Harry Connick Jr. accused the lady suing him and his household of “game-playing ways.”
Jun. 21 2024, Revealed 11:01 a.m. ET
Harry Connick Jr. is at his wit’s finish with the lady who sued him, his daughter, and his spouse over a 2022 automotive crash. In authorized paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, the Independence Day actor demanded the court docket order Myrika Hairston to offer her testimony after she allegedly failed to point out up for her deposition.
Connick Jr. additionally requested that Hairston and/or her lawyer be pressured to pay almost $2,450 in sanctions for the court docket reporter and different prices accrued after claiming she canceled solely quarter-hour earlier than.
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The actor filed an order to compel her deposition, claiming she canceled on him quarter-hour earlier than it was to happen.
The star, 56, filed the most recent authorized paperwork in Los Angeles final week, which included an order to compel Hairston’s deposition and sanctions request.
He claimed the attorneys for each side went forwards and backwards by way of e-mail relating to Hairston’s availability earlier than lastly deciding on Might 17 at 10 AM.
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“Defendant served a correct deposition discover to Plaintiff following an settlement between the events that Plaintiff would current for her deposition on Might 17, 2024. Plaintiff didn’t object to the deposition discover; nevertheless, on the date of the deposition, fifteen minutes earlier than the deposition was to begin, Plaintiff’s counsel suggested that Plaintiff wouldn’t be showing for her deposition,” the paperwork learn.
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The girl sued Harry, his spouse, and daughter Sara over the 2022 accident.
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Connick Jr. argued that because of the “final minute discover of her cancellation, we incurred charges for the court docket reporter and the videographer.” He is demanding $2,248.90 in sanctions for her and her lawyer’s alleged “misuse of the invention course of.”
The breakdown contains $1,860.00 “for the cheap prices and costs incurred within the bringing of the current movement” and $388.90 for the price of the court docket reporter “as Plaintiff didn’t cancel her deposition in a well timed method.”
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The Hope Floats actor argued that the “Plaintiff’s alleged unavailability is nothing greater than an try at delaying her deposition, which is a blatant abuse of the invention course of.” He additionally accused Hairston of “game-playing ways” of their ongoing authorized battle.
Connick Jr. added that “as of the date of the submitting of this movement, Plaintiff’s counsel has not supplied alternate dates for Plaintiff’s deposition as was requested.”
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Sara was driving the automobile.
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“Because the events had agreed to the Might 17, 2024 deposition date, Defendant believed that Plaintiff in good religion would seem at her deposition. Plaintiff, nevertheless, exhibited unhealthy religion and game-playing ways when she had her lawyer cancel her deposition fifteen (15) minutes earlier than the deposition was set to begin,” he acknowledged.
Connick Jr. claimed his authorized staff “has been making an attempt to take Plaintiff’s deposition since March 2024.”
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The actor acknowledged that Hairston’s “unreasonable refusal to cooperate in having her deposition” is “severely prejudicing” the case. He is demanding the court docket grant an instantaneous movement to compel her to look for a deposition on August 1, 2024.
As RadarOnline.com reported, Hairston sued the actor, his 28-year-old daughter, Sara, and his spouse, Jill, for $25k in July 2023, claiming she suffered “hospital and medical bills” over the 2022 accident. Sara was reportedly driving the automobile, and her mother and father acquired roped into the lawsuit as a result of the alleged sufferer claimed they had been the “house owners” of the automotive.
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The actor argued that neither he or his daughter needs to be held liable for any damages or harm.
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Nonetheless, in his response, Connick Jr. stated he “didn’t personal the Jeep concerned within the topic incident nor did he have any involvement within the topic incident,” however Hairston “refused to dismiss” him from the lawsuit. He claimed no wrongdoing and flipped the script by blaming the particular person behind the wheel of her automotive for alleged negligence.
Their trial is ready for January 6, 2025.