Attorneys will advise the dog owners to invoke their Fifth Amendment privileges in the lawsuit because of criminal charges pending against them.
denied the dog owners' motion to delay discovery in Najera's lawsuit after a nearly hour-long court hearing.The lawsuit, filed March 9, targets the dog owners, as well as Christian Moreno's father, Carlos Moreno of Castroville, who owns the house in the 2800 block of Depla Street, where his son and daughter-in-law lived with the animals.
"Due to the anticipated request for depositions, defendants now face a choice between defending themselves in a civil action with the risk of incriminating themselves in the criminal case by waiving this vital privilege, or asserting their Fifth Amendment privilege in this case at the risk of impeding their defenses," Law wrote in his motion.
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