Marianne.". Nestor Cassini personally. In the 13-years since Cassini's passing; a battle over his $60million estate, waged between his widow, Marianne Nestor and his four grandchildren has dominated his legacy with sensational. Nor is there any evidence as to whether and when Reppert advised Marianne of his health condition, apart from his disclosures to the court. Powered by. Likewise, a stay may be refused where the removal of counsel was the product of the client's own wrongful act (see RDLF Fin. In July 2011, Marianne and Rowe together Get a first look at Robin Roberts' interview with the singer, who gets emotional as he talks about the death of his daughter, Bobbi Kristina. Harper, in a later affirmation, claimed that the court declined to hear argument from McKay after he answered that he would not be making a general appearance for Marianne. The other July 11, 2016 pro se motion was to vacate the July 1, 2016 order, inter alia, appointing a receiver. This contention is unpersuasive. The circumstances present here could have been readily avoided had the objectants withheld their motion to appoint a receiver until after a determination of the motions by Marianne's counsel for leave to withdraw and until after they had served a notice to appoint counsel upon Marianne. The tragic tale was the inspiration for the mystery writer's 1962 book The Mirror Crack'd, adapted for the big screen in 1980, with Elizabeth Taylor playing the role based on Tierney's life. In this case, Marianne had two distinct attorneys of record. In or around December 2015, Marianne's attorneys moved for leave to withdraw from representing her. Indeed, stays of proceedings, albeit in the turnover and SNT proceedings, had been in effect intermittently since February 16, 2016, leading to the prospect of understandable confusion as to the status of these matters. Third, pursuant to CPLR 321 (c), if an attorney dies, "becomes physically or mentally incapacitated," or is removed, suspended, or otherwise becomes disabled at any time before judgment, no further proceedings may be taken against the party for whom the attorney appeared, without leave of court, until 30 days after notice to appoint another attorney has been served upon the party either personally or in such manner as the court directs. Christina Grimmie, the former contestant on "The Voice" who was killed during a post-concert meet-and-greet with fans in June, died from gunshot wounds to the head .