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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lindsay Lohan's attorney filed legal papers on Friday seeking to spring the troubled actress from jail after she was taken into custody on a charge she violated probation by failing a random drug test.
Earlier Friday, Superior Court Judge Elden Fox denied bail for Lohan, 24, who was convicted in 2007 of drunken driving and cocaine possession. The ruling put Lohan behind bars until an October 22 hearing on whether she had consumed drugs or alcohol against court orders.
In a day of fast-changing events, Lohan's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, filed a writ of appeal seeking to set aside Judge Fox's ruling. It was unclear whether or when a supervising judge might decide the matter.
Spokesmen for the Los Angeles courts and its jails said Lohan would remain behind bars for the foreseeable future and would not be released due to overcrowding, as she has been in the past.
In August, the "Mean Girls" actress served two weeks of a 90-day jail sentence and 22 more days in a residential drug treatment program when a judge ruled she violated probation for the same charge.
After being released from rehab, Lohan was subject to court-ordered drug tests. Last week, Lohan sent out a series of messages on Twitter admitting she failed a test and saying she was working to overcome her substance abuse.
"Regrettably, I did in fact fail my most recent drug test, and if I am asked, I am prepared to appear before Judge Fox," Lohan tweeted last week.
On Monday, an arrest warrant was issued and Fox ordered her to appear on Friday in his court, where he sent her back to jail in handcuffs after a brief hearing.
Websites around the world posted a photo of Lohan in an orange, prison-issued jumpsuit, a stark contrast to the sleek black designer jacket and white skirt she wore to court Friday morning.
Independent attorneys said judges often deny bail in cases where a defendant violated probation.
"I don't see any way that is going to get changed," said Los Angeles defense attorney Steve Cron, who is not affiliated with any of the parties.
"She (Lohan) seemed from the beginning to have taken a very cavalier attitude that the rules don't apply to her, but when you violate probation, there are consequences," Cron said.
After making her mark in Disney movies like "The Parent Trap," "Freaky Friday" and "Herbie Fully Loaded," Lohan became a sought-after teenage star. She earned praise for her small part in director Robert Altman's "A Prairie Home Companion."
But soon after, Lohan began frequenting Los Angeles nightclubs and developed a reputation for partying. Her moves were documented nearly daily by the Hollywood paparazzi.
In May 2007, she crashed a Mercedes-Benz on the famed Sunset Boulevard. Police found cocaine in her car and arrested her on suspicion of drunken driving. Two months later, she was arrested again on similar charges.
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