Judge Denies Apple’s Request for Deadline Extension in Epic Games Case

Apple must produce 1.3 million documents by Monday, despite last-minute plea for more time.

Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson criticized Apple's eleventh-hour request for a deadline extension as 'bad behavior.'
Apple originally estimated it needed to review 650,000 documents but later reported the number had doubled to over 1.3 million.
The judge emphasized that Apple likely knew about the increased document count well before its request for more time.
Apple's deadline to produce the documents is Monday, September 30, with the judge stating it has 'nearly infinite resources' to meet it.
The ongoing legal battle stems from Epic Games challenging Apple's App Store rules, which were modified in January following a 2021 court order.