Ballpark opponents filed a fresh batch of legal papers yesterday, part of a strategy aimed in part at forcing another vote on the downtown project. The filings came in response to a city lawsuit that asks a Superior Court judge to affirm the City Council's actions on the ballpark to date.
Ballpark opponents have a lot to say.
Anti-tax activist Richard Rider, fellow Libertarian Party stalwart Edward Teyssier and retired Del Mar developer Harvey Furgatch filed separate responses. Rider is seeking to have the city's lawsuit dismissed on grounds that its legal summons is invalid, said his attorney, Alfred G. Rava. Teyssier, who is represented by ballpark foe Bruce Henderson, also attacked the adequacy of the summons. Through his attorney, Stanley F. Zubel, Furgatch filed two responses yesterday challenging the adequacy of the information presented in the city's lawsuit. Padres officials said yesterday they do not expect the filings to affect the ballpark's planned opening in 2003.