TMZ has learned ... Shawn Holley snuck into court this morning, along with prosecutors, where the judge formally 86'd attorney Mark Heller from the case and announced Holley would be Lindsay's new lawyer.
Judge Jim Dabney told Shawn, "You snatched her from the precipice." Translation: The judge was about to issue an arrest warrant because Lindsay was a rehab no-show but Shawn stepped in and saved the day.
Holley told the judge Lindsay was safely ensconced at Betty Ford. Prosecutors voiced concern that the rehab joint only offers 30-day programs, which would mean Lindsay would repeat the same program 3 times to fulfill her 90-day sentence. But Holley said there were longer programs that would not be repetitive.
The judge seemed fine with Betty Ford and said there's no need for another hearing unless prosecutors have a problem with the facility. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... prosecutors are currently investigating Betty Ford to determine if the facility is suitable.
A big issue is whether Lindsay will be able to leave and/or sneak out of the facility. You'll recall during her 2010 stay at Betty Ford she left the facility several times. That's because she was staying in the residential part of the facility. Sources tell us Lindsay will stay in the hospital section for her entire stay so leaving won't be an option -- at least that's the plan.
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Witchy is amazed how humans can be so annoying .I don't understand why Betty Ford took her in again, after what happened last time.What's the big deal? Lohan is not going to serve 90 days at Betty Ford. She won't serve 9 days. The photog's should be parked in front of the nearest liquor store.
WONDERFUL job, Holley...............NOT!!! Did the judge even check with Betty Ford to see if she was telling the truth about longer, non repetative treatment plans?
Shawn is a great lawyer but maybe, just maybe, it is enabling Lindsay even further.... there have been so many arrests and paroles, I can't even remember what this nit-wit is in court for anymore.... let her go to jail Shawn, its the only way (besides death) that she'll learn.
Note to self:
ReplyDeleteIf I EVER get in trouble and need a good attorney, remind myself to hire Shaun Holley. There must be some kind of angel on Lindsay's shoulder to get Shaun back. I guess that the shyster lawyer from New York went slinking back under his rock and let the real lawyers handle this one.
Shaun must have a good heart to volunteer to take Lindsay back as a client.
Isn't there any other place on this earth that she can go to OTHER than Betty Ford?? Send her back to that place in Utah. She seemed happy there. She was in clear fresh air and out of LA.
I think that she needs to go to a sober living house after she leaves rehab. Rather than just dumping her back in the same toxic environment like before. Then when she leaves there she needs a sober companion. If she fails all these steps, throw her butt in jail.
There are some other reports saying Lindsay is miserable at the Betty Ford rehab and wants to be moved. I know that “Hollywood Lifestyle and Mentality” creates an extremely distorted view and understanding of what the world really is, but someone in this girl’s life has to be a rational human being (Thank goodness for Shawn).
Lindsay is not supposed to be “happy” at her rehab facility. This is a substitute for jail time. This is a sentence as a result of a crime or multiple crimes which the court passes down in lieu of jail time. I think the rehab plan was actually the best because had she been sent to jail she would have been released after a few days because of overcrowding, because although she is a danger to our senses and patience, she is not a hardened enough offender to be deemed a risk. She’s a risk to herself more than anything.
Bottom line.
You don’t like your rehab facility. Boo f*&^%$ hoo. She has no sincerity in her voice or words in her recent interviews. She is like any other addict. She knows what she has to say to make people go away. “I’m sorry, I did wrong, I am accountable for my actions”. All buzzwords given to her by the many specialists and rehabilitation staff she has dealt with. She has no remorse and I doubt understands the meaning of it. She needs the attention of all of these events to keep her going financially because she hasn’t and won’t likely get any for her acting or lack thereof.
Lindsay .Do yourself and the world a favor. Stop chasing fame. Save your own life. Shut your mouth and stay in rehab so the world doesn’t keep its opinion of you being a selfish, spoiled, self indulgent addict perma-child.
I understand wanting to try to help find alternatives to jail for people who deserve it but she is straight up saying rehab is useless so why waste the time, money, and bed on her when it won't do any good. Rehab is NOT an option for Lindsay....when will the joke of a legal system in California learn and quit wasting tax payers money on a lost cause?
Thank you 'Big Boy' for your input .
ReplyDeleteSomeone needss to intercede on Lindsay's behalf ... where is her so-call family and friends HUH ???
This poor lost soul is being lost between the cracks .
Hey that's just me and the way I roll.