The eagles’ Don Henley wants a federal judge to declare him the official owner of his own handwritten lyric sheets from his band’s classic “Hotel California” album.
TMZ obtained the documents… Don filed a lawsuit to recover the lyrics in his possession after they were seized during a criminal investigation against 2 men – Eduardo Kosinski It is Craig Inciardi – who tried to sell them at auction.
Don reminds the judge of his legal troubles in the case… emphasizing that the documents documented his creative process in developing the songs for The Eagles’ iconic 1976 album.
He says that, as far as he knew, they were located in a converted barn on his property in Los Angeles County — but in March 2012, he was shocked to discover that his lyrics were being auctioned off by Kosinski and Inciardi.
The men, along with the rare book dealer Glenn Horowitz, were indicted as part of the 2022 investigation… after Don filed police reports and claimed the materials were stolen from him when he gave an author access to them many years ago for a book about the band.
However, in March, a New York court dismissed charges against the men due to a technical issue over document production — but Henley still wants the song lyrics back and is now taking the matter to court.