Some of my notes about the appearance of Bruce Ross last night on LKL ...
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http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0705/16/lkl.01.html
[A few questions addressed - evidently, Stern *did* get the temporary appointment as SpecAdmin, assuming Ross isn’t funnin’ us - note how often over the next month the word “temporary” will be omitted! And we also see that they were trying to save filing fees by underestimating the assets in CA! And, it’s going to take 4 months, at least (meaning he’s 2 months into his 6-month retainer, lol) to get this tiny amount of stuff appraised!]
BRUCE ROSS, HOWARD K. STERN’S ATTORNEY: ... [snip] The court on Monday, also at our request, appointed Mr. Stern as special administrator which is — meaning it’s a temporary appointment, but it gives him the authority to act as personal representative on behalf of the estate until he is appointed as executor.
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ROSS: ... [snip] And therefore, this [$710,000] number should be taken with several grains of salt. It is a very preliminary estimate. The only reason even to put a number is that under California system, filing fees now are based on the estimated value of the estate.
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ROSS: ... [snip] It will be appraised. In fact, all of Anna Nicole’s assets will be appraised pursuant to procedures set out by California. We’ll do all of that within the next four months.
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[Ha, take a look at the “subliminal” messages that show what’s really uppermost in his mind:]
ROSS: ... [snip] Mr. Birkhead and Mr. Stern are getting along very well. ... [snip] And I think they’re also both interested in marshalling Ms. Smith’s assets and proceeding with her wishes.
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ROSS: ... [snip] We will account for all of the assets. And we hope we are successful in marshalling and we will then account to the court for those assets ... [snip]
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ROSS: ... [snip] ... far and away the biggest claim, and it’s more than a claim, it is a judgment, when the Supreme Court reversed the 9th Circuit, we have a judgment at the moment although a collection of that judgment has been stayed, that’s $85 million right there. ... [snip] But in addition, of course, we are in the process of marshalling claims which will include name and likeness claims and royalties and the like. [snip] ....
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The following from one of your Snips from the LK interview:
“”ROSS: ... [snip] Mr. Birkhead and Mr. Stern are getting along very well. ... [snip] And I think they’re also both interested in marshalling Ms. Smith’s assets and proceeding with her wishes.””
I sure don’t like the sound of Mr Birkhead and Mr Stern getting along very well and PROCEEDING with Anna’s WISHES. Usually when HKS refers to Anna’s wishes its in relation to Virgie. Hopefully this doesn’t mean LB is going along with the Stern’s goal of not allowing Virgie to see baby DL.
I’ll really be mad at LB if he has chosen to pair up with HKS because he thinks he will get more dollars and have a really nice mansion in the Bahamas, do to all of Stern’s dirty tricks. Virgie can’t offer LB any money. She’s just a Grandma who has lost her daughter and grandson. I hope I’m so wrong, but it looks like the ones who are after the money are HKS(which we knew from the beginning), but also Larry B.
I hope Virgie has some powerful lawyers to help her to stop HKS and his dirty tricks. I know this is nuts, but I’m wondering if Larry B has been in on some of this crap with HKS from the beginning.
Thanks for all your continued work here on the thread, even though it makes me sick that HKS still appears to be running the show. What kind of arrogant jerk or jerks, if LB approves of HKS’s tactics, would think he could do a power grab and get Horizons? Unreal.
If LB approves of HKS and his continued efforts to steal Horizons, I would imagine the Thompson’s and the Shelley’s have changed their opinion of Larry Birkhead.