A New York appeals court has delayed any sale of assets of the cemetery where mob boss John Gotti is buried.

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A construction company, Durante Brothers, sought permission to sell the assets of St. John's Cemetery in Queens to satisfy a $500,000 judgment. The company listed the main gate, two office buildings, the machine shop, garage and equipment -- but not tombstones and graves -- the New York Daily News reported.

The appeals court delayed any move to sell until there is a ruling on what items are necessary to the cemetery's continued operation. That could give the Roman Catholic diocese of Brooklyn, which owns the cemetery, time to settle with the construction company.