The motion to have Britney Spears' conservatorship hearing moved to federal courts appears to be going nowhere fast.
In court documents obtained by PageSix.com, Judge Gutierrez issued a ruling this afternoon stating that Jon Eardley, the lawyer who filed the motion, must make his case by February 29.
The burden of proof will be high, as current conservatorship judge Reva Goetz has previously ruled that Brit isn’t fit to retain counsel. Furthermore, Jamie Spears' attorneys state in a sworn declaration that Brit's father has already "incurred total attorneys' fees of more than $27,495 as a result of this remand.” Lawyers for Jamie are requesting to be compensated by Eardley.
While a Spears family insider lauds the decision — telling PageSix.com, "It's nice to see a little sanity reintroduced into all of this” — Eardley's spokesperson Michael Sands is less than impressed. Sands, who is also connected with Sam Lutfi, tells us, “Jamie Spears needs to stop violating Britney's civil rights granted to her under the Constitution. Maybe Jamie didn’t realize that Britney is being kept a prisoner in her own home. Jamie needs to be a stand-up guy and remove himself and his people from her residence until Judge Gutierrez makes his ruling."
For his part, Eardley says, “Judge Gutierrez is one of the most ethical federal judges and is highly respected.”
In court documents obtained by PageSix.com, Judge Gutierrez issued a ruling this afternoon stating that Jon Eardley, the lawyer who filed the motion, must make his case by February 29.
The burden of proof will be high, as current conservatorship judge Reva Goetz has previously ruled that Brit isn’t fit to retain counsel. Furthermore, Jamie Spears' attorneys state in a sworn declaration that Brit's father has already "incurred total attorneys' fees of more than $27,495 as a result of this remand.” Lawyers for Jamie are requesting to be compensated by Eardley.
While a Spears family insider lauds the decision — telling PageSix.com, "It's nice to see a little sanity reintroduced into all of this” — Eardley's spokesperson Michael Sands is less than impressed. Sands, who is also connected with Sam Lutfi, tells us, “Jamie Spears needs to stop violating Britney's civil rights granted to her under the Constitution. Maybe Jamie didn’t realize that Britney is being kept a prisoner in her own home. Jamie needs to be a stand-up guy and remove himself and his people from her residence until Judge Gutierrez makes his ruling."
For his part, Eardley says, “Judge Gutierrez is one of the most ethical federal judges and is highly respected.”
Source: http://www.pagesix.com/
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