The legal hits keep coming for Chris and Roberta Laundrie.
Brian Laundrie’s parents just lost another legal request ahead of their trial with Gabby Petito’s parents.
follow WATE.comJudge Hunter W. Carroll denied Laundrie’s motion to limit the scope of their deposition in a lawsuit filed by Joe Petito and Nichole Schmidt.
Brian Laundrie’s Parents Suffer Another Legal Loss!
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He ruled that the motion, which was intended to limit the deposition to the weeks after Gabby’s death and avoid further embarrassment for Chris and Roberta, was “too narrow.”
Judge Carroll also ruled their motion would preclude directly relevant evidence based on allegations in the lawsuit that the Laundries were aware of Gabby’s murder and did nothing.
Chris & Roberta Laundrie Deposits Will NOT Be Limited
“The court finds that there is in fact no prior misconduct shown by the plaintiff,” Judge Carroll said during Tuesday’s hearing on the motion. “We normally wouldn’t issue such an order without showing something happened other than the fact that there was a lot of media scrutiny.”
Explosion previously reported on Laundrie’s motion filed in October.
follow Fox Newsattorneys for Chris and Roberta filed a motion asking the court to enforce a narrow line of questioning regarding Gabby’s murder.
The 22-year-old was strangled to death by Brian in August 2021.
The defense asked Judge Carroll to limit questions to details from August 27, 2021 to September 19, 2021.
Gabby’s parents believe she was killed on or around August 27, and her body was found in a Wyoming national park on September 19, 2021.
“We just want to limit the questioning to the matter and time frame related to the claims that have been filed,” said Laundrie family attorney Steve Bertolino on Friday, October 28.
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The motion acknowledges that Petito’s family and the public are seeking more answers regarding the 22-year-old’s death; however, it also held that the public interest was insufficient to compel Kedai Dobi to answer the broader question.
Following Judge Carroll’s decision on November 28, 2022, the Laundrie family’s attorney Matthew Luka released a statement.
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“Obviously we are disappointed [Judge Carroll] didn’t rule in our favor, but we had a great judge, and he gave a lot of consideration to our arguments, so I appreciate the thought he gave to our case,” said Luka. “The deposition will continue. And I know that Mr. Reilly and I will work together to make sure that the questions asked are reasonable and fair.”
Pat Reilly, the attorney for Schmidt and Petito, said their deposition will most likely NOT happen on Dec. 1 as originally planned.
He will request a stay pending the outcome of his FOIA request regarding the evidence and testimony collected by the FBI during their investigation into Gabby’s disappearance, per WATE.com.
This is Gabby’s parents’ second pretrial victory in Sarasota County Circuit Court.
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