Will Smith’s former pal, Bilaal Salaam, claims Jada Pinkett-Smith is refusing to set a date to be grilled about alleged threats … TMZ has discovered.

Based on courtroom docs, obtained by TMZ, Bilaal, who’s suing Jada, is asking a choose to order the actress to look for a deposition inside 30 days.

He mentioned he scheduled a date of Could 20 … however Jada didn’t seem. Bilaal mentioned he desires to ask Jada questions concerning communications she had about him and any communications she made authorizing any threats in opposition to him.

Bilaal claims Jada obtained upset after he refused to assist Will clear up the mess after he slapped Chris Rock … and he says she had third events threaten him after studying he deliberate to jot down a memoir, which might discuss concerning the Smith household.

Jada denied the allegations and was profitable in getting the vast majority of the swimsuit thrown out. Bilaal believes Jada’s testimony will assist him show his case, however it appears Jada doesn’t imagine a full deposition is warranted.

Bilaal’s submitting features a authorized letter from Jada’s workforce, which argues she already sat for a deposition in a separate authorized continuing filed in opposition to her by Bilaal.  As a result of this lawsuit covers lots of the identical points, her workforce desires any further questioning to be restricted to an hour of her time.