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TONY ORTEGA
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[California AG Rob Bonda, Danny Masterson and his attorney Cliff Gardner]
The next big event in the life of Scientology celebrity and That ‘70s Show actor Danny Masterson has been scheduled for June 25 at 12:45 pm Pacific, and you can tune in to watch it.
That’s the time and date which has now been set for an oral arguments hearing by the Second Appellate District in Masterson’s direct appeal of his 2023 conviction on two counts of forcible rape that have him currently serving 30 years to life in state prison.
Hearings before the Second Appellate District take place in Los Angeles, but they stream online, and anyone can tune in to watch. Most recently, we all got to observe as the oral arguments hearing in the Danny Masterson civil lawsuit was held on March 3. (We’re still waiting for a ruling in that appeal, but it’s due by June 3.)
The stakes could not be higher for Masterson, who turned 50 years old on March 13 and has been in custody since he was convicted on May 31, 2023.
In January 2025, his appellate defense attorney Cliff Gardner filed an opening appeal brief. Our expert, attorney TX Lawyer, found it professional and well-written, but criticized its focus on the accounts of the Jane Doe victims.
In August, the California Attorney General’s office answered with a “respondent’s brief,” which TX Lawyer thought was a pretty overwhelming comeback to Masterson’s appeal.
Then in November, Masterson’s team finished the paperwork process with a “reply brief” that we brought you in full.
Separately, a habeas corpus petition was filed for Masterson by attorney Eric Multhaup, and in December Danny asked that the two separate approaches, his direct appeal and the habeas petition, be combined. But the court denied that request.
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[/td]The next big event in the life of Scientology celebrity and That ‘70s Show actor Danny Masterson has been scheduled for June 25 at 12:45 pm Pacific, and you can tune in to watch it.
That’s the time and date which has now been set for an oral arguments hearing by the Second Appellate District in Masterson’s direct appeal of his 2023 conviction on two counts of forcible rape that have him currently serving 30 years to life in state prison.
Hearings before the Second Appellate District take place in Los Angeles, but they stream online, and anyone can tune in to watch. Most recently, we all got to observe as the oral arguments hearing in the Danny Masterson civil lawsuit was held on March 3. (We’re still waiting for a ruling in that appeal, but it’s due by June 3.)
The stakes could not be higher for Masterson, who turned 50 years old on March 13 and has been in custody since he was convicted on May 31, 2023.
In January 2025, his appellate defense attorney Cliff Gardner filed an opening appeal brief. Our expert, attorney TX Lawyer, found it professional and well-written, but criticized its focus on the accounts of the Jane Doe victims.
In August, the California Attorney General’s office answered with a “respondent’s brief,” which TX Lawyer thought was a pretty overwhelming comeback to Masterson’s appeal.
Then in November, Masterson’s team finished the paperwork process with a “reply brief” that we brought you in full.
Separately, a habeas corpus petition was filed for Masterson by attorney Eric Multhaup, and in December Danny asked that the two separate approaches, his direct appeal and the habeas petition, be combined. But the court denied that request.
READ MORE
Oral arguments hearing in Danny Masterson's criminal appeal set for June 25
The next big event in the life of Scientology celebrity and That ‘70s Show actor Danny Masterson has been scheduled for June 25 at 12:45 pm Pacific, and you can tune in to watch it.
tonyortega.substack.com
