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Jackson drops court case over memorabilia
Jan 6, 2006, 2:56 GMT
Los Angeles - A California court has thrown out a lawsuit by King of Pop Michael Jackson seeking damages against a New Jersey who had possession of his memorabilia, news reports said Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper dismissed the case because Jackson stopped pursuing it, according to court papers quoted by NBC4 news online. The decision was made earlier this week.
Jackson, who has moved to the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain after his acquittal last year on charges of child molestation in California, filed the suit more than three years ago trying to bar Henry Vaccaro from using his belongings.
The judge had issued a court order barring Vaccaro from displaying or selling the items during the course of the case.
Vaccaro acquired the belongings for 25,000 dollars during a bankruptcy proceeding that involved Jackson's parents and two of his siblings, NBC reported.
Jackson, who is in financial difficulty after funding defence lawyers and lavishing money on his home, was seeking 10 million dollars from Vaccaro.
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