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01-26-2007, 03:27 PM
GOLDMAN LAWSUIT AGAINST O.J. TOSSED
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Jan. 26, 2007
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Federal judge says it’s out of his jurisdiction.
The father of murder victim Ronald Goldman has lost his bid to sue O.J. Simpson over any monies paid from his unpublished book, "If I Did It."
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Manuel Real refused to hear the case because it is out of his jurisdiction – the federal Central District of California – and should be filed in Florida state court, he said.
Simpson was found liable in civil court for the grisly murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Goldman, whose father Fred had filed the lawsuit against the former NFL star. Fred Goldman alleged that Simpson used a shell company to conceal an advance he received for a book-and-TV deal to avoid paying the wrongful death judgment. Goldman had sought a court order freezing the money or turning it over to the family.
Jonathan Polak, an attorney for the Goldman family, said the family had not decided whether to appeal Real's decision or take the lawsuit to Florida.
"They got kicked out to the curb," Simpson attorney Yale Galanter said after the hearing.
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By: . EURWeb
Jan. 26, 2007
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Federal judge says it’s out of his jurisdiction.
The father of murder victim Ronald Goldman has lost his bid to sue O.J. Simpson over any monies paid from his unpublished book, "If I Did It."
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Manuel Real refused to hear the case because it is out of his jurisdiction – the federal Central District of California – and should be filed in Florida state court, he said.
Simpson was found liable in civil court for the grisly murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Goldman, whose father Fred had filed the lawsuit against the former NFL star. Fred Goldman alleged that Simpson used a shell company to conceal an advance he received for a book-and-TV deal to avoid paying the wrongful death judgment. Goldman had sought a court order freezing the money or turning it over to the family.
Jonathan Polak, an attorney for the Goldman family, said the family had not decided whether to appeal Real's decision or take the lawsuit to Florida.
"They got kicked out to the curb," Simpson attorney Yale Galanter said after the hearing.
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