A new court filing in the bankruptcy case of Colorado football player Shilo Sanders seeks to expand the investigation of his assets by seeking more information about them from his father Deion Sanders, his brother Shedeur, as well as the University of Colorado.
The filing comes from the attorneys of John Darjean, the man who is owed more than $11 million from Shilo Sanders. They say Shilo has “delayed and slow-rolled the production of documents” sought by the trustee in this case. So now they want subpoenas for more information issued to Shilo Sanders, Deion Sanders, Colorado’s coach, and Shedeur Sanders, Colorado’s quarterback.
“The Debtor has provided relatively little information to the Trustee, yet the Debtor has lived and continues to live a lavish lifestyle (including the recent purchase of a Tesla Cybertruck),” the filing states.
Shilo Sanders, 24, filed for bankruptcy in October 2023 in an attempt to get out of the debt he owes Darjean, a former security guard at his school in Dallas. The debt stems from an incident in 2015, when Shilo was 15 years old and allegedly struck Darjean in the chest with his elbow when Darjean tried to confiscate his phone at school.
Deion and Shilo Sanders previously said Darjean was the aggressor, not Shilo, but Darjean won a $11.89 million court judgment against him after he sued Shilo and claimed he sustained permanent injuries from the incident.
Darjean is now fighting Shilo’s attempt to get out of the debt because he wants to collect on it. To support those efforts, he wants the judge to allow him to send subpoenas for information to Deion and Shedeur Sanders. He also seeks to issue subpoenas to the university and the 5430 Alliance, the collective that pays Colorado athletes for their names, images and likenesses (NIL).
“Darjean through counsel has…
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Publish date : 2024-10-31 22:12:33
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