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Author: Traci Love

Last month, April 2010, the appeals court officials in Los Angeles turned down a request to reconsider their decision not to award ANNA NICOLE SMITH money from her late husband’s, J. Marshall Howard’s estate. The ruling was that Dannielynn Birkhead (now 3 1/2 yrs. old) is not entitled to oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall’s money ($1.6 billion estate).

Marshall willed his estate to his son, E. Pierce Marshall, which launched a ferocious legal battle over the family fortune. Lawyers have kept the fire going even after Pierce Marshall’s death in 2006 and Anna’s death in 2007. It is still continuing, although losing steam quickly.

Anna had always maintained that her late husband promised her the money during their 14-month marriage, which ended with the 89 yr. old’s death in 1995 from natural causes.

The lawyers filed papers at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California requesting the judges reverse the ruling or they will take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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On a personal note I truly believe that this lawsuit was the demise of Anna. It was the one motivating factor for all parties concerned in the roller coaster life she led. It picked up speed & ended with a huge crash. I believe that had she not had this potential money looming over her head and as a dangling carrot in front of unscrupulous lawyers, etc., she would have led a much different life.

She had the means to earn a fantastic living and she didn’t need that money (as grand as it might have been to have). It became her “mission”, undauntingly she pursued it with every ounce of her energy and she got blindsided by it. Just my opinion you understand, but one I share with millions.

Larry Birkhead is auctioning approx. 250 personal belongings from her estate, include Anna’s outfits, paintings and a collection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia (Anna’s idol). According to Larry the items cost $100K to store and it’s time to get rid of some of them.

Proceeds will go to charity and a trust fund for their daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead.

According to eOnline:

Now, let’s get specific. Here are some of the items up for grabs and what they’re expected to fetch:

• Genie costume worn during launch party for season one DVD of the E! reality hit The Anna Nicole Smith Show ($1,000-$1,500)
• 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300SL roadster gifted to her from J. Howard Marshall ($10,000-$15,000)
• Anna Nicole original still life painting of flowers ($150-$250)
• Andy Warhol-style portrait of Anna Nicole ($400-$600)
• Bronze and marble “Thomas the Rymer” sculpture of a knight on a horse ($2,000-$3,000)
• Pink feathered doggy bed for Sugar Pie, Anna Nicole’s miniature poodle ($200-$400)
• Silk screen of idol Marilyn Monroe ($1,000-$2,000)
• Fox fur full-length coat (don’t worry, PETA knew about it and they were cool) given to her by late oil baron husband J. Howard Marshall ($1,500-$2,000)
• Original hand-painted rendition of Bubbles, a Powerpuff Girl, smoking a cigarette—or as Birkhead called it, “a dazed and confused Powerpuff Girl” ($150-$250)
• 1993 candy apple red Honda Shadow VT1100C motorcycle ($6,000-$8,000)
• Pink halter dress worn during 2004 Heatherette runway show during Fashion Week, in which Anna Nicole debuted her weight loss ($500-$700)
• Red velvet robe dress with faux fur trim, worn during 2002 Christmas special of E! reality show ($500-$1,000)

Howard K. Stern, the executor of her Anna’s estate is helping Larry with the auction. Julien’s Auctions will run the sale June 26th at Planet Hollywood.

The Trial is Set for Aug. 4, 2010

As most of you know by now, Howard K. Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich face a total of 23 felonies. These felonies include illegally funneling sedatives and opiates to Anna Nicole Smith, former actress, reality TV show personality and Playboy bunny.

In previous testimonies we learn that –

From Adelaide Now: ANNA Nicole Smith’s boyfriend and lawyer Howard K Stern was seen by a bodyguard injecting her with a sedative before her death, a court has heard.

Maurice Brighthaupt, aka Big Mo, said he had seen Stern inject Smith with medications four or five times in Florida and the Bahamas, and also watched the celebrity model’s psychiatrist, Dr Khristine Eroshevich, inject her once but did not specify the drug. He said he also saw Smith inject herself twice.

That would possibly be why she had the massive infection on her bottom, from all the shots as mentioned in her autopsy. The infection itself, I believe, had a large part to play in her fevers and pain. Anyone with any compassion should have noticed those marks and got her the medical help she needed. I don’t care if she went kicking and screaming!

The players in this drama will next meet with Judge Wesley for a hearing on April 23. Howard K. Stern still maintains his innocence and is looking forward to the trial so he can prove it. We will see Howard.

After that August 4, 2010 marks the beginning of a long drawn-out battle against all parties. It should get ugly, as most already have guessed.