This week it was revealed that Meghan Markle's half-sister, Samantha, was demanding that she, along with her husband, Prince Harry, should have to give a filmed deposition in her lawsuit against the former Suits star. Thomas Markle's other daughter is suing the Duchess for $75,000 in damages, claiming she created a "false narrative and fairy-tale life story" in her Oprah interview and Finding Freedom biography, which humiliated her at a public level.
This week, a judge dealt a major blow to the defense, maintaining that both Meghan and Harry needed to film their depositions prior to the case going to trial.
Per Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell, Markle had not met the "high standard" required to stay in discovery. However, she did agree to push back the deadline for submitting depositions from later this month until July.
"Defendant Markle does not show that unusual circumstances justify the requested stay or that prejudice or an undue burden will result if the Court does not impose a stay," she explained.
However, she didn't rule out the potential for Meghan to have the case thrown out of court altogether. "Although a preliminary peek at the motion to dismiss suggests that some of the claims against her may be ripe for dismissal, the review does not reveal, at this time, a clear indication that the court will dismiss the action in its entirety."
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