A judge has rejected a motion against Amber Heard’s ex-husband to decide her blockbuster defamation lawsuit Johnny Depp Thrown out and tried the case again.
Lawyers representing Heard (36) filed a motion earlier this month on the grounds that they did not support the decision to defame 59-year-old Depp.
He also alleged that a juror was not properly examined and questioned whether the jury should have been allowed as well.
Court documents obtained by DailyMail.com show that Judge Penny Azkaret denied all subsequent requests from Heard’s trial on Wednesday.
A judge overturns the verdict in his blockbuster defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard’s ex-husband Johnny Depp and tries the case again
Depp’s lead attorney, Ben Chew, responded to the motion in a statement to Courthouse News, saying ‘what we expected is no longer real’
In a 43-page memo, Heard’s lawyers argued that the verdict – and that Depp is now owed $10 million in damages – should be dismissed on the grounds that during the trial, Depp was “entirely implicated”. was. Proceeding from defamation in principle, one has ceased to claim that Ms. Heard’s statements were in fact false.’
Depp’s lead attorney, Ben Chew, responded to the motion in a statement to Courthouse News, saying “what we expected is no longer real.”
Hurd has said he is unable to pay Depp the $10.35 million in damages.
Although she previously indicated that she wanted to appeal the decision, she would have to post a bond of full damages in order to do so. It is likely that this latest proposal was part of an effort to circumvent those requirements and a new decision still seeks to make.
The motion casts doubt on the legality of the jury selection process, pointing to one juror – identified as Juror 15 – whose year of birth was listed in court records as 1945.
The filing argued that juror 15′ was born after 1945. Publicly available information suggests that he appears to have been born in 1970.’
‘This discrepancy raises the question of whether Jury 15 had in fact received a summons for jury duty and was properly examined by the court in order to serve on the jury.’
The filing reads, ‘It appears that his identity could not be verified.
Court documents obtained by DailyMail.com show that Judge Penny Azcarte rejected Heard’s motion to overturn the verdict.
Hurd also argued that the damages awarded to Depp were excessive because the jurors had awarded him for parameters outside of the parameters related to his trial.
While Depp had ‘represented in court, he would limit his damages for the period from December 18, 2018 to November 2, 2020’ – published in The Washington Post to Heard’s op-ed about Depp’s alleged misconduct Happened. The court ruled that he had abused Heard—the motion argues that Depp did not attempt to focus on the scope of his alleged harm within that two-year time frame.
‘Mr. Depp made no such attempt at any point in the lawsuit to limit damages to his claim. Instead, throughout the closing, Mr. Depp continued to urge the jury to restore his reputation and legacy to his children as a result of Mr. Heard’s allegation of domestic violence on Mr. Depp in May 2016.’
Judge Penny Azcarte has made it clear that she does not want the case to proceed, dismissing requests from Heard’s team during the most recent hearing related to the case on June 24, with the judge calling the decision final, according to court records. given form. ,
Judge Azcarte told Heard’s team that day that if they wanted an appeal, they could file for one in court.
The two celebrities lashed out at each other in the June verdict, but the cards largely went in Depp’s favor.
The filing argued that juror 15′ was born after 1945. Publicly available information suggests that he appears to have been born in 1970.
The two celebrities slammed each other in the June verdict, but the cards largely fell in Depp’s favor
After reading the verdict to Amber Heard on June 1, 2022. Depp was awarded $10.35 million in damages from Hurd, while Depp was awarded only $2 million in damages. All told, Heard owed Depp a whopping $8.35 million.
he was awarded Hurd was awarded $10.35 million in damages, while Depp was awarded only $2 million in damages. All told, Heard owed Depp a whopping $8.35 million.
Hurd later admitted through her lawyer that she could not pay damages to those millions, and a day after the verdict her representation said she would appeal against it.
Her tune on the matter has been mixed, however, there are reports that she plans to write a ‘tell everyone’ book to earn money to pay the damages.
A source close to Heard claimed that he Was ‘broken’ and ‘not in a position to turn down the money’.
She said she ‘considers her career in Hollywood’ and has ‘nothing to lose’ after a disastrous few months.
Hurd later admitted through her lawyer that she could not pay damages to those millions, and a day after the verdict her representation said she would appeal the verdict.
during an interview good Morning America Earlier in June, Chew suggested that the star could be set for millions of dollars in damages if Heard did not agree to proceed with the appeal.
However, Hurd’s lawyers lost that opportunity during a June 24 hearing when they refused to make such a settlement, and Azcart finalized the decision, leaving Hurd’s appeal the only way forward. Gone.
To do so though, Heard would still need to come up with cash. Post the bond for the full amount of $10.35 million while the appeal is pending – this is a common practice.