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Devin Nunes' brother admits he has 'no idea' who's paying for his libel lawsuit against a political
Devin Nunes' brother admits he has 'no idea' who's paying for his libel lawsuit against a political journalist, according to a poorly redacted court filing
A brother of Republican US Rep. Devin Nunes said he has "no idea" who is funding a lawsuit he filed against political journalist Ryan Lizza, according to a deposition excerpt included in a poorly redacted court filing.
The comment from Anthony Nunes III, the congressman's brother, was included in a legal brief filed in federal court Monday by lawyers representing Lizza and Hearst Magazines. Hearst published an Esquire magazine article by Lizza in 2018 suggesting the Nunes family dairy farm in Iowa employed undocumented immigrants, even as the congressman advocated for restrictive immigration policies.
Insider was able to read redacted testimony from the filing by simply copying and pasting the redactions.
"When asked "[W]ho is funding the lawyers for this lawsuit?", Anthony Nunes III answered "I have no idea," according to a redacted segment.
In other failed redactions, lawyers for Hearst and Lizza wrote that members of the Nunes family paid just $500 to their attorneys for the lawsuit.
"Plaintiffs' apparent lack of investment in prosecuting their own lawsuit was buttressed by their deposition testimony admitting they have not incurred out-of-pocket payments to counsel, with the exception paying $500 to former local counsel Joe Feller," the partially redacted section says.
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Hearst and Lizza have suggested that Rep. Nunes is bankrolling the case because he is upset that his own lawsuit over the Esquire article was dismissed. In redacted segments of the brief, the lawyers for Hearst and Lizza say Nunes family members testified that they had little involvement with the lawsuit, and that they haven't paid Biss, who is representing them in the case.
"Plaintiffs admit making no payments to Biss for his services in this lawsuit, and presumably Biss does not work for free," Hearst and Lizza's lawyers write. "This prompts the question of whether Plaintiffs are the real party in interest, particularly if they do not stand to materially benefit from its outcome."
https://www.businessinsider.com/devin-nunes-family-doesnt-know-defamation-lawsuit-funder-docs-show-2021-8
A brother of Republican US Rep. Devin Nunes said he has "no idea" who is funding a lawsuit he filed against political journalist Ryan Lizza, according to a deposition excerpt included in a poorly redacted court filing.
The comment from Anthony Nunes III, the congressman's brother, was included in a legal brief filed in federal court Monday by lawyers representing Lizza and Hearst Magazines. Hearst published an Esquire magazine article by Lizza in 2018 suggesting the Nunes family dairy farm in Iowa employed undocumented immigrants, even as the congressman advocated for restrictive immigration policies.
Insider was able to read redacted testimony from the filing by simply copying and pasting the redactions.
"When asked "[W]ho is funding the lawyers for this lawsuit?", Anthony Nunes III answered "I have no idea," according to a redacted segment.
In other failed redactions, lawyers for Hearst and Lizza wrote that members of the Nunes family paid just $500 to their attorneys for the lawsuit.
"Plaintiffs' apparent lack of investment in prosecuting their own lawsuit was buttressed by their deposition testimony admitting they have not incurred out-of-pocket payments to counsel, with the exception paying $500 to former local counsel Joe Feller," the partially redacted section says.
...
Hearst and Lizza have suggested that Rep. Nunes is bankrolling the case because he is upset that his own lawsuit over the Esquire article was dismissed. In redacted segments of the brief, the lawyers for Hearst and Lizza say Nunes family members testified that they had little involvement with the lawsuit, and that they haven't paid Biss, who is representing them in the case.
"Plaintiffs admit making no payments to Biss for his services in this lawsuit, and presumably Biss does not work for free," Hearst and Lizza's lawyers write. "This prompts the question of whether Plaintiffs are the real party in interest, particularly if they do not stand to materially benefit from its outcome."
https://www.businessinsider.com/devin-nunes-family-doesnt-know-defamation-lawsuit-funder-docs-show-2021-8
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