Legal Opinion
Hessel v. Christie's Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 10, 2005No. 05 Civ. 9277(VM)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MARRERO, District Judge.
Plaintiff Carl M. Hessel (“Hessel”) seeks a preliminary injunction restraining and enjoining Christie’s Inc. and John Does 1-5 1 (collectively, “Christie’s”) from (1) selling at auction on November 8, 2005 or otherwise, a painting by Jeff Koons, titled “Saint Benedict” (the “Koons”); (2) selling at auction on November 8, 2005 2 or otherwise, a painting by Jean Michel Basquiat, titled “The Whole Livery Line” (the “Basquiat”); and (3) selling at auction or otherwise an untitled painting by Damian Hirst (the “Hirst”) delivered by Hessel as collateral.…
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