Entertainment08 October, 20262 min read
Dolly Parton’s Estate Says Bryan Seaver Used Barbed Wire To Evade Service
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Estate obtained a temporary restraining order against Bryan Seaver. Estate alleges he used barbed wire and no-trespassing signs to evade service.
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Barbed wire to avoid service
Dolly Parton’s estate, She’s Alive LLC, is in a legal fight with her nephew Bryan Seaver over allegations that Seaver used barbed wire and a no-trespassing sign to avoid being served with lawsuit documents.
A court filing cited by the Guardian said, "Mr Seaver attempted to evade service of process, and this court should not reward that behavior," and it described a process server seeing a "no-trespassing sign in the front yard and barbed wire draped across the handrails leading to the front door."
A process server tried delivering the lawsuit documents three times, and the filing said Seaver’s home had the signs and barbed wire when service attempts were made.
Davidson County Chancellor I’Ashea Myles rescheduled the hearing for temporary injunctive relief to the morning of Oct. 20, while extending the temporary restraining order against Seaver to that date.
Seaver was fired from his job providing security at Dolly Parton’s properties, including Dollywood, and ordered to immediately vacate the premises.
Court postpones hearing
The court granted a motion to postpone this week’s hearing until Oct. 20, pushing back the hearing originally scheduled for Friday, Oct. 9, by 11 days.
The judge ordered that the temporary restraining order against Seaver will stay in effect through the hearing on Oct. 20, and it placed the dispute in Fairview, Tenn.
The restraining order requires Seaver and his security concern, Squadron Augmented Protection Services, to refrain from being within 1,000ft (300 meters) of staffers, lawyers and business associates of She’s Alive.
Chancellor I’Ashea L. Myles granted the order Wednesday in Nashville Chancery Court, directing Seaver and SAPS to remain at least 1,000 feet from employees and business partners connected to Parton’s estate.
A Tennessee judge ruled Seaver and his company show a "present and continuing disruption and threat" to She’s Alive.
Allegations, denials, and next steps
The estate’s filings, as described by USA TODAY, alleged Seaver began a campaign of threats, intimidation, and coercion a few weeks prior to Parton’s passing, and it cited a vow to "destroy the entire brand."
Seaver denied the allegations, telling ABC News, "I’ve never threatened anyone," and he disputed the estate’s characterization of his communications.
The order requires Seaver and SAPS to stay off private property controlled by the company and refrain from disruptive or harassing conduct, while the temporary restraining order remains in effect while the dispute moves forward.
Seaver is reportedly accused of telling one of Parton’s lawyers that "I’m a killer," and it also said he was accused of saying to Nozell, "I’m literally an international arms dealer and mercenary. All I do is warfare. Everyone needs to be worried about what I might do."
Seaver asked a Tennessee court to delay a hearing scheduled for Oct. 9, saying he had been unable to find a lawyer to represent him, and his next hearing is scheduled for Oct. 20.