On October 23, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin scheduled the first hearing for the primary injunction to take place on November 26, unless there was further opposition. On October 30, Mullenweg and Automattic filed a motion to dismiss key accusations made by WP Engine, arguing that the hosting provider was responsible for harming itself.

In response, WP Engine filed a document citing Mullenweg's comments at the TechCrunch Disrupt event, where he had discussed the significant loss of business suffered by WP Engine due to the WordPress.org ban.