Coming Sometime Soon: Craddick's Deposition Video
House Speaker Tom Craddick is set to go under oath on March 27th in a nearly-yearlong lawsuit, in which a Dallas travel company owner claims he was bullied by Craddick and lobbyist Bill Messer when he refused to give them their money back after a fishing trip that didn't happen. See my May 2007 story here.
Craddick requested a judge to limit the time and scope of the deposition. A motion filed by his Dallas attorneys also requested that the attorneys involved be restricted from talking to the media about it, and that any videotape or other recording be kept private. The Dallas Morning News reports a judge denied the motion today:
On Thursday, the 191st District Court ruled that the depositions would remain public record and that while the questions had to stick to the scope of the complaint, it wasn't as strong a limit as the Craddick types were asking for.So you'll be seeing the video eventually, if you want to.
DOCUMENTS:
Download the motion here.
The original lawsuit (filed May 2007, Craddick's letter to the agent is on page 8.)
Craddick's counterclaim (filed this month)
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