Sam Lutfi has finally been served—and how.
A federal judge extended the restraining order preventing Britney Spears' once-constant companion from approaching the star until Mar. 17, according to court documents filed late Thursday. (View the documents here.)
U.S. District Court Judge Philip Gutierrez granted the extension at the request of Jamie Spears, whose conservatorship over Britney's estate has been prolonged until at least Mar. 10.
After somehow managing to duck process servers for the last three weeks, Lutfi became officially obligated to act in accordance with the restraining order at about 11 a.m. as he was leaving his Los Angeles apartment.
The order, originally set to expire after 21 days, requires that he stay at least 250 yards away from Britney and any of her properties.
Jamie and Lynne Spears moved to keep Lutfi away from their daughter on Feb. 1, the day after he helped arrange for her to be committed to UCLA Medical Center's psych ward for evaluation. The two sides have been sparring via spokespeople and lawyers ever since, with Britney seemingly torn between the two.
While she was spotted shopping and running errands with Lynne and dining with Jamie, sources close to the situation have said that she's sick and tired of her dad's interference and is looking to extract herself from his legal grip as soon as possible.
In their request for a restraining order, which was granted Feb. 1, Britney's parents alleged that Lutfi had been plying the troubled songstress with pills and otherwise scheming to control her life.
"He has cut Britney's home phone line and removed her cell phone chargers," the motion stated. "He yells at her. He claims to control everything—Britney's business manager, her attorneys, and the security guards at the gate."
Hearings concerning both the restraining order and attorney Jon Eardley's motion to have the conservator case moved to federal court—a move supposedly orchestrated by Lutfi with Britney's blessing—have been set for Mar. 17. Documents providing a good reason for transferring the case have to be filed by Feb. 29.