Paris Standoff -- Sheriff vs. Judge

Posted Jun 8th 2007 1:08PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned the reason Paris Hilton stayed at home while the lawyers and judge sat in court is because the Sheriff's Department refused to pick her up.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the Sheriff's position is that the judge does not have the power to order her to court. The Sheriffs believe they have sole jurisdiction to monitor and control Hilton while she is under house arrest.

The Sheriff's Department says they are the only ones authorized to take her anywhere. Thus, the standoff in court.

The issue may have been resolved, but that is why the hearing was delayed this morning.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paris Hilton

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181. The law in Los Angeles does not require anyone to spend more than 1 day in jail for driving on a suspended license. My daughter was caught driving on a suspended license on a friday and she stayed over the weekend (no judge available) and released 1st thing on monday morning.

Posted at 12:40PM on Jun 9th 2007 by Mama Me

182. The media and the courts are ridiculous. How many other people have driven on a suspended license and not got thrown in jail for it. The judge and the prosecuter are only doing this to get famous too. This is not justice.

Posted at 3:18PM on Jun 9th 2007 by Sweetdish

183. To #196:

She was NOT just driving on a suspended license. She was on Probation for reckless driving w/ alcohol. The PROBATION makes the big difference. From what I have read, she has violated that probation twice.

As a former Assistant State Attorney in Florida, Ms Paris Hilton, better stay out of parts of Florida, for had she been driving on a suspended license while on probation for reckless w/ alcohol coupled with another probation violation, she would have gotten 6 months to 364 days in the county jail. Apparently, California, is not as tough on criminals as Florida is.

When I hear lawyers in LA say that the 45 days sentence is "stiff", I just shake my head. Pretty pathetic, but then I guess when you would rather coddle illegal immigrants and pay for their impact by plundering taxpayers for increased costs in education, social services, and other services, then build jails to deal with increased crime and tell the illegal invaders to go home.

Posted at 4:41PM on Jun 9th 2007 by FLLegal

184. WTF.....the sheriff is an asshole that is surely on the take and the justice system in the US is a joke...lets put more poor non violent crime victims in jail to add to the over population and let the rich run the country

Posted at 7:39PM on Jun 9th 2007 by TmfO

185. Enough with the Paris Hilton persecution already.

Posted at 1:41AM on Jun 10th 2007 by No More

186. ay to go Judge. The Sheriff should be held in contempt. It says that when you receive a legal court order it is the responsibility of the Sheriff to obey said order.
The Sheriff should be taken to task with possibly loosing his position for not doing his job....

Posted at 2:07PM on Jun 10th 2007 by Steve

187. I don't think Paris is a horrible criminal,but its the principal because she was uncomfortable in jail she gets out, and then she wants a court appearance over the phone, come on since when did justice become funny the whole world is laughing, except for the regular people whopay for there crimes the old fashioned way thru an unfair justice sytem

Posted at 2:56PM on Jun 10th 2007 by joyce

188. What a true LOSER-

WHa-Wha-WHA- Moomy help me!!!!!!!!!!!

Pleuhuzeez-------

If it were any one of us -we would be bending over for the soap right about now.

You stupid ungrateful Jackass-

Grow up-Go away- Get out of the public life and try and live one-

GROW# the F Up- YOUR parents R UNSTABLE-Get away and go be with normal people in a normal life out of public view-

Mercy Lordy- Please get Paris over to Paris beacuse she is truly on another planet!!!!!!!!!!

Also maybe the French will take her- Is there amnesty???? Take the stupid to Paris???

Posted at 11:35AM on Jun 11th 2007 by NYCREALASS

189. Makes ya wonder just what she truly did to convince the sheriff to let her go.....hmmmmmmm....

Posted at 5:57PM on Jun 12th 2007 by blah

190. harvey levin is an idiot for defending paris (knuklehead) hilton. his opinion is worthless. she broke the law repeatedly and the judge did what someone should have done a long time ago. she continued to not follow court orders before and had her people open her mail and not do the right thing. so the judge not the sheriff did the right thing

Posted at 5:30PM on Jun 13th 2007 by jef hiner

191. I think the Sheriff was paid off and paid off BIG by the Hilton family.

Posted at 8:53PM on Jun 13th 2007 by kell

192. This Sheriff needs to hand in his badge. Since when does the Barney with the badge tell the Judge what to do!!!! This entire situation is just ludicrous. Apparently Ms. Hilton thought this entire process to be somewhat of a joke. Well sweetie, guess the joke is YOU!

Posted at 4:38PM on Jun 15th 2007 by Annie

193. Please she's been acting all her life. Her shaking and and crying in court is just an act..

Posted at 5:58PM on Jun 15th 2007 by maj

194. this is getting ridiculous

Posted at 2:53PM on Jun 19th 2007 by nate

195. who the heck is the sherriff to tell the judge what to do??!! And now the sheriff is saying the judge doesn't have jurisdiction over where she lives. It's like if I stole something, took it home and then telling the original owners, or the police, it's mine because it's in my home. That sheriff wants to have his cake and eat it too.

Posted at 3:52PM on Jul 2nd 2007 by EB

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