Blac Chynais challenging the judge who oversaw her case against the Kardashian-Jenner family.
The 33-year-old also believes that Alarcon’s alleged bias impacted several parts of the case, including “the jury making ‘key liability verdicts in her favor’” as well as her being “denied due process with regard to the jury instructions and special verdict form.”
Though Chyna’s challenge hasn’t been scanned in the system just yet, the Kardashian-Jenner family is getting ahead of the matter. Their attorney, Michael G. Rhode, filed a 20-page opposition on Monday, arguing that Chyna and her attorney “nonetheless proceeded without complaint as Judge Alarcon presided over a 10-day trial” despite her apparent issues with him.
“In the days and weeks that followed, [Chyna] and her counsel had ample time to raise her completely misguided allegations about Judge Alarcon’s impartiality, along with numerous opportunities to brief evidentiary issues, jury instructions, and the special verdict form,” the document states.
Blac Chyna.Amy Sussman/Getty
“Indeed, Judge Alarcon explicitly invited Ms. Ciani to brief issues relating to jury instructions and evidentiary issues, such as sustained objections for hearsay and lack of authenticity, which she never did,” the record continues. “Instead, Ms. Ciani first “raised several of the [issues discussed in her statement of disqualification] in a written filing” after the jury had begun deliberating.”
Additionally, the famous family’s attorney adds that Chyna’s “dissatisfaction with the Court’s ordinary exercise of its discretion in overseeing trial is irrelevant to Judge Alarcon’s capacity for impartiality in a future trial.” With this in mind, they request for Chyna’s “statement of disqualification be stricken, that her request for disqualification be denied, and that Ms. Ciani be sanctioned in an amount to be determined in [the family’s] separately served noticed motion.”
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Chyna’s legal battle with the Kardashian-Jenner bunch began in 2017. At the time, her ex-fiancéRob Kardashianposted nude photos of her on Instagram and made a series of damaging allegations against her. The former couple’s E! series,Rob & Chyna, was then canceled around this time after just one season.
Blac Chyna and the Kardashian-Jenners.Amy Sussman/Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty
Chyna’s trial against the Kardashian-Jenners commenced five years later in April. Beforehand, theReal Blac Chynastar said she is “taking them to court tostand up for [her] legal rightsand to be an example to [her] kids.” (She shares daughterDream, 5, with Rob, 35, and sonKing Cairo, 9, with Kylie’s ex,Tyga.)
Chyna was specifically suingKris Jenner,Kim Kardashian,Khloé KardashianandKylie Jennerfor defamation and hurting her contract at E! but a judge laterruled that Kim, 41, be droppedfrom the lawsuit.
Several revelatory moments emerged from the trial, including accusations of Chyna allegedlypulling an unloaded gun on Robin a heated argument. In the end, it was ruled in the Kardashian-Jenner family’s favor. Chyna is currentlyseeking to appeal the verdict.
source: people.com
