Lindsay Lohan In Court Today For Progress Hearing
Posted on Wed Oct 19th, 2011 7:55am PDT By X17 Staff
Lindsay Lohan will be at the Airport Courthouse in LA Wednesday to appear before Judge Stephanie Sautner for a progress hearing.The hearing, which has been scheduled since the summer, pertains to Lohan's court-mandated community service and counseling.
Both sentences were given to her instead of jail time for her drunk driving probation and misdemeanor theft charges.
But rumors of Lohan's poor showing at community service might mean a rough appearance today.
Sautner told Lohan in July that she would not get "an extra five minutes" to complete her service; she has until April to complete 480 hours.
Reportedly, Lohan has finished only about 20 hours (she was assigned to work at the LA Downtown Women's Center and the City Coroner's office.)
If Lohan does not complete her community service on time, she faces a year-and-a-half behind bars.
“While the judge will no doubt want to make an example out of Lindsay, giving her up to 18 months in jail for repeatedly gaming, challenging and outright ignoring the dictates of her probation, the reality is that there simply is no room in L.A. county jails for a low-level offender like Ms. Lohan,†California Criminal Defense Attorney David Wohl told FOX411.
Lohan has reportedly done some service time at the Red Cross after being asked to stop returning to the Downtown Women's Center. According to reports, she was showing up late or not at all for scheduled service at the Women's Center.
The actress took to Twitter to defend herself last Friday, saying:
- “I am not to be made an example of anymore. I am working hard and fulfilling my obligations every single day, to the court as well as myself. If I travel, [it’s] for work and [it has] been approved. As is anything I do when I leave the state. I’d appreciate it if people will just let me do what is asked of me, so that I can get my life back. Please ignore the reports which have no truth to them. Thank you."
