The lawsuit between Laremy Tunsil and his stepfather could spill over into the NCAA's investigation of Ole Miss. At least, that's what Hugh Freeze is afraid of, as his attorneys filed to seal or at least restrict the contents of any deposition from the eyes of NCAA investigators, according to the Clarion-Ledger.
Hugh Freeze wants to keep his Laremy Tunsil deposition away from the NCAA
Courtroom intrigue in the Magnolia State.
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Freeze’s attorneys filed a protective order on Tuesday, claiming:
“no basis for deposing Freeze at any point concerning his claims against Defendant [Tunsil]” and describes the request “as a fishing expedition as to Freeze’s liability.”
Tunsil’s stepfather, Lindsey Miller, filed suit against Tunsil two weeks ago, and that suit included a request to depose Freeze. The suit alleges that Tunsil attacked Miller while also defaming his character. As the case relates to Freeze, Miller alleges that his character was defamed when Freeze stated publicly that the fight occurred because Tunsil was protecting his mother from Miller. Miller claims the fight happened because Tunsil was meeting with agents.
If Freeze is deposed, his motion requested that the questions in the deposition be restricted to the altercation between Tunsil and Miller, as well as done in written format and with only the parties and their counsel in the room. This would seemingly be an attempt to avoid the NCAA getting access to information that could be used in the ongoing investigation into the Ole Miss athletic department.
The investigation would be related to Tunsil’s insane draft night saga, which started with a video of him smoking marijuana out of a gas mask bong appearing on his Twitter page. Later, pictures purporting to be text messages between Tunsil and Ole Miss athletics officials in which Tunsil asked for money appeared on Instagram, and Tunsil verbally admitted to taking money while at Ole Miss during a press conference after being selected by the Miami Dolphins.
If this sounds somewhat familiar, it’s because the NCAA bizarrely admonished itself back in 2013 when investigators piggybacked their way to information regarding the Nevin Shapiro-Miami case by using subpoenaed testimony from Shapiro’s bankruptcy case.
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