Apple and Michael Ramacciotti's lawyers reported the latest developments in the trade secrets case regarding the leak of iOS 26 design details to the court. Here are the new updates in the case.

Case Update

Last February, Apple and Ramacciotti submitted a joint status report to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, informing Judge James Donato that they were continuing limited discovery efforts to determine the full scope of the information collected by Ramacciotti's former engineer accessing his iPhone.

At that time, they also informed the court that they planned to provide further updates to the court on "April 13, 2026." This occurred yesterday and the update provided fresh information about the latest developments in the case.

Regarding Ramacciotti, the parties informed the court that "they continue to advance this case through limited discovery." Apple conducted a forensic examination of an additional device provided by Ramacciotti.

The document also reports to the court that "Ramacciotti has agreed to complete his interrogatory responses and that Apple proposed to schedule a follow-up interrogation after completing limited third-party discovery."

Prosser Update

Things appear to be more complicated for Jon Prosser. Last October, the court granted Apple's request by issuing a default judgment against Prosser after he missed the deadline to respond to the complaint, thereby losing his right to formally contest the claims in the case.

At that time, Prosser stated that he had been in active communication with Apple since the early stages of this case, saying, "The notion that the case has been ignored is incorrect."

In the joint status report from February, Apple confirmed that despite the court issuing a default judgment against Prosser, he "acknowledged receipt of the document and interrogatory notifications and that they were working to set a date for his interrogation with Apple."

In the new joint status report, Apple states:

“The parties have agreed to limited discovery regarding the defaulted Defendant Jon Prosser and others. Apple sent Prosser courtesy copies of the notifications on January 30, 2026, and served the notifications on Prosser on February 3, 2026. Prosser provided some responsive materials but did not fully respond to Apple's requests and indicated that he was considering hiring a lawyer. Apple has extended the deadline for him to respond several times, but has yet to receive the limited discovery necessary to fully understand the scope of Apple's confidential information and trade secrets.”

And

“The parties have agreed to limited discovery regarding third parties. As part of this discovery, Apple served document and interrogatory notifications on Prosser. Prosser provided some responsive materials and indicated that other responsive materials were available. However, he did not fully respond to some requests or did not respond at all. Apple also worked to set a date for Prosser's interrogation, which should occur after Prosser fully responds to Apple's document request notifications. Therefore, Apple plans to file a Motion for Show Cause in N.D. Ohio.”

In other words, the report indicates that while additional materials are available, Prosser has only partially complied with Apple's notifications and plans to request the court to lift the default judgment against him while hiring a lawyer. (A court document submitted today shows that Prosser has now officially hired a lawyer, but this document is not yet public.)

Apple also plans to file a motion in federal court in Ohio explaining why Prosser did not fully comply with Apple's notifications, despite multiple deadline extensions.

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