Ricky Martin’s nephew asks his lawyer to resign

Only one week until the deadline given by the Court of First Instance in San Juan to fulfill the requests or requirements related to the discovery of written evidence in the civil lawsuit filed by the artist Ricky Martin against his nephew Dennis Sanchez MartinHe filed a motion requesting the resignation of his lawyer, Michael Corona.

According to the handwritten document, the defendant alleges that there was an “irreparable breakdown of trust” in the attorney-client relationship.

“Your Honor, by this motion, I request the immediate resignation of Mr. Michael Corona due to an irreparable breach of trust in our attorney-client relationship. On the other hand, I request an extension of the written discovery of evidence which ends on January 16, so that my next legal submission can make effective use of it,” states the motion dated today.

Michael Corona assumed legal representation of Dennis Sanchez Martin in March 2023 at a time when the court will analyze whether the young man is qualified to represent himself.

On December 18, in a status hearing via video conference, Judge Arnaldo Castro Callejo warned the legal representation of the singer and his nephew that at this stage they will have until Tuesday, January 16 to finalize any request related to the discovery of written evidence. The process does not continue to be “fractured”.

The judge has also indicated that the deadline for discovery of evidence will be June 28 this year.

“I have no problem being flexible about searches, but they’re sending me inquiries, supplemental inquiries, access requests. One thing that should be considered in terms of economy is that the category of jobs is being divided. Same for order. I have responded relatively quickly to all of their requests for orders, but I think they have to identify what is going away in terms of finding written evidence because we cannot send a new inquiry every time we get a response. Then he said, Castro Callejo.

At the hearing, Ricky Martin was represented by Michael Corona by Dora Monserrate and Denise Sanchez Martin.

Ricky Martin sued his nephew for extortion, malicious prosecution, abuse of rights and damages. The demand is about $20 million.