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Oral arguments scheduled in Donald Sterling's appeal of Clippers' sale

Oral arguments are scheduled for Oct. 28 in Donald Sterling's appeal of the L.A. County Superior Court ruling that cleared the way for the Clippers to be sold.

The former owner wants California’s 2nd Court of Appeal to reverse last year’s decision by Judge Michael Levanas that Shelly Sterling acted properly in removing her husband as a member of the family trust that controlled the franchise and agreeing to sell it to former Microsft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer.

As part of the sweeping decision in July 2014, Levanas issued an unusual order under section 1310(b) of the probate code that allowed the $2-billion sale of the Clippers to proceed regardless of any appeal by Donald Sterling.