CHURCH, CITY PROMISE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT ON ST. VIBIANA CATHEDRAL.Byline: Janet Gilmore Daily News Staff Writer Avoiding the prospect of a trial, the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Archdiocese and city of Los Angeles
Attorneys with the Los Angeles Conservancy The Los Angeles Conservancy is the preeminent historic preservation organization in Los Angeles, California. It works to document, rescue and revitalize historic buildings, places and neighborhoods in the city. have already won a separate court order that at least temporarily blocks demolition of the 120-year-old Los Angeles landmark. On Wednesday, attorneys for the city and the archdiocese told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert H. O'Brien that continuing the lawsuit is not necessary because they will provide the environmental impact report. O'Brien took the city's motion for summary judgment motion for summary judgment n. a written request for a judgment in the moving party's favor before a lawsuit goes to trial and based on recorded (testimony outside court) affidavits (or declarations under penalty of perjury), depositions, admissions of fact, answers under submission. Conservancy attorneys said they remain less than satisfied. Jack Rubens, who represents the Conservancy, said he wants the judge to retain control over the case and ensure that the environmental impact report meets legal standards. Rubens expects the report to be completed in six months. But Christopher Bisgaard, an attorney for the city, said he wants to end the lawsuit in part because the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. decided in October that an environmental impact report was required. The archdiocese began to tear down to demolish violently; to pull or pluck down. - Shak. See also: Tear the cathedral's bell tower June 1, but O'Brien halted the work with a temporary restraining order temporary restraining order: see injunction. . The archdiocese changed its plans to replace St. Vibiana with a new $45 million cathedral and instead chose a piece of county-owned land for the project. The conservancy is pursuing a second lawsuit that seeks to give the city's Cultural Heritage Commission a hand in the fate of the cathedral after the environmental study is completed. That lawsuit is expected to be renewed in court in March. Rubens contends the commission can slow any rush to demolish the cathedral and perhaps find new uses for it. Archdiocese attorney John P. McNicholas said Ruben's legal efforts are unnecessary. ``He's trying to grab defeat from the jaws of (his) victory,'' said McNicholas. ``Both cases here are as dead as the dodo bird.'' |
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