Thursday, February 14, 2008

Court filing seeks to move Britney Spears case

The father of troubled pop star Britney Spears will retain control over her affairs for about three more weeks, a court ruled on Thursday, even as a new attorney sought to move the case to federal jurisdiction. The attorney, Jon Eardley, is linked to an associate of Spears' self-styled manager Sam Lutfi, and in the filing the attorney claims the case should be moved from state court because Spears' is being deprived of her civil liberties.

Jamie Spears was granted "temporary conservatorship" over his 26-year-old daughter's affairs two weeks ago when she was in a Los Angeles hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Los Angeles Court Commissioner Reva Goetz has now extended that conservatorship -- which gives him control over her business, finances and some personal affairs -- until March 10, a court spokesman said.


In addition, Spears' brother Bryan, 30, was been named co-trustee of his sister's trust along with Los Angeles attorney Ivan Taback. But in a related filing, Eardley said the case should be moved to federal court because the essential issue on which Jamie Spears was granted conservatorship centers on medication Spears is supposed to take.


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