Eagles guitarist suing band members over sacking

LOS ANGELES (Eagles Fans Website) - A hearing related to former Eagles guitarist Don Felder's lawsuit against the veteran rock band that ousted him will take place on July 5, court records and a lawyer for other members of the band said on Wednesday.

The hearing on a motion to compel Felder to produce documents related to the case had originally been set for Wednesday, but was rescheduled for Friday, lawyers involved in the case said.

The guitarist sued bandmates Don Henley and Glenn Frey in February 2001, claiming he was wrongly terminated. "The band has a right to decide who is in the band and who is not in the band and there is no obligation to have Felder be a member of the Eagles when it's not in the best interest of the band," said Carla Christofferson, attorney for Henley and Frey.
Felder's attorneys were not immediately available for comment.

Formed in 1971, the Eagles went on to become one of the most successful bands of the decade. Two of their albums, "Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" and " Hotel California " rank among the ten best-selling albums ever, according to the Record Industry Association of America.

The group disbanded in the 1980s to pursue solo careers. before reuniting in the mid-1990s. After reuniting in the

1990s, they toured and produced a box-set of re-released music. The band also performed at the Staples Center in Los Angeles as part of the Millennium celebration. "Shortly after the Millennium show, the band was preparing for a European tour and decided to let Felder go," Christofferson said. "The chemistry of a band is always a unique thing that has to work. It wasn't working for them with Mr. Felder and they terminated him from the band," she said.