DETROIT ? The five Indiana Pacers charged in a brawl withjavascript:body_guess_subhead() fans during a game with the Detroit Pistons are asking for separate trials.

Lawyers for Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, Anthony Johnson, Jermaine O’Neal and David Harrison filed the motion Friday, said Jackson’s lawyer James Burdick. Friday was the deadline for motions in all the cases related to the Nov. 19 fight at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

The cases of the five players, as well as those of five Pistons fans involved in the fight, all have been assigned to Judge Lisa Asadoorian of the 52nd District Court in Rochester Hills. Asadoorian has not said whether she intends to try all the cases together.

The defense lawyers argue that the cases all involve distinct incidents even though they occurred in the same place. In addition, conflicts could arise because some of the defendants also were victims — and therefore likely prosecution witnesses — Burdick said.