Yesterday, we told you about a motion filed by the The Associated Press and other news organizations in Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker. Gawker had successfully sued the FBI to get them to release the records of their investigation, which looked into an attempt to extort Hogan using the videos of him having sex with Heather Clem. However, the judge in Hogan’s suit against Gawker, the Honorable Pamela Campbell, immediately sealed the records. Being that this is highly unusual and the federal court had already ruled that the file was public record, the AP and others were trying to get Judge Campbell to unseal it.
Well, Judge Campbell made up her mind pretty quickly. The Associated Press is reporting that the judge denied the motion just a day after it was filed. As of right now, those are the only details we really have, but if we get a copy of the order, we’ll keep you updated. As it stands right now, only Gawker’s lawyers are allowed access to the FBI records, with even Gawker founder Nick Denton locked out.
Hogan’s side had demanded an investigation when the transcript of his racist rant on one of the videos was leaked to The National Enquirer and Radar Online. Â Being that it was on one of the videos in question and the person of interest in the investigation (Los Angeles lawyer Keith Davidson) had also prepared transcripts, Hogan thinks Gawker’s lawyers leaked it. Gawker’s side insists that the transcripts had been floating around Tampa for years and didn’t have to come from them. The existence of the racist comments (but not the actual quotes) were first reported back in 2012.
