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Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Aug. 20, 2018

John Steinbeck’s daughter-in-law wants 9th Circuit to review case

Claiming litigation has forced her to live on a “pauper’s income,” the widow of John Steinbeck’s son indicated Thursday she’s willing to legally represent herself to add another chapter to a decades-long dispute with the writer’s inheritors.

John Steinbeck’s daughter-in-law wants 9th Circuit to review case
A photograph of the author and native son at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, Jan. 30, 2017.

Claiming litigation has forced her to live on a "pauper's income," the widow of John Steinbeck's son indicated Thursday she's willing to legally represent herself to add another chapter to a decades-long dispute with the writer's inheritors.

Gail Knight Steinbeck, wife of Thomas Steinbeck, filed a motion to stay the execution of a district court judgment against her until the matter receives input from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

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