Clay Aiken Moves to Limit the Scope of his Deposition in Holleman Lawsuit

Clay Aiken is still trying to have himself removed as a defendant in the Holleman lawsuit, and now he has submitted a Motion for a Protective Order to limit the scope of questioning for his deposition on June 20. The documents can be downloaded here:

http://www.4shared.com/file/18051643/270bcc95/MFPO.html




This document also contains a request to have Clay's deposition videotaped. What happened to Clay's "vigorous" defense of his family as he stated publically here:

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1223902,00.html

"Clay Aiken Sued by Book Author

TUESDAY AUGUST 08, 2006 09:40 AM EDT

By Stephen M. Silverman

Clay Aiken Sued by Book Author Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken is being sued for more than a quarter of a million dollars by the author of an "unauthorized tribute" to the American Idol runner-up.

Jeannie Holleman, 50, of Raleigh, N.C., claims that Aiken defamed her and conspired to hinder sales of her 2005 book, Out of the Blue – 'Clay' it Forward, the Associated Press reports.

Holleman describes herself as a lifelong friend and neighbor of the McGhees, a Raleigh family that was close to Aiken's mother, Faye Parker, and took in Parker and a young Aiken after Parker left her abusive husband.

Holleman's book is a compilation of interviews with the McGhees, along with the author's personal recollections and anecdotes from Aiken's fans.

In her lawsuit, filed Friday in Wake County Superior Court, Holleman alleges that Aiken, his mother and others denied they knew her, said her stories were lies and belittled the book on Aiken fan sites in an effort to defame Holleman and depress her book sales.

She also claims that one of Aiken's bodyguards manhandled her at a Hawaii fundraiser.

Holleman is seeking at least $260,000 in damages. She also asks that the court order Aiken to retract his critical comments or to endorse Out of the Blue on his official Web site, write an introduction for the book and sell it at his concerts for at least five years.

On Monday, Aiken, 27, issued a statement through his record company, RCA (which will release his new album, A Thousand Different Ways, on Sept. 19), saying that he'd "instructed my attorneys to not only vigorously dispute the claims that have been made but to also pursue all possible remedies against those involved in the perpetration of these untruths."

The statement continues, "As a so-called 'celebrity' I have become used to scurrilous allegations and untruths being made about me and my work. I have always taken the path of not reacting to these matters and have accepted them as, somehow, coming with the 'job.' However, I cannot, and will not, stand by when these attacks are made on my family."

So now, Clay is trying to squirm out of the case as a defendant? I guess that this is what he means by "not standing by when these attacks are made on his family"? So much for Clay's boasting.

It appears that a tentative trial date for case 06 CVS 011391 has been scheduled for October 15, 2007, according to the published calendar for the Wake County Superior Court.

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=06+CVS+011391&btnG=Search&meta=

SUPERIOR COURT SIX MONTHS CALENDAR
File Format: Microsoft Word
MCGUIRE,MATTHEW P. 06-CVS-011391 447. MCINNES,ALAN D. 05-CVS-012573 204. MCINNES,ALAN D. 06-CVS-003026 209. MCINNES,ALAN D. 06-CVS-005409 267 ...
web.co.wake.nc.us/courts/documents/calendars/fallsixmonthscalendar2007.doc

WAKE COUNTY CIVIL SUPERIOR COURT
SIX MONTHS CALENDAR
FALL, 2007




SCHEDULE A - THE HONORABLE ABRAHAM PENN JONES
SCHEDULE B - THE HONORABLE DONALD W. STEPHENS
SCHEDULE C - THE HONORABLE ROBERT H. HOBGOOD
SCHEDULE D - THE HONORABLE R. ALLEN BADDOUR, JR.
SCHEDULE E - THE HONORABLE KENNETH C. TITUS
SCHEDULE F - THE HONORABLE W.OSMOND SMITH, III






N O T E S


THIS CALENDAR WILL SERVE AS THE TENTATIVE TRIAL CALENDAR FOR THE SIX MONTHS PERIOD. FINAL TRIAL CALENDARS WILL BE PUBLISHED FIVE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF COURT. CASES MAY BE ADDED TO THIS CALENDAR AT THE REQUEST OF COUNSEL OR BY THE TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR. CASES APPEARING ON THIS CALENDAR MAY BE CONTINUED BY THE TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR. WHEN A CASE ON A PUBLISHED CALENDAR (SIX MONTHS OR FINAL) IS SETTLED, ALL ATTORNEYS OF RECORD MUST NOTIFY THE TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE SETTLEMENT AND ADVISE WHO WILL PREPARE AND PRESENT THE CLOSING DOCUMENT AND WHEN.


SALLIE B. KEARNS, TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR
TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
1035 WAKE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
POST OFFICE BOX 1916
RALEIGH, NC 27602
TELEPHONE: (919) 755-4103
FAX: (919) 715-4064


# 447 _______________________________________________________________________

Monday, October 15, 2007

06-CVS-011391 HOLLEMAN,DORIS,JEAN ROCKEY,ARLAINE I.
-VS-
AIKEN,CLAYTON,HOLMES MCGUIRE,MATTHEW P.
AIKEN,CLAYTON,HOLMES FID

DAYS SINCE FILING: 259

Jury


Will Clay manage to have limits placed on his deposition? Will he be removed as a defendant in this lawsuit? Will he leave Faye, Frances and the BAF to defend themselves? Will Clay settle this case, despite his claims of scurrilous allegations?

The saga continues.