India, Jan. 31 -- Hollywood stars Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds informed a federal judge on Thursday that they intend to request the dismissal of Justin Baldoni's defamation lawsuit. According to a report by Variety, lawyers for both parties are due in court on Monday for the first hearing in the high-profile dispute between the two stars of It Ends With Us.

In accordance with Judge Lewis Liman's order, the couple's legal team submitted the motion notice on Thursday, outlining how the federal case will proceed. The judge had requested a brief letter stating the defendant's intent to file a motion to dismiss, which Lively and Reynolds' lawyer, Michael J. Gottlieb, did, in a concise manner: "The Lively-Reynolds Parties intend ...