Celebrity Justice
Spears' Lawyers Say Brit Ain't No Cash Register

TMZ has obtained documents filed today in Federal court in the Britney Spears conservatorship case and her lawyers have made it clear -- Brit's not the Bank of America.

Jamie Spears' lawyers claim attorney Jon Eardley, who filed the motion to remove the case to Federal court, has triggered a flurry of legal moves that have already cost Brit more than $40 grand.

For his part, attorney Jon Eardley claims he was retained by Britney on February 12 and has spoken with her on several occasions. He says the last time she attempted to call him, "the telephone was taken away from her, and the number was disconnected the next day."

Eardley says Brit has "never been and is not now on comfortable terms with her live-in father conservator" and claims that he is "concerned for the emotional and physical safety of Britney."



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16. If Britney tried to retain this lawyer, she was acting with comprehension of the legal ruling she has to work under right now. The court appointed lawyer was apparently correct when he said that Britney was not able, at the time he talked to her, to understand her legal case, was not able to make decisions for herself, and could not remember what he just told her.

Anyone who did understand wouldn't be hiring this sleaze Eardley and keeping Sam in the picture, too. If she had real understanding, she would know there are legal and correct ways to get out of the conservatorship. The best way is to meet the requirements for not needing a conservator. That would require her getting the medical treatment that she needs and behaving in such a way that family and court are not worried about her health, safety, and the safety of her finances.

I have never liked any of her lawyers before now. Looked like to me they weren't doing very much for her, and Kevin's lawyer was very busy firing ammunition at her but getting no defense. Now I hope she's gotten some high powered, pro-active lawyer who will actually do something for her.

Her conservators will ask Eardley to pay all court costs and Britney's attorney's fees.

Posted at 5:52PM on Feb 25th 2008 by anonymous

17. slutney is pregnant again look @ this recent pic http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20180076,00.html

Posted at 5:52PM on Feb 25th 2008 by oh no

18. Dayummm...her picture below exclusive...looks as though she's about too spit out some JIZZ-JUICE.....I'm just sayin

Posted at 5:54PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Kelli

19. This Eardley was hired by Sam & he needs to be made to pay all the court cost for all the harm he's doing.

Posted at 5:56PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Max

20. OMG...That Jon Eardly, Micheal Sands and Osama (SAM) Lutfi are such a loathsome threesome and what a JOKE...they should be so embarrassed..."THE THREE RAT-KATEERS"...trying to destroy a family in crisis!!! GET THEM THE HE***LL AWAY!!!

Posted at 5:57PM on Feb 25th 2008 by LOL

21. Wow, he must be a good lawyer. $40k for less than 15 days of wor....what??? 4000k a day for 10 days (a guess) would be....whoa, let's just say that guy actually did it all himself working ten, 10 hour days at $400/hour, it's possible. Wow, what a racket. The only bigger scam I can think of would maybe like Soulja Boy charging $50,000/hour for singing that absolute garbage and dancing like an idiot.

Posted at 6:00PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Dupes

22. just ploys in efforts by the bad guys to get their hands on britney before the effects of lutfi's and possible others past efforts wears off so they can do it some more to her...knowing too that it will be months if not years before she will ever be considered truly stable again. but they know she will still be marketable...sad b/c really that is all the eardley/lutfi/sands others camp really are thinking about...tell the truth guys...if she didn't have all this money and or ability to make lots of money, would you still be so concerned....pleasssseeeeee..... hope the judge makes them pay her estate back ten fold....!!!! and pay her father ten fold for all the harrassment and headache...of going through more unnecessary crap....and all plus attorneys fee's.... !!!!!

God be with the spears family and team of doctors/lawyers...

Posted at 6:02PM on Feb 25th 2008 by gamma

23. THEN WHY DOES SHE PAY FOR HER MOTHER'S HOUSE EACH AND EVERY MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PARENTS WANT ALL THE MONEY ONLY THEY DONT WANT TO SHARE THE B'S.....

Posted at 6:03PM on Feb 25th 2008 by J

24. IF Those 3 JON, SAM, & SANDS...were at all smart they would have known that she couldn't hire anyone but they still tried to outsmart the court system and Britney's conservatorship---BAD MOVE---JAIL FOR OSAMA IS BECOMING A Closer Reality EVERYDAY!!! PAY UP Mother-Forkers!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Posted at 6:06PM on Feb 25th 2008 by M

25. Where was Eardley when the court decided that Brit couldn't hire Attorney Streisand? He should have known that Brit couldn't hire an attorney and he should be made to pay! Blood sucking leach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 6:06PM on Feb 25th 2008 by lauri

26. Another great picture of britney. She'll be 300 lbs soon; she's got fat thighs, a big ass and a buddha belly, along with a flabby double chin. It's gonna be wierd, as TMZ will soon be doing a "memba her?" segment on her, before and FAT after...

Posted at 6:05PM on Feb 25th 2008 by What BS

27. SHUT THE "FORK UP"... J

Posted at 6:06PM on Feb 25th 2008 by M

28. 19. slutney is pregnant again look @ this recent pic http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20180076,00.html

Posted at 5:52PM on Feb 25th 2008 by oh no
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slutney's not pregnant; she's just a fat disgusting pig with fat thighs, a big ass and a fat buddha belly. gotta love those "get away from me, I'm a star" sunglasses, by the way...

Posted at 6:12PM on Feb 25th 2008 by She SUCKS, on her knees...

29. 40 Grand, that's cheap ! We would do the job for half a mil. After all, she's loaded !

Posted at 6:13PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Dewey, Skroohum & Howe, Attorneys at Law

30. She looks like the uni-bomber in that picture....only uglier

Posted at 6:15PM on Feb 25th 2008 by brit is trash

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