AIRPORT LAWSUIT MOVES AHEAD.Byline: Helen Gao Staff Writer BURBANK - The City Council will proceed with an amended lawsuit challenging Measure A, and also will pay for supporters of the voter-approved initiative to intervene in the litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . Claiming the measure contains vague language and unconstitutional unconstitutional adj. referring to a statute, governmental conduct, court decision or private contract (such as a covenant which purports to limit transfer of real property only to Caucasians) which violate one or more provisions of the U. S. Constitution. provisions that they don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how to enforce, city officials filed suit Oct. 16. The measure requires any plan for a new passenger terminal at Burbank Airport to include an overnight curfew curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated as a precaution against fires and was common throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. and a cap on the number of flights. Councilwoman Marsha Ramos had asked that the council reconsider its vote to file the suit, then cast the deciding vote late Tuesday to continue the litigation. The suit has been amended to focus on overturning only portions of the measure deemed illegal, rather than the entire initiative. Ramos was joined in her support for the suit by Councilmen David Golonski and David Laurell. ``We the council are placed in an untenable position. We have enforcement issues and interpretational issues to deal with,'' Ramos said. The council also set aside $100,000 to pay for legal costs for a Measure A supporter to intervene in the court case. It promised to increase the funding if more is needed. Councilwoman Stacey Murphy, who voted against the suit, sided with Ramos, Golonski and Laurell to approve the funding. Critics say the city's lawsuit is a sham False; without substance. A sham Pleading is one that is good in form but is so clearly false in fact that it does not raise any genuine issue. because it was filed against the Burbank Airport Authority, which also believes Measure A is flawed flaw 1 n. 1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness: a flaw in the crystal that caused it to shatter. See Synonyms at blemish. 2. . ``It's my hope that both sides are represented,'' Ramos said. City officials plan to advertise and to send letters to proponents of the initiative interested in intervening in the case. Interested parties are asked to submit a statement to the City Attorney's Office by noon Nov. 26. Based on interviews and statements, the council will decide who to fund at its Nov. 27 meeting. Although the council's actions are intended to appease ap·pease tr.v. ap·peased, ap·peas·ing, ap·peas·es 1. To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe. 2. To satisfy or relieve: appease one's thirst. 3. Measure A supporters and leaders, they have drawn scorn instead. ``(City officials) are trying to hand-select a person so they can control the defense as well as the attack on Measure A,'' said Ted McConkey, who helped launch the initiative. ``What they should be doing is defending the thing.'' McConkey said he would not apply for the funding, nor would Howard Rothenbach, chairman of Restore Our Airport Rights, a grass-roots group that placed the initiative on the ballot. ``If (the council members) choose to turn their back on the democratic process and not listen to the voice of the people, it's hypocritical hyp·o·crit·i·cal adj. 1. Characterized by hypocrisy: hypocritical praise. 2. Being a hypocrite: a hypocritical rogue. for them to turn around and try to fund it. It's so ludicrous.'' In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , the Airport Authority has filed court papers to dismiss the city's lawsuit on the basis that the city sued the wrong party. ``Rather than facing the political costs of suing some of its own voters, the city improperly sued the wrong defendant - the airport authority,'' the authority's court papers claimed. |
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