, Richard Blum, was on full display in a San Francisco courtroom for the first time Monday, before a judge ordered private mediation that will drag into next year.
Neither the senator nor the trustees appeared in court. Katherine Feinstein appeared via a video link, as did an attorney for the Blum sisters. Steven P. Braccini, an attorney for Blum’s trustees, said he agreed the case “cries out for private mediation,” but that Katherine Feinstein — a former San Francisco judge — “doesn’t agree.”
The requests echoed arguments from Katherine Feinstein on behalf of her mother in the underlying petitions, where she said her mother has been left in the dark in trust matters and wants to sell the Stinson Beach property because she no longer uses it and does not want to continue paying for upkeep. Braccini said Katherine Feinstein had used the argument that her independently wealthy mother needs disbursements from Blum’s estate to pay for medical bills as a “pretext” for demanding disbursements, and that there “is no evidence of what the senator wants” on the record.
Feinstein’s office has declined to make her available to speak on the litigation, calling it a private matter.
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