OPPOSITION Leader Portia Simpson Miller has filed a writ in the Supreme Court asking to be relieved as a defendant in the action brought by Attorney General Dorothy Lightbourne, who is seeking declarations on her powers to act in relation to the contentious extradition of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.

Simpson Miller, in her notice of application filed Tuesday, knocked the attorney general's action, charging that the move was an attempt to circumvent extradition proceedings against Coke, who is wanted in the United States on alleged drugs- and gun-running charges.

Additionally, Simpson Miller said that it was the United States that should be named as defendant as it is their interests that are being affected by the action brought by Lightbourne.

In the court document, which was filed by law firm Dabdoub, Dabdoub and Company, the Opposition leader declared that she had no "personal knowledge, information, documents, or evidence that could assist the court".

Simpson Miller is also seeking cost for her application, which will be heard on May 5.

The Opposition leader and Joseph Matalon, the president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, were named as defendants in the action brought by Lightbourne because they publicly questioned her authority to decline the extradition request made by the US last year August. Coke is also named as a defendant.

The decision to take the matter to the High Court was made by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, who has argued that the evidence submitted by the Americans against Coke was gathered in breach of Jamaican law.