Lbock tweeted:
“In a ruling from the bench, Judge Azcarate refused to allow lawyers for actress Amber Heard, Depp’s ex-wife, to petition the Virginia Supreme Court to weigh in on legal issues at the core of her last attempt to dismiss the case”.
[emphasis is mine] I truly hope this latest attempt is her
last attempt, but I doubt it. I know Judge A has threatened sanctions if she persists in baseless attempts to dismiss, but does anyone know if there is a limit to how many times she can make these attempts? Only one appeal is permitted following a verdict (or if new evidence is found), but surely there must be a limit to pre-trial tricks and delays? Or is this just wishful thinking on my part?
justintime wrote:
The best part was Mr. Chew’s pithy assessment:
‘The Judge’s decision “did not appear to be a close call”.’
LOL, classic
Lbock wrote:
All discovery disputes are handled by a conciliator or referee Those disputes are confidential. They only go to judge if they can’t be worked out. I dont know [if] she hasn’t provided her discovery until Johnny files a motion with judge
This was a downside of the ruling (for me, personally), but it made sense for the courts to avoid a lot of disputes and wasted time. It’s just that the watching public are unaware of the content (or that documents etc even exist). Imo, it was definitely a strategic move by TeamAH to stop the hemorrhaging of any remaining support (because every new public revelation invariably shows her in an even worse light).
The upside of course is that this will all be new for us when it comes out in court. Woo hoo. I really hope it is televised/streamed.