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Jackson v. Universal Express court case Some updates on the Michael Jackson v. Universal Express court case, as of June 15th:
- The judge granted Michael's motion to enforce the settlement agreement with Universal Express (re: auctioned items) - The judge awarded Michael Jackson attorney fees and related costs in pursuing this matter - The judge found Universal Express in contempt, and a contempt hearing/trial has been scheduled for July - The judge granted Janet Jackson's motion to intervene (first filed against Universal Express on 06/12/2007) - The judge granted permission for inspection of other memorabilia items still in the warehouse - The judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order against Universal Express - The judge ordered that all items not involved in this litigation be turned over to Universal Express Further details are still sketchy. "we make our heroes in America only to destroy them" | |
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mimi07 said: Some updates on the Michael Jackson v. Universal Express court case, as of June 15th:
- The judge granted Michael's motion to enforce the settlement agreement with Universal Express (re: auctioned items) - The judge awarded Michael Jackson attorney fees and related costs in pursuing this matter - The judge found Universal Express in contempt, and a contempt hearing/trial has been scheduled for July - The judge granted Janet Jackson's motion to intervene (first filed against Universal Express on 06/12/2007) - The judge granted permission for inspection of other memorabilia items still in the warehouse - The judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order against Universal Express - The judge ordered that all items not involved in this litigation be turned over to Universal Express Further details are still sketchy. Thanks for the update. | |
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I'm on the edge of my seat. "Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you." - Kahlil Gibran | |
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Raze said: I'm on the edge of my seat.
 I know that I'll sleep easier tonight...I'm the first mammal to wear pants. | |
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Raze said: I'm on the edge of my seat.
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Source?
Wasn't the auction already held? According to this article, MJ took back a few items and agreed to let UE auction the rest: http://www.thnt.com/apps/...30393/1005 "I would say that Prince's top thirty percent is great. Of that thirty percent, I'll bet the public has heard twenty percent of it." - Susan Rogers, "Hunting for Prince's Vault", BBC, 2015 |
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CandaceS said: Source?
Wasn't the auction already held? According to this article, MJ took back a few items and agreed to let UE auction the rest: http://www.thnt.com/apps/...30393/1005 a friend sent this to me about the source of this cause i myself wasn't sure From court papers.
I wrote an article about it on my website days ago. Hope that helps to make it clear: June 12nd, 2007. / Source: http://www.michaeljackson.hu/englishUpdates in the Universal Case As an unexpected move, Janet Jackson followed his brother and sued Universal Express on Monday! Furthermore Michael's case with Universal is not settled yet. The parties has a different understanding of the terms of the settlement. Michael's understanding was he had the pick of 20 lots but was told he could pick items out of a lot and each item would count individually. Judge Bell advised his recollection is it was 20 items and not lots, lots were not mentioned. At Judge Bell's direction, the court recorder played the recording of the 5-18-07 hearing. Judge Bell advised he heard 20 items "from the list distributed last night" and his understanding is Pltf. got to pick 20 items; 20 numbers of whatever that list is. The Judge insisted that the settlement agreement is not signed yet, and if there is no agreement, there is no settlement. If the parties can not agree, then the Judge will reinstate the preliminary injunction. Tidbits: - the Judge first allowed for Jackson to do a video deposition via satellite, but when they tried to set up the video conference between the courthouse and Jackson there were some technical difficulties. - according to the court papers, Jackson was allowed to select 20 items out of 900 spearately numbered items. The next hearing will be held on June 21st. Universal filed for a dimissal. "we make our heroes in America only to destroy them" | |
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Raze said: I'm on the edge of my seat.
well contain ur happiness..please "we make our heroes in America only to destroy them" | |
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Axchi696 said: Raze said: I'm on the edge of my seat.
I know that I'll sleep easier tonight...that's good to hear "we make our heroes in America only to destroy them" | |
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mimi07 said: As an unexpected move, Janet Jackson followed his brother and sued Universal Express on Monday!  Space for sale... | |
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Thanks mimi, but that looks like rubbish to me. Court recorders produce written transcripts, not audio or video recordings. Etc. "I would say that Prince's top thirty percent is great. Of that thirty percent, I'll bet the public has heard twenty percent of it." - Susan Rogers, "Hunting for Prince's Vault", BBC, 2015 |
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Here's more news:
Exclusive: World of Jax & robbers Singer says his brother and pal tried to cheat him out of fortune BY THOMAS ZAMBITO DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Sunday, June 17th 2007, 4:00 AM Michael Jackson claims he was nearly swindled out of his fortune during his kiddie-sex trial and only the wise counsel of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and billionaire Ron Burkle saved him. The behind-the-scenes battle over the pop star's finances is detailed in a sworn deposition he gave for a federal lawsuit scheduled to go to trial this week. There is a possibility that Jackson himself might even be called to testify. The seven hours of transcripts obtained by the Daily News reveal that the agitated entertainer was convinced his money woes were fueled by a cadre of disloyal advisers who stole from him while he was busy fighting criminal charges. The Gloved One even fingered a man close to his older brother Randy as a key villain. It was an ordeal that left Jackson bitter about the industry in which he's spent his entire life. "It's full of sharks, charlatans and imposters," he said in testimony taken last summer in Paris. "Because there's a lot of money involved, there's a bunch of schmucks in there," Jackson said. "It's the entertainment world, full of thieves and crooks. That's not new. Everybody knows that." A Santa Maria, Calif., jury acquitted him of child molestation charges in June 2005, after which he retreated into the seclusion of his Neverland ranch. But during breaks in the trial, Jackson says he was being pressured to sign off on a multimillion-dollar financing deal by Don Stabler, an associate brought in by brother Randy, his go-to guy on financial matters during much of his career. Jackson initially took a liking to Stabler after Randy introduced them. "He reminded me of people that live in mid-America like Indiana," Jackson testified. Stabler was persistent, at one point during the trial sending a message through one of Jackson's Nation of Islam security guards that questioned the singer's faithfulness to his African-American heritage. It was a sore point for someone who has denied he purposely lightened his skin. By then, Jackson had turned to Burkle, the billionaire pal of former President Bill Clinton, for financial help. Burkle brought in Jesse Jackson, who's known Michael Jackson since his Jackson 5 days, to help with the consultation. Burkle was calling him on the cell phone during bathroom breaks, warning him not to sign anything, Michael Jackson said. Stabler wasn't happy, Jackson said. "[Stabler] said, 'What's the problem? You're not down, you're with the Jews now. You're not down with blacks anymore,'" Jackson testified. "It was unkind," Jackson added. "It was mean. It was meanspirited. It was nasty. Simply because he couldn't get me to sign something that he wanted me to sign." The next time Jackson saw Stabler "he wanted to take my head off." And his brother Randy wasn't too happy, either. Randy later claimed that Jackson and his staff had run up a $700,000 bill on his American Express card during the trial, which Jackson said he would repay. It wasn't the first time that Stabler teamed with Randy in trying to get him to sign off on a deal, Jackson claimed. At a meeting in a bungalow at the Neverland ranch, Jackson said he had his mother at his side when he fought off another proposal. "And I vehemently told them, 'No, I am not signing this,'" Jackson recalled. "And I just remember how angry, the intensity of the anger in the room. And so they marched out." Jackson made his comments when he was grilled by lawyers for the Hackensack, N.J., finance company that is suing the singer in Manhattan Federal Court. The firm, Prescient Acquisition, is owned by businessman Darien Dash, who claims Jackson stiffed his company out of $48 million. According to Dash's lawyer Steven Altman, Dash was due the money for helping Jackson refinance a $272 million bank loan and secure $573 million in financing to buy out Sony's half of the Beatles' song catalogue that Jackson co-owned. But Jackson claimed he's never heard of Dash, a cousin of hip-hop impresario Damon Dash, and doesn't remember signing any agreement. tzambito@nydailynews.com http://www.nydailynews.co...bers_.html Also in: Chicago International Tribute: http://www.iht.com/articl...ackson.php WNBC: http://www.wnbc.com/news/...etail.html SunLuis: http://www.sanluisobispo....70229.html USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/l...htm?csp=34 "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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bboy87 said: Here's more news:
Exclusive: World of Jax & robbers Singer says his brother and pal tried to cheat him out of fortune BY THOMAS ZAMBITO DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Sunday, June 17th 2007, 4:00 AM Michael Jackson claims he was nearly swindled out of his fortune during his kiddie-sex trial and only the wise counsel of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and billionaire Ron Burkle saved him. The behind-the-scenes battle over the pop star's finances is detailed in a sworn deposition he gave for a federal lawsuit scheduled to go to trial this week. There is a possibility that Jackson himself might even be called to testify. The seven hours of transcripts obtained by the Daily News reveal that the agitated entertainer was convinced his money woes were fueled by a cadre of disloyal advisers who stole from him while he was busy fighting criminal charges. The Gloved One even fingered a man close to his older brother Randy as a key villain. It was an ordeal that left Jackson bitter about the industry in which he's spent his entire life. "It's full of sharks, charlatans and imposters," he said in testimony taken last summer in Paris. "Because there's a lot of money involved, there's a bunch of schmucks in there," Jackson said. "It's the entertainment world, full of thieves and crooks. That's not new. Everybody knows that." A Santa Maria, Calif., jury acquitted him of child molestation charges in June 2005, after which he retreated into the seclusion of his Neverland ranch. But during breaks in the trial, Jackson says he was being pressured to sign off on a multimillion-dollar financing deal by Don Stabler, an associate brought in by brother Randy, his go-to guy on financial matters during much of his career. Jackson initially took a liking to Stabler after Randy introduced them. "He reminded me of people that live in mid-America like Indiana," Jackson testified. Stabler was persistent, at one point during the trial sending a message through one of Jackson's Nation of Islam security guards that questioned the singer's faithfulness to his African-American heritage. It was a sore point for someone who has denied he purposely lightened his skin. By then, Jackson had turned to Burkle, the billionaire pal of former President Bill Clinton, for financial help. Burkle brought in Jesse Jackson, who's known Michael Jackson since his Jackson 5 days, to help with the consultation. Burkle was calling him on the cell phone during bathroom breaks, warning him not to sign anything, Michael Jackson said. Stabler wasn't happy, Jackson said. "[Stabler] said, 'What's the problem? You're not down, you're with the Jews now. You're not down with blacks anymore,'" Jackson testified. "It was unkind," Jackson added. "It was mean. It was meanspirited. It was nasty. Simply because he couldn't get me to sign something that he wanted me to sign." The next time Jackson saw Stabler "he wanted to take my head off." And his brother Randy wasn't too happy, either. Randy later claimed that Jackson and his staff had run up a $700,000 bill on his American Express card during the trial, which Jackson said he would repay. It wasn't the first time that Stabler teamed with Randy in trying to get him to sign off on a deal, Jackson claimed. At a meeting in a bungalow at the Neverland ranch, Jackson said he had his mother at his side when he fought off another proposal. "And I vehemently told them, 'No, I am not signing this,'" Jackson recalled. "And I just remember how angry, the intensity of the anger in the room. And so they marched out." Jackson made his comments when he was grilled by lawyers for the Hackensack, N.J., finance company that is suing the singer in Manhattan Federal Court. The firm, Prescient Acquisition, is owned by businessman Darien Dash, who claims Jackson stiffed his company out of $48 million. According to Dash's lawyer Steven Altman, Dash was due the money for helping Jackson refinance a $272 million bank loan and secure $573 million in financing to buy out Sony's half of the Beatles' song catalogue that Jackson co-owned. But Jackson claimed he's never heard of Dash, a cousin of hip-hop impresario Damon Dash, and doesn't remember signing any agreement. tzambito@nydailynews.com http://www.nydailynews.co...bers_.html Also in: Chicago International Tribute: http://www.iht.com/articl...ackson.php WNBC: http://www.wnbc.com/news/...etail.html SunLuis: http://www.sanluisobispo....70229.html USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/l...htm?csp=34 Noone´s gonna mess with Mike.  "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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