In Harris County, Texas, an order granting withdrawal of Attorney William Ogden for defendants Nelda Turner, Lyndal Harrington, Bonnie Stern and Art Harris has been approved by Judge Tony Lindsay.

Arthur’s attorney Neil McCabe has filed a motion to compel responses to requests for production from defendant Howard K. Stern in the same case. That motion will be heard on February 6th.

In the Federal case of Arthur vs Stern and CBS, McCabe has consented to allow Howard K. Stern more time to set a date for Stern’s deposition but it has to be completed before February 24, 2009. Arthur has until March 9th, 2009 to complete discovery on Stern. The motion filed today is waiting for Judge Rosenthal’s signature.

Arthur_vs_Stern_et_al_Motion_to_Compel_Stern.pdf

Arthur_vs_Stern_et_al_Ogden_withdraw_granted.pdf

Arthur_vs_Stern_et_al_amended_hearing_notice.pdf

Arthur_vs_Stern_CBS_Stern_Time_Enlargement.pdf

Now that Howard K Sterns defamation lawsuit against Houston attorney John O’Quinn is tentatively settled, it appears the wheels will start turning in Virgie Arthur’s defamation lawsuit against Howard K. Stern and CBS Studios in the Southern District Court in Houston Texas.

There has been a protective order issued by Judge Lee H Rosenthal in the case, just as there has been in all the other cases that have arisen out of the tragic death of Anna Nicole Smith and her son Daniel.

One of the sections of the order says “confidential information shall not be used for purposes other than in connection with this case”. However, we saw Rita Cosby in New York who is also being sued by Howard K. Stern, freely hand over her deposition as well as those of investigators Don Clark and Wilma Vice to the Florida case.

Howard K. Stern was the only person who objected to having his deposition used from the Cosby case and he is the Plaintiff in both cases. Not too long after, the Florida case is tentatively settled. Could the same happen here?

Protective order: 110408_Arthur_vs_Stern_CBS_100.pdf

In the same case, Federal Correctional Institution inmate Jonathan Riches was denied a request to join in Mrs. Arthurs suit: 110508_Arthur_vs_Stern_CBS_98.pdf

And here is a copy of the docket for this case: Arthur_vs_Stern_et_al_Federal_Docket.html