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STAFF REPORTER THESTAR.COM

Maple Leafs forward Tie Domi, who is involved in a playoff battle with the Ottawa Senators, has agreed to serve his supoena to testify at the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry, his lawyer said today.
“Mr. Domi has accepted service of today’s subpoena and is fully prepared to cooperate with the Commission. My client has cooperated fully with requests of Commission counsel to date and will continue to do so in the future,” said Symon Zucker, counsel for Domi.

Zucker told the star.com today that Domi’s status in the series against Ottawa won’t be affected by the inquiry. It has been agreed that the Leaf forward won’t have to testify until after April 19.

“We don’t have a fixed date for his evidence,” Zucker said.

Game 7 of the Leafs-Senators series is scheduled for April 20.

It’s not known how long Domi’s testimony will last or whether he would miss any playoff games.

“We’re agreed it won’t be during the Ottawa series,” Zucker said.

Asked how this impending inquiry will affect his client’s focus for the playoffs, the laywer said: “It’s not a positive event.”

“Athletes are very focused and anything unrelated to the game would be distracting. It’s unfortunate.”

The inquiry, which will resume April 19, is examining how a $43 million computer-leasing deal with MFP Financial Services Ltd., approved by city council in July, 1999, nearly doubled in size without its authorization.

Former MFP salesman Dash Domi, a brother of Tie’s, is expected to return to the witness box on the opening day.