Ludwig Kaiser Runs Into A New Obstacle In His Ongoing Florida Battery Case

Ludwig Kaiser's defense files a fresh motion in Florida court.© NDTV Library

Ludwig Kaiser's lawyers are still trying to get Richard Reap's medical records, and now they've gone to the court about it. According to Wrestling Observer, the defense filed Motion to Compel on November 10, asking the court to direct the State Attorney's Office to hand the records over. A motion like that is basically a request for a judge to order the other side to turn over material it's supposed to provide. Reap is the man who accused Kaiser of battery in this misdemeanor case. Prosecutors had agreed to share the documents in October, but they never got sent after Reap's attorney objected. The records could become relevant to Kaiser's defense.

Kaiser's Defense Files Motion to Obtain Medical Records After Reap's Attorney Objects

The defense says the records matter because they could show whether the injuries Reap described were really caused by the April confrontation.

According to the motion, reviewing them could show that Reap either “did not suffer the injuries he claimed”or that his injuries were unrelated to the encounter with Kaiser.

Assistant State Attorney Juanda Padgett had agreed to provide the records in late October. But Reap's attorney objected, and Padgett then didn't send them to Kaiser's legal team. Reap has also obtained his own legal representation in the case.

Richard Reap and Ludwig Kaiser Continue to Dispute What Happened During the Elevator Confrontation

The battery charge comes from an April 2026 incident at an apartment complex in Orlando, Florida. Kaiser and his partner, Andrea Bazarte, were reportedly being affectionate inside an elevator when Reap confronted them.

Both sides tell it differently from there. Reap claimed he asked the couple to “please have some manners”and accused Kaiser of attacking him. Kaiser's version is different than that, since he claimed Reap insulted Bazarte and threatened to call ICE on her before approaching them, which prompted him to push Reap in response.

Kaiser is facing a misdemeanor battery charge over all of this. His defense also tried to get case dismissed under Florida's Stand Your Ground law, arguing he acted to protect himself and Bazarte. A judge rejected that request in October.

Next up is another pre-trial conference on December 17. A possible trial window between January 4 and January 22, 2027, has also been listed if the matter isn't resolved or postponed.