Judge delays Lindsay Lohan civil trial stemming from 2007 case; jail stint cited

Judge delays Lohan civil trial for jail stint

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Lindsay Lohan is getting a reprieve in one court case: A judge is delaying a civil trial that stems from one of her 2007 arrests.

Attorneys for Lohan and four people suing her agreed Wednesday to reschedule a trial set for later this month. They cited the upcoming jail sentence ordered by a judge who ruled Lohan had violated her probation in a 2007 drug case.

No new date was set.

The 24-year-old Lohan must turn herself in for a 90-day jail sentence on July 20. The civil trial was scheduled to begin a week later.

Lohan is being sued by a woman who was in a vehicle chased by Lohan and three men.

A deposition that will focus on her drug use at the time has also been delayed.

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Lindsay Lohan is getting a reprieve in one court case: A judge is delaying a civil trial that stems from one of her 2007 arrests.

Attorneys for Lohan and four people suing her agreed Wednesday to reschedule a trial set for later this month. They cited the upcoming jail sentence ordered by a judge who ruled Lohan had violated her probation in a 2007 drug case.

No new date was set.

The 24-year-old Lohan must turn herself in for a 90-day jail sentence on June 20. The civil trial was scheduled to begin a week later.

Lohan is being sued by a woman who was in a vehicle chased by Lohan and three men.

A deposition that will focus on her drug use at the time has also been delayed.

(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. Corrects date Lohan must surrender to July 20 instead of June 20. Moving on general news and entertainment services.)