Philadelphia defense lawyer A. Charles Peruto Jr.—who was recently caught on tape appearing to badmouth his client, Judge Genece Brinkley, the trial judge presiding in the Meek Mill case—is seeking to have the recordings destroyed so they cannot be used in an upcoming documentary series about the hip hop star turned criminal justice reform advocate.

Peruto filed a notice of his intent to sue Amazon Digital Services and Roc Nation last week. Roc Nation and Amazon are co-producers for the planned documentary. The complaint, which was filed with the court Wednesday, alleges the defendants violated the state Wiretap Act.

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