Former Mayor's father to be deposed in stripper lawsuit

DETROIT (WXYZ) - After skipping out on the first scheduled deposition date, Bernard Kilpatrick has agreed to be questioned under oath about a murdered stripper.

Birmingham attorney Norman Yatooma confirms that the former Detroit Mayor’s father is scheduled to be deposed on Tuesday, August 31 at 10:00 a.m.

Yatooma is suing the City of Detroit and Kwame Kilpatrick, claiming they obstructed the investigation into the shooting death of Tamara Greene. Greene was rumored to have danced at a never-proven Manoogian Mansion party.

In the last few months, Yatooma has been wrapping up several high-profile depositions as the discovery phase of this lawsuit winds down.

When Bernard Kilpatrick failed to show up at a scheduled deposition on August 12, Yatooma asked the judge to hold the elder Kilpatrick in contempt of court. The judge set a contempt hearing for August 31, but that would be canceled if Bernard Kilpatrick testifies under oath that same day in the deposition.

The lawyers for both the city and Kwame Kilpatrick plan to file motions to have the lawsuit dismissed, once the depositions are completed. They maintain Yatooma has no evidence of a cover up – Yatooma calls that “nonsense.”