Federal Judge Orders Nathan Carman To Answer Questions About Missing Gun
The order comes in a case involving an insurance company's efforts to avoid payments on the boat that Carman and his mother were in when it sank off
It also comes on the eve of a scheduled appearance by Carman in a
Carman's attorneys in the
Carman's attorneys argued in the federal case that the gun issue, and the grandfather's slaying in general, are beyond the scope of the lawsuit, which is in effect a disputed insurance claim.
But federal Judge
"As Plaintiffs correctly point out, this ship has already sailed -- the Court has already ruled that discovery in this case may focus on facts bearing directly on an alleged scheme to procure a substantial inheritance by murdering, first, his grandfather and then, his mother through the intentional sinking of the vessel," Sullivan ruled.
Attorney
But Sullivan said her ruling doesn't create open season on Carman's rights but allows the plaintiffs to ask specific questions. She said her order forbids the insurance company's attorneys from opening new avenues of questions during the extended deposition.
Carman is trying to get the insurance company to pay for the loss of his boat, The Chicken Pox, which he told authorities sank while he and his mother were tuna fishing off
Carman has acknowledged removing the trim tabs from the boat and replacing a bilge pump before setting off to fish for tuna in an area called "the canyon" off the coast of
They are asking the judge to bar him from getting any of his grandfather's inheritance. The estate is estimated to be worth more than
The
A team of law enforcement officials from several states has been investigating the boat's sinking and the murder but no charges in either case have ever been filed against
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