no longer contest Apple’s allegations unless the default was set aside.

Last June, Prosser’s lawyer filed a request to set aside the default, arguing that this would be the most efficient way to move the case forward. The court granted the request, kicking off an initial round of discovery in which Prosser provided Apple with documents and communications and sat for a deposition.

However, in a joint status report filed yesterday, Apple says that there has been limited progress since then, which his counsel attributed to the birth of the leaker’s second child.

From the filing:

Apple and Mr. Prosser have worked to advance this case through limited discovery. Mr. Prosser provided documents and communications to Apple, and sat for a deposition on June 16, 2026. Unfortunately, Apple last heard from Mr. Prosser’s counsel on July 6th, 2026, despite repeated attempts to communicate and follow up on outstanding discovery issues. There still appear to be deficiencies in Mr. Prosser’s productions, and Apple has notified Mr. Prosser’s counsel of those issues.

Shortly before this joint status update was to be filed, Mr. Prosser’s counsel explained that this delay in response may be due to the fact that Mr. Prosser just had a second child and is attending to the care of a newborn. Mr. Prosser’s counsel indicated that he will find dates when additional discovery may be provided to Apple.

The report, signed by attorneys for Apple, Ramacciotti, and Prosser, adds that Ramacciotti has agreed to supplement his interrogatory responses and sit for a second deposition in September, and that the parties expect to file another status update on October 7.

You can read the full filing below: