Baldoni\u2019s lawyers sought leave to amend \u2014 which was granted \u2014 and then never did it. Months after the fact, the Times<\/em> asked if these claims were, you know, still a whole thing. On October 17, Judge Liman clarified that he didn\u2019t need to issue a separate final judgment in the combined case to commemorate the official end of the Baldoni claims, but granted Baldoni a week to show cause why the court shouldn\u2019t go ahead and issue a final judgment. October 24 came and went\u2026 and Baldoni\u2019s lawyers didn\u2019t respond at all<\/em>.<\/p>\n Lively\u2019s claims carry on, but as far as Baldoni\u2019s case is concerned, It Ends With A Deadline Miss<\/em>. <\/p>\n Judge Liman entered judgment this morning, though the operative deadline was the October 24 miss. Which means they can\u2019t even blame forgetting to set their clocks for the weekend daylight saving time switch!<\/p>\n Not that Baldoni has much to say. The case is over and they didn\u2019t bother to amend it when they had the chance. But you\u2019ve got to answer! It\u2019s not an intractable burden to drop a letter with the court explaining that you\u2019re reserving all your rights but have nothing to add to the consideration of the order to show cause. <\/p>\n To borrow from a different movie, say anything<\/em>.<\/p>\n The only good news here is for the lawyers watching this from afar. Multiple legal social media accounts responded to headlines about Baldoni losing over a missed deadline by describing that as the definition of their own personal hell. Thankfully, it\u2019s not nearly that bad. This wasn\u2019t a random oversight, but the product of a number of filing decisions (or non-decisions as the case may be) in response to a judge extending off-ramps for months.<\/p>\n The post Justin Baldoni Blows Deadline To Save $400 Million Blake Lively Lawsuit, Proving Silence Isn\u2019t Always Golden<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n Everyone misses a deadline now and then. Usually, it\u2019s something like \u201cnot canceling your Hulu account before the automatic renewal\u201d and not \u201cblowing the drop dead date on your $400 million lawsuit.\u201d<\/p>\n Docket calendaring software is out there, folks!<\/p>\n Despite the headlines and social media spin out there, Justin Baldoni already lost his lawsuit alleging a wide-ranging defamation campaign by former co-star Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and the New York Times<\/em>. It\u2019s all part of a messy Hollywood battle kicked off when Lively initially accused Baldoni of sexual harassment during production of It Ends With Us<\/em> and claimed he engaged in a retaliatory campaign to destroy her credibility. Baldoni responded with his defamation suit. That\u2019s where the procedural weeds can get a little confusing because Baldoni\u2019s defamation claim got consolidated with Lively\u2019s suit against Baldoni back in January, but Judge Lewis Liman tossed Baldoni\u2019s claims in June.<\/p>\n Baldoni\u2019s lawyers sought leave to amend \u2014 which was granted \u2014 and then never did it. Months after the fact, the Times<\/em> asked if these claims were, you know, still a whole thing. On October 17, Judge Liman clarified that he didn\u2019t need to issue a separate final judgment in the combined case to commemorate the official end of the Baldoni claims, but granted Baldoni a week to show cause why the court shouldn\u2019t go ahead and issue a final judgment. October 24 came and went\u2026 and Baldoni\u2019s lawyers didn\u2019t respond at all<\/em>.<\/p>\n Lively\u2019s claims carry on, but as far as Baldoni\u2019s case is concerned, It Ends With A Deadline Miss<\/em>. <\/p>\n Judge Liman entered judgment this morning, though the operative deadline was the October 24 miss. Which means they can\u2019t even blame forgetting to set their clocks for the weekend daylight saving time switch!<\/p>\n Not that Baldoni has much to say. The case is over and they didn\u2019t bother to amend it when they had the chance. But you\u2019ve got to answer! It\u2019s not an intractable burden to drop a letter with the court explaining that you\u2019re reserving all your rights but have nothing to add to the consideration of the order to show cause. <\/p>\n To borrow from a different movie, say anything<\/em>.<\/p>\n The only good news here is for the lawyers watching this from afar. Multiple legal social media accounts responded to headlines about Baldoni losing over a missed deadline by describing that as the definition of their own personal hell. Thankfully, it\u2019s not nearly that bad. This wasn\u2019t a random oversight, but the product of a number of filing decisions (or non-decisions as the case may be) in response to a judge extending off-ramps for months.<\/p>\n Everyone misses a deadline now and then. Usually, it\u2019s something like \u201cnot canceling your Hulu account before the automatic renewal\u201d and not \u201cblowing the drop dead date on your $400 million lawsuit.\u201d Docket calendaring software is out there, folks! 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Joe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"