Garth Brooks’ judge pauses his attempt to have sexual assault lawsuit dismissed: docs

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A judge denied Garth Brooks’ request to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit filed by a former makeup artist, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald denied Brooks’ motion to dismiss the complaint filed in the central district of California due to an “original action” still pending in another state.

A court date originally scheduled for Monday, Dec. 16 was vacated due to the judge’s ruling on Dec. 11.Brooks, 62, initially filed a lawsuit in Mississippi in September, allegedly attempting to block an impending suit by “Jane Roe,” according to a complaint obtained by Fox News Digital.

In the document, filed under “John Doe,” Brooks denied the woman’s claims he allegedly raped her in 2019.The judge ruled the California case will be “stayed” pending further information on the Mississippi case, due in 10 days from the order.

The “Friends in Low Places” singer requested the California case to be moved to Mississippi, where the makeup artist lives.“The Court determines the most appropriate course of action is to allow the Mississippi court to adjudicate Plaintiff’s equitable arguments in the first instance,” documents stated.