Friday, February 21, 2025

Blake Lively Amended Complaint as Seeks Data of 3d Parties Now Asks for Protective Order


by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 20 – 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 14 Baldoni objected to Lively's discovery requests to third parties as overbroad - letter on Patreon here

On February 15 Lively's lawyers wrote in, filing on Patreon here

At midnight on February 18-19 Blake Lively's lawyers filed a 138 page amended complaint; on Patreon here

Late on February 20 counsel to Lively submitted a proposed protective order "to provide additional protections beyond those contemplated in the Model PO," filing on Patreon here

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, from Sarah Palin through Devin Nunes v Rachel Maddow. Book here, Audiobook here

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