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Denver Newsroom, May 23, 2022 / 18:50 pm (CNA). The Catholic University of America cannot auction a dress from the Wizard of Oz until a court resolves a legal challenge about its ownersh. ....
The Dorothy dress at the center of the dispute. / BonhamsDenver Newsroom, May 23, 2022 / 18:50 pm (CNA).The Catholic University of America cannot auction a dress from the Wizard of Oz until a court resolves a legal challenge about its ownership, a federal judge has said.The university had scheduled an auction of the dress worn by Judy Garland for the classic movie in hopes of raising more than $1 million for its drama department. The legal challenge comes from Wisconsin resident Barbara Ann Hartke, 81, a niece of a Dominican priest and drama professor at the university. She says that the dress should be hers because she is the priest s closest living relative.Judge Paul Gardephe, in a May 23 temporary injunction, ruled that the niece s lawsuit had enough merit to proceed. He blocked the planned auction until the lawsuit challenging ownership of the dress is legally settled through proceedings in Manhattan federal court. He has set another hearing in June. The ruling could postp. ....
A U.S. district judge halted the sale of Judy Garland's "Wizard of Oz" gingham dress Monday after a Wisconsin woman filed a lawsuit claiming rightful ownership. ....
Denver Newsroom, May 22, 2022 / 12:12 pm (CNA). A dress worn by Judy Garland in her classic role as Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" is now the main character in a surprise drama. Supporting characters are the Cat. ....
Yellow brick road. / ShutterstockDenver Newsroom, May 22, 2022 / 12:12 pm (CNA).A dress worn by Judy Garland in her classic role as Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" is now the main character in a surprise drama. Supporting characters are the Catholic University of America and some relatives of a priest and former professor who, they say, would have wanted his relatives to own the rare collectible, not the university.The university had planned to auction the dress to fund its drama school. These plans were delayed by a legal challenge from Wisconsin resident Barbara Ann Hartke, 81, a niece of Father Gilbert Hartke, O.P., the founder and head of the university s drama school. She says that the dress should be hers because she is the priest s closest living relative.Barbra Ann Hartke s attorney, Anthony Scordo, told WTOP that there has been "absolutely no legal documentation of such a gift to the university" in any of its court filings. Her lawsuit also objects that the u ....