| As Delgado
Sues Trump Over West Wing Job Wins
Discrimination Data from 2 Campaigns
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
April 25 – Arlene "A.J."
Delgado sued the Trump
campaign after she did not
receive the West Wing job she
said she was promised (but
Jason Miller got).
On August 16, 2022 U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrate Judge Katharine H.
Parker held an in-person
proceeding. Inner City Press
went and covered it.
Jump cut to
January 30, 2024: Delgado is
now pro se and moving to
depose Reince Priebus and Eric
Trump. Inner City Press live
tweeted, thread
On February 5,
2024, Magistrate Judge Parker
denied Delgado's motion that
she recuse herself for having
practiced employment defense
law prior to becoming a
Magistrate Judge, and other
reasons. Order on Patreon here.
On February 28,
after Delgado's submission of
a 15 page letter here, there
was a discovery conference.
Inner City Press live tweeted
it here
(and, for those who prefer, on
Threads here)
On March 6,
Arlene Delgado docketed her
subpoena to Jared Kushner,
including the records he
should bring - subpoena on
Patreon here
On March 21,
Delgado filed a discovery
letter with Judge Parker,
including that "During the
deposition of third-party
witness Eric Trump, on March
13, 2024, Mr. Trump (who was
represented by Alina Habba,
Esq.) stated that, in
preparation for this
deposition, he had met with
his attorney (Ms. Habba) and
also with Defendants counsel,
the day prior to his
deposition. Ms. Habba then
claimed that “common interest
privilege” applies to shield
the communications between her
client, Eric Trump, and
Defendants’ counsel. Plaintiff
requests" - letter on Patreon
here.
On March 26 there
was another discovery
conference, including this
Docketed on March
28 was a letter from Delgado
to Judge Parker including on
an affidavit she obtained from
Stephanie Grisham. She says
she is willing to give it to
the defense if they commit not
to disseminate or discuss it
with third parties.
On April 3,
Magistrate Judge Parker issued
a six page order including
"The deadline for discovery is
extended to May 7, 2024 for
the sole purpose of completing
the depositions of Castellano,
Glassner, Kushner, McGahn,
Conway, and Bannon." Order on
Patreon here.
On April 25,
another order by Judge Parker:
"DISCOVERY ORDER: Plaintiff's
motion to compel is GRANTED in
part and DENIED in part.
Plaintiffs motion is GRANTED
as to information concerning
gender-related complaints
against the Campaign during
the 2016 and 2020 campaign
cycles, including complaints
of sexual harassment, gender,
or pregnancy discrimination.
Plaintiff's motion to compel
information related to the
amount in legal fees the
Campaign has spent on the
present litigation or the
amount of cash/assets the
Campaign currently possesses
is DENIED. Plaintiff's request
to have direct access to
Defendants' storage vendor and
her request that Defendants
conduct further searches for
organizational charts is
DENIED. Plaintiff's request
for additional time to depose
Mr. Parscale is GRANTED. As
discussed at the Conference,
Plaintiff is permitted to
depose Mr. Parscale for an
additional three hours and is
directed to schedule such
deposition by May 7, 2024. By
April 26, 2024, Plaintiff
shall serve a copy of this
Order on Fox."
More on X for
Subscriber here,
Substack here
Inner City
Press will continue to follow
the case.
It is Delgado v.
Donald J. Trump For President,
Inc. et al., 19-cv-11764
(Torres / Parker)
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