Fred Goldman's lawyers drop bid to seize O.J. Simpson's pension; judge scolds them

Jet, Sept 15, 1997

Lawyers for Fred Goldman, father of the slain Ronald Lyle Goldman, conceded they can't touch O.J. Simpson's $4 million pension plan, and a judge scolded them for wasting his time with four months of litigation on the issue.

In a nearly three-hour-long court hearing, Shimer railed against Goldman's lawyer, Gary Caris, for having wasted four months of court time on motions involving the claim against Simpson's privately funded pensions.

We've spent an awful lot of time on an issue that flew under false colors and I'm offended by that," asserted a stern Superior Court Judge Irving Shimer.

Shimer also issued an injunction which prevents dispersal of Simpson's assets to his creditors until it's decided who has first claim on the proceeds. Lawyers said this effectively prevents an auction of possessions taken from Simpson's house, which are now being held by the sheriff.

Simpson is now collecting about $25,000 a month before taxes from the $4 million in private pension funds.

The families of the late Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, Simpson's ex-wife, are trying to collect on a $33.5 million wrongful death judgment. Simpson was acquitted of their slayings in a criminal trial.