Okay, but what has that to do with the civil case?
Posted on 10/15/2004 4:04:25 AM PDT by Hawk44
Katelyn Faber re-filed her sexual assault lawsuit against Kobe Bryant in federal court Thursday, using her real name.
The lawsuit is virtually identical in every other respect to the one she filed Aug. 10 as "Jane Doe."
Lawyers for the 21-year-old Eagle woman had asked Colorado U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch to let her remain anonymous. They said she had received death threats following her highly-publicized claim that she was sexually assaulted by the Los Angeles Lakers basketball star.
But Matsch, after Bryant’s attorneys and the Rocky Mountain News objected separately, ruled that Faber’s lawsuit would be retitled on Oct. 20 to insert her name. The judge said that public confidence depends on courts being as open as possible and that the two parties in the suit have to proceed on an equal footing.
Rather than waiting for the court to insert her name, Faber filed her own amended lawsuit Thursday.
Faber’s attorney, Lin Wood of Atlanta, said Faber was prepared to be named in the lawsuit from the beginning, when it was filed in August.
"This is a very remarkable young lady," Wood said. "Under the circumstances, she’s doing well. I don’t think the disclosure of her name is viewed as - I don’t want to say it’s a non-event, but it was not an unexpected event."
Faber has accused Bryant of raping her in the summer of 2003 at an Eagle County resort hotel where she worked and he was a guest.
Bryant, who is married, has admitted having sex with Faber but insisted it was consensual.
State criminal charges were filed against Bryant in Eagle County, but dismissed last month during jury selection when Faber said she would not proceed as a witness.
Faber’s name has been available on the Internet and has appeared in some publications, although the Rocky Mountain News and other mainstream news organizations had not published it prior to Thursday’s filing because she was an alleged sexual assault victim in a criminal case.
"Until now, the News has exercised its editorial judgment and has not named Bryant’s accuser despite the fact that her name was widely known. But today we are naming her, after she made the decision Thursday to re-file her lawsuit in her own name seeking money damages against Bryant," News Editor John Temple said.
"She had the choice not to go forward after Judge Matsch said she couldn’t proceed anonymously. As a general rule, the News names plaintiffs in civil lawsuits. Here, both sides’ personal integrity and credibility are at issue and the News believes fairness requires that both parties be named in reporting on this civil lawsuit."
The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault is disappointed that Faber was not allowed to sue Bryant under the ‘Jane Doe’ name, said spokeswoman Cynthia Stone.
"We believe that it should be a victim’s choice as to whether or not they make their name public," Stone said.
"One of our major concerns about this judge’s ruling is that the mainstream journalistic media would feel that this has opened the door for them to publish her name, which they have not previously," Stone said. "We have urged the journalistic media to not publish her name."
She seems to be unstable at best. She didn't want to follow through on the criminal case but now she wants the big bucks on a civil case. I feel sorry for her kid.
Could it be a crack baby?
In a criminal proceeding, I would agree. We're not talking about that here, are we?
Kobe wanted some weird sex (anal?) he couldn't get at home and she turned him down. He's no better than her.
Kate is crewing herself with all of these suits against Kobe. And why re-file in FEDERAL court? and why file herself instead of letting her attorney file for her? I don't understand re-filing in FEDERAl versus STATE court because, as near as I can tell, there are no federal statutes involved.
I think she is delaying her own case and trying to pressure Kobe to cough up an out-of-court bribe . . . . er, settlement to make her go away. I don't condone what Kobe did, but her actions make it clear that she was not raped and is just seeking a big cash payoff.
I hope Kobe makes her go to court and tewstify so that he and his attorney can drag her name and what little remains of her reputation through the mud.
Okay, but what has that to do with the civil case?
She is pursuing a civil case for any number of reasons. But she would never be in the court in the first place if Kobe hadn't tried or forcefully requested weird sex. The stuff about anal was on the internet when the Kobe case was hot. Just my theories. No one knows what went down there between two adults.
http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:SEIpSe_HWn4J:www.lukeford.net/profiles/profiles/kobe_bryant.htm+%22kobe+bryant%22++anal+sex&hl=en
7/27/03
More Sordid Details On Kobe Case
Mike writes: Sunday night Matt Drudge reported on his nationally syndicated radio show (heard at 7:15 p.m. Pacific time on KFI-AM in Los Angeles) the most provocative "dirty sex details" of the Kobe Bryant sexual assualt case so far. Excerpt: "I've decided to reveal some of the dirty sex details of the case. I have been told it's anal sex.
"That's why it's going to be controversial when it goes to trial. It's what is causing people a lot of uncomfortable feelings.
"Some of the details (of the case) are explosive. Dateline (NBC) had some of this information and decided not to air it. This speculation is quite solid from where I sit."
Digi writes: The way I've heard is that she was having sex with him and then he wanted to do anal and she didn't want to but he went ahead with it and kind of forced her into going along with it and it resulted in injuries to her and what not.
Of course her atty. asked the media not to use her name. I heard that on Fox & Friends First this morning from the Judge.
Freeps away!
" But she would never be in the court in the first place if Kobe hadn't tried or forcefully requested weird sex."
The O'Bolviator would disagree with you.
So her name is Katelyn Faber?
Gee, I hadn't heard that before.
He's in a pickle ain't he?
I don't recall Kobe ever mentioning a loofah or a falafel.
.....She is pursuing a civil case for any number of reasons.....
1.) Recover legal expense to date + lifetime benefits for her lawyers.
As I understand it, in civil cases the defendent's lawyer(s) can take depositions about EVERYTHING in her sexual history...and no limits either on anything else about her. If true, she may regret this avenue too.
Finally, we stop this kobe is guilty because the accuser is anon nonsense...
Nope; not anal; it involved her face.
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