Plaintiffs Oppose Delay in Aug. 7 Trial vs. 2020 Election Robocall Schemers
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman for their roles in the robocall campaign to suppress Black citizens' mail-in votes in the 2020 election oppose the defendants’ request for a delay in the damages jury trial…
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to October from the trial’s currently scheduled Aug. 7 start date (see 2304240007), they wrote U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in a letter Thursday (docket 1:20-cv-08668). Marrero previously granted summary judgment against Wohl and Burkman (see 2303090003), and a jury will decide on the scope of relief sought, including damages, attorneys’ fees and costs. Wohl’s criminal trial in California, on which he bases his request for an adjournment, “has been calendared for trial six different times since April 2022,” they said. “Given the number of times his trial has been rescheduled, it is not certain that the July 17 trial date will hold,” they said. Wohl also hasn’t committed to Marrero that he plans to be present during the New York trial, so it’s “unclear whether there is a meaningful scheduling conflict,” they said. Defense counsel claims the plaintiffs will suffer no prejudice from the requested adjournment are wrong, said the plaintiffs. Moving the trial to the fall “would disrupt their various schedules,” they said. If Marrero is inclined to postpone the trial, the plaintiffs ask for a Sept. 5 start date, they said.