Birmingham — After a controversial delay, Bernard Kilpatrick, father of disgraced ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, arrived 15 minutes early today to be deposed in a lawsuit involving the death of an exotic dancer who allegedly performed at a rumored Manoogian Mansion party. Kilpatrick was spotted arriving at the Birmingham law

The father of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick arrived this morning to testify under oath in a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who supposedly danced at the long-rumored party at the Manoogian Mansion. “There is no reason for me to be here,” Bernard Kilpatrick said on his way

The City of Detroit is rebuffing more efforts by the lawyer for slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene to provide detailed information that he believes could explain her killing. In a motion filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Detroit, city attorneys said they would not honor Norman Yatooma’s requests because

DETROIT (WXYZ) – Action News Investigator Heather Catallo has learned that a flurry of legal sniping back and forth between the City of Detroit and the lawyer in the slain stripper lawsuit has revealed an interesting detail about phone numbers that appeared on Tamara Greene’s cell phone. Court records suggest

A former Detroit drug lord, an admitted hit man and an array of attorneys, police officers, judges and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his wife and father are among 331 people named in lawyer Norman Yatooma’s proposed witness list in the Tamara Greene federal civil suit. In his 23-page filing

Detroit — Two of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s closest relatives want to avoid questioning in a lawsuit brought by the family of slain exotic dancer Tamara “Strawberry” Greene. Kilpatrick’s wife, Carlita, and his father, Bernard N. Kilpatrick, filed motions Sunday asking a federal judge to quash their depositions in

Detroit — Three days after an affidavit surfaced from an alleged Manoogian Mansion party eyewitness, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be brought to the federal courthouse in downtown Detroit from Milan prison to be questioned Thursday in a lawsuit over the unsolved murder of a slain exotic dancer. Kilpatrick’s

Detroit –Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick returned to the federal prison at Milan this afternoon without completing his testimony in the federal lawsuit brought by the family of a slain exotic dancer. Kilpatrick’s deposition will likely be completed Aug. 5, 9, or 10, said Norman Yatooma, the Birmingham attorney representing

Detroit — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick gave about four hours of testimony Thursday in a federal lawsuit brought by the family of a slain exotic dancer, but was returned to prison before completing his deposition. Kilpatrick’s deposition will likely be completed Thursday, Aug. 9 or Aug. 10, said Norman

Detroit — The wife and father of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick must sit for depositions in a lawsuit brought by the family of a slain exotic dancer, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen denied requests from Carlita and Bernard N. Kilpatrick to quash

Detroit — Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is scheduled to complete his deposition Tuesday in the federal lawsuit brought by the family of slain exotic dancer Tamara “Strawberry” Greene, a lawyer said Tuesday. Kilpatrick gave several hours of closed-door sworn testimony in a conference room at the federal courthouse on July

Detroit — Lawyers for former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the family of a slain exotic dancer clashed Tuesday over whether Kilpatrick’s testimony in a civil lawsuit is completed. Kilpatrick’s deposition testimony Tuesday in the Tamara “Strawberry” Greene case spanned more than five hours but included a lunch break as well

Detroit — A mystery woman is scheduled to be deposed today in the federal lawsuit brought by the family of a slain exotic dancer. “There is a deponent who is yet to be deposed whose name is sealed,” said Birmingham attorney Norman Yatooma, who represents the family of Tamara “Strawberry”

A federal judge ordered Bernard Kilpatrick and his lawyer to appear for a contempt of court hearing in Detroit on Aug. 31 to explain why he failed to show up last Thursday for a deposition in the lawsuit resulting from the death of a stripper who supposedly danced at a

The father of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick could find himself in contempt of court if he doesn’t appear for a deposition in a civil suit against his son and the city filed by the family of a slain stripper. The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press report Tuesday that

A federal judge has ordered Bernard Kilpatrick and his lawyer to appear for a contempt of court hearing in Detroit on Aug. 31 to explain why he skipped a deposition last week in a lawsuit resulting from the death of an exotic dancer. http://www.freep.com/article/20100818/NEWS01/8180311/1001/NEWS/Ex-mayors-dad-told-to-appear

Call it deposition part two for Kwame Kilpatrick’s former chief of staff and lover Christine Beatty. She was questioned for more than three hours on Friday. It is all part of the civil lawsuit filed by the family of murdered exotic dancer Tamara Greene. Beatty, who now lives in Atlanta,

The former top aide to ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is expected to resume her deposition in a civil suit by the family of slain stripper Tamara Greene. Christine Beatty is to meet Friday with attorney Norman Yatooma at her lawyers’ Southfield office. The first part of her deposition was given