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Jun 20, 2009 4:45 pm US/Eastern

Deadline Set For Claims In Morgan Freeman Suit

Demaris Meyer Claims Actor Was Negligent In Car Accident

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 2: Demaris Meyer and her attorney Gloria Allred (not pictured) hold a press conference to announce a lawsuit against actor Morgan Freeman on Feb. 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Click to enlarge 2 of 2: Actor Morgan Freeman (left) and his wife Myrna Colley-Lee arrive at the premiere of MGM's "Feast of Love" at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Sept. 25, 2007, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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A federal judge says actor Morgan Freeman and the woman suing him over a car wreck should submit settlement proposals to the court by July 15.

Demaris Meyer claims the 71-year-old Oscar-winning actor was negligent when the car he was driving ran off the side of a rural Mississippi highway in August. Meyer was a passenger in the car when it flipped several times. Both of them were seriously injured.

Freeman's attorney has said in court papers that Meyer shares blame for the accident.

The judge set the deadline on Wednesday. Such deadlines are common in federal civil cases and don't necessarily indicate the sides will agree.

U.S. Magistrate S. Allan Alexander has scheduled a July 29 conference on the case in U.S. District Court in Oxford.