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He told the court he would ensure the defendant attends the next hearing, adding: "I will order that he is physically produced, but if that is not possible, it will be a prison videolink."

In American defamation cases against public figures, plaintiffs are required to prove "actual malice" - that the defendant knowingly spread false information or acted with reckless disregard for the truth.

The new complaint has Richardson as the named defendant along with “all others similarly situated.”

“I believe that immigrants are part of this country and I’m kind of partial with the defendant,” said one man, a landscaper from Lancaster.

The five additional defendants face various criminal conspiracy, drug trafficking and money laundering charges, said a spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California.