A Los Angeles judge shut down s plea to delay a lawsuit brought by his ex-employee who accused the rapper of praising Hitler, In Touch can exclusively report.

According to court documents obtained by In Touch, the judge presiding over the case filed by , who claims he was hired by Ye’s clothing line Yeezy in 2022, denied the musician’s recent plea in court to push deadlines in the case.

Ye’s new lawyer, Eduardo Martorell, filed an emergency motion this week claiming he needed more time to catch up on the case.

Eduardo said he was newly retained by Ye, 47, and has only had eight days to review several pending lawsuits. Eduardo accused Trevor of opposing his request for additional time.

Ye’s new attorney asked that the hearing set for February 20 on Trevor’s motion to compel Ye’s deposition be taken off calendar.

He said he would work out a date with Trevor’s lawyer for Ye to be deposed. Trevor demanded Ye not be given any extra time and the deadlines for the case not be adjusted.

In his motion, Trevor said he has tried to move his case forward for the past eight months. He claimed that Ye, who dropped his lawyer before Eduardo months ago, had failed to pick up the phone or make any meaningful effort to engage in the case.

Trevor’s lawyer argued, “Defendants have engaged in a classic game of delay by avoiding depositions and responding to discovery. Their excuse, jumping from counsel to counsel since July of last year. Now, instead of taking responsibility, Defendants perplexingly attempt to shift fault for their own misdeeds to [Trevor] – who has the right to depose Ye (a named Defendant) and obtain timely response to his discovery.”

Trevor said he has been trying to get Ye deposed since June 2024, “but taken off calendar upon the promise that he would be produced in the coming months. When that promise was broken, Ye’s deposition was noticed again. When he again failed to appear, [Trevor] moved to compel.”

His lawyer noted, “And if Ye is so willing to appear – which is more than doubtful based on past precedent – what is the harm of having a Court Order compelling the deposition. Without such, [Trevor] fears Groundhog Day over and over again.”

Trevor noted that Ye had no reason to take months to find a new lawyer.

“Crucially, Defendants’ lapse in lawyers has been a choice. Entity defendant Yeezy LLC presumably remains a well-funded venture, given its television commercial that aired during the 2025 Grammys this past Sunday. Its owner, and individual defendant, Ye (or, Kanye West) is not an indigent defendant unable to afford or find an attorney,” Trevor’s lawyer argued.

The attorney added, “As one of the most famous celebrities in the world, surrounded by talent agents, managers, and other professionals on par, it is inconceivable that he and his companies could not find representation within the 200 days they knew they needed a lawyer.”

As In Touch previously reported, Trevor filed his lawsuit in April 2024. He claimed he suffered “severe discrimination” and “harassment” during his employment.

Trevor said he was hired to work on Yeezy but was also asked to work on projects for Ye’s L.A.-based private school, Donda Academy.

In his lawsuit, Trevor accused Ye of being a horrible boss. He said he spread antisemitism in meetings at Donda.

“[Trevor], on several occasions, witnessed Kanye preach to his staff obscenities such as ‘the Jews are out to get me’ and ‘the Jews are stealing all my money.’ Fearing for their jobs and also to de-escalate Kanye’s absurdities (so that the two present school children did not hear), the school staff did their best to ignore him,” the suit read.

Trevor’s lawsuit continued, “However, in front of the two schoolchildren, Kanye continued his dangerous rhetoric. Kanye started to openly discuss how he only likes to date white women. Then addressing the two school children, Kanye told them that he wanted them to shave their heads and that he intended to put a jail at the school – and that they could be locked in cages. The staff quickly distracted the children and escorted them out of the room.”

Trevor said he also told employees that he would fire “fat” staff members.

In the suit, Trevor also claimed that Ye said, “HITLER WAS GREAT. Hitler was an innovator! He invented so many things. He’s the reason we have cars.”

The complaint read, “During this rant, [Trevor] couldn’t help but think of his own close friends who were Jewish, and how their families were likely effected by Hitler’s massacre. No longer able to continue listening to Kanye’s verbal filth, [Trevor] built up some courage, and calmly responded ‘well, if Hitler was so great then what about the Holocaust?’ Ye absurdly yelled back ‘THAT WAS FAKE.’”

Trevor claimed Kanye discriminated against Black employees and compared himself to Hitler. He included an alleged text where Ye wrote, “I am on some complete Hitler level stuff. Minus the gas chambers. In Jesus name.”

Trevor said on May 21, 2023, he attended Ye’s “Sunday Service” but claims the musician lost it on him. He said Ye berated him in front of people and fired him.

As In Touch first reported, Ye denied all allegations of wrongdoing in the suit. He claimed that he did not authorize, direct or ratify “any wrongful conduct.”

In addition, Ye argued that the claims were barred “for the reason that the alleged conduct of [West] was at all times undertaken in the good-faith exercise of a legitimate business purpose.” The case is ongoing.

As In Touch first reported, Ye recently agreed to be deposed in a separate lawsuit brought by a separate ex-employee.