However, that was vacated because the singer’s then-legal team argued he couldn’t read the papers he was served within the jail.
Documents filed by Zaid Abdallah, Shady Yassin, and Raed Shalabi at the time stated: “[Kelly] suffers from a learning disability that adversely affects his ability to read. In essence, he cannot.”
Kelly then filed a motion to dismiss the complaint due to the statute of limitations, but it was denied, and he ultimately opted to exercise his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the civil case due to the criminal allegations he is facing.
Kelly is due to face trial in Chicago federal court for child sex crimes in April, but his lawyer for the criminal cases, Steve Greenberg, said it is expected to be delayed after his client was hit with new charges relating to an alleged 14 or 15-year-old victim in February.
He will be arraigned on the new indictment on March 5, 2020.
Kelly is also scheduled to face another trial in July in Brooklyn on racketeering, sex-trafficking and bribery charges.
