He was already aquitted of the act he's being sued for, there's no way the case can go forward if the judge has a shred of integrity.
This is a feeble attempt at a) harassement, b) getting a payout from one of the many defendents named, and c) showing Kyle that he should have double tapped.
That is correct. The standard of proof in a civil case is, a preponderance of evidence vs. the standard of proof in a criminal case is beyond all reasonable doubt.
IIRC in the case of MJ it was the other way round. (At least one of them.) The judge refused to move the civil case after the criminal case so MJ was advised to settle the case rather than reveal their defense. They then skipped town rather than testify in their own criminal case.
Obvious weaponized litigation.
He was already aquitted of the act he's being sued for, there's no way the case can go forward if the judge has a shred of integrity.
This is a feeble attempt at a) harassement, b) getting a payout from one of the many defendents named, and c) showing Kyle that he should have double tapped.
the process is the punishment
There's the catch.
You can lose a civil case for something that you weren't convicted for, right? It's a lower standard of evidence.
Call me crazy, but I thought that OJ and MJ ended up acquitted of stuff that they later paid for civil suits on.
Correct. The only saving grace will be if the judge dismisses the suit with prejudice. Meaning it's over, done and cannot be appealed.
That is correct. The standard of proof in a civil case is, a preponderance of evidence vs. the standard of proof in a criminal case is beyond all reasonable doubt.
IIRC in the case of MJ it was the other way round. (At least one of them.) The judge refused to move the civil case after the criminal case so MJ was advised to settle the case rather than reveal their defense. They then skipped town rather than testify in their own criminal case.