Ricky Martin, they will ask to inquire about his mental health

Puerto Rican lawyer Michael Corona, the representative of Ricky Martin’s nephew Dennis Yadiel Sánchez, announced this Friday at the first hearing of the trial that he will request access to documents about the singer’s mental health.

This was indicated during the visit, held virtually before Judge Arnaldo Castro, of the Court of First Instance of San Juan, in the case of a million-dollar lawsuit filed by the artist against his nephew for extortion, malicious persecution and damages.

Status disclosure request mental health del artista is a response to a request filed by Martin’s lawyers – Joaquín Monserrate, Dora L. Monserrate and José A. Andreu -, seeking Sánchez’s files at Capestrano Hospital and other entities.

“If it is a matter of getting into the mental problems of both parties, we will certainly make our request in view of what we state in the counterclaim, which is the question sexual abuse minors,” Corona said.

The request of the singer’s lawyers raised the objection of Corona, who alluded to privacy his client, giving the judge 10 days to present his position on the matter.

However, Judge Castro announced that in civil cases in what respects it refers to physical and emotional injurieswaives the right to privacy.

At the hearing, it was agreed that Ricky Martin He will testify in person on October 26 and 27, while his nephew will testify on November 14 and 15.

Lawyers for both sides will meet on August 22, and the judge gave the parties 30 days to present the experts they will use in the trial.

A look at the states procedureswhich will allow the start date to be determined condemnationit was scheduled for December 18.

Legal disputes between Ricky Martin and his nephew began in July 2022, when Sánchez sought and received an exparte protective order under the Domestic Violence Act against the singer, which was later filed.

Ricky Martin currently has a protection order for stalking his nephew, which a judge Glenn Velazquez extended for one year on November 10.

The demand which was seen today at the hearing the singer filed against his nephew on September 7, after the young man unsuccessfully requested another protective order for his uncle.

The artist’s legal representatives require a compensation not less than 20 million dollars. For his part, Sánchez filed a counterclaim against his uncle last May for 10 million.