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Judge dismisses a resident's lawsuit seeking to halt ballpark construction
NewsChannel 10 reported on July 12, 2019 that Judge Ana Estevez granted a motion that ended a lawsuit filed in August 2018 against the City of Amarillo and the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation over the downtown ballpark. The ruling cited the plaintiff's lack of standing and said the stadium's April 2019 opening made the request to halt construction impossible to grant. The report gives no exact ruling date.[1]
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Judge Ana Estevez agreed with a motion that ended the lawsuit. NewsChannel 10 reported that the ruling cited the plaintiff's lack of legal standing, found she could not show harm from the real estate deal or as a taxpayer, and said the stadium's April 2019 opening made her request to halt construction impossible to grant. The report does not say which party filed the motion or whether an appeal was planned. [1]
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The plaintiff, a former mayoral candidate suing as a resident, sued the City of Amarillo and the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation in August 2018, alleging they did not follow state law in the land arrangement that cleared the ballpark site, and asked the court to halt construction. [1]