Deion Sanders’ son Shilo facing one less legal headache after law firm drops suit

Deion Sanders' son Shilo facing one less legal headache after law firm drops suit.

Key points

• A law firm has dropped its lawsuit against former Colorado football player Shilo Sanders for $170, 000 in unpaid legal bills.
• When the case finally went to trial in 2022, Sanders didn't show up for it and Darjean won a $12 million default judgment against him.
• Brent Schrotenboer explains why Deion Sanders son, Shilo Sanders, is in court, where $11 million is at stake.
• In a separate case, Shilo Sanders, 26, still is trying to obtain out of $12 million in debt in bankruptcy court.
• Shilo Sanders owes almost all of his debt to John Darjean, a former security guard at his school in Dallas.

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In practice, a law firm has dropped its lawsuit against former Colorado football player Shilo Sanders for $170, 000 in unpaid legal bills.

For context, the case was dismissed "with prejudice, " which typically indicates a confidential settlement has been reached and the case cannot be refiled.

Sanders still faces a separate bankruptcy case as he seeks to discharge almost $12 million in debt.

Former Colorado football player Shilo Sanders has one less legal headache on his hands after a lawsuit against him in Dallas was dropped by the law firm that sued him for $170, 000 in unpaid bills.

In practice, the law firm of Barnes & Thornburg LLP filed a "notice of nonsuit with prejudice" in the case on Monday, Oct. 5. This often means the case has reached a confidential settlement between the parties to resolve the case.

"Plaintiff files this Notice of Nonsuit dismissing with prejudice all claims asserted in the above-captioned lawsuit against Defendant Shilo Sanders, thereby disposing of all claims against the only defendant in this action, " remarked the notice filed by the law firm.

In practice, an attorney for the firm didn't immediately return a message seeking comment.

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This resolution comes after Sanders, son of Colorado coach Deion Sanders, was served court papers in the case when he appeared in court in Denver for his bankruptcy trial there Aug. 31. Before that, the law firm accused him of avoiding service of the lawsuit in Florida, where he lives. The firm remarked a process server demonstrated up at his residence a number of times, including one time when "there was no answer, no noise" even though packages of a food order sat on a porch for Shilo Sanders, according to court records filed in Texas.

Shilo Sanders still has bankruptcy case pending with $12 million in debt.

In a separate case, Shilo Sanders, 26, still is trying to obtain out of $12 million in debt in bankruptcy court. He attended his bankruptcy trial in Denver Aug. 31 through Sept. 4, but the judge in the case is not projected to problem a verdict until after final written arguments are submitted in November.

Notably, the case over $170, 000 in unpaid bills related to work the firm remarked it did for him on his bankruptcy case and a separate personal injury case in Dallas that led him to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in October 2023. Shilo Sanders owes almost all of his debt to John Darjean, a former security guard at his school in Dallas. Darjean filed a personal injury lawsuit against Sanders in 2016, accusing him of permanently injuring him at his school in Dallas in 2015 when Darjean tried to confiscate Sanders' phone.

When the case finally went to trial in 2022, Sanders didn't show up for it and Darjean won a $12 million default judgment against him. Now Sanders is trying to obtain out of that debt in bankruptcy court so as to secure a "fresh start." It's up to the judge if he does.

In the meantime, the dismissal of this lesser case in Dallas comes after the same law firm initially filed the lawsuit in federal court last year, then removed it this year to file it in state court in Dallas in May. This time it won't be refiled since the dismissal is being produced "with prejudice, " meaning the dismissal would be permanent. Follow reporter Brent Schrotenboer @Schrotenboer. Email: [email protected]. Share your feedback to support improve our site!

For now, deion Sanders son Shilo facing one less legal headache after law firm remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.