Even if retired judge George Schiavelli was taking medication strong enough to “knock out a horse” when he ruled in favor of Insomniac founder Pasquale Rotella in a dispute over a mid-2000s rave festival, a California appeals court judge ruled earlier this week that the November 2018 ruling stands.

That’s because Rotella’s former partners, Brian Alper and Brett Ballou, did not protest Schiavelli’s pill popping during the arbitration hearing, said judge Eileen C. Moore, citing the principle of “you snooze, you lose” in a snappy ruling. She said the pair should have addressed the issue during the original nine-day hearing and demanded that Schiavelli disqualify himself at that time.

The dispute is linked to a disagreement over the future of the How Sweet It Is music festival, which ran from 1999 to 2001. Rotella helped revive and finance the festival in 2005 but had a falling out with Alper and Ballou over the future of the event in 2010. Alper and Ballou claimed Rotella created a competing event called Beyond Wonderland, which still operates today, and that they were owed a piece of the festival.

The legal fight went to arbitration, where the case was heard by Schiavelli, who eventually ruled against Alper and Ballou, saying the men bore most of the responsibility for the collapse of their relationship with Rotella and Insomniac due to their “cavalier and essentially non-negotiable attitude.” Schiavelli also noted that the lawsuit wasn’t filed against Insomniac until three years after the initial dispute, following the purchase of Insomniac by Live Nation for $44 million in 2013.

During the arbitration, Schiavelli told both parties “that he was [a] party to a personal injury action” related to a fall from a malfunctioning escalator in Encino, California, Moore recounted in her decision. He told both sides “that his injuries were causing him great pain, and that he was taking powerful painkillers that `would knock a horse out.’”

“On the first day of the hearing he pulled out his pill bottle and stated he was taking his 10 mg of Percocet to help with his pain,” Alper wrote in a sworn statement. “He typically took the medication with a soda or similar drink before or after his lunch. Initially the Percocet use wasn’t a major concern until the end of the first week of the arbitration when I noticed facts being mixed up.”

At one point in the hearing, Schiavelli pulled out a large bag “revealing multiple prescription bottles” and considered offering Alper and Ballou’s attorney a painkiller before changing his mind, saying, “I’d give you one of these, but it would probably knock you out and you wouldn’t be any good to anybody,” according to court documents. Alper and Ballou’s lawyer also observed that Schiavelli was “unusually thirsty and constantly drank large amounts of Gatorade and energy drinks” during the hearing.

Lawyers for Alper and Ballou later sued to strike Schiavelli’s ruling favoring Rotella, arguing that “the Arbitrator failed to disclose his alleged inability to conduct or timely complete the proceedings,” according to court documents.

Rotella’s attorney Gary Kaufman said he believed the use of medication had no impact on Schiavelli, noting he “interjected with pointed questions, paid full attention, heard and ruled on motions and objections” and said Alper and Ballou’s attorney never mentioned their objection to the taking of medication during the arbitration hearing.

The ruling made by Schiavelli, who died of cancer in Sept. 2019, was first appealed to an Orange County judge, who declined to overturn it. It was then appealed to the Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District in Orange County, where Moore was assigned to the case.

In her opinion, Moore stated that the comment about the drugs being strong enough to “knock out a horse” was “obviously humorous hyperbole that no one would have taken seriously.” Besides, the judge continued, “plaintiffs did not make a demand at any point to disqualify the arbitrator, nor did they even question the arbitrator’s ability to conduct the hearing. Indeed, plaintiffs’ counsel made a strategic decision ‘to finish the arbitration hearing and hope for the best.’”

Billboard reached out to both Insomniac and lawyers for Alper and Ballou but did not receive a response.

Fox’s 2021-22 scripted lineup continues to take shape. Hours after the network ordered The Cleaning Lady, the Charlie Collier-led broadcaster handed out a series pickup to Monarch, a country music drama that has been in the works since September 2019.

Created by relative newcomer Melissa London Hilfers and showrun by Michael Rauch (Royal Pains, Instinct), Monarch is also Fox’s first fully owned live-action scripted original series that is fully owned by the independent network.

Monarch is described as a Texas-sized, multigenerational musical drama about America’s first family of country music. The Romans are fiercely talented, but while their name is synonymous with honesty, the very foundation of their success is a lie. When their reign as country royalty is put in jeopardy, Nicky Roman, the heir to the crown, already battling an industry stacked against her, will stop at nothing to protect her family’s legacy.

The series, written by Hilfers, will feature original music and covers. The production counts Jason Owen, one of music’s top managers, among its exec producers. He is expected to bring his wealth of knowledge and relationships to make a mark on the series as his client roster includes such artists as Kacey Musgraves, Faith Hill, Little Big Town and the estates of Johnny and June Carter Cash. Sources say some of Owen’s clients are expected to appear and/or perform on the series, which will begin casting immediately.

When Fox picked up the script nearly two years ago, the drama was poised to be a co-production between the network and its former in-house Gail Berman-led SideCar content development accelerator. SideCar was disbanded last summer, with Berman returning to run her production company, The Jackal Group. (SideCar and Jackal operated independently of one another.) Berman continues to exec produce the series alongside Jackal’s Hend Baghdady as well as Owen via his Sandbox Entertainment.

Monarch joins Our Kind of People in bypassing the traditional pilot process and scoring a straight to series order at Fox for the 2021-22 broadcast season as the network, like others, continues to focus on year-round development. Both shows, which went from development to writers’ room before being picked up to series, had been in the works for years.

All told, Monarch is Fox’s fifth series order for the 2021-22 broadcast season. It joins The Cleaning Lady, Scott Foley drama The Big Leap, the Lee Daniels-produced Our Kind of People and Paul Feig mockumentary This Country. The network, which recently bailed on Thursday Night Football (which heads to Amazon in 2022), also has an untitled animated comedy from Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon (which it also fully owns) due in 2022 and an update of Fantasy Island set for August.

As for Fox’s remaining pilot slate, fellow 2020 holdovers Blood Relative, the untitled Goonies re-enactment project (which was never cast) and comedy Pivoting remain in contention. Fox is expected to make decisions on its remaining slate pilots in the coming days, with a potential comedy series order expected.

Fox has yet to renew any of its live-action scripted originals for next season. Instead, it’s made early decisions on its animated slate with renewals for Bob’s Burgers, Duncanville, Family Guy, The Great North and staple The Simpsons. That leaves 911 and its spinoff, Prodigal Son, The Resident and multicam comedy Call Me Kat on the bubble, with animated comedy Housebroken due in May.

Follow the status of the remaining pilots in contention with THR‘s guide and keep track of all the renewals, cancellations and new series orders with our handy scorecard.

This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.

Natti Natasha will soon give birth to her first child, and to celebrate her first-ever Mother’s Day, the Dominican artist will present a special virtual concert for all her fans, especially those who are moms.

Natti, who’s engaged to her longtime manager and business mogul Raphy Pina of Pina Records, will perform 15 of her biggest hits, including “La Mejor Versión de Mi,” “Sin Pijama,” “Las Nenas” and her recent single “Ram Pam Pam.”

The spectacle will be conceptual, based on the four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter, including different themes, outfits and songs that best fit the mood.

In addition, fans will be able to enjoy live behind-the-scenes footage from the filming.

Shot live from Miami’s Temple House, Natti’s Mother’s Day concert will air at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday via her official Facebook page.

To celebrate the soon-to-be mommy and her upcoming livestream, here’s a timeline with everything we know about Natti’s pregnancy (so far).

January 29, 2021: Officially Dating

Natti Natasha and Raphy Pina hinted that they were dating at the end of Pina Records’ new artist Fran Rozzano’s music video “Inedito.” Later that day, they officially announced their relationship via an Instagram Live video.

February 1, 2021: She said, yes!

The Dominican artist announced she was engaged to Raphy. Shouting it from the rooftops and flaunting her dazzling engagement ring, Natti expressed: “También quería gritarlo a los 4 vientos. I SAID YES!” Part of her latest single, “Antes Que Salga El Sol,” accompanies the photo/video.

February 18, 2021: Baby Announcement

Natti Natasha and Prince Royce took the stage to perform their new song “Antes Que Salga El Sol” at the 33rd annual Premio Lo Nuestro. Dressed in all white with flowers that crowned her long, black hair, Natti showed off her baby bump, announcing for the very first time that she was pregnant. That same night, she retweeted a People En Español cover story where she shared all the deets of her pregnancy.

April 2: Belly Love

At 32 weeks pregnant, Natti shared photos of her baby bump. “Thank you, God, I never lost faith,” she tweeted. In a previous interview with Billboard, the singer admitted that the thing she’s most going to miss about her pregnancy is her pregnant belly.

April 3, 2021: It’s a Girl!

The soon-to-be parents documented their gender reveal/baby shower during an Instagram Live. The couple celebrated with loved ones and close colleagues, including Daddy Yankee. After fun and games, a helicopter flew over the party, unleashing pink smoke and revealing that Natti Natasha’s first baby will be a girl.

April 6, 2021: Cover Baby

Natti and her belly are on the cover of Phoenix magazine, where she talked about her new music and bringing female empowerment to a male-dominated genre.

April 20, 2021: ‘Ram Pam Pam’

Celebrating her new single “Ram Pam Pam,” in collaboration with Becky G, Natti Natasha hit up her favorite place ever: The boat. There, she danced and sang her latest tune under the Miami skyline.

April 28, 2021: Making Memories

Natti gets a pregnancy casting mold of her belly to “have a beautiful memory of my biggest blessing.”

May 4, 2021: Dad’s Ready!

Daddy Raphy Pina is ready for showtime! Flaunting his GoPro 8 gear, Pina is ready to document his baby’s birth. “Can you imagine, ‘hi my love, it’s dad, say hi to the crew?’” he wrote in the caption. “You guys know I’m going like this, ready for the baby.”

May 6, 2021: Baby Names

On Instagram stories, the couple hinted that their baby’s potential name could be Lana Isabelle; however, they are between two other options: Vida Isabelle and Dominique Isabelle. Word on the street is that Natti will reveal the baby’s name during her Mother’s Day concert special on Sunday.