Variety: Matthew Rosengart said that Britney Spears would not be a witness in any future trial or evidentiary proceeding in the case.

[Headed Peckerhead]

Britney Spears will not have to answer questions from her father’s lawyer in a deposition, a probate judge ruled on Wednesday.

Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, sought the court’s permission to take Spears’ deposition as the two sides continue to war over attorneys’ fees and other costs connected to her 13-year conservatorship.

But Judge Brenda Penny ruled that a deposition would not be likely to produce information relevant to the remaining issues in the case.

He also said that Spears would not be a witness in any future trial or evidentiary proceeding in the case.

“Whether he accepts it or not, his daughter feels traumatized by what she went through at his hands for more than a decade,” Rosengart said in court, adding that if Jamie Spears truly loved his daughter, he would have dropped his motion for a deposition.

Jamie Spears’ attorney, Alex Weingarten, pushed back on the claims and said that ultimately his client will be vindicated.

“Mr. Spears did right by his daughter,” Weingarten said. “The conservatorship was for her benefit… The truth will come out.”

Weingarten expressed frustration that he would not be able to ask Britney Spears about the allegations, noting that the singer often comments about the case on her social media accounts. He also indicated he would appeal another decision, in which Penny blocked him from obtaining records from Kroll, a private investigations firm hired by Spears’ attorneys.

Penny also indicated she was seeking to narrow the ongoing discovery in the case to just the issues surrounding the petition for fees. That would exclude allegations about how the conservatorship was established and claims that Spears was bullied by her father. But she indicated she would continue to allow inquiry into claims that she was secretly surveilled.

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[easy]

blah blah blah. if jamie was righteous and it was "for britney's benefit" if jamie truly did nothing wrong and will be "vindicated" he would have sat for his deposition months ago. there is no disputing the facts. you can say whatever you want, big sloppy, but it doesn't make it true.

[GirlOnTheMoon]

“Penny also indicated she was seeking to narrow the ongoing discovery in the case to just the issues surrounding the petition for fees. That would exclude allegations about how the conservatorship was established and claims that Spears was bullied by her father. But she indicated she would continue to allow inquiry into claims that she was secretly surveilled.”

I don’t like this…Money is the least of the horrors. The most important thing is hot it was established and the horrific emotional torture she endured in an ILLEGAL conservatorship. Penny just wiped clean the hands of so many criminals. I’m so mad. 

[Forever222]

39 minutes ago, Darec said:

 

Penny also indicated she was seeking to narrow the ongoing discovery in the case to just the issues surrounding the petition for fees. That would exclude allegations about how the conservatorship was established and claims that Spears was bullied by her father. But she indicated she would continue to allow inquiry into claims that she was secretly surveilled.

🔴Source:VARIETY

I suspect this is what Rosy will be fighting for next, to open up all the previous accounts. 

[Elri]

I wonder if other avenues will be followed up on...🤔 There's still the bond, and possibly charges (??).

[Tar_isa]

Can't wait for this case to evolve out of the regular conservatorship proceedings and become a real trial, I feel like Penny can (or will) only dig so deep since this is originally only about contesting the accountings.

[very_urban]

When is Pennywise supposed to be replaced by another judge?