Raquel Leviss served Scheana Shay papers with no legal meaning at Vanderpump Rules reunion

Raquel Leviss’s decision to have Andy Cohen ‘serve’ co-star Scheana Shay during Vanderpump Rules is seen as a highly orchestrated PR stunt.

After the explosive recording on Thursday, Shay’s lawyer, Neama Rahmani, told DailyMail.com in a statement that the documents the Bravo host, 54, handed over to her client “have no legal significance”.

“It was a request to dismiss a complaint or a civil lawsuit, but Rachel had asked for a permanent restraining order, which is a completely different thing,” explained the Los Angeles-based lawyer.

Rahmani also noted that “there is no way Rachel is going to withdraw the temporary restraining order before next week’s hearing.”

“This is California law and even on the court’s website,” he stated. “Even if Rachel had the correct document, which she didn’t, it wasn’t filed with the court.”

Frivolous: After Thursday’s explosive recording, Shay’s lawyer Neama Rahmani told DailyMail.com in a statement that the documents the Bravo presenter, 54, gave her client “have no meaning legal”.

The president of West Coast Trial Lawyers continued: ‘There is no file seal in the upper right hand corner. This was just another PR stunt by Rachel and her team.

He then advised that if Leviss wanted to “make this go away” then the reality star would “come out and say publicly that the hit never happened and that he’s sorry for all the damage he caused to Scheana, Ariana and their other friends.”

At the meeting, Shay had to stay 100 yards from Leviss to comply with the terms of a restraining order filed by her former friend.

In an earlier statement released by her attorney, her attorney revealed Shay’s intent to comply with the requirements of a temporary restraining order that Raquel filed against her after an alleged assault.

Scheana will be present at today’s filming in person. Scheana intends to comply with the law, but she wants to be a part of the meeting,” Rahmani said.

“If Rachel attends, Scheana and Vanderpump Rules will ensure that Scheana remains 100 meters away to comply with the restraining order,” added the attorney for Raquel, whose real name is Rachel.

Stay Away: At the meeting, Shay had to stay 100 yards from Leviss to comply with the terms of a restraining order filed by her former friend; seen last month

“There’s no real way for the temporary restraining order to be removed, so it will stay in effect until the permanent hearing on March 29, and then it will expire if Rachel doesn’t go after it.”

The lawyer continued: “And if Rachel goes after him, Scheana intends to call witnesses and present evidence to refute her false accusations.”

TMZ it also reports that the feuding couple will be periodically abducted into hair and makeup trailers while the others film, watching a live broadcast of the show’s taping.

Raquel, who has been embroiled in controversy after it emerged that she had been having an affair with Tom Sandoval despite the fact that he was in a long-term relationship with Ariana Madix, announced her plans to attend the meeting in person on Wednesday. .

“Yes, I will attend the meeting tomorrow in person,” Raquel posted on her Instagram Stories.

Telling her side: In an earlier statement released by her lawyer, her lawyer revealed Shay’s intent to comply with the requirements of a temporary restraining order Raquel filed against her after an alleged beating (pictured in February)

Raquel had obtained the TRO after alleging that Shay had hit her after news of the infidelity broke earlier this month.

However, sources previously said TMZ that the Bravo network is ‘willing’ to take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that the order is not violated if Leviss is involved in the filming.

According page sixLeviss’ restraining order, which lasts until the end of March, when the court hearing is scheduled to begin, has put the Season 10 reunion in jeopardy.

Scheana’s lawyer has opened up to the post, accusing Raquel of ‘sabotaging’ the hit show.

“It just can’t happen in any meaningful way while this order is in place,” Rahmani added to the post.

Controversy: Leviss claimed Shay hit her after the matter came to light; pictured July 2022

“The temporary restraining order, as it stands now, currently prohibits Scheana from being within 100 yards of Rachel, so they cannot be physically present at the meeting,” the lawyer explained.

He further stated that, ‘there really is no mechanism to modify this type of temporary civil restraining order prior to the [March 29 court] audience, so the reunion, at least having them all together in person, is certainly in jeopardy.

The lawyer concluded that with the restraining order in place at the time of the meeting, “Scheana is still unable to communicate with Rachel, either directly or through an intermediary.”

Raquel claimed that Scheana had punched her in the face, giving her a black eye, as well as pushing her against a wall, which she claimed had caused a head injury.

However, Rahmani came to Shay’s defense and told him TMZ, ‘This case is the fabrication of a known liar and cheat who has betrayed everyone close to her. Scheana never hit Rachel (Raquel), period.

Betrayal: It recently emerged that Sandoval had been involved in a months-long affair with Raquel despite being in a relationship with Ariana Madix for nine years.

On Wednesday, Raquel discussed the alleged altercation with Shay while outside a beauty salon.

“Scheana knows what happened that night,” Leviss explained.

‘I’m not going to go into that too much. But I have a permanent scar on my eyebrow.

Regarding the reunion, the former beauty pageant contestant stated, ‘I know I have to take responsibility for my actions. I am fully prepared to do that.

When the subject of when her alleged affair with Tom Sandoval began, she expressed that ‘it started as a friendship and turned into something more.

But I’m sure we’ll go into detail about all of that tomorrow at the meeting.

On his position with Sandoval, the star admitted that they were “not putting a label on anything” and added that they were also “taking a break for now.”

Heartbreak: Madix pictured with her then-boyfriend in 2019