A federal judge has temporarily halted certain aspects of Blake Lively’s request for phone records, but has permitted another part of the demand to move forward.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman decided that the subpoena was too invasive because it might reveal details about Justin Baldoni‘s associates and confidential medical information, potentially infringing on their privacy rights. As a result of this decision, Lively can now request relevant discovery only from individuals she has previously identified as suspected participants in the alleged smear campaign against her.
If it’s possible that more people were involved in the suspected campaign, wanting to find those individuals doesn’t mean we should issue such wide-ranging subpoenas,” the ruling explained.
A representative from Lively declared in a written communication that Baldoni, upon receiving the subpoena, “rushed to court to conceal” specific phone logs. The judge has decided that by making more precise demands, we can obtain the records we require. Today, we will make those precise requests. We are submitting these demands directly to the defendants and eagerly await the release of the records.
Bryan Freedman, representing Baldoni, stated that the court halted Amanda Lively’s excessive attempt to breach our clients’ privacy. He further noted that regardless of how the Lively Party might choose to present this ruling, the Court recognized their actions for what they truly are: a desperate search for evidence aimed at resurrecting their discredited claims, even after they had already tarnished our clients’ reputations in the New York Times.
In early March, Lively served sealed subpoenas asking for details about incoming and outgoing calls or messages involving specific phone numbers connected to individuals involved in a legal dispute dating back to 2022. Baldoni’s team objected to this demand, arguing that the actress was overreaching by requesting phone numbers of anyone who communicated with them, regardless of whether it pertained to the case. They sought to limit the information they had to disclose, only to communications between the subpoenaed phone numbers and particular phone numbers of parties and witnesses that Lively would provide. Lively stated that she was searching for evidence related to a “wider group of individuals who were involved in” the alleged smear campaign against her.
In last week’s decision, Liman determined that Lively failed to establish a reasonable expectation that the evidence she desires would reveal details about unknown individuals involved in the supposed conspiracy.
As a gamer, I’d put it like this: “I didn’t get caught up in any negative business until around August 2024. So, it’s hard to say what messages exchanged between us in 2022 and 2023 would shed light on those who were part of the campaign.
The court emphasized that Lively herself has pointed out multiple people in her lawsuit, among them is Jed Wallace from Street Relations, whom she accuses of fabricating content on social media that seemed critical of her and supportive of Baldoni.
The order indicates that Lively can customize her request for information specifically targeted at certain people. Furthermore, she is allowed to employ various discovery tools to uncover their contact details such as email addresses or phone numbers.
Over two months since the initial legal disputes were lodged, neither party has shown interest in negotiating a resolution as stated in the court documents.
Read Lively’s full statement below:
Why is Bryan Freedman concealing information? Despite his promise to disclose all related documents, Freedman resorted to legal measures to prevent the public release of phone records showing communications between Baldoni, Heath, Sarowitz, Nathan, Wallace and Abel during their counterattack. Instead of obtaining these records directly from the phone service providers as originally requested, a judge has decided that we can request more detailed information, which should then grant us access to the desired records. Today, we will submit those detailed requests to the defendants themselves, hoping to receive the records in question.
Why is Bryan Freedman being secretive? After promising to reveal all relevant details, Freedman has taken legal action to prevent the disclosure of phone records that show calls made between Baldoni, Heath, Sarowitz, Nathan, Wallace and Abel during their campaign of retaliation. Instead of receiving these records from the phone service providers as initially requested, a judge has stated that we can make more specific requests, which should then allow us to obtain the necessary information. Today, we will submit those detailed requests directly to the defendants, eagerly awaiting the release of the records.
Read Freedman’s full statement below:
The Court halted Ms. Lively’s blatant attempt to breach the privacy of our clients. This is a significant victory. No matter how the Lively Group may attempt to present this court decision favorably, the Court recognized their actions for what they truly were: a desperate search aimed at reviving discredited claims, long after they had already damaged our clients’ reputations in the New York Times.
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2025-02-28 22:24