A judge listened to arguments Tuesday in Florida Rock Industries' lawsuit against Alachua County, but it could be several weeks before a decision is reached. Florida Rock is suing the county over a January commission decision. That decision holds the company to air pollution estimates Florida Rock submitted in a 1994 application for its Newberry cement plant, now nearing completion. The estimates were significantly lower than levels eventually approved by the state. The company shouldn't be held to those levels, they argue, and the cement plant can't operate under these limits.
Attorneys have until the end of the month to file additional paperwork.
Then it will be up to Circuit Court Chief Judge Robert Cates to rule on the case. Investigators allege Jupiter shot Vasquez at Watermelon Pond Park, south of Newberry. Vasquez, arrest reports show, was ambushed at a Gainesville apartment after a drug deal went bad. Prosecutors are expected to argue that Jupiter was among those who kidnapped and beat Vasquez, questioning him about missing drug money. Nine others who reached plea agreements with the State Attorney's Office for their role in Vasquez's death may be called to testify against Jupiter.