Friday, February 14, 2025

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Asks to Vacate SDNY Order to Mediate Calling It Premature


by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 13 – 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 13 the parties filed a joint letter asking to be exempted from the order to mediate that was filed in the case, saying it would be premature. 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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