Prince Andrew wants all witness testimony to be kept secret in the upcoming case.
The Duke of York requested that all witness testimony in his sexual abuse case be kept secret.
He wants depositions to be kept under wraps even if neither party declares the evidence confidential.
Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre said there was no logic or authority for the provision.
The Duke's lead counsel received a letter from Ms Giuffre on December 24. It was lodged with the court on Tuesday in order to get the civil case thrown out.
The lawsuit suggested that Ms Giuffre was a US resident, but Mr. Brettler said she was not and asked the judge to stop the proceedings.
He said she was unable to make the claim under federal court law because she lived with her husband and three children in Perth, Australia.
Ms Giuffre said she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew three times when she was 17. She is asking for damages.
Both sides plan to have up to 12 depositions. The legal team for Ms Giuffre has indicated that they could include the Duke's former wife, the Duchess of York, and even the Prince of Wales, in at least two of their cases.
The Duke was due to send proposed dates and locations for his deposition by Monday, December 27.
He requested a three-week extension to respond to discovery requests in light of the holidays.
The latest attempt to delay proceedings on an issue that could have been raised sooner was frustrating to Ms McCawley.
Ms Giuffre claims she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew three times when she was 17 years old.
She said that they had asked the Duke three times to pick a date for his deposition, yet he had never responded.
As part of the discovery process, the Duke's lawyers had already asked for proof that Ms Giuffre was a citizen of Colorado, and they were due to respond with the relevant documents by January 14, as previously agreed.
She referred to a draft protective order that was drawn up at the Duke's request.
Too late to get a confidentiality order.
She said that the main substantive disagreement in the drafts was the inclusion of an unprecedented paragraph which would allow you to keep deposition materials sealed from the public.
She said that they would raise the issue in court next Tuesday because there was no logic or authority for such a provision and because it was too late to ask the court for a confidentiality order.
The New York federal court had jurisdiction, Ms McCawley said.
She said that Ms Giuffre would simply refile her claims in New York state court if the dispute wasn't resolved.
Ms Giuffre would have to start over if the current proceedings are abandoned and the lawsuit is refiled.
The statute of limitations in cases of alleged sexual offenses against children were lifted by New York's Child Victims Act.
The CVA deadline expired just days later, meaning that she would have to file a new lawsuit against the Duke.
Duke's business enterprise reported a significant fall in assets.
The flagship business enterprise of Prince Andrew has reported a decline in assets.
The accounts show that the total assets of Pitch@Palace have fallen from the previous year.
Arthur Lancaster, the sole director of the business, has taken over the role of an administrator and the company now has an average of three employees a month.
The initiative, which brokered deals between tech start-ups and wealthy investors, was thrown into disarray by the Duke's disastrous Newsnight interview in November 2019.
All references to the Duke were removed from the global arm's website.
The brand was moved out of Buckingham Palace to a nearby office space in London and only Mr Lancaster uses it.
At the end of March last year, Pitch@Palace had just over 600,000 in cash, down from over 1 million the previous year.
The note suggests that the Duke's reputation has been shattered, but there are plans to restart the initiative. When restrictions are lifted, it will resume its activities.
