ACLU seeking $86,000 from Johnny Depp for legal fees following court subpoenas

Court documents state that the majority of the requested funds would go to pay legal fees after three ACLU witnesses testified following deposition subpoenas from Depp’s legal team.

A summary of expenses explains that Senior Associate Michael Schwartz worked 38.7 hours at a rate of $799.50 an hour for a total of $30,940.65.A junior associate worked 78.6 hours at a rate of $500.20 an hour for a total of $39,315.72, a litigation support manager worked 17.1 hours at a rate of $336.20 an hour for a total of $5,749.02 , and a litigation support analyst worked 31 hours at a rate of $295.20 an hour for a total of $9,151.20, court documents show. "The ACLU is entitled, under New York law, to seek reimbursement for the reasonable cost associated with complying with Mr.

Depp's subpoenas. We are seeking repayment for significantly less than it cost the ACLU to produce the thousands of pages of documents which Mr.

Depp’s attorneys requested," the ACLU wrote in an email to FOX TV Stations. Last week, a jury sided with Depp in his lawsuit against ex-wife Heard, awarding the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor more than $10 million and vindicating his allegations that Heard lied about Depp abusing her before and during their brief marriage.Depp sued Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in the Washington Post describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse." His lawyers said he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned his name.Most of the article discusses public policy as it relates to domestic violence, and Heard's lawyers say she has a First Amendment right to weigh in.It was the ACLU that drafted the article under Heard’s name, reflecting her role as an.