“Defendants’ Motion is GRANTED,” wrote Judge Stanley Blumenfeld in a November 20 order that became public late yesterday. “Plaintiff’s right of fair procedure claim and declaratory relief claim are DISMISSED without leave to amend,” the U.S. District Judge added .
All of which means that Norwegian entertainment journalist Flaa’s efforts to have the HFPA make her a member could live another day – perhaps.HFPA Argues Antitrust Suit Should Be Tossed Because Plaintiff Had "Substantial Success" Without Being A Member career, Judge Blumenfeld dealt a death blow to the claims of procedure and declaratory relief. However, the prickly antitrust claim may bedevil the HFPA if Flaa and her One LLP attorneys refile in the next week or so.“The Court cannot state that leave to amend the antitrust claims would be futile ,” the LA-based federal judge writes in what borders on legal verse than one is used to from the bench.
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