The battle to save the Mt. Soledad Cross is not quite over, according to a report today in the Christian Examiner. On Oct. 7, a San Diego Superior Court judge nullified a July referendum vote that would have allowed the Mount Soledad Memorial to be transferred to the federal government. (See prior posting.) On October 19, a motion was filed to vacate the order by Charles LiMandri, who represents San Diegans for the Mount Soledad National War Memorial. A hearing before Superior Court Judge Patricia Cowett was scheduled for Oct. 31. The latest action came after LiMandri learned the city of San Diego is not likely to appeal the judge’s earlier ruling. LiMandri, who was appointed an unpaid special deputy city attorney to advise on the case in September, is no longer representing the city.
UPDATE: The Oct. 31 San Diego Union Tribune reported that Judge Cowett refused to hold a hearing on the motion to vacate her earlier ruling. An appeal to the 4th District Court of Appeals is planned.
