by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Oct 7 – In the Blake Lively v. Justin Baldoni lawsuits, a hearing was held on February 3 before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lewis J. Liman. Inner City Press was there with live coverage, thread
On February 10, Lively's lawyer asked for delay: "Plaintiff Blake Lively respectfully moves for an extension of time to file her amended complaint to March 5, 2025. Full filing on Patreon here
On February 11 Baldoni's lawyer consented to delay but noted "unnecessary and baseless attacks on non-party Jed Wallace and the litigation pending against Ms. Lively" - filing on Patreon here
On February 25 Baldoni disagreed on the proposed protective order, on Patreon here
On February 28 Baldoni filed to expand the quashing of Lively's subpoena to include Warfarer employees - filing on Patreon here
On July 16, the eve of Lively's deposition, an emergency hearing which Inner City Press live tweeted here.
At 8:30 pm Lively's lawyers wrote in that her deposition is being pushed to July 31.
On September 8 Lively moved for attorneys fees citing California law, motion on Patreon here
On September 16 the Wayfarer Parties filed their 12 page "privilege log" of documents they say should not be subject to discovery, on Patreon here
On September 24 Judge Liman signed "that the Wayfarer Parties may take the deposition of Justin Grey Stone on October 6, 2025, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of counsel for the Wayfarer Parties, Liner Freedman Taitelman + Cooley, LLP, 1801 Century Park West, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA."
On September 26 a complaint about starting a depostion of Josh Greenstein at 8 am - with 11 pages of semi redacted email attached, now on Patreon here
Docketed on October 7 Judge Liman issued an unsealing order: "The Wayfarer Parties' letter does not elaborate in any detail why this information is sensitive or must be maintained under seal. Moreover, given that these documents were filed along with a dispositive motion for judgment on the pleadings, a strong presumption of public access attaches to the materials. The parties are therefore directed to file a letter with the Court by October 8, 2025, indicating whether they in fact wish the information to be maintained under seal and, if so, further explaining why such sealing is justified. In sum, the Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to seal Dkt. Nos. 761-1 and 790. The Clerk of Court is further directed to unseal Dkt. Nos. 748, 748-2, 748-3, 766, 797, 798-1, 798-2, 798-3, 806, 806-1, and 806-2." Order on Patreon here.
Hours later, there had been no unsealing. So it is an unsealing contingent on the October 8 filing, if any? Inner City Press is on the case.
Back on February 6, a new book "Hollywood Hearsay," ranging from the CRD complaint in California o Jed Wallace's new case in Texas, comparing SDNY defamation cases, including Sarah Palin v NYT. Book here, Audiobook here
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