SUBJECT-0206.dossier · person · status: active
JA
subject of file

Judge William Alsup

U.S. District Judge who presided over Total Recall v. Luckey case
Tracked because U.S. District Judge who presided over Total Recall v. Luckey case · 9 documented connections
Facts on record1
Connections mapped9
Sources cited6
✦ Thin coverage gap +32 connected to 9 entities · only 1 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1S
Network web → Timeline → Compare with… → Position Drift → Coverage tone → View on Graph → Export CSV JSON Dossier ← Entity Directory
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
PATTERN person → [legal] → company → [legal] → person 88× PATTERN institution → [affiliation] → person 73× PATTERN company → [affiliation] → company → [legal] → person 70× PATTERN person → [legal] → company → [legal] → company 69× PATTERN company → [legal] → company → [legal] → person 69×
TIMELINE Role Overlap Visualizer →
Connection Map
Key Connections
← ZeniMax Media Inc. company
judicial officer
Judge William Alsup presided over related litigation involving ZeniMax Media Inc. and its intellectual property claims against Oculus VR.
← Facebook Technologies LLC company
judicial_proceeding
Judge William Alsup presided over the ZeniMax v. Facebook (Oculus) trial, which involved Facebook Technologies LLC.
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 159d ago · Avg age: 255d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Search scope note: No sec filings found for "Judge William Alsup" in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.
Added: 13 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Judge William Alsup — SEC filings (no results)
All Connections (9)
colleague secondary since 2026
Both are judges in the same judicial district (Northern District of California).
colleague secondary since 2026
Both are judges in the same judicial district (Northern District of California).
affiliation secondary since 2026
Judge William Alsup serves as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, which has chambers in San Francisco.
colleague inferential since 2026
Both are judges operating in overlapping legal jurisdictions (California).
← ZeniMax Media Inc. company
judicial officer primary since 2015
Judge William Alsup presided over related litigation involving ZeniMax Media Inc. and its intellectual property claims against Oculus VR.
← John Carmack person
legal/judicial proceeding inferential since 2015
Judge William Alsup oversaw aspects of the Silcon Valley VR talent poaching cases that involved John Carmack.
judicial_proceeding primary since 2017
Judge William Alsup presided over the ZeniMax v. Facebook (Oculus) trial, which involved Facebook Technologies LLC.
← Oculus VR company
legal proceeding secondary since 2017
Judge William Alsup presided over the ZeniMax v. Oculus VR damages phase or related proceedings in the Northern District of California.
legal secondary since 2015
Judge William Alsup was involved in related intellectual property litigation in the Northern District of California that touched on Total Recall Technologies LLC's claims.
Sources (6)
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Judge William Alsup not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Judge William Alsup — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Judge William Alsup — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Judge William Alsup — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Judge William Alsup — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Judge William Alsup — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt