Fed-up judge in Trump defamation case against ABC News, George Stephanopoulos refuses demand to push back trial date

Source: Law & Crime

Nov 14th, 2024, 4:29 pm



A federal court on Thursday denied a request by ABC News and George Stephanopoulos to push back some key dates and proceedings in Donald Trump’s defamation case against them.

In a four-page order, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida declined to reschedule several remaining deadlines related to expert witnesses, discovery, mediation, and various pretrial motions.

Rejecting the request, Chief U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga said she was not convinced that attorney Nathan Siegel needed to travel to Israel for 18 specific days in April to observe Passover.

Currently, the trial is slated to begin on April 7, and is anticipated to last between three to five days. In the joint request for an extension of time, the parties suggested a new trial date of June 9.

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