Wrongful-Death Suit Defendant Has Not Given Deposition
12/22/08 -- A no-show defendant in a civil North Dakota wrongful death suit is given more time to explain his absence.
Mickey Patterson still has not given a deposition in a lawsuit filed four months ago by the families of two women who went missing in August of 2006.
The civil suit claims Patterson killed former state school co-workers Kay Harrelson and Peggy Merimon.
Harrelson's body was found near Shallowater.
Merimon's whereabouts remain unknown.
Patterson was initially ordered to appear before a judge December 19th, and now has until January 23rd, under a new court order.
In addition, lawmen are authorized to arrest Patterson and bring him before a Lubbock judge to explain why he should not be held in contempt.
Court records show Patterson's last known address is in Oregon.