Get ready for it Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to sit down with Samantha Markle‘s lawyer for the deposition! … Maybe!
Meghan’s half-sister hopes she can get it Suit alum was fired for making false comments about Samantha in an infamous 2021 interview Oprah Winfrey. After all, less than a year ago, Samantha first filed a defamation lawsuit against her estranged half-sister. Now, the judge has signed the plea, and Meghan and Harry will removed. But – it’s actually kind of complicated!
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According to a DailyMail.com report published on Tuesday, the judge rejected Meghan’s request to prevent Samantha’s lawyer from deposing her and Harry through the Oprah interview. Judge report outlet Charlene Edwards Honeywell published a decision ordering Meghan and Harry to sit down “in the next few months.” So it looks like Samantha has won this legal round. Soon, she will ask her lawyer to grill the couple who are famous for the lies they told Oprah about their family history and Markle’s family.
But!!!
Outlets also Judge Honeywell’s report took an “early peek” in the case and warned about the whole thing could be “ripe for dismissal” before the depositions could even get scheduled. According to the news organization, the judge confirmed that Meghan’s request to withdraw the case may actually succeed, because “there may be a reason to throw it out. [Samantha’s case] out” done. That would be a real curveball!
Samantha’s lawyers have been trying to get Meghan to respond to more than thirty questions that were put to them a few months ago in a federal courthouse in Florida. However, Meghan’s legal team refused to ask. He requested Judge Honeywell’s ruling on the motion to dismiss before sitting down for any testimony.
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For his part, Judge Honeywell has yet to dismiss the case at Meghan’s request. But they haven’t stopped Samantha’s discovery yet. In the “preliminary peek” mentioned above, Judge Honeywell wrote this passage legally, with important parts emphasized:
“Defendant Markle has not shown that unusual circumstances justify the stay he requested, or that prejudice or undue burden would result if the Court did not grant it. Although a preliminary look at the motion to dismiss suggests that some of the claims against him may be ripe for dismissal, the review is not open, at this time, a clear indication that the Court will dismiss the action at all.. Thus, defendant Markle does not meet the high standard required to remain in discovery pending resolution of the dispositive motion.
Now, Judge Honeywell’s decision means Meghan and Harry will have to sit for this newly ordered deposition “which should take place before July,” according to the news outlet. That is, “if the case progresses” until now. Lots of “ifs” here. So, it’s still very much up in the air. It looks like Samantha is winning the battle — in the form of a deposition request — but she may still be losing the battle.
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As Perezcious readers will remember, Samantha is seeking $75,000 in damages from the Sussexes over claims she made while sitting on Oprah almost two years ago, also in her 2020 biography. Seeking Freedom. Samantha has argued in previous court filings that Meghan’s false claims made in public have caused her half-sister “humiliation, shame and hatred on a global scale”. Of course, let’s be honest: it’s not like Samantha hasn’t participated in many public forums on Meghan either. Just saying!
Still, he has been trying to draw Meghan in a recorded deposition for some time. Now, it looks like Samantha just got her wish. That is, if the case wasn’t dismissed earlier, as Judge Honeywell himself noted. Follow me ok?? There are many twists and turns…
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