Alex Jones, Held in Contempt of Court, After Failing to Appear <br />for Sandy Hook Depositions.<br />CNN reports that Alex Jones has been held in contempt of court <br />after he failed to appear for a deposition in a defamation suit <br />brought against him by the families of Sandy Hook victims. .<br />On March 30, Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis <br />announced her decision, saying that Jones , “intentionally failed to comply <br />with orders of the court.”.<br />The judge added that there had been <br />no adequate explanation for why Jones did not <br />follow her orders to appear for a deposition.<br />The court finds by clear and convincing <br />evidence that the defendant Alex Jones <br />willfully and in bad faith violated without <br />justification several clear court orders <br />requiring his attendance at his <br />depositions on March 23 and March 24, Barbara Bellis, Superior Court Judge, via CNN.<br />The court finds by clear and convincing <br />evidence that the defendant Alex Jones <br />willfully and in bad faith violated without <br />justification several clear court orders <br />requiring his attendance at his <br />depositions on March 23 and March 24, Barbara Bellis, Superior Court Judge, via CNN.<br />According to the judge's orders, Jones will have to pay <br />a $25,000 fine and subsequent fines increasing by $25,000 <br />each business day until he appears for a deposition. .<br />It is clear…that the plaintiffs here simply <br />want and are entitled to the deposition <br />of Mr. Jones and that Mr. Jones has <br />continued to attempt to deliberately <br />disregard the court’s orders and <br />attempts to manipulate the court process, Barbara Bellis, Superior Court Judge, via CNN.<br />It is clear…that the plaintiffs here simply <br />want and are entitled to the deposition <br />of Mr. Jones and that Mr. Jones has <br />continued to attempt to deliberately <br />disregard the court’s orders and <br />attempts to manipulate the court process, Barbara Bellis, Superior Court Judge, via CNN.<br />Christopher Mattei, an attorney representing <br />the Sandy Hook families, said that Jones had , "made a deliberate decision that he would <br />rather suffer the contempt of court rather <br />than expose himself to deposition.".<br />Christopher Mattei, an attorney representing <br />the Sandy Hook families, said that Jones had , "made a deliberate decision that he would <br />rather suffer the contempt of court rather <br />than expose himself to deposition.".<br />The suit against Jones was originally filed in 2018 after he repeatedly called the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting a hoax carried out by crisis actors. .<br />20 children and six adults were <br />killed in the tragedy, which Jones <br />has since acknowledged was a real event.
