2023-07-15 02:14:19
SAN JUAN – Puerto Rican lawyer Michael Corona, representative of Ricky Martin’s nephew Dennis Yadiel Sánchez, reported this Friday at an initial hearing of the judicial process that he will request access to documents on the singer’s mental health.
This was indicated during the visit, held virtually before Judge Arnaldo Castro, of the San Juan Court of First Instance, in the case of the million-dollar lawsuit filed by the artist against his nephew for extortion, malicious persecution, and damages.
The petition to reveal the state of the artist’s mental health is a response to the motion filed by Martin’s lawyers -Joaquín Monserrate, Dora L. Monserrate and José A. Andreu-, requesting Sánchez’s files at the Capestrano Hospital and other entities.
“If this is a matter of going into mental health issues on both sides, we certainly will make our request in view of what we are alleging in the counterclaim, which is a matter of sexual abuse of a minor,” Corona said.
The motion of the singer’s lawyers raised the objection of Corona, who alluded to the privacy of his client, giving the judge 10 days to present his position on the matter.
However, Judge Castro announced that in civil cases in which aspects related to physical and emotional damage are exposed, the right to privacy is waived.
At the hearing, it was agreed that Ricky Martin will make his deposition in person on October 26 and 27, while his nephew will do the same on November 14 and 15.
The lawyers for both parties will meet on August 22 and the judge granted the parties 30 days to present the experts they will use in the process.
The hearing of the status of the proceedings, which will allow establishing a date for the start of the trial, was scheduled for December 18.
The legal controversies between Ricky Martin and his nephew began in July 2022, when Sánchez requested and was granted an ex parte protection order under the Domestic Violence Law against the singer, which was later filed.
Ricky Martin currently has a protection order for stalking against his nephew, which Judge Glenn Velázquez extended for one year on November 10.
The lawsuit that was seen today at the hearing was filed by the singer against his nephew on September 7, after the young man unsuccessfully requested another protection order against his uncle.
The legal representatives of the artist demand compensation of no less than 20 million dollars. For his part, Sánchez countersued his uncle last May for 10 million.
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