Today our attorneys informed us that we have some tentative dates for hearings in the various litigation threads going on. I like to think that these dates are "committed", but in the past these have moved at the last minute. Still, I'll share what we know.
2013-14 BCS Prop 39 Case
We have tentatively agreed to a hearing date on June 20th, 2013. This will focus only on the first of the two issues, the legality of providing non-contiguous facilities to BCS. (See my earlier blog posts that detail this thread). This would be for oral arguments in that case.
Raynor Case (LASD motion, + separate BCS complaint)
In the District's efforts to acquire a site for BCS, we also have a thread of litigation. Today, our attorneys successfully argued to the judge that the BCS case needs to be consolidated and heard at the same time as our request for declaratory relief. (BCS opposed the consolidation, but the judge agreed that these cases deal with the same facts, and can be consolidated.) That case will take a bit more work to prepare, so that hearing is currently set for July 22, 2013. Again older blog posts contain the details as well as the court filings so far.
I look forward to having these cases heard. Hopefully we can focus on the core issues, and avoid some of the iterations that have plagued the 2012-13 cases.
