Christopher Umberger, an inmate in a South Carolina prison, has filed a petition for a DNA test to determine if he was Caylee Anthony’s father. Umberger filed the petition against Casey Anthony and says that if DNA testing proves that he was Caylee’s father he has intentions on suing Casey. Casey is already being sued and may also face a defamation lawsuit. Read more after the jump.
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A South Carolina inmate has filed a petition against Casey Anthony seeking a DNA test to determine if he was the father of her 2-year-old toddler.
Christopher Umberger filed the petition in Orlando against Anthony, who was acquitted earlier this month of killing her daughter, Caylee.
Anthony is set to be released from jail on Sunday.
Umberger says in the court filing that he intends to sue Anthony for Caylee’s death. He provided no details to back up his claim.
The petition was made public Friday as a separate hearing was held to determine if Anthony can be deposed for a defamation lawsuit before she leaves jail.
Anthony’s lawyers also filed a notice of appeal Friday for her four counts of lying to law enforcement officials.
The hearing adjourned after only a few minutes when Judge Jose Rodriguez said he was recusing himself. He didn’t explain why.
Anthony, who was found not guilty last week of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee Marie after a trial that gained national exposure, originally told detectives in 2008 the child was kidnapped by a babysitter named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez.
Police found the nanny did not exist but the real Fernandez-Gonzalez, of Kissimmee, Fla., later filed the defamation suit claiming her reputation had been damaged by the false claims.
Fernandez-Gonzalez’s attorneys filed the emergency motion Wednesday, saying they believed Anthony would attempt to leave the area following her release. They wanted Judge Rodriguez to force Anthony to be deposed before her release Sunday from the Orange County jail.
Anthony was sentenced to four years in prison on four misdemeanor counts of lying to law enforcement officers, but earned a swift release date because of time served.
