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Geraldine
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Wyle, SBN 89735
-Jeryll
S.
Cohen, SBN 125392
ViVian
L.
Thoreen, SBN 224162
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP
601
S. Figueroa St., Suite 3900, Los Angeles, CA 90017
TELEPHONE
NO.:
(213) 892-4992
FAX
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(213) 892-7731
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ADDRESS
(Op/bnol):
ATTORNEY
FOR
(Nema):
James
P.
Spears
SUPCR!OR COURT
OF
CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY
OF
Los Angeles
srREET
ADOREss,
111
North Hill Street
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111
North
Hill.
Street
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Los Angeles, California 90012
BRANCH
NAME:
Central
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GUARDIANSHIP
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FOR
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USE
ONLY
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Britney Jean Spears
CASE
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other
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February
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LETTERS OF TEMPORARY
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law.
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of
the
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with
seal
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court
affixed
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Letters
of
Temporary Conservator
of
the Person
Britney Jean Spears
Attachment 2
The Temporary Conservator
of
the Person
is
granted the following powers in addition to
the powers provided
by
law:
a.
The Temporary Conservator shall have the power to restrict and limit visitors
by
any means, provided that the Temporary Conservator shall not prevent the
Conservatee from meeting with her court-appointed attorney, Mr. Ingham,
except
.to
approve the location for any meetings
or
visits in advance
of
any
such meetings
or
visits, and to arrange for appropriate security, in order to
protect the Conservatee. Any and all meetings between the Conservatee and
any attorneys who are not Mr. Ingham are subject to the Temporary
Conservator's approval, including the location for the meeting. The
Temporary Conservator shall also have the power to
be
present with his
attorneys at any such meetings and to ensure that there is adequate security.
b. The Temporary Conservator shall have the power to retain caretakers for the
Conservatee on a 24 hour/7 day basis. The power to retain security guards for
the Conservatee on a 24 hour/7 day basis.
c. The Temporary Conservator shall have the power to prosecute civil
harassment restraining orders that the Temporary Conservator deems
appropriate.
d.
The
Temporary Conservator shall have access to any and all medical records
and
to
communications with treating and other expert medical personnel.
I ,
Geraldine A. Wyle, State Bar No. 089735
Jeryll S. Cohen, State
Bar
No. 125392
2 Jeffrey D. Wexler, State Bar No.
13225<5
Vivian
L.
Thoreen, State Bar No. 224162
FILED
LOS
ANGELES
SlJJ>ER/OR
COURT
3 LUCE, FORWARD, HAMILTON & SCRIPPS LLP
601
South Figueroa Street, Suite 3900
FEB
O 6
2008
4 Los Angeles, California 90017
Telephone No.: 213.892.4992
5 Fax No.: 213.892.7731
6 Attorneys for James P. Spears,
Temporary Conservator
of
the Person and
7 Temporary Co-Conservator
of
the Estate
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A.
CI.ARl<E.
CLERK
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BY
S.L.
WILLIAMS.
DEPUTY
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10
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SUPERIOR COURT
OF
THE STATE
OF
CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY
OF
LOS
ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT
In
re the Conservatorship
of
the Person
of
Case No. BP 108870
13
BRITNEY JEAN SPEARS, ORDER EXTENDING TEMPORARY
LETTERS OF CONSERVATORSHIP OF
THE PERSON
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Proposed Conservatee.
Date:
Time:
Dept.:
Judge:
February 4, 2008
1:30p.m.
9
Hon. Reva Goetz, Judge Pro Tern
21
The
further hearing on the Petition for Appointment
of
Temporary Conservator
of
the
22 Person
of
Britney Jean Spears ("Ms. Spears"), filed
by
James P. Spears, came on regularly for
23
hearing on February 4, 2008 at
_1
:30 p.m. in Department 9
of
the Los Angeles Superior Court,
24 Central District, the Honorable Reva Goetz, Judge Pro Tern presiding. Jeryll
S.
Cohen, Vivian L.
25 · Thoreen, and Jeffrey D. Wexler
of
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP appeared
on
behalf
of
·,
26 Petitioner James P. Spears ("Mr. Spears"), Temporary Conservator
of
the Person and Co-
. 27 Conservator
of
the Estate
of
Ms. Spears. Samuel D. Ingham III appeared as the court-appointed
28 PVP counsel on
behalf
of
Ms. Spears. Andrew M. Wallet
of
Hinojosa & Wallet appeared
on
1
ORDER EXTENDING TEMPORARY LETTERS OF CONSERVATORSHIP OF THE PERSON
behalf
of
Andrew M.
Wallet
as
the Temporary Co-Conservator
of
the Estate
of
Ms. Spears.
Adam
2
F.
Streisand
of
Loeb &
Loeb
LLP appeared purportedly on
behalf
of
Ms.
Spears. From
proof
3
made
to the satisfaction
of
the court,
4
5
6
THE
COURT
FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
Notice
of
time and place
of
hearing has
been
given as required
by
law
or
dispensed
7 with.
8 On
February
I,
2008, the Court appointed Mr. Spears as
Temporary
Conservator
of
9 Ms. Spears' Person, and Letters
of
Temporary Conservatorship
of
the Person were issued to Mr.
1 0 Spears on the
same
day.
11
3.
On
February
1,
2008, the Court appointed
PVP
counsel Samuel D. Ingham
Ill
as
12
the Conservatee's court-appointed attorney.
13
14
15
16
17
4.
It is
in
the
best
interest
of
the Conservatee
that
the
Temporary
Conservators
hip
be
continued
over
the
Conservatee's
Person.
5.
Mr.
Spears
is a suitable and qualified person and is authorized to continue as
the
T~fvrory
Conservator
of
Ms.
Spears'
Person.
6.
It is necessary and appropriate that
the
Letters
of
Temporary
Conservatorship
of
the
18
Person issued to Mr. Spears on February
I,
2008
be
extended to
February
14, 2008 for further
19
hearing.
20
7.
As
a
result
of
the pleadings that
have
been
filed,
the
declaration
by
J.
Edward Spar,
21
M.D., and the Report
of
PVP
counsel Mr. -Ingham, the court finds that Ms. Spears'does not
have
22 the capacity to retain counsel and she lacked the capacity to retain
Adam
F. Streisand as
her
23 counsel.
24
8.
Ms.
Spears
has
a right to
be
present at this hearing, and she is not present.
25 According to Dr.
Spar's
declaration, Ms. Spears does
not
have
the
ability
to attend the hearing.
26 Mr. Ingham indicated in his Report that Ms. Spears was given
an
opportunity through
him
to
27 communicate
to
the Court, and
she
has elected not to.
On
the
basis
of
Dr.
Spar's
declaration
and
28 Mr.
lngham's
Report,
the
Court
should
waive Ms. Spears'
presence
at the hearing.
2
9.
Mr. Ingham met with Ms. Spears on February 3, 2008.
2
3 THE COURT ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
4
5 with.
6
7
8
9
l.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Notice
of
time and place
of
hearing has been given
as
required by law or dispensed
Ms. Spears does not have the capacity to retain counsel.
Ms. Spears lacked the capacity
to
retain Adam
F.
Streisand as her counsel.
Ms. Spears' attendance at the hearing
is
waived.
Letters
of
Temporary Conservatorship
of
the Person issued to James P. Spears on
1 O February 1, 2008 are extended to February I
4,
2008.
11
6.
The Temporary Conservator
of
the Person is granted the following powers in
12
addition to the powers provided by law:
13
a.
The
Temporary Conservator shall have the power to restrict and limit visitors
14
by
any means, provided that the Temporary Conservator shall not prevent the
15
Conservatee from meeting with her court-appointed attorney, Mr. Ingham,
16
except to approve the location for any meetings or visits in advance
of
any such
17
meetings or visits, and to arrange for appropriate security, in order to protect the
18
Conservatee.
AnY.
and all meetings between the Conservatee and any attorneys
19
who are not Mr. Ingham are subject
to
the Temporary Conservator's approval,
20 including the location f9r the meeting.
The
Temporary Conservator shall also
21
have the power to
be
present with his attorneys at any such meetings and to
22 ensure that there is adequate security.
23 b.
The
Temporary Conservator shall have the power to retain caretakers for the
24 Conservatee on a 24 hour/7 day basis. The power to retain security guards for
25 the Conservatee on a 24 hour/7 day basis.
26 c. The Temporary Conservator shall have the power to prosecute civil harassment
27 restraining orders that the Temporary Conservator deems appropriate.
28
d.
The Temporary Conservator shall have access to any and all medical records
3
ORDER EXTENDING TEMPORARY LETTERS OF CONSERVATORSHIP OF
THE
PERSON
and to communications with treating and
other
expert medical personnel.
2
7.
Service
on
Ms. Spears
of
pleadings that are to
be
or
are sealed shall
be
served
on
3 PVP counsel Mr. Ingham. Mr. Ingham shall review and discuss such pleadings with the
4 Conservatee; however, Mr. Ingham shall retain any and all copies
of
such pleadings and shall not
5 leave them with the Conservatee, except that Mr. Ingham
may
leave a copy
of
the
Order
6 appointing him as the Conservatee's court-appointed counsel with the Conservatee.
7
8.
The
Conservatee shall not have any contact, direct
or
indirect,
with
Osama aka
Sam
8 Lutfi, including telephone calls, text messaging,
or
email communications.
9
9.
The
Conservatee
is
to remain in California
pending
the hearing
on
the Petition
for
JO
Appointment
of
Pennanent
Conservator, the written consent
of
the
Conservator
of
the Person,
or
11
until February
-14,
2008
at 1:30 p.m.
or
further order
of
the Court.
12
13
The
next hearing in this matter is set for February 14, 2008 at 1
:30
p.m.
14
APPROVED
AS
TO
FORM
AND CONTENT:
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Dated: z-G-or
Dated:
IT
IS
SO ORDERED.
Dated:
d.J?i
/~i?
I
By:
4
Samuel D. Ingham
lll,
P
Temporary
Conservatee
Andrew M. Wallet, Co-Conservator
of
the
Estate
of
Britney
Jean Spears
Hon.
Reva
Goetz,
Ju
Superior Court, Stat