Now @sdnylive, case against Robert De Niro, whose lawyer is threatening to seek sanctions against plaintiff Ms. Graham Chase Robinson. Inner City Press has reported on the case innercitypress.com/sdny25bparkerd… and will live tweet, thread below 
De Nero's lawyer wants to do a 14 hour deposition of the plaintiff. Judge asks why.
Lawyer: There are 2 defendants here, Mr. de Nero and Canal Productions.
Judge: I don't think you are entitled to 14 hours.
Lawyer: There are 2 defendants here, Mr. de Nero and Canal Productions.
Judge: I don't think you are entitled to 14 hours.
De Nero's lawyer asks to move the deposition - now whittled down to 7 hours - from Friday to Monday. Judge orders it so, telling Plaintiff take make herself available absent some medical emergency.
Judge: I expect the defense not to engage in speaking objections
Judge: I expect the defense not to engage in speaking objections
Plaintiff's lawyer complaints that De Nero is refusing to make his personal trainer Dan Harvey available for a deposition.
Judge: Schedule them out, get them on the calendar.
Judge: Schedule them out, get them on the calendar.
Plaintiff wants to depose "de Niro's girlfriend Ms. Chen," saying de Nero ranted at her.
Defense lawyer cuts in and says, This is material that hasn't been filed in this case.
Judge: I'm not sure it would be entitled to sealing.
Defense lawyer cuts in and says, This is material that hasn't been filed in this case.
Judge: I'm not sure it would be entitled to sealing.
De Nero's lawyer wants to do discovery on plaintiff's AOL email account that she used in high school, despite it not being in use for years (other than, it's said, food delivery service receipts).
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