As a 24-year-old college football player at the University of Colorado, Shilo Sanders has quite a problem on his hands:
Bankruptcy.
More than $11 million in debt.
And now there are court proceedings that question his wealth and where he’s keeping it.
How did it even reach this point?
According to court filings by his attorney, it’s primarily because Sanders − son of Colorado coach Deion Sanders – didn’t show up for a civil trial in Texas in March 2022. But the case raises other questions about that, including why he didn’t have an attorney looking out for him back then and whether Sanders can use the bankruptcy court to erase that debt as desired.
In an effort to find some answers to that and more, USA TODAY Sports contacted bankruptcy law and civil procedure experts for their insight. Records obtained by USA TODAY Sports also show the Dallas County court in question had trouble finding where to send Shilo Sanders any notice of the trial that he missed, leading him to suffer a $12 million civil default judgment as a result, followed by his bankruptcy filing last October.
“There are parts of this story that make no sense to me,” University of Texas law professor Mechele Dickerson said.
Is Shilo Sanders in this trouble because he missed a court date?
In a way, yes. But it all stems from an incident in 2015, when Sanders allegedly assaulted a security guard at his high school when Sanders was just 15. The security guard, John Darjean, said he suffered permanent injuries as a result and then sued Shilo Sanders for damages in June 2016.
Colorado Buffaloes safety Shilo Sanders faces legal issues stemming from a $12 million civil default judgment against him.
But the case dragged on in court for years. Shortly before it finally went to trial in March 2022, the court in Dallas County, Texas noted that it had “no…
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Publish date : 2024-05-29 13:13:50
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