Overview

• Apple asked the court to enter a default judgment after stating Prosser has not responded to the complaint or appeared in the case.
• Court filings show Michael Ramacciotti’s response deadline was extended to October 17 after he retained counsel past the original date.
• The July lawsuit alleges Prosser and Ramacciotti accessed former Apple engineer Ethan Lipnik’s development iPhone to obtain iOS 26 trade secrets later publicized by Prosser.
• Apple’s complaint seeks monetary damages and an injunction to stop further disclosures of confidential information.
• MacRumors logs indicate Apple is internally testing iOS 26.0.2, a minor bug and security fix update expected within weeks, following last month’s iOS 26.0.1 release.