scored a series of positive outcomes in his ongoing legal war against , as the presiding judge agreed to set new dates for pretrial proceedings, while allowing a lawsuit he's filed to move forward.
A federal judge said that Wayfarer, Baldoni's production firm, is authorized to continue in its , legal documents reviewed by Daily Mail revealed.
Wayfarer claimed in legal docs that Jones told Blake Lively, and Lively representative Leslie Sloane that the production firm had sought to smear Lively's reputation after she accused Baldoni of sexual misconduct.
Jones had petitioned the court to dismiss the lawsuit , but the court ruled that claims the firm made regarding merited further probing, according to legal documents.
Jones also was rebuffed in her request to attach producer Jamey Heath to ongoing litigation, according to court docs.
Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Baldoni and Lively for further comment on the story.
Justin Baldoni scored a series of positive outcomes in his ongoing legal war against Blake Lively on Thursday. Pictured last month in NYC
A Wayfarer representative told Daily Mail Thursday in a statement: 'We're pleased with the Court's decision to deny Stephanie Jones' attempt to dismiss Wayfarer's lawsuit and to allow our core claims, including defamation and bad faith conduct, to move forward.'
Baldoni and wife Emily pictured leaving court in NYC on February 11
Lively is gearing up for the trial against her one-time co-star. Pictured last month in NYC
Lawyers for Baldoni said it was also 'premature' for a verdict sheet in the case to be prepared with so many moving parts, including a motion to dismiss filed by their side.
