Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- The lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson 's three children and mother that accuses a concert promoter of contributing to the pop icon 's death can go to trial , a Los Angeles judge tentatively ruled Monday . The trial for the wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live , filed by Jackson matriarch Katherine Jackson and his children , Prince , Paris and Blanket Jackson , is set for April . A final order on Monday 's decision has not been issued yet . The judge has ordered Dr. Conrad Murray , who the suit contends was hired and supervised by AEG Live executives , to meet with Jackson lawyers next month for a deposition . Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson 's 2009 death . 2012 : Jackson aide accuses promoter in death . The judge 's decision would allow the suit to move ahead on the contention that AEG Live was negligent in hiring Murray . Murray was working as Jackson 's full-time personal physician as the star prepared for his 2009 comeback concerts promoted by AEG Live . Murray lawyer Valerie Wass said she would advise Murray to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to not answer questions . `` But Dr. Murray has a mind of his own , '' Wass said . `` If he decided to answer a question , those parties do n't know what he 's going to say . '' Murray 's video-recorded deposition is set to take place on March 18 in the Los Angeles County Jail where he has been serving a four-year prison sentence since November 2011 . He could be released on parole later this year . Murray has never been questioned under oath about Jackson 's death . He did not testify at his own trial that ended with his conviction in November 2011 .
The lawsuit claims AEG Live hired the men involved in Michael Jackson 's death . Dr. David Murray is under a court order to speak to the Jacksons ' lawyers . Murray has not testified under oath in Jackson 's alleged death . The wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live is set for trial in April .