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DOTC: Brannon Case To Trial Sept. 13

Posted by DFO

June 14, 2010 5:35 p.m. • 8 comments

Update: Dan of the County reports: “(The Brannon case is) now set for trial the week of September 13th.”

At 3:30 p.m. today, Judge Charles Hosack will hear five motions in the long-running attempt by challenger Jim Brannon to overthrow the Coeur d’Alene City Council election results. Brannon has asked Hosack to reconsider the ruling he made May 14 that Brannon hasn’t made a claim that’s sufficient to overturn the results in his five-vote loss to Councilman Mike Kennedy or the three other races on the municipal ballot last November. Also, the judge is being asked to rule on the request to intervene in the lawsuit by Bill McCrory and his wife. Also, Attorney Scott Reed, who represents Kennedy, and Mike Haman, who represents the city of Coeur d’Alene, have asked the judge to set a date for the trial.

Question: Am I being a bit cynical when I consider that a Sept. 13 trial will push this case into the heart of the next election cycle, possibly benefitting some of the individuals running for various local offices?

Eight comments on this post so far. Add yours!

Charlie on June 14 at 2:48 p.m.
This case sounds like a new “soap opera” script being written for Tv. The next election will happen before this case is resolved and there may be a supreme court challenge in the offing.
Sisyphus on June 14 at 2:56 p.m.
Perhaps someone could buy Jim Brannon a commemorative World Cup Vuvuzela and have him stand on a street corner blowing it until the trial date? That would be more productive than anything else coming from him or Starr Kelso since this boondoggle started last year.
kamm on June 14 at 3:39 p.m.
Charlie- I agree totally…shortly before or after the next election! LOL.
danofthecommunity on June 14 at 5:28 p.m.
It’s now set for trial the week of September 13th.
irishman on June 14 at 7:18 p.m.
Yup, you’re being cynical. Honestly i’m not sure what to make of this case. However, it’s on the docket, the judicial wheels turn slowly, politics will play on regardless.
Fishwife on June 14 at 7:29 p.m.
But wait, not so fast. Didn’t Hosack represent the City of CDA as their attorney before he became judge? Has anyone brought this up? If so, could be that he’ll be fair, but has it been raised?
tfwyhf on June 15 at 8:31 a.m.
After seeing you the other day, you look more cylindrical.
Kootenai_Conservative on June 15 at 3:18 p.m.
Who are the individuals running for various political offices?

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