But yesterday, McNamee's attorneys had the suit moved to federal court in Houston. The initial pretrial conference is set for April 4th.
In the Mitchell Report, McNamee said he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone at least 16 times in 1998, 2000 and 2001. Clemens contends in his suit that the statements McNamee made were "untrue and defamatory."
McNamee's attorneys haven't responded to Clemens' suit.
Clemens and McNamee are to testify before a congressional hearing tomorrow on the Mitchell Report on the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
