Britney Spears' alleged attorney who claims to represent the troubled pop
star in the battle over her legal affairs vowed to keep fighting for her one day
after a federal judge ruled he is not the singer's lawyer, media reported today.
Attorney Jon Eardley claimed he was hired by Spears on February 12, but a
California court had previously appointed conservators to control her personal
and business affairs and another attorney to represent Spears.
District Judge Philip Gutierrez on Tuesday ruled the state court's
appointment of the attorney prevented Eardley from acting as Spears' lawyer.
Eardley claimed that the conservatorship appointed by the California court
has been a violation of her civil rights.
Spears was hospitalized twice in January for psychiatric evaluation, and the
California state court's ruling occurred while she was not in court.
Eardley also argued that her conservators were not acting in her interest.
"We have only just begun the fight," Eardley told the media. "There is
nothing that will stop me from dismantling, if necessary, this oppressive and
unjust conservatorship."
Eardley had also tried to get Spears' case moved to federal court, but Judge
Gutierrez ruled to keep the case in state court because Eardley had no authority
to try and move it in the first place.
"Mr. Eardley had no authority to remove the case from state court. He is
neither a party nor a defendant," Gutierrez said.
The conservatorship will remain in effect through March 10, when there will
be another scheduled hearing.
The 26-year-old pop singer has spiraled downwards since her divorce last year
from her ex-husband Kevin Federline. She has lost custody and visitation rights
to their two sons.
Her bizarre antics includes shaving her head bald, attacking a car with an
umbrella and bringing along a paparazzo pal on trips to a courthouse in her
child custody case.