Poultry Companies Want To Question Oklahoma Attorney General

Friday, January 26th 2007, 8:46 am

By: News On 6

Arkansas poultry companies targeted in a lawsuit over water quality in Oklahoma waterways want Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson to be considered a witness for the pending federal trial in Tulsa.

Lawyers for the poultry companies have filed court papers seeking to take a deposition from Edmondson, who is the lead attorney in the case against the 14 companies.

US Magistrate Judge Sam Joyner is to address the issue at a hearing in Tulsa on February 15th.

A lawyer for the poultry companies says Edmondson's statements outside of court have put him in the position of being a witness. A spokesman for Edmonson's office says the poultry companies are engaging in gamesmanship and that Edmondson should not be summoned to testify.