Lindsay Lohan to Skip Mandatory Court Appearance
Lohan, who is in France for the Cannes Film Festival, claims she lost her passport.
Lindsay Lohan (KTLA-TV / October 16, 2009)
BEVERLY HILLS -- Actress Lindsay Lohan is expected to miss a mandatory court appearance Thursday because she claims she lost her passport and can not leave the Cannes Film Festival. She could face possible jail time for the no-show.
The hearing, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. in Beverly Hills, is related to Lohan's 2007 no contest plea to driving under the influence.
Lohan's probation was extended for a year in October after she missed some alcohol education classes while making a movie in Texas.
There are also reports she has missed more classes, prompting Beverly Hills Superior Court Judge Marsha N. Revel to order a "mandatory personal appearance," according to the court's Public Information Office.
Revel is expected to issue a bench warrant for Lohan's arrest if she misses the hearing. That's standard practice when a person misses a court date, but they are usually put on hold for a few days to give the person another opportunity to come to court, according to Jane Robison of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
Lohan's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, said his client tried to board a plane Tuesday but was turned back at the airport because she lacked a passport, and that she has an appointment on Thursday to get another passport at the American embassy.
Lohan was spotted partying on a yacht in Cannes Wednesday night.
The 23-year-old actress could be jailed for failing to complete her alcohol education classes by Thursday.
She's apparently three classes short.
In August 2007, Lohan pleaded no contest plea to two counts each of driving under the influence and being under the influence of cocaine, along with a reckless driving charge.
At the Oct. 16 progress hearing, Revel scolded Lohan, saying she must notify the court and get permission before leaving the jurisdiction again.
"I don't want to get any notices again -- and I don't want you thumbing your nose at the court," Revel told Lohan, adding that "the most important thing" is that the actress "continue to recover."
"I don't want any more notices from the program that you may be in violation because you are absent for 21 days," Revel said.
"I am rooting for you to successfully complete probation," Revel said. "I want there to be no more misunderstanding. This has to be a top priority."
Revel also warned Lohan that because she is followed closely by the media, she won't be able to tell the court one thing and do another.
"Your life is followed -- it's not as if you can just hide out," Revel said. "Too many people know what you're doing."
About 5:15 a.m. on May 26, 2007, Lohan crashed a Mercedes-Benz SL65 into a hedge along Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills and was charged with drunken driving.
In July of that year she was arrested in Santa Monica in connection with a dispute with an assistant. She subsequently underwent rehab for alcohol and substance abuse.
Under the terms of her plea deal, she was placed on 36 months probation, required to serve a 24-hour jail sentence, complete an 18-month alcohol education program and perform 10 days of community service.
Lohan served 84 minutes in the Lynwood jail as part of her plea deal and was ordered to undergo alcohol and drug rehab as a condition of her probation.
The hearing, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. in Beverly Hills, is related to Lohan's 2007 no contest plea to driving under the influence.
Lohan's probation was extended for a year in October after she missed some alcohol education classes while making a movie in Texas.
There are also reports she has missed more classes, prompting Beverly Hills Superior Court Judge Marsha N. Revel to order a "mandatory personal appearance," according to the court's Public Information Office.
Revel is expected to issue a bench warrant for Lohan's arrest if she misses the hearing. That's standard practice when a person misses a court date, but they are usually put on hold for a few days to give the person another opportunity to come to court, according to Jane Robison of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
Lohan's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, said his client tried to board a plane Tuesday but was turned back at the airport because she lacked a passport, and that she has an appointment on Thursday to get another passport at the American embassy.
Lohan was spotted partying on a yacht in Cannes Wednesday night.
The 23-year-old actress could be jailed for failing to complete her alcohol education classes by Thursday.
She's apparently three classes short.
In August 2007, Lohan pleaded no contest plea to two counts each of driving under the influence and being under the influence of cocaine, along with a reckless driving charge.
At the Oct. 16 progress hearing, Revel scolded Lohan, saying she must notify the court and get permission before leaving the jurisdiction again.
"I don't want to get any notices again -- and I don't want you thumbing your nose at the court," Revel told Lohan, adding that "the most important thing" is that the actress "continue to recover."
"I don't want any more notices from the program that you may be in violation because you are absent for 21 days," Revel said.
"I am rooting for you to successfully complete probation," Revel said. "I want there to be no more misunderstanding. This has to be a top priority."
Revel also warned Lohan that because she is followed closely by the media, she won't be able to tell the court one thing and do another.
"Your life is followed -- it's not as if you can just hide out," Revel said. "Too many people know what you're doing."
About 5:15 a.m. on May 26, 2007, Lohan crashed a Mercedes-Benz SL65 into a hedge along Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills and was charged with drunken driving.
In July of that year she was arrested in Santa Monica in connection with a dispute with an assistant. She subsequently underwent rehab for alcohol and substance abuse.
Under the terms of her plea deal, she was placed on 36 months probation, required to serve a 24-hour jail sentence, complete an 18-month alcohol education program and perform 10 days of community service.
Lohan served 84 minutes in the Lynwood jail as part of her plea deal and was ordered to undergo alcohol and drug rehab as a condition of her probation.
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Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2010/05/20/lindsay-lohan-court-jail-dui-warrant-france-passport-flight-l-a/#ixzz0oU3gZ6QB
Lindsay Lohan Got Herself a Passport!
Lindsay Lohan finally has a new passport according to her mom -- which gives LiLo about thirty minutes to fly from France to Beverly Hills to arrive to her court hearing on time.
Since that's impossible ... we've learned Lindsay plans on flying back to Los Angeles tomorrow.
The likelihood is ... Lindsay will turn herself in to the court as early as Monday.
Since that's impossible ... we've learned Lindsay plans on flying back to Los Angeles tomorrow.
The likelihood is ... Lindsay will turn herself in to the court as early as Monday.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2010/05/20/lindsay-lohan-court-jail-dui-warrant-france-passport-flight-l-a/#ixzz0oU3gZ6QB
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