"Bill Cosby Show's" Bill Cosby will not need to answer to extensive questioning during his deposition after his attorneys placed a bid to seek a limit on questions regarding his sexual assault case.
Recently, a federal judge had denied motions from both defendant as well as plaintiff over the public release of the transcript of 2005 deposition in a sexual assault lawsuit against Bill Cosby.
According to The Legal Intelligencer, US District Judge John R. Padova had issued two decisions on Friday. Judge Padova denied Cosby's motion for leave to discover how the transcript was released. Secondly, he denied a motion for sanction against "Bill Cosby Show" entertainer's attorney for trying to take discovery.
In July, The New York Times had published an article titled "Constand v. Cosby," which had referred to the full transcript of "Bill Cosby Show" comedian's deposition in 2005. Cosby had been sued for sexual assault by Andrea Constand, who had agreed to a confidential settlement in 2006.
The newspaper said that it had obtained the transcript from a court-reporting agency that had been hired by Andrea's lawyers, Philly.com reported.
Another lawsuit has been filed against Bill Cosby by Judy Huth. Huth alleged that the "Bill Cosby Show" star had behaved inappropriately with her during a party at the Play Boy mansion in California in 1974. She was only 15 at that time.
3 News reported that the meeting with Judy's legal team had been set for October 9 at a secret location. Reporters added that Bill's attorneys had requested to have special restrictions placed on the deposition.
However, the details of the limitations had not been discussed during Friday's (September, 4 2015) court hearing in Santa Monica, California. SBS.com said that the protective orders could put restrictions on the scope of questions to be asked and the recording of the session. It could also put forth a request to seal the testimony to keep it private.
"We're going to be opposing their motion for protective order," Judy's lawyer, Gloria Allred to the Daily News. She added, "We think that there should be transparency. The public has an interest, and to the extent permitted by law, we think that it's important that there be transparency in this ("Bill Cosby Show" veteran's) case."
Judy claims that Bill Cosby, an entertainer who was the "black voice" of America in the '80s, had sexually attacked her causing severe emotional distress. She had filed a report with the police in December, but the Los Angeles District Attorney said that the statute of limitations had prohibited them from filing of any criminal charges.
Allred compared Judy V. vs. Bill Cosby 's case to David vs. Goliath battle. She said it was a "one woman against a rich, powerful and famous man" type of situation.
