- Title: New date set for pre-trial hearing in Depp/Heard divorce proceedings
- Date: 10th August 2016
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - MAY 27, 2016) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY *** ACTRESS AMBER HEARD, ESTRANGED WIFE OF ACTOR JOHNNY DEPP, WALKING OUT OF COURTHOUSE HEARD WALKING TOWARDS VEHICLE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - NOVEMBER 21, 2015) (REUTERS) ACTORS, JOHNNY DEPP, AND AMBER HEARD, POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE PREMIERE OF 'THE DANISH GIRL' PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - JANUARY 02, 2016) (REUTERS) ACTRESS AMBER HEARD AT PHOTOCALL FOR PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL / JOINED BY HUSBAND JOHNNY DEPP
- Embargoed: 25th August 2016 02:05
- Keywords: Johnny Depp Amber Heard divorce court Samanth F. Spector Joseph P. Koenig Laura Wasser restraining order
- Location: LOS ANGELES AND PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- City: LOS ANGELES AND PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Celebrities,Arts/Culture/Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA0024UJKVNX
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- Story Text: Attorneys representing Amber Heard and her estranged husband, Johnny Depp, were in a Los Angeles courthouse on Tuesday (August 09) to discuss several issues, including whether the temporary restraining order Heard obtained against Depp should be extended.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carl Moor set a new date of August 17 to hear arguments on the issue, instead of August 15 as was originally scheduled.
"The judge reset the hearing for a long cause trial for August 17," said Heard's attorney Samantha Spector, telling the media outside the courthouse that the mini-trial on the restraining order is expected to take several days.
"She wants it over, she wants it over," added Joseph Koenig, Spector's co-counsel on the case.
Depp's lawyer Laura Wasser told the court that she expects to call as many as 23 witness to testify on her client's behalf during the hearing.
Heard's team said they will have seven witnesses.
The judge also set a time for both Depp and Heard to sit for depositions, which have been scheduled for August 12 and 13.
Neither Depp nor Heard were in court on Tuesday.
Heard's attorneys said the actress was in London filming while Depp's lawyer would only say that her client was not in London.
The 53-year-old Depp and the 30-year-old Heard met while shooting the film, "The Rum Diary" and were married in February 2015.
Heard filed for divorce in May accusing the Hollywood star of abuse, an allegation that Depp has denied. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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