I see. Seems that it is possible Reggie is considering that a settlement would feed into the hands of public opinion. Or so his lawyer advises.:yelwink2: Reggie is young, family inexperienced which makes them very easy prey to advice from a lawyer which has a public trial ready made! Not saying that is the case but some/ most lawyers love a case with a potential for never ending.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3242864 The former sports marketing agent said he was intimidated that Bush's legal team had private security present, Bush's lawyer, David Cornwell, told ESPN. From the perspective of Lloyd Lake's attorney, Brian Watkins, they halted the deposition proceedings Tuesday after they saw a man who was with Cornwell flash a gun. "He made sure we saw it," said Watkins. Watkins told ESPN that Bush's attorneys refused to provide details about the man, such as a job description or a business card. According to The Associated Press, Watkins said Cornwell told him the bodyguard had a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Watkins said the man also flashed the gun to Lake in the building's lobby before the deposition. "It's outrageous that he shows up strapped for a deposition," Watkins said. "That's outrageous conduct in the lawyer world. Come on, we're lawyers. I don't threaten people, I sue them." Watkins said they will seek a court order to have subsequent depositions involving Lake held at a courthouse. "Bring the facts and leave the weapons at home," Watkins told ESPN. If you bring a gun No deposition son!
Its not legal maneuvering... its Bush not wanting to be deposed under oath... and his attorney doesn't want him to get caught in a lie and it be a matter of record. This is simple school yard intimidation. When you schedule a deposition, you don't just cancel it because you want someone else deposed first. I'm pretty sure that after you serve the request for discovery (requests to produce, interrogatories, and deposition requests) you get 15 days to answer (extensions are commonly granted). You want the answer to the complaint, as well as documents and affidavits before you depose witnesses. Once you are at the stage to depose witnesses, pretty much both sides know what the other is going to ask in deposition, so its not tactic, its bush league.
I'm fully aware of WHY Lake left the depo. It's funny for a former gang banger/prison inmate to all of a sudden claim he's skerred of a gun. :lol:
Uh, yes you do if you're the lawyer and want to keep your client. If someone sues me civily, claiming to have all kinds of evidence that they refuse to provide as part of discovery then decide not to go ahead with their own depo, then I'm not doing it either. Simple. Claiming the 5th nearly 200 times is not the same as requesting 15 days to respond. Lake's attorney is an absolute wunderkind when it comes to intimidation. Go read some of the letters he's sent. Brilliant!
No... if they refuse to provide discoverable material, you file a motion to compel discovery, you have a hearing and argue whether or not the material in question is indeed discoverable, the judge rules. If the Judge rules in favor of discovery and the adverse attorney again refuses (which would be a refusal of a court order meaning contempt), you ask for sanctions. Where have you seen Lake/His Attorney refuse to hand over documents that don't fit into privilege or work product exceptions?
Seems that Reggie’s crew filed yesterday for a protective order to prevent Lakes’ attorney from turning over the record of Reggie’s deposition to the NCAA. This case has yet to be assigned. Attorney for Bush claims Reggie was not properly served which only plays into the request for the protective order. This case could simply be lost on procedure. Sounds like the kind of guy that likes to paper shower the courts. The more I read the more I can see that the representation for Lake is about as bad as Lake himself.
