Jon Eardley, the lawyer who claims that Britney Spears hired him to torpedo her conservatorship, has just filed legal papers demanding that Britney Spears appear and testify at a trial in court in which Jon Eardley has been accused of harassing Britney Spears and her family. Jon Eardly, who once tried to break Spears out of her father-controlled conservatorship, has asked a judge to require the young popstar to take a time-out from her Circus tour and testify in court. Jon Eardley is currently the target of a restraining order filed by the conservatorship. In his legal papers, Jon Eardley notes that Britney will be performing at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Thursday and Friday (April 16 and 17 respectively). He says if she’s well enough to perform, she’s well enough to testify on the validity of her allegations against him. The two points which are needed to be testified are the following:
1. did she authorize Eardley to take legal action on her behalf, and
2. did Eardley really cause her “substantial emotional distress”
The judge will have to decide if Britney is competent enough to testify and if it’s fair to drag her into court. It would certainly be entertaining. If Britney Spears will not be able to show up for any valid or invalid reason, Jon Eardley is seeking an order forcing her to submit to an oral deposition “at a location of her choosing” to answer questions pertaining to those two points. If the Oops! Girl is unable to make herself available in any way but is willing to stipulate that she did not suffer substantial emotional distress due to Jon Eardley’s conduct, court papers said he’d withdraw his subpoena. The Spears’ team has previously claimed that after her onetime manager Samantha “Sam” Lutfi brought Jon Eardley in to act as her counsel, she never knew the legal eagle nor acknowledged him working for her.