Lawyer Questions Britney Spears Conservatorship; Asks Case Be Heard In Federal Court

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FIRST PUBLISHED: February 14, 2008 9:02 PM EST
LAST UPDATED: February 14, 2008 9:29 PM EST

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

A lawyer, claiming to represent Britney Spears filed papers in Los Angeles earlier today asking to take the case of her conservatorship to federal court.

Jon Eardley, filed papers calling into question the legality of conservatorship of the pop singer, which was put into place on February 1.

Among his arguments are that “Spears has not received the benefit of a single hearing before the court; yet she has been stripped of her right to access counsel of her choosing and to meet with her counsel in a private meeting,” the filing read.

The filing claims Spears cannot “associate freely with her friends,” “make or receive telephone calls,” “operate a motor vehicle,” must “be accompanied by security guards when in public,” and she has been “denied the right to her finances.”

The paperwork goes on to claim “Ms. Spears may be the most public person who has ever lived.”

Eardley is asking the United States District Court to hear the case.

Spears is currently unable to hire her own counsel due to the conservatorship and it was unclear at press time who retained the services of Eardley on Spears’ behalf.

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