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Judge grants Lindsay Lohan's request to switch lawyers

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Lindsay Lohan is seen during a pretrial hearing at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles on January 30, 2013. UPI/David McNew/Pool
Lindsay Lohan is seen during a pretrial hearing at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles on January 30, 2013. UPI/David McNew/Pool 
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Published: Jan. 30, 2013 at 3:13 PM

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles judge Wednesday approved actress Lindsay Lohan's request to have New York attorney Mark Heller represent her in court.

Heller is replacing Lohan's longtime lawyer Shawn Holley, whom the 26-year-old starlet recently fired.

TMZ said Heller filed a document with the court this week, saying Lohan was in New York suffering from an upper respiratory infection and couldn't fly to California for Wednesday's hearing to answer allegations she lied to police about her involvement in a motor-vehicle accident while she was on probation for stealing a necklace and driving drunk.

The celebrity news website said Lohan changed her mind about attending the court appearance after photos were published showing her smoking and shopping when she was supposed to be sick.

TMZ said Lohan was afraid her probation would be revoked and a warrant for her arrest issued.

"I'm glad to see you're feeling better," Judge Stephanie Sautner told Lohan Wednesday morning.

After granting Lohan's request to change lawyers, Sautner scheduled another court date for March 1, TMZ said.

Topics: Lindsay Lohan, Actress Lindsay Lohan
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