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Judge Rejects Request to Seal Records in Josh Jacobs Case
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In Short: Instead, the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department will handle any new requests made under public records laws.
The denial came after the victim's attorneys filed a motion seeking to seal evidence in the case on Tuesday, September 15, citing privacy rights under Marsy's Law.
The judge's order, effective between Thursday and Friday, cancels a temporary sealing order he issued on September 10.
The denial does not immediately release the evidence, which includes surveillance video of the incident that took place in Jacobs' garage.
Instead, the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department will handle any new requests made under public records laws.
ESPN and several media outlets previously filed requests for evidence in the case, and those requests must now be resubmitted once the seal is lifted.
The victim's attorneys said the judge rejected the order due to a formatting error and have resubmitted a motion to seal.
According to the criminal complaint, Jacobs threw the woman, identified as 'ANM,' to the ground and damaged her phone.
Prosecutors said the incident began with an argument that ended with Jacobs throwing the victim to the ground.
Jacobs was placed on the NFL's commissioner exempt list on August 10, and a permanent sealing of evidence could have prevented the NFL from reviewing the video from the May 23 incident.
The Hobart-Lawrence Police Department has 10 days to respond to each public records request and must provide a valid reason under state laws if it denies access.
If the police department decides to release the evidence, the victim or Jacobs will be entitled to appeal before anything is released.
What this adds
The denial of the permanent sealing request could delay a potential decision from the NFL on Jacobs' status.
What's confirmed
- -- The judge who presided over the criminal case of Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs denied a request by the victim to have evidence permanently sealed and instead turned the matter over to the police department that conducted the criminal investigation.
- However, it does not mean the records, which includes surveillance video outlined in the criminal report that states a portion of the incident was caught on camera, will be immediately released.
What's still developing
- Brown County (Wisconsin) District Court judge Marc A.
- The Hobart-Lawrence Police Department will determine whether to release footage of an altercation between Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs and his former girlfriend, WLUK-TV reported.
- WLUK-TV reported Judge Marc Hammer filed notice declining the motion, which was entered in court records.
- A Brown County judge then ordered Jacobs to pay a $1,000 fine for a misdemeanor battery charge and approved a deferred judgment agreement on a misdemeanor criminal damage to property charge.
- - Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, convicted and fined in a misdemeanor battery case, had a status conference in Brown County court on Sept.
- GREEN BAY (NBC 26) — A Brown County judge denied a motion to permanently seal records in the criminal case involving Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs.
- The request was initially denied because of a filing error.
- Jacobs was convicted of misdemeanor battery stemming from a physical altercation with the woman last spring.
- According to the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and NFLPA, a standard suspension for a domestic violence case is six games.
- MORE: Josh Jacobs’ off-field issues creating on-field problems for Packers If nothing else, the news delays a potential decision from the NFL on the star running back.