Looks like it was Hannah Gutierrez certainly she had the worst attitude toward responsibility and did extra time for saying the judge was 'on the take'.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution in fatal 'Rust' set shooting
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Published Jul 30, 2025 • 2 minute read
Alec Baldwin
This handout image courtesy of Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office released April 25, 2022 and part of the investigative files, shows actor Alec Baldwin being processed after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., Oct. 21, 2022.
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by actor Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”
The judge in a ruling made public Wednesday dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of any significant action with the claim, which was filed in state district court earlier this year. Baldwin’s attorneys will have 30 days to file a motion seeking reinstatement.
Luke Nikas, Baldwin’s lead attorney, told The Associated Press in an email that the dismissal amounted to a nonevent since his team has been waiting to prosecute the case.
“We have been in good-faith settlement discussions with the parties to the lawsuit and will be refiling promptly if those discussions are not promptly and favourably resolved,” he said.
Defendants include special prosecutor Kari Morrissey and Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, along with three investigators from the Santa Fe County sheriff’s office and the county board of commissioners.
A charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin was dismissed at trial last year on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defence. The trial was upended by revelations that ammunition was brought into the Santa Fe County sheriff’s office months earlier by a man who said it could be related to the killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The allegations in Baldwin’s tort claim include defamation, with his attorneys saying that prosecutors and investigators targeted the actor and coproducer for professional or political gain.
Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during a rehearsal for the movie “Rust” in October 2021 at a film-set ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Baldwin was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The actor recently spoke to The Associated Press at San Diego’s Comic-Con International, saying he couldn’t believe what happened that day in court as the trial came to an abrupt end and that his life over the last year has been far better than the few years that preceded it.
Still, Baldwin and other producers of “Rust” are being sued in New Mexico state court by the parents and younger sister of Hutchins. Court records show a deposition for Baldwin in that case was put off in May and has yet to be rescheduled.
torontosun.com
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Published Jul 30, 2025 • 2 minute read
Alec Baldwin
This handout image courtesy of Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office released April 25, 2022 and part of the investigative files, shows actor Alec Baldwin being processed after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., Oct. 21, 2022.
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by actor Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”
The judge in a ruling made public Wednesday dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of any significant action with the claim, which was filed in state district court earlier this year. Baldwin’s attorneys will have 30 days to file a motion seeking reinstatement.
Luke Nikas, Baldwin’s lead attorney, told The Associated Press in an email that the dismissal amounted to a nonevent since his team has been waiting to prosecute the case.
“We have been in good-faith settlement discussions with the parties to the lawsuit and will be refiling promptly if those discussions are not promptly and favourably resolved,” he said.
Defendants include special prosecutor Kari Morrissey and Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, along with three investigators from the Santa Fe County sheriff’s office and the county board of commissioners.
A charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin was dismissed at trial last year on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defence. The trial was upended by revelations that ammunition was brought into the Santa Fe County sheriff’s office months earlier by a man who said it could be related to the killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The allegations in Baldwin’s tort claim include defamation, with his attorneys saying that prosecutors and investigators targeted the actor and coproducer for professional or political gain.
Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during a rehearsal for the movie “Rust” in October 2021 at a film-set ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Baldwin was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The actor recently spoke to The Associated Press at San Diego’s Comic-Con International, saying he couldn’t believe what happened that day in court as the trial came to an abrupt end and that his life over the last year has been far better than the few years that preceded it.
Still, Baldwin and other producers of “Rust” are being sued in New Mexico state court by the parents and younger sister of Hutchins. Court records show a deposition for Baldwin in that case was put off in May and has yet to be rescheduled.
Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution in fatal 'Rust' set shooting
A New Mexico judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by actor Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations.
Judge dismisses Alec Baldwin lawsuit against prosecutors in ‘Rust’ case
Author of the article:Washington Post
Washington Post
Samantha Chery, The Washington Post
Published Jul 31, 2025 • 2 minute read
A judge dismissed the defamation lawsuit Alec Baldwin filed against New Mexico public officials for allegedly mishandling the “Rust” shooting investigation, as the actor’s attorneys pursue a settlement.
Court records show the New Mexico suit was dropped Tuesday because of inactivity, but Baldwin’s attorneys can seek reinstatement of the lawsuit within 30 days.
Baldwin’s lawyer Luke Nikas characterized the dismissal as a “nonevent” in a statement to The Washington Post: “The court dismissed the matter without prejudice because we have been waiting to prosecute the case,” Nikas said. “We have been in good-faith settlement discussions with the parties to the lawsuit and will be refiling promptly if those discussions are not promptly and favourably resolved.”
Baldwin filed suit against New Mexico prosecutors and other authorities in January, months after a judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against the Emmy-winning actor, ruling that prosecutors withheld potential evidence. Baldwin’s lawsuit accused authorities of violating his rights and defaming him by mishandling the investigation of a 2021 fatal shooting on the set of Baldwin’s low-budget western movie “Rust.”
Baldwin, a producer and star of the film, was rehearsing when a prop revolver in his hand discharged a live bullet, killing the movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, and wounding its director, Joel Souza. Baldwin consistently denied responsibility for making sure the gun was safe and denied pulling the gun’s trigger, but he nevertheless became a focus of the investigation.
Baldwin’s prosecution was messy from the get-go. He was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2023. Those charges were later downgraded, then dropped entirely in April 2023. But Baldwin was charged once again in January 2024.
A judge abruptly threw out the case for good last year, ruling that Baldwin could not be retried because prosecutors failed to properly inform defence lawyers of live ammunition brought to the county sheriff’s office that may have been connected to the shooting. The government had more success prosecuting Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s armourer, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, sentenced to 18 months in prison, and released on parole in May.
Defendants in Baldwin’s lawsuit include the “Rust” case’s special prosecutor, Kari T. Morrissey, as well as District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, who first brought the charges against Baldwin; and former district attorney Andrea Reeb, who resigned from the case after Baldwin’s lawyers called her participation unconstitutional as she served as a state representative. Investigators from the Santa Fe County’s Sheriff’s Office and the board of county commissioners were also named defendants.
In the complaint, Baldwin alleged that “in carrying out their conspiracy, Defendants were driven by ill motives and to accomplish illegitimate ends, including to harass or ‘humble’ Baldwin, to promote their political agendas (in the case of Defendants Carmack-Altwies and Reeb), or to further their own personal agendas or professional ambitions.”
The district attorney’s office, Reeb and the sheriff’s office didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
torontosun.com
Author of the article:Washington Post
Washington Post
Samantha Chery, The Washington Post
Published Jul 31, 2025 • 2 minute read
A judge dismissed the defamation lawsuit Alec Baldwin filed against New Mexico public officials for allegedly mishandling the “Rust” shooting investigation, as the actor’s attorneys pursue a settlement.
Court records show the New Mexico suit was dropped Tuesday because of inactivity, but Baldwin’s attorneys can seek reinstatement of the lawsuit within 30 days.
Baldwin’s lawyer Luke Nikas characterized the dismissal as a “nonevent” in a statement to The Washington Post: “The court dismissed the matter without prejudice because we have been waiting to prosecute the case,” Nikas said. “We have been in good-faith settlement discussions with the parties to the lawsuit and will be refiling promptly if those discussions are not promptly and favourably resolved.”
Baldwin filed suit against New Mexico prosecutors and other authorities in January, months after a judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against the Emmy-winning actor, ruling that prosecutors withheld potential evidence. Baldwin’s lawsuit accused authorities of violating his rights and defaming him by mishandling the investigation of a 2021 fatal shooting on the set of Baldwin’s low-budget western movie “Rust.”
Baldwin, a producer and star of the film, was rehearsing when a prop revolver in his hand discharged a live bullet, killing the movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, and wounding its director, Joel Souza. Baldwin consistently denied responsibility for making sure the gun was safe and denied pulling the gun’s trigger, but he nevertheless became a focus of the investigation.
Baldwin’s prosecution was messy from the get-go. He was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2023. Those charges were later downgraded, then dropped entirely in April 2023. But Baldwin was charged once again in January 2024.
A judge abruptly threw out the case for good last year, ruling that Baldwin could not be retried because prosecutors failed to properly inform defence lawyers of live ammunition brought to the county sheriff’s office that may have been connected to the shooting. The government had more success prosecuting Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s armourer, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, sentenced to 18 months in prison, and released on parole in May.
Defendants in Baldwin’s lawsuit include the “Rust” case’s special prosecutor, Kari T. Morrissey, as well as District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, who first brought the charges against Baldwin; and former district attorney Andrea Reeb, who resigned from the case after Baldwin’s lawyers called her participation unconstitutional as she served as a state representative. Investigators from the Santa Fe County’s Sheriff’s Office and the board of county commissioners were also named defendants.
In the complaint, Baldwin alleged that “in carrying out their conspiracy, Defendants were driven by ill motives and to accomplish illegitimate ends, including to harass or ‘humble’ Baldwin, to promote their political agendas (in the case of Defendants Carmack-Altwies and Reeb), or to further their own personal agendas or professional ambitions.”
The district attorney’s office, Reeb and the sheriff’s office didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
Judge dismisses Alec Baldwin lawsuit against prosecutors in ‘Rust’ case
Court records show the New Mexico suit was dropped Tuesday because of inactivity.
Summarize for me. After all this suing, counter-suing, criminal and civil actions, has anybody been ordered to go to jail or pay money?
Eric Clapton for shooting the Sheriff.
Well, in Eric's defense, he did not shoot the deputy.
And yes, I could make a whole case out of that. Any barely-competent lawyer could, and "barely-competent lawyer" is pretty much my wheelhouse.
It's plausible the guy who shot the deputy also shot the sheriff. It could have been a pressured admission after 18hrs in interrogation.
The pressured admission theory adds a new twist
I believe Eric said he shot the Sheriff but it was in self-defence.