LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The primary listening to within the lawsuit towards Shannon Sharpe passed off Wednesday in downtown Las Vegas.
A girl filed the nameless lawsuit, suing the pro-football Corridor of Famer for $50 million, accusing him of sexual assault and battery.
Nevada lawyer weighs in on Shannon Sharpe allegations
Nevertheless, no lawyer confirmed up on her behalf for the primary listening to. Clark County District Court docket Choose Anna Albertson expressed her disappointment in courtroom that no authorized illustration was current for the plaintiff.
1st listening to in Las Vegas lawsuit towards Shannon Sharpe approaches
Robert Draskovich, a felony lawyer in Nevada who just isn’t a consultant on this case, known as the transfer to not seem “strange” and never within the accuser’s finest curiosity.
“Whether to set up a settlement conference or to set hearings for litigation, you’d expect all parties to be present,” Draskovich mentioned. “I can’t see a tactical advantage to be gained by failing to appear.”
For Sharpe’s workforce, one consultant, lawyer Robert DeMarco, appeared in courtroom on his behalf. DeMarco mentioned the opposite attorneys on the case had been busy dealing with different instances out of state in the mean time. Sharpe’s authorized workforce is especially composed of legal professionals from New York.
Draskovich shared the angle that it isn’t the perfect transfer to have authorized illustration from out of state, for the reason that civil lawsuit was filed in Clark County.
“Generally, it’s better to have home-grown council,” he advised 8 Information Now, explaining there are intricacies in our system {that a} Nevada-based lawyer would perceive finest. “If you have a matter pending in Nevada, it’s best to have Nevada council.”
Sharpe’s workforce requested Choose Albertson to evaluate the progress of the case at a later date and lengthen 45 days. The decide expressed shock that Sharpe’s workforce didn’t need to settle sooner, however granted their request.
The subsequent listening to is about for September 3 in district courtroom.
