In perhaps one of the most bizarre filings of the year, “Sinsational” Simon Lin, writing on behalf of Jonathan “Frauditor Troll” Hudon-Huneault, filed 27 pages of opposition to a simple request by Christopher “Denver Metro Audits” Cordova’s attorney That Randall S. “The Unhinged Attorney” Newman, Esq., to appear via Zoom at an upcoming hearing.
At face value, Newman’s original request seems reasonable. He’s now traveling to Asia and he lives in Florida. The April 14, 2026, hearing on the Defendants’ Motion for Dismissal for forum non conveniens or alternatively posting of a bond, could be done via remote appearance despite Lin’s initial objections.
Lin’s late Monday filing, consisting of five pages of arguments and a 22-page declaration, argues that Lin will be presenting physical evidence at the hearing that would be difficult to present via ZOOM call. He also contends that Newman’s request proves their point that California is the wrong venue to hear the lawsuit and that Newman can easily attend because his new law firm “has offices across the country, including in San Diego, California.”
According to Lin’s filing and exhibits, Newman is now a partner in the firm of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz as proved by a screen shot provided by a listing on “Bloomberg.”
Lin’s accusations brought about a swift response from Newman, who wrote in a filing on Tuesday:
“Defendants’ Opposition asserts that Plaintiff’s counsel is a partner in the law firm Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP (“WHAFH”) and suggests that counsel is located in New York and has access to WHAFH’s offices in San Diego, California. Those assertions are incorrect and do not reflect counsel’s current status.
Plaintiff’s counsel: (1) Is not a partner or otherwise employed by WHAFH and has not been employed by that firm since April 2020; (2) Does not have access to any WHAFH office in San Diego, California; (3) Does not control or work out of any office in San Diego, California; and (4) Maintains an office at 270 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor in New York, New York which is rented office space and is not indicative of any affiliation with WHAFH.
Defendants’ assertions regarding Plaintiff’s counsel’s affiliation with WHAFH are based on outdated or incorrect third-party information.
Counsel is not located in New York. Although counsel maintains an office in New York, he does not reside there. Counsel resides in Florida and spends substantial portions of the year in Southeast Asia. Counsel is presently located in Bangkok, Thailand, where he remains for extended periods. As a result, attending an in-person hearing would require international travel. Counsel is not available to appear in person on April 14, 2026.”
Lin’s opposition and declaration also contain statements that Hudon-Huneault routinely deletes videos from his channel and the 1700 videos Hudon-Huneault has admitted deleting as part of an effort to stop further lawsuits was part of a routine process by the YouTuber.
However, Lin also asserted that Newman needed to be in person for the April 14 hearing as he was going to be playing portions of the videos in question, despite previous claims by Hudon-Huneault that he did not have copies of these videos and Lin’s own inability to turn those videos over during the discovery process.
Lin also takes Newman to task as, “After the Motion was filed, Plaintiff requested a meet-and-confer to demand production of 68 videos based on a list of unknown origin. Plaintiff claims that those 68 videos infringed his copyrighted works, but fails to identify which of Plaintiff’s works was allegedly infringed. It is unclear whether Plaintiff has the legal standing to raise those copyright claims when the work is not even identified to begin with. This initiative seeks to expand this case thirty-fold from 2 videos to 68 videos.”
Again, Lin chastises Newman for problems identifying videos that allegedly infringed on Cordova’s copyrighted works but fails to hold his client responsible for deleting said works and creating the problems in the first place.
Lin and Newman’s filings come as the parties released a joint Discovery statement indicating the current problems they’re having with discovery. Both versions of the document are included in the text version of this news report. Please note that the second version of the document is the same as the first version but has had two exhibits attached to it for unknown reasons.
We will continue to monitor this situation and provide more updates as more information becomes available.
Related Links and PDFS
Cordova v. Huneault CourtListener Page
PDF: 103-Joint Discovery Letter
PDF: 104-Opposition to Motion for Remote Appearance
PDF: 104-1-Declaration of Simon Lin
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Yet again, yet again… more problems about location. Hmmm did no one suspect that court would be held in person for the lawyers?
Right, one would have to be a real lawyer, not just a mouth with a law degree.
How is DMA going to make it to Calf and stay where during the trial when he is flat broke?
How much does it cost to fly from Southeast Asia to Calf for a 2 hours deposition?
All these “question” and more to be answered soooooon….
No probably not.
How can you launch a lawsuit and not foresee that you would have to appear in person, your client would have to appear in person or that at some point you would have to argue in front of a judge in person?
Client and lawyer, both together. In Calf?
They can share a motel 6 room together maybe?
Clean sheet and a warm shower? Better than being homeless.
This whole case is based on the simply fact, it was not supposed to go anywhere. They would file, then get a default and claim money from YT and what ever they pay out to FT. Instead, he is fighting back and that needs a qualified lawyer to handle the case. Not some buffoon who is great at insults but missed law school they taught law. Who shoots off his mouth on YT then when he gets a bar complaint he scurries to hide his trail. As if the person did not already download copies knowing said videos would be deleted?
This case has no merits.
The lawyer has not the capability to do this case in court, in person, in order to get a resolution.
The plaintiff was never informed sufficiently of what was going to happen if they got a response, let alone, what would happen should it go to court and do the full stretch 3-5 years maybe longer. Some case extend to 10-20 years. Not saying this one will but you have to fully brief the client about what they are getting into…
Oh wait, sorry, a good lawyer does that. This clown?
He made farting noses on a video to intimidate everyone. Sadly, while he is talking so tough, he cannot walk the walk. And just cause Merb is his biggest cheer leader, no one lese is along for the ride.