Coal Trial Updates: a new Judge, a flurry of motions

Since our most recent update, judicial wheels in the Alameda County Superior Court have continued to grind, slowly but surely, toward the coal trial formally known as OBOT & OGRE v. City of Oakland. New developments include: a different judge, a motion to disallow a major category of the developers’ claims for damages, and a motion to settle legal issues (as opposed to questions of fact) before the judge rather than involving a jury on those points. The trial is set to begin on April 21, 2023 if developers refuse to return to settlement talks with City Attorney Barbara Parker and her staff, or if they return but the parties are unable to agree ...