Alec Baldwin ’s “malicious prosecution” lawsuit against authorities in New Mexico tied to the accidental shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is back on, and could be heading to federal court.

Baldwin originally filed the lawsuit in New Mexico state court in January, months after his criminal case for involuntary manslaughter was tossed (prosecutors ultimately declined to appeal). But this past July, Baldwin’s own civil suit was dismissed because of inactivity.

Online court records show Baldwin filed an unopposed motion to reinstate the case in September, which was accepted earlier this month. Then on Tuesday, Oct. 21, the defendants filed to move the case from state to federal court.

A lawyer for the defendants, Luis Robles, told the Los Angeles Times

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