Declaration of Michael Dore
đź”— **Source:** [Declaration of Michael Dore](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.294.3_1.pdf)
> [!note]+ Document Notes
> # ⚖️ WP Engine v. Automattic — Dkt. 294.3: Dore declaration ISO Defendants (Mullenweg depo)
> **Case:** WPEngine, Inc. v. Automattic Inc., Matthew Mullenweg, WooCommerce Inc. & WordPress Foundation — N.D. Cal. No. 4:24-cv-06917-AMO (Judge Araceli MartĂnez-OlguĂn; discovery before Mag. J. Ajay S. Krishnan). Late-May-2026 discovery-phase filing (fact discovery closed May 14, 2026).
> **Filing:** Attorney declaration · By: Michael Dore (Gibson Dunn) · May 2026
> ## Summary
> Gibson Dunn's Dore declares in support of Defendants' opposition to WPE's request for additional Mullenweg deposition time and additional witness designations.
> ## Key points
> - Defendants' procedural counter to the additional-deposition demand.
> ## 🏛️ WordPress governance significance
> The defense view of how much more Mullenweg should have to sit — governance-significant given his centrality.
> ## đź”— Part of
> Support for Defendants' side of Dkt. 294.
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