A Tennessee judge has blocked the planned foreclosure auction of Graceland, the former estate of Elvis Presley.
The Associated Press reported that Shelby County Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins issued a temporary injunction against the proposed auction, which was slated to take place tomorrow.
Danielle Riley Keough, the granddaughter of the legendary singer and the daughter of his only child, the late Lisa Marie Presley, was granted a temporary restraining order on Monday against Naussany Investments and Private Lending, which claimed that Lisa Marie Presley signed a Deed of Trust in 2018 securing a $3.8 million by using the Memphis-based Graceland as collateral. In a 60-page lawsuit against Naussany Investments that was filed on May 15 in Shelby County Chancery Court, Keough stated that her mother never did business with Naussany, adding the notary allegedly involved in the deed acknowledged he never met Lisa Marie Presley.
Elvis Presley Enterprises, the company that manages Presley’s estate, and the singer’s ex-wife Priscilla Presley both denounced Naussany’s claims as fraudulent. Neither Keough nor the attorneys representing Nassauny were in court when the injunction was issued.
Update: Reuters reported that several hours after the judge blocked the auction, Naussany Investments & Private Lending announced it has withdrawn all of its claims over Graceland.
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If Naussany Investments had a legitimate claim to Graceland, they would not have backed down from acquiring it. Their files should be examined as it is difficult to imagine that they would have fraudulently tried to acquire Graceland as their first scam. Sadly thinking there are other properties which have been illegally seized. Others may not have had the resources or name recognition that the Presleys have to stave off the Naussany
Go after the Notary that never met Lisa Presley, How do you notarize without seeing identification. Pull his notary license.