Mr. James at a happier time, with Dr. Ruth.

The Manhattan Supreme Court judge overseeing the National Arts Club’s attempts to evict its ousted president ruled today that the eviction process may now move ahead. The internal proceedings had been ceased following a court order on last month.

Judge Carol Robinson Edmead had deemed the internal eviction process unfair to Mr. James, his brother and their friend Steven Leitner, and the James camp claimed a victory with its suspension. Mr. James even declared that he was "taking back the club."

Now the court issued guidelines to the National Arts Club and it’s full steam ahead.

“We are very satisfied with Justice Edmead’s ruling and we look forward to continuing this important democratic process,” said new NAC president Dianne Bernhard in a press release.

The eviction attempt stems from the accusation that all three men allegedly received low-rent apartments in the club’s lavish townhouse under Mr. James’ presidency, one of many charges leveled against him about his tenure in that role.

Mr. James.

More news today in the continuing saga of the National Arts Club’s attempts to evict its former president Aldon James, who was replaced earlier this year after it was alleged that he, his brother and their friend Steven Leitner all received cut-rate sweetheart deals on their living arrangements at the club.

A Manhattan Supreme Court judge had suspended proceedings saying that the club had wrongfully removed Mr. James and his associates from a September 22 board meeting.

No, no, the Club shot back today, in a filing and an accompanying statement. Mr. James and his associates were disruptive and had to be removed.

Here’s Dianne Bernhard, the club’s new president, in a press release:

As today’s court filings demonstrate, during the September 22 board meeting Mr. James and certain other Board members purposefully disrupted the meeting, vindictively and personally attacked other Board members and generally created a harassing environment that forced us to adjourn the meeting without getting any of the business of the NAC done

We’re sure more details will emerge, but from a gawking standpoint we’re particularly interested in the “vindictive” part. Stay tuned!