Overview
- Los Angeles County Judge Ian C. Fusselman on Dec. 5 denied Emani Ellis’s motion for a new trial in the 2018 Beverly Hills hallway confrontation case.
- The judge rejected claims that jurors were intimidated by a pen toss outside the courthouse, citing a sworn statement from vlogger Donat Ricketts and finding no effect on deliberations.
- Arguments that two defense eyewitnesses were disclosed too late were dismissed, with the court noting both sides were allowed to add names and that testimony from Dr. David Finke and Tierra Malcolm was properly permitted.
- A Sept. 2 jury needed about an hour to find for Cardi B, who testified the encounter was only verbal as she sought to keep a pregnancy private during a visit to an OB‑GYN.
- Fusselman signaled plans to sanction plaintiff’s attorney Ron Rosen Janfaza for trial conduct and to impose defense fee payments, with a separate order expected.