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DENVER – The federal judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of Colorado football player Shilo Sanders asked several questions last week about a critical issue in this whole strange saga.
Why did Shilo Sanders not show up for his trial in Texas in 2022 after being sued by a security guard at his school in Texas?
His no-show at trial led to a $11.89 million default judgment against him, which in turn led him to file for bankruptcy last year.
If he had shown up or hired an attorney to help, he could have defended himself or negotiated a settlement to avoid this worst-case outcome. He’s instead had to resort to trying to get that debt erased in bankruptcy court.
The bankruptcy judge held a court hearing in the case last week.
“It was a default trial; my client did not have a chance to share his side of the story,” Shilo’s attorney, Victor Vital, told the judge in the hearing.
“He didn’t have a chance?” Judge Michael Romero asked. “He intentionally chose not to show up.”
“I don’t agree with that, Your Honor,” Vital said.
Colorado Buffalos safety Shilo Sanders against the Arizona Wildcats.
Sanders is the son of Colorado coach Deion Sanders. What he did or didn’t do in that Texas court case now has him in a financial jam that’s led to an inspection of his apartment and a pursuit for more information about his property.
How it got to this point
Shilo Sanders, now 24, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last year in an effort to discharge the debt he owes to John Darjean, a former security guard at his school in Dallas. Darjean accused Sanders of throwing an elbow into his upper chest area and punching him when Darjean tried to confiscate his phone at school in 2015, when Shilo was 15 years old. As a result of the alleged assault, Darjean claimed he suffered severe and permanent injuries to his spine, leaving…
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Publish date : 2024-11-14 12:30:26
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