Sterling v. Sterling

Opinion

FLIER, J.

In this appeal, Donald T. Sterling (Donald) seeks to regain ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers (Clippers), a professional basketball team Steven Ballmer purchased on August 12, 2014. The evidence credited by the probate court overwhelmingly showed that Donald was properly removed as trustee of the Sterling Family Trust, which owned the Clippers. The credited evidence overwhelmingly supported the probate court’s conclusion that exigent circumstances warranted the sale of the Clippers to prevent extraordinary loss to the trust. The probate court’s sanctioning the sale was…