Las Vegas judge blocks auction of Reggie Jackson memorabilia
Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson throws out the ceremonial first
pandora sale pitch before the opening day baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees, at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
By Steve Green
Archives Reggie Jackson sues Las Vegas company to stop auction of baseball jewelryA judge on Wednesday ordered a Las Vegas company to halt an auction of a World Series ring and a commemorative watch that are the subject of an ownership dispute between retired baseball star Reggie Jackson and his stepmother and her family. District Judge Kent Dawson issued a temporary restraining order against American Memorabilia Inc., Jackson's stepmother Resurrection Jackson and members of her family who have been trying to sell a watch given to Jackson by the New York Yankees commemorating his 400th home run, as well as a 1977 World Series championship ring.
Jackson says these items belong to him and Dawson granted a request by his attorneys to halt an online auction that was to end Thursday.
Among several disputes between the parties, Jackson and American Memorabilia disagree over whether the ring is authentic.
Jackson says it's a near replica of his World Series ring and that he had it made for his father to wear while he was alive, with the understanding it would remain in the family after his death.
American Memorabilia insists it's the actual ring presented to Jackson after he was named the 1977 series MVP after a memorable performance in Game Six on Oct. 18, 1977, when he hit three home runs on three pitches at Yankee Stadium, helping to lift the Yankees to the title over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
That performance helped cement Jackson's nickname as "Mr. October'' and the ring, if authentic, could
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The temporary restraining order requires that the ring and the watch be placed in a bank safe deposit box under the joint control of attorneys for Jackson and American Memorabilia.
The order is good for two weeks, giving the Jackson family members time to try to resolve the ownership dispute. If they don't, the judge is likely to hold another hearing on whether to impose an injunction further blocking the sale of the items until the ownership fight is resolved, either by the
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Dawson said that for now, it's important the watch and
pandora charms on sale ring not be sold or transferred given Jackson's chances at succeeding in his ownership claim.
"If the ring is sold it may not be able to be retrieved and the money may be disbursed. Mr. Jackson has a right to protect his memorabilia,'' Dawson said.
While members of Jackson's stepmother's family insist the watch and ring belong to her after Jackson's father died in 1994, Jackson says it was always understood he provided the
pandora jewelry clearance jewelry for his father to wear while he was alive and that after his death the jewelry would remain in the family.
"I have to determine if the gift was absolute or just a type of temporary possession,'' Dawson said during a hearing. District Court for Nevada against American Memorabilia, Moreno, Resurrection Jackson, her son Martinez Jackson Jr. and her nephew Wayne Lawsin.
Lawsin, a family spokesman, confirmed in an interview Wednesday what Moreno said in court earlier in the day: That Resurrection Jackson, 77, is living in poverty in Philadelphia and that she recently
pandora charms outlet decided to auction the ring and watch to raise money for her health care costs. She's on dialysis and needs a kidney transplant, they said.
Lawsin and Moreno questioned the motives of Reggie Jackson, saying he's in the memorabilia business himself.
And Lawsin sided with Moreno in insisting that the ring at issue is the actual World Series ring given by the Yankees to Jackson, not the near replica Jackson says it is.
Lawsin said that prior to the auction, Reggie Jackson had offered to pay considerably more for the jewelry than the $50,000 reserve bid Moreno had placed on the ring.
"If he thought it was a replica, he wouldn't be fighting for this ring," Lawsin said.
"Reggie has everything. My mother cannot ever get a working kidney," Resurrection Jackson's family said in a statement issued about the lawsuit.
But Jah Mz Jackson, one of Reggie Jackson's brothers who tried resolving the jewelry dispute before it boiled over into a lawsuit, said Reggie Jackson has done plenty for their stepmother and that behind the scenes there are underlying financial disputes between the family members.
As for his stepmother's health issues, he said, "It's not a public issue."
"It's a question of title in priceless heirlooms my brother earned through an arduous and decorated career," he said.
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