Judge on John Edwards: “I’ll certainly sign an order to direct him to appear.”

The Andrew Young/Rielle Hunter/John Edwards/Elizabeth Edwards soap opera has taken a fascinating legal twist. Attorneys for Young and Hunter duked it out in Orange County court yesterday over ownership of the personal videotape and profits from Young’s book. Edwards was nowhere to be found and, according to the News & Observer, that prompted a question from Young’s attorney to Judge Carl Fox. From the story: (emphasis is mine)

Questions of his whereabouts during the past several weeks were raised during the court proceedings.

With a trial tentatively set for September, Elliot said Young’s legal team had tried to serve a subpoena to Edwards so they could depose him later this month. But they had been unable to catch up with him in Orange County or on Figure Eight Island, where he has homes.

Young’s lawyer asked Fox on Wednesday whether he would be willing to order Edwards to testify in the lawsuit. “I’ll certainly sign an order to direct him to appear,” Fox said.

See ya in court, Senator.