Civil Procedure
Oct. 20, 2026
Explicit texts spark evidentiary fight as eXp Realty assault trial opens
U.S. District Judge André Birotte Jr. ordered defense attorneys to pare down more than 230 pages of intimate text messages and ruled on disputed testimony involving alleged sexual misconduct as jury selection approached.
A federal judge in Los Angeles expressed mounting frustration with attorneys in a sexual assault lawsuit against two former eXp Realty agents Monday, criticizing last-minute filings and demanding that the defense narrow hundreds of pages of intimate text messages it wants jurors to consider as the trial got underway.
U.S. District Judge André Birotte Jr. spent much of the Oct. 19 proceedings resolving disputes over evidence in the lawsuit brought by real estate agent Anya Roberts ...
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