🚨Update: Demoree Hadley Fires Back at Desiree Perez’s Privilege Claims
A new filing was submitted today in which Demoree Hadley asks the Court to reject most of Desiree Perez’s attorney-client privilege objections and compel her to answer questions she previously refused to answer during her deposition.
The filing argues that attorney-client privilege protects legal advice, not facts. According to Demoree, Perez is attempting to shield entire events and actions from scrutiny simply because attorneys were involved.
One of the most significant disputes involves attorney Brett Schwartz.
Demoree argues that public court records show Schwartz appeared on behalf of Demoree under Marsy’s Law, not Desiree Perez. The filing points to court records and communications that allegedly identified Schwartz as representing “the victim.” Demoree argues that Perez cannot now retroactively claim privilege over communications involving Schwartz while simultaneously maintaining that he was acting as her personal attorney.
The filing also revisits the February 1, 2024 email chain that has generated significant attention in this case.
According to the filing, those emails referenced keeping Javon “on edge,” discussions about delaying proceedings, consulting a “brainwashing expert,” and exploring an involuntary commitment plan concerning Demoree. Demoree argues these communications are evidence of a coordinated strategy and should not be protected by privilege.
Another major issue involves the Marchman Act petition and guardianship proceedings.
Demoree argues that she is not seeking privileged legal advice. Instead, she wants answers to basic factual questions:
Why were these petitions filed?
What was the factual basis?
Why were they later dismissed?
The filing argues that a party should not be able to file petitions against someone, later abandon them, and then refuse to explain the reasoning by simply saying, “My lawyer told me to.”
The filing also targets Rachel Bernstein, who has previously been described as a cult expert or brainwashing specialist.
Demoree argues that Bernstein was not retained for this federal lawsuit and therefore should not automatically receive protections normally afforded to non-testifying litigation experts. The filing seeks information regarding why Bernstein was brought into the situation, who retained her, and what role she allegedly played.
The dispute extends further to private investigators, and the forensic extraction of data from Demoree’s phone and computer.
Demoree argues that questions regarding who possessed her devices, who authorized the data extraction, whether consent existed, and how information was obtained are factual questions that cannot be hidden behind privilege claims.
Overall theme of the filing:
Demoree argues that Perez repeatedly initiated legal actions, criminal complaints, investigations, petitions, and proceedings against her, then later dismissed some of those efforts. According to the filing, Perez is now attempting to avoid answering questions about those actions by broadly invoking attorney-client privilege.
The Court will now decide whether Perez properly asserted privilege or whether she must return and answer the questions she previously refused to answer under oath.
If the Court sides with Demoree, the questions surrounding Brett Schwartz, the February 1 emails, the Marchman Act petition, the guardianship petition, Rachel Bernstein, and the phone extraction could become some of the most important discovery issues in the case.
Full Document:
drive.google.com/file/d/1amQ…