L.A. Reid can have extra time to arrange his protection for his sexual assault trial, because the presiding decide has postponed the beginning date.
As per Complicated, L.A. Reid obtained favorable information relating to the looming civil fees filed towards him by a former leisure government. On Monday (Aug. 25), Decide Jeannette A. Vargas ordered that the trial be delayed with the intention to give the previous LaFace Data founder extra time to prepare. The Justice of the Peace rescheduled begrudgingly, as she has taken a stern stance towards additional delaying the proceedings. Earlier this summer season, L.A. Reid’s former authorized crew formally withdrew from representing him for “substantial non-payment” and non-cooperation from their shopper.
Throughout the identical listening to, L.A. Reid confirmed up with new illustration Diana Fabi Samson and Michael DiBenedetto of the agency Aidala Bertuna & Kamins. Samson informed the decide that they’re greater than prepared to characterize Reid however would wish about two weeks to arrange. “For Mr. Reid, that is preventing for his life — his monetary life, his popularity,” Fabi Samson defined, citing for any lawyer to take this case with such quick discover can be malpractice.
However Decide Jeannette A. Vargas was nonetheless not swayed, saying, “that is the precise state of affairs that I warned we aren’t going to tolerate.” However her thoughts was finally modified when L.A. Reid revealed that he had but to obtain the case file. Vargas famous that the revelation “could be very problematic from a due course of standpoint.” The decide confirmed the brand new date as Jan. 12, including, “We’re going to proceed with the brand new trial date, whether or not you might have counsel or not.” Initially filed in 2023, Drew Dixon claims that the person born Antonio Marquis Reid sexually assaulted her on two events throughout 2000 and 2002 whereas each labored for Arista Data. You’ll be able to learn the lawsuit right here.