Legal Updates, March 3 (Warning about telephonic hearings)
We’ve had a flurry of motions and orders from Judge Liman this morning.
Top of mind for everyone, is the telephone / video conference regarding the Protective Orders scheduled for March 6, with an audio-only dial-in for the public. I want to remind everyone that dialing in to this Microsoft Teams line will present your device information (phone number, IP address and/or VPN) to the court. This information might be requested by the parties and useful in their own discovery. If you don’t have a privacy interest in this data, feel free to listen in. I expect more hearings will be conducted in this manner.
March 6 is also the date that Freedman’s Opposition to the Sloane MTD is due. That will be an intense day for them.
Separately, we’ve had a flurry of motions and orders regarding the telecom subpoenas. Generally, Willkie said the subpoenas are pulled (for now, for rescoping). But by the process, we have the following witnesses and recipients of the subpoenas confirmed. The landscape of participants with knowledge is growing.
- Katherine Case / Katie Case, VP of TAG (works for Melissa Nathan). Notes prior representation of Drake, Johnny Depp, Logan Paul in her professional bios.
- Breanna Butler Koslow, EVP of TAG
Case and Koslow are not represented by Freedman, and have their own lawyers.
- Tera Hanks, President of Wayfarer
- Milica Toskovic, VP of Wayfarer
- Jarriesse Blackmon, Executive Assistant at Wayfarer
These three are represented by Freedman.
The reported additional subpoenaed non-parties are: Matthew Gibson, Matthew Mitchell, and Henry Hargitai (Sr Social Media Manager for Jonesworks). None of these three challenged the subpoenas before Judge Liman ordered such challenges to be moot.
This provides some confirmation about reporting structure, and who Abel, Nathan, JH, SS and others may have instructed to take actions on their behalf.
More info to come as the week unfolds. As a reminder, the docket / calendar for this week is jam packed.
https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldoniFiles/s/CJWjFXPlMq
ETA: Many other subs are being flooded with a transcript from the FEBRUARY 3, 2025 hearing today. We might all remember that today is MARCH 3, 2025. That is old, old news. We’ve had amended complaints, and motions to dismiss since that hearing, including from the NYTimes.
ETA2: Since this post went live, I can see AGGRESSIVE downvoting. Maybe it’s info people don’t want to be seen. Reddit safely friends! More ideas to come as we move into discovery.