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The defamation lawsuit Eric Spofford filed against New Hampshire Public Radio in Rockingham Superior Court is on hold for now because the judge is on leave, but the reason for Judge Daniel St. Hilaire’s absence has not been made public.
Attorneys for Eric Spofford and New Hampshire Public Radio continue to spar over a judge’s order requiring interviews and documents supporting last year’s story that Spofford claims defamed him be turned over to the judge for private review.
The lawyer for NHPR, two of its reporters and an editor has asked the judge in the defamation lawsuit against them to vacate or modify his order requiring they turn over interviews and other documents for a story last year about Eric Spofford for the judge’s review because of new developments in the case.
The judge hearing the defamation lawsuit Eric Spofford filed against New Hampshire Public Radio has ordered transcripts of interviews with key sources for the story detailing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against Spofford be turned over for the judge’s confidential review.
Rockingham Superior Court Judge Daniel I. St. Hilaire dismissed Eric Spofford’s lawsuit on April 17, but gave him 30 days to amend his complaint to focus on allegations of actual malice on the part of NHPR.