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Greenberg Traurig LLP — which represented West in lawsuits over the whole lot from enterprise offers gone unhealthy to allegedly stolen tune samples — informed Insider in a press release that it condemns “antisemitism and all hate speech or bigotry, which is repugnant to the core values we consider in and dwell” and that it had “moved to withdraw from our representations” of West in his litigation.
The difficulty is, the agency cannot discover West to inform him they not symbolize him.
Legal professionals for Greenberg Traurig had been capable of serve West with paperwork telling him they not wished to symbolize him. However the decide, Analisa Torres, stated the agency could not formally minimize unfastened West, who now goes by Ye, till they may hand him her order permitting them to withdraw.
At that time, West [Ye] went darkish.
“Ye ceased responding to GT’s makes an attempt to contact him, and regardless of diligent efforts and the usage of a course of server, GT has been unable to find Ye or serve him,” Greenberg Traurig lawyer Justin MacLean wrote to Torres [in a December 12 letter reviewed by Insider].
In a follow-up letter on December 21, MacLean stated they nonetheless could not discover West and requested the decide for an extension.
[Another] agency, Thomas St. John Inc., sued West in October. West signed a contract the place the agency would deal with his funds for 18 months, at the price of $300,000 per 30 days.
However, the corporate alleges, West stopped paying after solely three months. “Mr. West said phrases to the impact of ‘The 18 month time period was bullshit’ and ‘You are insane for even pondering I might stick with it,'” the lawsuit says.
In courtroom paperwork first reported by The Solar and reviewed by Insider, legal professionals for Thomas St. John stated on December 19 that they could not serve West with the lawsuit.
Insider, 29 December 2022.