Thread by @meghanncuniff

A federal judge in California has temporarily blocked a Jan. 6 committee subpoena to Chapman University related to Trump lawyer and former law professor John Eastman, citing Eastman’s attorney-client privilege claims. My story for @lawdotcom: bit.ly/3AnZPVX

Update: Now John Eastman is asking for Monday’s hearing to be delayed because of “an unexpected and serious family medical emergency”. “It will also likely prevent him from attending Monday’s hearing.” He also wants to delay the filing of his reply brief that’s due tonight.

Eastman filed his reply to the Jan. 6 committee’s opposition tonight after all. “The Committee seems to be of the view that Dr. Eastman was a scholar for hire ... But the University is not a scholar-for-hire corporate entity like the Rand Corporation.” bit.ly/32nJfcg

And Judge Carter appears open to delaying Monday’s hearing. He wants an alternative date proposed by 2 p.m. tomorrow.

Judge Carter sealed Eastman’s reply and ordered him to file a redacted version of his exhibit after the court realized it had unredacted Social Security numbers. I looked at the newly redacted exhibit, and it was Eastman’s own Social Security number that had been exposed.

(I tweeted the reply out last night but didn’t include the exhibit so no worries here.)

OK now Eastman’s lawyers say the “emergency medical situation described in plaintiff’s motion to continue has improved over the last twenty-four hours.” So tomorrow’s 2 p.m. (Pacific) hearing is on.