DODGERS NOTEBOOK: SEVEN ORDERED TO TESTIFY IN COURT.

Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer

CHICAGO - A defense lawyer said seven members of the Dodgers organization, including manager Davey Johnson and general manager Kevin Malone, were served subpoenas Friday to testify in the criminal proceedings stemming from the arrest of a fan during the May 16 fight at Wrigley Field in which several players and coaches went into the stands.

Lawyers for Ronald Camacho, who was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and has a history of problems with the law, said catcher Chad Kreuter, right fielder Shawn Green, left fielder Gary Sheffield and coaches Glenn Hoffman and Rick Dempsey were also subpoenaed.

The papers were served through Chicago attorney Mike Abernathy, who was retained by the Dodgers to handle the case here.

Greg Adamski, one of the lawyers representing Camacho, said a date for a criminal case hasn't been set, but he believed it would take place in October. Adamski said a civil case was still pending against the Chicago Cubs, the Dodgers and several of the players.

``This has to do with the criminal case,'' Adamski said. ``We want these guys to come in. They are the best proof to show how chaotic it was in the stands. What's going on right now only concerns the criminal case. The civil case will have a life of its own.''

Malone was in the stands watching the game and came onto the field when the altercation escalated. However, the Dodgers have been instructed not to talk about it.

``We cannot comment on pending litigation,'' Dodgers senior vice president Derrick Hall said. ``The players all gave the lawyer we have locally in Chicago the authority to accept (the subpoena).''

Adamski said his immediate focus is the criminal case, but each of the members of the Dodgers organization served with a subpoena would be targets for a civil suit.

``I can't get over the fact Kevin Malone went on the field,'' Adamski said. ``Davey Johnson was (served) because he was right in there. Hoffman and Dempsey went in (the stands) and were in it.

``Shawn Green, in the tape we've seen he wasn't doing much and he may be dropped. Sheffield was being a thug and so was Kreuter.''

Camacho was one of three fans arrested in the aftermath of the fight in which several members of the Dodgers went into the stands and battled with fans.

Baseball suspended 16 players, three coaches and an on-field assistant for a total of 89 games and fined them $77,000. That was later reduced to five players, two coaches, an on-field assistant and $71,000 in fines.

Of those subpoenaed, only Kreuter (eight games), Sheffield (five) and Dempsey (eight) were ultimately suspended.

--Sheff's status: Sheffield, sitting out his five-game suspension and nursing a flu-like bug, remained in Los Angeles instead of accompanying the team to Chicago. Sheffield, who leads the Dodgers with a .331 average, 40 homers and 96 RBI, is eligible to return for Sunday's series finale with the Cubs, but team officials said he may not be healthy enough to play until Monday in Milwaukee.

--Odds and ends: Jeff Branson made his first start for the Dodgers in the first game. He played second base and went 2 for 4. . . . Dodgers closer Jeff Shaw allowed his first run since the All-Star break when Willie Greene singled in Sammy Sosa with two outs in the ninth inning of the first game. Shaw's scoreless streak ended at 16 2/3 innings, but he still recorded his 19th save of the season. He pitched a scoreless ninth in the second game for his 20th save. . . . After getting hits in his last three at-bats Thursday, third baseman Adrian Beltre went 4 for 4 in the first game and walked in his first at-bat of the second game.