Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Process server tackles Saints linebacker at hotel

Process server tackles Saints linebacker at hotel : ServeNow.com: "Former suburban star named in paternity suit

Who dat, New Orleans linebacker Danny Clark?

A private eye serving you with court papers?

After Clark and his Saints teammates checked in to their hotel Saturday -- as fans belted out their longtime chant, 'Who dat?' -- a private detective snagged him with court papers, alerting Clark he'd been named in a paternity suit by a Chicago woman.

Clark, who was all-conference as a quarterback and linebacker at Hillcrest High in Country Club Hills and played at the University of Illinois, was getting into a stretch SUV outside the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place when Michael Slevnik caught him.

'I'm sorry about this,'' Slevnik told Clark, who wears No. 54 -- the same number as the Bears' Brian Urlacher, whose paternity problems played out early in the season.

After Slevnik explained the nature of the suit, which Clark politely acknowledged, he advised Clark to show the papers to his attorney. Then he wished Clark luck.

'I had my figures crossed,' said Slevnik, a rabid Bears fan who waited three hours in the hotel lobby for his mark.

'This was interesting'

Slevnik passed most of the day on an overstuffed chair -- conspicuous in a gray business suit and black overcoat with a manila envelop tucked under his arm -- plotting how he would get to Clark. As the afternoon passed, the sea of black and gold swelled, and the "Who dats" got louder.

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