Posted on 07/15/2011 8:05:47 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
For unknown reasons, the judge in the civil lawsuit against Casey Anthony recused himself from the case on Friday.
Judge Jose Rodriguez made the announcement shortly after the 8 a.m. hearing began, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.
Zenaida Gonzalez, who shares the same name as a fictitious babysitter whom Casey Anthony claimed kidnapped her daughter Caylee in 2008, is suing Anthony for defamation.
The move came after Anthony's attorney called for a sidebar, where attorneys from both sides talked with the judge for about 15 minutes.
Gonzalez's attorney, John Morgan, said he did not request the recusal, WKMG reports.
Morgan was expected to argue Friday that Anthony should be deposed before she is released from jail Sunday. He filed the motion Wednesday requiring Anthony attend a deposition either on July 19 or before Sunday's scheduled release from the Orange County Jail.
Morgan is concerned that Anthony will not show up for a scheduled deposition next Tuesday and he wants a judge to force her to appear, reports the station.
A timetable for a decision is not known.
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I can’t believe I’m spending all this time watching HLN.
If only they’d expose obama, the way they’ve done to Casey...
You are probably correct. No argument there.
Me either. Shows I wouldn’t normally watch; but here I am watching. Those videos of her and her parents really got to me. I can not understand why the jury did not relate.
I agree with Dennis Miller that the jurors are morons...
South Carolina inmate wants to know if he is Caylee’s father
They showed a pic of him on one of the programs. Had Caylee’s lips.
Me too or they had an agenda or both. IMHO, they turned a blind eye.
Does anyone really think that Zenaida Gonzalez would have even thought about a lawsuit until Casey Anthony used her name to make accusations that cost Gonzalez her job and home? Which do you think came first? Oh, and by the way, Casey Anthony having her day in court has absolutely nothing to do with this lawsuit.
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