Weeks later, the restraining order was upheld, and Willits was issued a permanent injunction.

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For help, Todd turned to Malcolm Willits, a movie-memorabilia expert and owner of the Collector's Bookstore in Hollywood, Calif.

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"Ironically, I think it is better to leave it out of the workplace, if it is a non-faith-based job, " says Willits.

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But a Los Angeles court granted the academy a temporary restraining order on Willits' auction just days before it was scheduled to take place.

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Greg Willits, 37, of Conyers, Georgia, works for a Catholic nonprofit.

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