Tony Buzbee just received a small victory in court, according to reporter, Meghann Cuniff.
As we previously reported, Jay-Z’s legal team filed paperwork earlier this month for the plaintiff to reveal her identity. In the motion that was submitted less than 24 hours after the bombshell lawsuit dropped, Carter’s legal team labeled the accusations as “false,” claiming they’re just part of an extortion scheme orchestrated by attorney Tony Buzbee. As we all know, this Texas lawyer has been known for filing a bunch of cases against Diddy and has even threatened to bring more to the table.
Now according to the report, a judge is letting the plaintiff move forward without revealing their identity, at least for the time being, and the judge called out Alex Spiro’s tactics for what they are. “Carter’s lawyer’s relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks is inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client. The Court will not fast-track the judicial process merely because counsel demands it”
Carter’s lawyers contend that letting Buzbee’s clients proceed using “Jane Doe” aliases is just a move in a bigger “scheme” to squeeze settlements from innocent celebs by wrongfully linking them to Diddy. They argue that this setup lets the attorney tarnish the defendant’s reputation while his clients get to hide behind the cloak of anonymity.
“Mr. Carter should not have to defend himself in the brightest of spotlights against an accuser who hides in complete darkness,” Jay-Z’s attorney Alex Spiro wrote December 9th. “Mr. Carter deserves to know the identity of the person who is effectively accusing him — in sensationalized, publicity-hunting fashion — of criminal conduct, demanding massive financial compensation, and tarnishing a reputation earned over decades.”
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“Mr. Carter now is entitled to defend himself against these allegations with benefit of all the protections and mechanisms available to defendants,” Spiro previously wrote in his motion. “To be sure, attorney Buzbee’s game has been to prevent Mr. Carter from defending himself while punching below the belt. Today, that game is at an end and Mr. Carter’s defense has begun — starting with plaintiff’s unmasking.”
