At a brief hearing in bankruptcy court Friday morning, former Durham County district attorney Mike Nifong said he planned to dispute the three falsely accused lacrosse players' civil claims of malicious prosecution.
Nifong filed for bankruptcy protection Jan. 15 for $180 million in liabilities. In the event that a bankruptcy judge rules that the claims are true, Nifong will not be protected from civil litigation.
Federal Judge James Beaty had previously suspended Nifong from the players' lawsuit pending the resolution of the bankruptcy proceedings.
The exonerated players-David Evans, Trinity '06, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann-accused Nifong of participating in a conspiracy to bring rape allegations against them.
At the hearing, Nifong also answered questions about property his wife owns in Ashe County, discussed the value of antique guitars he had forgotten to list as assets and said he had asked his mother to remove him from her will because of the lawsuits filed against him.
No decision was reached Friday regarding the players' civil claims.
-from staff reports
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