Giuliani heads to NYC court in defamation case

Rudy Giuliani is set to appear in a New York City courtroom Thursday in connection to his defamation case to explain why he has yet to surrender his belongings as part of the judgment.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman issued the order on Monday after plaintiffs Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, reported to the court that Giuliani had cleared out his apartment when representatives of theirs visited the premises.

Liman had initially set Oct. 29 as the deadline for Giuliani to surrender his possessions to Freeman and Moss' representatives. The judge then ordered Giuliani and his lawyers to appear in court on Thursday. The status conference was initially set to be by phone but was then switched to an in-person appearance.

In a letter to the court filed on Monday, Freeman and Moss' attorney wrote that the plaintiff's representatives had visited Giuliani's apartment on Oct. 31 after getting access the previous day. Upon arriving, they found the apartment had been cleared out four weeks prior.

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