Lawyers seek extra security for Schwarzenegger after opposing attorney's 'Terminator'-style post

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Set us as preferred ⁠Attorneys for Arnold Schwarzenegger have asked a Los Angeles judge for amped-up security at a forthcoming court date in which the former actor and politician is expected to testify.The trial is set to determine the payout for Cheryl Augustine, who was involved in a 2022 four-vehicle traffic accident in which she claims Schwarzenegger’s reckless driving caused her significant, life-altering injuries.

Earlier this month, Augustine’s lawyer Gary A.Dordick posted a mock-movie advertisement that included a description and photo of the 2022 incident as well as the time, date and location of the upcoming court date.

The post also featured Dordick dressed like the Terminator, with the signature shades and leather jacket.Now attorneys for the former action hero, 79, are requesting that court officials and law enforcement set up security protocols; disallow photography, video or audio recording; and tighten up who’s allowed in the courtroom.

The legal filing, obtained by The Times, argues that Dordick’s post “tells any one of Instagram’s three billion active users the date, time, street address, department number, and expected duration of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s attendance at trial in a public courthouse.” The filing acknowledges that the information is already publicly available but argues that the post “goes further, through a ubiquitous medium that does not call for a citizen to navigate the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s website.” “Indeed, the post identifies Governor Schwarzenegger as the first witness,” the filing reads.“Whatever else may be said about the post, it is an advertisement for the appearance of one of the most recognizable people in the world at a fixed place and time, published five weeks in advance, by a person who has no responsibility for what happens when ...