Bounty hunter interview delayed in Casey Anthony civil case

Leonard Padilla will be questioned after Casey Anthony's parents.
Sarah Lundy
Sentinel Staff Writer
March 23, 2009

The bounty hunter who loves to talk will have to wait to be interviewed under oath in Casey Anthony's defamation case.Leonard Padilla said he'll be questioned under oath for the civil case in May after her parents are interviewed by attorneys.

Padilla was going to be questioned on Wednesday an interview scheduled months ago by attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez, the 38-year-old Kissimmee woman suing Casey Anthony.

He said he's not fighting the deposition but attorneys wanted to talk to him after they speak with Casey Anthony's parents, George Anthony and Cindy Anthony. Their depositions are set for next month at the office of Morgan & Morgan law firm.

Later this week, private investigators Dominic Casey and Jim Hoover are scheduled to be questioned at the law office.Gonzalez is suing Casey Anthony for more than $15,000 in damages.

She claims she lost her job and suffered humiliation and public embarrassment after Casey Anthony told investigators that a baby sitter by the same name took her 2-year-old child Caylee Marie, who was found dead six months later in December.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the case.