are still working to unmask the accuser who went online in 2021 and claimed to be a former fan abused by Barakat as an underage girl, the group’s lawyer says.. “It’s getting kind of old,” Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Daniel S. Murphy said from the bench. “What’s the holdup?”“It’s been rough sledding, but we keep persisting,” Garfinkel said. “We very much appreciate your patience along the way. I would like to try to see this effort through, if that’s all right with the court.
“There’s a reason why these companies go to Panama,” Garfinkel told the court Wednesday. “Their compliance is spotty. And we’ve tried a couple different ways of getting there, including direct contact with the entities, and they’re going to make us jump every hurdle.” He said the U.S. State Department told him it could take up to a year to use official channels to get the companies to comply with court orders.
All four founding members of All Time Low are listed as plaintiffs, including singer and guitarist Alex Gaskarth, bass player Zack Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson. Beyond Doe 2, the lawsuit alleges two other individuals claimed in anonymous social media posts that one or more group members committed or were complicit in the grooming and sexual abuse of fans, including minors.