Lawyers Give Up Trying To Get O.J.’S Pension

Lawyers for Fred Goldman conceded Thursday they can’t touch O.J. Simpson’s $4 million pension plan, and a judge berated them for wasting his time with four months of litigation on the issue.

“We’ve spent an awful lot of time on an issue that flew under false colors and I’m offended by that,” said Superior Court Judge Irving Shimer.

He 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.

The families of Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, Simpson’s ex-wife, are trying to collect on a $33.5 million wrongful death judgment, but Shimer denounced as “unseemly” the battle between the parties for first payment. Simpson is now collecting about $25,000 a month before taxes from the $4 million in private pension funds.