January 16, 1977- Five thousand people form a human barricade around the entire square block which the hotel stands on. April 29, 1977- Sheriff Honisto begins jail sentence for failure to evict tenants. May 27, 1977- One thousand supporters picket City Hall. They call for the City to use its power to aquire the hotel. June 15, 1977- Housing Authority appeals to 1st District Court of Appeal.
Court temporarily stays the pending eviction.
June 16, 1977- Department of Interior places the hotel on their National Register of Historic Places. June 28, 1977- State Court of Appeals lifts the stay of eviction. July 14, 1977- Legal option at the Appeals court were exhausted with the rejection of any further stays. Housing Authority appeals to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court lifts the stay and thus exhausts the legal process upon which the Mayor has based his support of the hotel.