The Chrisley household requested the court docket to seal your complete file.
Might 9 2024, Printed 1:30 p.m. ET
Todd and Julie Chrisley demanded a Tennessee choose seal the court docket battle over their son Grayson’s 2022 automobile crash to keep away from “severe embarrassment” for the household.
Based on court docket paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, the incarcerated actuality stars requested the court docket to dam the general public from viewing any filings within the lawsuit introduced by Patrick Rykwalder.
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Julie and Todd denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
As we first reported, Patrick sued Todd, Julie, Grayson, and Savannah over an incident on Interstate 65 in Tennessee on November 12, 2022.
In his swimsuit, Patrick stated he was driving a 2020 Dodge Ram when Grayson allegedly smashed into the again whereas driving a 2020 Ford 5150 pickup, owned by Todd and Julie.
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Grayson has but to answer the lawsuit.
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Patrick accused Grayson of being a distracted driver. He stated Todd & Julie’s son was “not listening to the roadway within the moments instantly previous the rear impression.”
Grayson “did not act appropriately underneath the circumstances, which included at a minimal sustaining a protected working distance from different motor automobiles, sustaining a protected working pace, and avoiding being distracted by digital gadgets inside his motorcar,” the swimsuit alleged.
After the crash, Grayson was rushed to the hospital.
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Grayson is accused of smashing into Patrick’s automobile on the interstate.
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Todd and Julie requested the court docket to dismiss all claims towards their household.
For months, Patrick and the household fought over subpoenas he issued to Verizon and AT&T over their telephone information. He requested for name and textual content logs for the day earlier than to 18 days after the crash.
The household argued the request was “a transparent effort to harass them.”
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Ultimately, they reached an settlement over the information. Patrick will likely be allowed to hunt information from November 12 to fifteen. Grayson’s information will likely be turned over on to Patrick however Todd & Julie’s telephone logs will likely be reviewed by their lawyer earlier than being produced.
Now, RadarOnline.com has realized Todd & Julie — together with their kids — imagine your complete case must be sealed.
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In a movement, Todd & Julie’s lawyer stated, “Defendants are nationwide tv personalities who’re requesting that this Courtroom seal the court docket file on this matter to guard their privateness, particularly in gentle of [Julie] and [Todd’s] appeals of their latest legal convictions.”
Their lawyer argued that the case “considerations issues of personal concern or of little professional public curiosity; and disclosure would lead to severe embarrassment or different particular hurt.”
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Patrick slammed the household for requesting the court docket file be sealed after they all spoke concerning the incident on their podcasts.
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Additional, their lawyer claimed details about Todd & Julie’s private funds, their legal convictions, and private cellphone information “might lead to severe embarrassment or exploitation of Defendants’ private privateness.”
Patrick vigorously opposed the request. He stated the Chrisley household had did not current a sound purpose to seal the case.
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He argued that sealing the file would make no sense, particularly because the legal circumstances are usually not sealed.
“The irony of those arguments is that the Defendants have exploited the info of this case to stay related by making statements to media shops, they’ve posted concerning the info of the case on varied social media platforms and publicly mentioned the info of the case on podcasts,” his lawyer stated. He identified all of them spoke concerning the incident on their varied podcasts.
“For events who instantly need privateness — after searching for public consideration at each alternative — they certain have an odd approach of going about it. Alternatively, possibly the Defendants wish to management the general public narrative surrounding the case by getting their model of occasions publicly after which searching for this Courtroom to seal any counter narrative which will in any other case come out.”
He added, “If the Defendants have been really involved with one thing embarrassing popping out from the case at bar they might not have utilized their platforms to stay related, revenue from an in any other case horrible state of affairs, or search public sympathy by alleging they’re the victims.”