Woman who sues Taylor Swift uses the police to find them

A woman in Florida, who sues Taylor Swift, turns to the police to serve the singer with legal documents. The case, in which quickly plagued creative elements from the poetry of women are claimed, has now stalled because the plaintiff claims that the location of the singer is “unpredictable”.

Why is it important

The legal dead end illuminates the challenges of the services of lawsuits against public figures that maintain a strictly controlled private life. Kimberly Marasco, an artist based in Florida, tried several times to deliver the summons, but could not find Swift.

Judge Aileen Cannon warned her that the failure to properly serve Swift could lead to dismissal. For the same reason, Swift had dismissed a previous lawsuit by Marasco, although the claims against Swift's production company remain unsolved.

What to know?

Marasco has accused Swift and several co -accused to copy their original work in songs over several albums, including loverPresent folklorePresent midnight And The department for tortured poets. The ongoing case of the Federal Copyright demands 25 million US dollars.

Marasco Bat Cannon, who has the case before the Federal Court of the Southern District of Florida, to extend the deadline for the accused and to allow alternative forms of services. In the application that was added to the docket on Wednesday, Marasco describes her attempts to serve Swift by contacting the sheriff's offices in California, Tennessee, New York and Rhode Island.

In one experiment, a process server visited a California property linked to Swift, but could not check their presence. A sheriff in California tried to work again on the property on March 26, March 27 and April 2.

“A sheriff made three attempts, but the guards refused to access the goal and now explained that Swift was 'not at home',” said Marasco in the application.

In Tennessee, a Sheriff from Davidson County made an attempt before returning an affidavit from non-service and explained that Swift “owned property at the address but does not live there”.

Marasco contacted the Sheriff Office in New York on April 7th. On April 29, she learned that the documents were processed and that service attempts will begin that could complete the office for three to four weeks.

The Rhode Island's office received the legal documents after a security guard had told a process server that he should hand over it to the next police station. The Sheriff's office announced Marasco that the process server would be arrested for violation when it returns to the property.

Marasco also asks the court to issue $ 631.30 for sheriffs and process servers.

Marasco submitted her original lawsuit in April 2024 and claimed that Swift's texts and graphics contain “creative elements”, which were removed from her published poems without loan or approval. Marasco said that she “exhausted all other means” to serve quickly through conventional channels and turned to Florida's State Secretary as the last remedy before the pop singer was released from the case.

Cannon has ordered that none of the co -accused, including Swift, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, react to the suit together with the Universal Music Group and the Republic Records until all parties are operated.

What people say

Marasco in a movement: “Without alternative service, the plaintiff stands against inappropriate delay, since the prior arrangement of the court connects all the defendants' answers to Swift's service and risk the rejection of reparation for alleged copyright infringement.”

The lawyers of Swift, Aaron S. Blynn and Katherine Wright Morrone, in an answer submitted in Marasco's original complaint: “Nothing has changed since this court recently rejected the applicant's applications. The court should reject the plaintiff's claims against the artist for failing the procedure.”

What happens next

Cannon, who rejected the case of the lock against President Donald Trump in Florida in July last July, said that the case will only go forward when all parties are properly admitted.

Cannon has not yet decided on Marasco's application to enable an alternative service and extend the service period from May 29 to June 15.

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