This doesn’t seem complicated, Venable likely showed Liman certain documents without giving him copies. If Lively doesnt produce them, he can then renew his subpoena or perhaps they agreed to another procedure by which he can obtain them. |
Did Wayfarer allege that all they'd turned over was the Jones stuff, or is that speculation? |
In the declaration dated today, WF's lawyer states they have yet to receive a single document from Lively responsive to their document requests. In the email chain, he says all 2000 plus documents they’ve received from Liverly related to the VanZan subpoena. |
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As we've said before in this thread, that doesn't really make any sense as a reason to withdraw the subpoena, certainly against Venable, since Freedman has said he isn't going to depose Swift -- how else would he expect to get in evidence of Gottlieb's supposed extortion of her, since the only communications about it (per the rumors) involved Venable and not Swift herself? Maybe if there was some text from Lively to Swift asking her to delete her texts, and Venable told Freedman that there was such a text, then requiring the Swift communications could be a trap to show this happened, and one that Lively's attorneys are trying to avoid to get this thrown out. There is also always the possibility that there was nothing, and never was anything, and that Freedman is basically a liar and poseur, and that the only thing he got from the Venable encounter was the PR statement that Swift wasn't involved with IEWU and never was, to tend to show that Lively was a liar, and that's all he really mostly ever wanted except seeing his name in the headlines again. |
Lively has made at least one more production since that 2K production, and even not including that additional production, Lively’s one production alone is still nearly four times as many docs as Baldoni, Heath, Sarowitz, Wallace, and Wayfarer all put together lol. This also isn't counting any docs that Reynolds and Sloane produced. |
Sorry, meant Freedman, not Liman. I do not think Venable showed Liman any documents. |
Again, WF's Counsel submitted a declaration today saying they have yet to receive a single document responsive to their First Request for Documents from Lively. Guess Gottlieb et al was too busy drafting Motions for Sanctions. |
As one of you pointed out of the time, there was little value in getting documents from Swift if she was unwilling to testify in support of them. If I were Freedman and they were willing to make a deal to get the subpoena to go away as long as it didn't mandate further participation from Taylor, I would absolutely have asked if I could see any documents they thought I'd be interested in without requiring it to be produced. Then, get the documents from Lively or raise a stink if she doesn't produce them. I don't think Freedman gave up on the subpoena in exchange for nothing, he had good grounds for the subpoena. And he can reissue it if necessary. If its reissued because Blake withheld documents, Taylor might be more willing to comply. |
It's a really bad look to be so behind in document production as the plaintiff, especially when one's counsel have been bombing the Court with all types of motions, including discovery motions. In essence, all Lively's team has done is sent over the WF defendants copies of their own texts. |
Actually, you're totally misreading the declaration. "The Requests" as they are defined in the declaration are narrowed to include a limited set of 7 particular document requests from that first set of RFPs Wayfarer issues (including the 2 Swift requests and 5 requests dealing with harassment, Sony, WME, and damages). Since that first set of RFPs included at least 109 doc requests, it is certainly a mistatement to say that Wayfarer has "yet to receive a single document responsive to their First Request for Documents from Lively" as you have done above when all that declaration is actually saying is that Wayfarer hasn't received anything responsive to those 7 particular requests yet from Lively. Check the declaration again -- what you have said is not what it says. |
I would take accusations from both sides that the other is "behind" in production with a grain of salt. First of all, the discovery deadline has not passed -- parties will often wait until the last minute and then dump a bunch of docs. And that's allowed, for the most part. Second, both parties have likely requested documents that don't exist or which the other side will argue aren't relevant. This is also standard. Like if Baldoni's request for documents asked that Blake provide all documents where she talks about trying to steal the movie and her intentions to make up some SH allegations to do so, it's likely she has not produced those because they don't exist. Likewise, we know Blake is asking for documents where Baldoni/Wayfarer/Freedman conspire with content creators to smear Blake. Those may also not exist. So saying your opponent has "failed" to produce documents doesn't always mean they are dragging their feet. It can can mean there is nothing responsive, or that the party is in the process of objecting to the request. Both sides are doing this. None of this matters in the end. Honestly, at this point, I don't think the bickering is going to be that determinative unless/until we get to summary judgment and agreed stipulations before trial. The back and forth over discovery will largely be small potatoes. |
According to the declaration, Lively has yet to produce documents to support her claims of sexual harassment and retaliation, her communications regarding the same with Sony et al, or her economic damages. That’s her entire case. |
And this is one rare case where I'm going to throw the whole "a real lawyer would know to check the definitions" before making such a gross overstatement etc, which you have thrown so much at me, right back on to you. |