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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2011 file photo, singer Whitney Houston performs at the pre-Grammy gala & salute to industry icons with Clive Davis honoring David Geffen in Beverly Hills, Calif. An Emmy Award won by Whitney Houston 30 years ago is the focus of a legal fight. The television academy filed suit to block an auction house and the late pop star's estate from selling her trophy. According to Wednesday’s lawsuit, Emmy statuettes remain the property of the TV academy and any sale violates the organization’s rights. AP/Mark J. Terrill, File

LOS ANGELES — A judge has blocked the sale of Whitney Houston's Emmy Award that the late singer's family had put up for auction.

U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson issued a temporary restraining order Thursday against Heritage Auctions and the pop star's estate, which planned to sell the Emmy.

Houston won the TV award in 1986 for her performance of "Saving All My Love for You" during the Grammy ceremony.
Anderson's ruling says the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has preliminarily shown it's the owner of the award and is likely to win the case. He set a hearing for July 7 to extend the order.

Heritage Auctions spokesman Eric Bradley says the company would abide by the order.

Houston died in 2012 at age 48. CT: associated Press