Legal Woes Continue for Lil Kim

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A Brooklyn Supreme Court judge has issued a default judgment against Lil' Kim after she ignored a civil suit arising from an August 2001 shooting involving her former crew members, the Junior M.A.F.I.A.

According to the New York Post, Kim (born Kimberly Jones) was not at a Brooklyn, NY deli with James "Lil Cease" Lloyd, Antoine "Banger" Spain, Damien Butler and Suif Jackson, when the four got into an altercation with Michael Goody for talking loudly on a cell phone. However the group was using her Lincoln Navigator that day. With that in mind, the plaintiff is seeking to hold her accountable for the rest of the group. Goody was shot in the thigh after stepping outside the deli.

"Jones had an obligation and duty to employ competent and emotionally stable personnel of high character as her bodyguards so as not to endanger the welfare of others," the complaint reads.

Michael Goody, the 25-year-old plaintiff in the civil case, is seeking $1 million according to his lawyer, Ron Mysliwiec.

Butler and Jackson got jail time as a result of the incident. Lloyd got probation, and Spain appears to have been dropped from the case.

Mysliwiec moved for a default judgment after neither Kim nor her lawyers showed up for depositions. Kim's lawyer, Mel Sachs, said she couldn't appear because she's in jail, and he will seek to have the judgment vacated.

"It can be shown that she was not involved and was not aware of the incident," he said.

Kim was convicted of perjury after both Lloyd and Spain testified against her in a case involving a February 2001 shooting in Greenwich Village, outside New York's Hot 97 radio station. She is currently serving a 366 day sentence for the offense.
(source:sohh.com)