Overview
- Apple and Jon Prosser filed a joint stipulation on Wednesday asking Judge James Donato to set aside the default judgment entered against Prosser in October 2025.
- Apple's complaint accuses Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti of conspiring to obtain and publish a pre-release version of iOS by secretly accessing an Apple employee's test device, an episode that led to the employee's firing.
- Court filings say Ramacciotti cooperated with investigators and was paid to show Prosser the pre-release software, while Prosser failed to answer the complaint and only retained counsel in April 2026 to seek vacatur.
- If the judge grants the stipulation the case will move into discovery, starting with Prosser's deposition on June 16, which will let both sides test claims about who accessed the device and whether payments were made.
- Prosser has continued to publish Apple 'leaks' during the litigation, a pattern that reporters say may affect perceptions of his sources and that could influence any remedies the court orders, including possible damages or limits on future disclosures.