Two of L.A.’s wealthiest neighborhoods are still in a war between estates over who gets to drive where.

The residents of South Beverly Park nearly five months ago won a judge’s order that allows their guests and service workers to cut through the exclusive gated community of North Beverly Park. But the motorists are still being blocked. That’s because enforcement of the order has gotten snagged while the two sides battle over South Beverly’s claim for damages from North Beverly.

“They are still locked out as we speak,” said Steve Goldberg, a partner at L.A. firm Russ August & Kabat LLP who represented South Beverly.

But that may end soon.

The legal tussle pits North Beverly residents including media barons Sumner Redstone and Haim Saban against South Beverly homeowners including basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson and director Richard Zanuck. It began when the North began blocking the South’s guests and service workers. The North complained that the South refused to pay for upkeep of their private streets, and the gardeners and house staff were using the streets as a shortcut on their off days. The residents of South Beverly could still drive through, but the guests and service staff had to take a seven-mile detour through Coldwater Canyon or Benedict Canyon.

However, North Beverly, which is nestled in the hills between Beverly Hills and Mulholland Drive, lost in January when a judge ruled that homeowner association rules permit the South’s guests and staff to drive through.

That wasn’t the end. Enforcement of the judge’s order restoring access was stalled because South Beverly filed for monetary damages. A 25-day jury trial was scheduled to begin this month to determine how much North Beverly should pay its southern neighbors an award that could reach into seven figures.

But South Beverly wants access and wants it quickly, so a couple of weeks ago it asked the judge to dismiss its claim for money. That would allow the judge to issue a final judgment.

“We want this case to come to an end, and we need a final judgment before the order opening the gates is effective,” said Goldberg.

The judge is expected to finalize the judgment this week.

Will that, finally, be the end of this uncivil war? Probably not.

Because the South asked to dismiss its claim without prejudice, it can refile its request for multimillion-dollar damages.

An attorney for North Beverly did not return requests for comment, but the North can appeal the entire matter

“I suspect they will,” Goldberg said, “although I’m confident the court of appeals will uphold the judge’s decision.”