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Dana Cody, plaintiffs' attorney in anti-Proposition 71 lawsuit
having lost in Superior Court, anti-Proposition 71 attorney says she will appeal the decision to the California Courts of Appeal
California Politics Today reported on April 22, 2006 that
"Alameda County Superior Court Judge Bonnie Lewman Sabraw decides Proposition 71 stem cell lawsuit in favor of the Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee (ICOC) and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), upholding their constitutionality."
Dana Cody, lead counsel for anti-Proposition 71 plaintiff People's Advocate, today said that she'll appeal that decision sometime during the 30-day window for such appeals during May, 2006. She also said she expects a decision from the California Courts of Appeal on the case within a year and the $3 billion in embryonic stem cell research bonds authorized by Proposition 71 to remain unsaleable at least until that court rules on the case, possibly by May, 2007.
None of the $3 billion in embryonic stem cell research bonds authorized under Proposition 71 have yet been sold, due to the difficulty in doing so while the shadow of litigation and possible unconstitutionality hovers over Proposition 71, although ICOC Chair Bob Klein has been able to sell several million dollars in bond anticipation notes (BANs) to fund already-awarded stem cell training grants, which will either be repaid with money from the stem-cell "bonds-in-chief" authorized under Proposition 71 or, if the measure is ultimately declared unconstitutional, revert to grants to the ICOC.
You can listen to Dana Cody, attorney for People's Advocate, talking about last Friday's decision in this case by Alameda County Superior Court Judge Bonnie Lewman Sabraw, by clicking
here.
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