Deion Sanders’ court appearance dropped as Shilo Sanders faces $11.89 million bankruptcy battle over 2015 incident
Judge Releases Deion from Testimony Requirement
Deion will not be required to testify remotely as previously scheduled for Friday. Judge Romero determined that his evidence was unnecessary for the court proceedings. According to USA TODAY, the judge announced, ‘He is released,’ effectively ending Deion’s obligation to appear.
With his testimony no longer needed, he could avoid being pulled into the courtroom fight over events involving his son from 11 years ago. James also confirmed that the law firm representing Shilo was paying for her travel and hotel costs for the trial, although she said that did not affect what she told the court. The timing also worked out well for Deion. That difference became an important part of the testimony. Later, Darjean collapsed after spending more than two hours testifying.
His Colorado football team had opened its season with a win over Georgia Tech less than a day earlier. The judge also stopped Shilo’s lawyer from focusing on whether Darjean’s earlier baseball career could have caused some of his health problems, saying that was not the issue being decided in this bankruptcy case. He was taken to a hospital by ambulance and was released later that day, according to USA TODAY.