GOLDMAN, SIMPSON LAWYERS SPAR OVER MONEY.

Byline: Linda Deutsch Associated Press 

Lawyers for O.J. Simpson and Fred Goldman, were at odds again Friday, filing opposing plans for entry of a $33.5 million judgment which could affect the way the damages are distributed.

Simpson's lawyer, Daniel Leonard, asked for a single judgment covering all three plaintiffs.

Goldman, the father of the slain Ronald Goldman, proposed a separate judgment covering his share of the damages. But two other plaintiffs, Goldman's ex-wife Sharon Rufo, who is Ronald Goldman's mother, and Nicole Brown Simpson's estate, asked for a single ``global judgment.''

The concern of all parties appears to be who gets paid first when thousands or millions are obtained. The fight could be futile because Simpson says he is broke. But lawyers for Goldman have said they plan to begin seizing whatever assets they can find as soon as the law permits.

Leonard said in a written memorandum filed Friday that the entry of separate judgments, as proposed by Goldman, ``will result in inefficiencies, conflicts and confusion for all parties concerned.''

``Plaintiff Goldman has offered no reason in law or logic to support the entry of separate judgments,'' Leonard said.

Ronald Goldman was slain along with Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, on June 12, 1994. Simpson was acquitted of murder in criminal court, but last month a civil trial jury held him responsible for wrongful death and assessed compensatory and punitive damages totaling $33.5 million.

Lawyers for the estate of Nicole Simpson and for Rufo have already proposed a ``global judgment'' covering all those who sued Simpson for wrongful death.

Lawyers have suggested that by seeking separate judgments, Goldman wants to establish priority for his payment.

However, in a separate memorandum to the court Friday, Goldman's lawyers adamantly opposed a single judgment and said, ``These cases were filed as three separate cases, by three separate plaintiffs, each with distinct interests.''

Attorney Peter Gelblum cited the fact that Nicole Simpson's estate, represented by her father, Louis Brown, benefits her children who live with Simpson. When damages are paid, he said, Simpson ``may attempt to favor Brown over Goldman during the process of enforcing judgments.''

Favoring the Browns, he said, would mean that funds would be diverted to Simpson's children who are beneficiaries of their mother's estate.

He suggested that separate judgments would impede such efforts.