Tell ya what Tim, there's something else here. France and Nascar don't mind using Mayfield's ex step mom in the slandering, but by goodness, they sure's hell don't want Brian's ex testifying to anything. France has already had to admit he misrepresented his primary residence, that being in Fla., to get the thing moved out of North Carolina state courts to Federal court. Nascar has still refused to turn over documents from Aeigs labs, regarding the drug tests, and there hasn't been a ruling on this yet. Nascar also claims that the information about Mr Mayfield that are closed within the Aegis documents is 'their' property, not Jeremy's. Tim, they are trying to get around the discovery part of this process, so they can use it to their advantage. If Nascar wanted Aegis and Nascar to look unbiased in this, they would have sent the "B" sample to another lab for a blind back up, but have refused to do so.
I can't help but go back to the part of this, where Mayfield's then attorney did file drug test documentation that all show negative results, from reputable labs. Also don't forget, that Nascar pulled the same stunt on Tim Richmond back in the day, got caught, and had to relent, sans the admission of guilt. Now that Diehl is suing Jermey for 'back payment', it tells me that Nascar's pursuit of running Jeremey out of money is working, of course, because why would this 'former' attorney be in one of the luxury suites in Talladega, provided him by Nascar. He was hanging out with some of Nascar's own people down there. I don't like that one bit. I don't care what people say, I can only quote Brian France himself here, "21st century lawyers don't surprise me a bit..." I recon that's just about true with even Mr Diehl himself. I would even bet that if it weren't an out and out confict of interest, Diehl would love to be an "in house counsel" for Nascar
herself.
To me, the real issue now is this: With Mark Garagos climbing up Brian France's ass with a microscope, also having the reputation of collecting the bulk of his legal fees from the other party, Brian's starting to sweat it now. Remember, Garagos is a part of the OJ 'dream team' lawyers. His legal team is one of the most effective at finding the stuff that Nascar is desperately trying to hide. Why would France care if his ex turned over anything to them, unless there's something there that France can't afford to have come out? After all, Nascar is all over Jeremy's ex step mom for some slander of her own, seeing as how Mayfield has a wrongful death suit against her regarding his father.
This dance shall continue, and Tim, I am willing to bet that in the end, there will be a sealed court document, two parties claiming victory, and Mayfield not having to live in a cardboard box. Did Jeremey ever do meth? Well, is there anyone out there that hasn't made some sort of mistake in there life? With all of the negative results Jeremy had from other reputable testing labs, I would say that Nascar's whole mantra this time is to 'teach everyone a lesson'. It's back fired. I still say that this is a crack in Nascar's armor, and with times being far different than they were in 1987, (see Tim Richmond), anyone that has the ability can widen this crack into a very soft spot in Nascar's underbelly. The pisser for me is that I love this sport so much, that like a monkey grabbing food out of the hole of a tree, and not being able to let go of the food, or the tree, I can't help but ride this crazy torpedo to its end, simply because the one thing that came
from my childhood that was my favorite thing, is on life support as it is, and I am just sick at some of the stuff that's gone on in the last several years, the Mayfield thing notwithstanding.
Good morning Mr Tim, how goes it in the midwest today?
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From: Tim P <tbone68134@yahoo.
To: NASCAR-Group@
Sent: Sat, November 28, 2009 9:32:33 AM
Subject: Re: [NASCAR-Group] Some Mayfield news...
This story just keeps getting better and better. The lies from Mayfield just keep coming over and over. He was on a NASCAR program about 2 months ago and he and his wife talked about their dream home and how this law suit is going to cost them their home. Next we will hear that he is filing bankruptcy.
Tim 68134
--- On Fri, 11/27/09, A. Jones <ajones@intrtek. com> wrote:
From: A. Jones <ajones@intrtek. com>
Subject: [NASCAR-Group] Some Mayfield news...
To: nascar-group@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Friday, November 27, 2009, 3:45 PM
...to chew on this day after Thanksgiving.
Mayfield sued by his own attorney...
Attorney says Mayfield owes $372,000
By David Newton, ESPN.com
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Attorney Bill Diehl filed a lawsuit Wednesday
against suspended Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield for unpaid legal
fees.
According to the lawsuit, filed in Mecklenburg County, N.C., Mayfield
owes Diehl's Charlotte-based law firm at least $371,973.66, plus
attorney fees, interest and late charges.
Mayfield hired Diehl in May shortly after being indefinitely suspended
by NASCAR for violating the organization' s substance abuse policy. It
was revealed in court that Mayfield tested positive for the illegal
drug methamphetamines.
Mayfield left Diehl in October and hired attorney Mark Geragos. The
suit claims that Diehl's repeated attempts to collect payment from
Mayfield were ignored. Diehl, who makes $1,000 an hour, told ESPN.com
last month at Talladega Superspeedway that he hadn't been paid.
Mayfield recently put all of his belongings up for auction in Catawba
County, N.C. Among the items for sale were 475 acres of land, a home
under renovation, jewlery, guns and cars from Mayfield's personal
collection.
Mayfield told a North Carolina television station he was holding the
auction for fun, not because he needed the money.
Meanwhile, Mayfield's new attorney filed a motion in U.S. District
Court that claims NASCAR chairman Brian France misrepresented his
primary residence to have Mayfield's lawsuit moved to federal court.
The second filing, by Geragos' legal team, is in response to NASCAR's
attempt to temporarily halt the discovery process. In it, Mayfield
claims NASCAR should not have succeeding in moving the original
lawsuit from North Carolina state courts to federal court.
The change of venue came after France admitted he owns a home in North
Carolina, but that Florida is his primary residence.
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NASCAR wants France info kept from Mayfield
Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR has asked a federal court to stop lawyers
for suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield from collecting information from
the ex-wife of chairman Brian France.
Mayfield's attorneys subpoenaed Megan France last week requesting
documents about a lawsuit filed against her by Brian France. The
attorneys also asked for joint tax returns and mail addressed to Brian
France.
NASCAR filed a motion in U.S. District Court on Monday asking that
Megan France be barred from producing the documents.
The Frances were divorced in April 2008, and Brian France sued his
ex-wife in North Carolina Superior Court in September of that year.
All documents relating to that case were sealed in December.
"They are attempting to improperly bring private, irrelevant
information concerning Mr. France's domestic relations into this
litigation as a means of retaliation, " NASCAR claimed in its filing.
Mayfield was suspended May 9 for failing a random drug test. NASCAR
said the test was positive for methamphetamine, but Mayfield has
denied using the illegal drug.
He's now suing NASCAR over the suspension, which he claims has ruined
his career.
Mayfield in October hired high-profile attorney Mark Geragos to help
him with his suit against NASCAR, and Geragos told the court he wants
to hold a deposition of Megan France on Dec. 4 -- the same day as
NASCAR's awards ceremony in Las Vegas.
NASCAR asked the court to order that Megan France's deposition not be
held before Dec. 14 because the date Geragos selected is "on a day
when neither NASCAR's corporate representatives nor Mr. France can
attend."
Asked last weekend about Geragos' attempt to involve his ex-wife in
the Mayfield case, France answered: "Nothing surprises me with trial
lawyers in the 21st century. They are an amazing group of people."
His comments came the same day Mayfield was auctioning off his
belongings back in North Carolina. Mayfield said the auction was part
hobby, but also a means to pay his mounting legal bills.
Mayfield's former representation claims Mayfield owes the firm a
significant amount of money, but Mayfield said Charlotte-based Bill
Diehl has been paid.
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