Associated Press reports:
Shortly before the start of a trial to determine whether Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s estranged wife can sell the team, his lawyers filed a motion Thursday to move the case to federal court, alleging his medical privacy has been violated.
A probate court trial is scheduled to begin Monday to determine whether Sterling is mentally incapacitated and Shelly Sterling can assume control of the family trust that owns the Clippers. She struck a deal in May to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion after Donald Sterling’s racist remarks to a girlfriend were publicized and the NBA moved to oust him as an owner.
On Thursday, Donald Sterling’s attorneys filed a notice of removal to federal court, saying the airing of his medical information in the probate case violates federal privacy laws.
Read more on Globe Gazette.