OMAHA- A judge has ruled that former gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster will be allowed to add more examples to an ongoing defamation lawsuit against State Sen. Julie Slama.

Lawyers for Sen. Slama will now have to wait for the Herbster updates before deposing Herbster for a separate counter lawsuit.

Johnson County District Judge Rick Schreiner resolved those issues and more from a June hearing in a two-page ruling involving dueling lawsuits between Herbster and Slama. Herbster sued Slama after she and seven other women alleged that he groped them. Slama countersued, alleging that he had sexually battered and defamed her.

Schreiner also ruled that Herbster cannot muzzle Slama’s attorney from defending her publicly.

Schreiner ruled that Herbster’s deposition could wait for the amended lawsuit. One issue not resolved in the latest ruling is whether Herbster could be sanctioned for missing his first deposition date in May.

Herbster’s legal team has filed motions seeking to limit the scope of Slama’s subpoenas. Both sides have been negotiating, at the judge’s urging, a narrower range of documents.

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