Dated Ordered for Simpson Book Rights Auction
Saturday, March 24, 2007
O.J. attorney says judge's order will be appealed
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Friday ordered that a date be set for the auction of the rights to "If I Did It," the controversial, hypothetical "tell-all" by O.J. Simpson.
As reported on Yahoo! News and elsewhere, Judge Gerald Rosenberg ruled that the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department set a date for the publication of the book, which allegedly describes how Simpson might have murdered his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. Simpson was acquitted of the murders in 1995 but was found guilty in a wrongful death civil suit brought by the Goldman family.
The Goldmans have been trying to collect from Simpson on that $33.5-million judgment. Last week, Rosenberg ordered that the rights to proceeds from the book - the publication of which created a firestorm that cost HarperCollins chief Judith Regan her job - be turned over to the Goldmans as part of satisfying that judgment.
Rosenberg ordered the auction in Sacramento County since HarperCollins is headquartered there. He said he viewed the company as a "surrogate" for Simpson and ordered the sheriff's department there to set an auction date as soon as possible.
Simpson's attorney, Yale Galanter, said he planned to appeal the judge's order.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Friday ordered that a date be set for the auction of the rights to "If I Did It," the controversial, hypothetical "tell-all" by O.J. Simpson.
As reported on Yahoo! News and elsewhere, Judge Gerald Rosenberg ruled that the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department set a date for the publication of the book, which allegedly describes how Simpson might have murdered his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. Simpson was acquitted of the murders in 1995 but was found guilty in a wrongful death civil suit brought by the Goldman family.
The Goldmans have been trying to collect from Simpson on that $33.5-million judgment. Last week, Rosenberg ordered that the rights to proceeds from the book - the publication of which created a firestorm that cost HarperCollins chief Judith Regan her job - be turned over to the Goldmans as part of satisfying that judgment.
Rosenberg ordered the auction in Sacramento County since HarperCollins is headquartered there. He said he viewed the company as a "surrogate" for Simpson and ordered the sheriff's department there to set an auction date as soon as possible.
Simpson's attorney, Yale Galanter, said he planned to appeal the judge's order.
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