Bill Cosby's Attorneys to Ask Massachusetts Judge to Seal Evidence

Bill Cosby’s attorneys were due in court on Wednesday to ask a federal judge in Massachusetts to put a temporary hold on a defamation lawsuit filed in the state while he defends himself in a sexual assault case in Pennsylvania.

The seven women -- Tamara Green, Therese Serignese, Linda Traitz, Louisa Moritz, Barbara Bowman, Joan Tarshis and Angela Leslie -- have joined together to sue the actor for sexual assault.

In December, Cosby countersued the accusers for defamation claiming that the “false,” and “opportunistic,” allegations against him have caused him the loss of several jobs, USA Today reported.

Cosby’s lawyers want U.S. Magistrate Judge David Hennessy to seal the evidence and all the testimony related to the lawsuits until the trial.

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