| ANAHEIM, CA - (March 15, 2005) - The City of Anaheim today was informed that the California State Court of Appeal has ordered the Anaheim Angels to show cause why the Orange County Superior Court should not be ordered to set aside its denial of Anaheim's motion for a preliminary injunction in Anaheim's case against Angels Baseball, L.P. A superior court judge had denied the City a preliminary injunction to prevent the Anaheim Angels from using the name "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" pending a trial. The hearing date has been set for March 28, 2005 at 1 p.m., just four days prior to the start of the annual Freeway Series between the Anaheim Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers. "We have always been confident of the merits of the City's arguments and we are pleased that the Court of Appeal has acted immediately to review our case," said Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle. "This court date gives the City another opportunity to re-claim its baseball team before the opening day of the 2005 season. Each day that passes with the team named after another city in another county erodes Anaheim's reputation as a Major League city and causes irreparable harm to Anaheim and Orange County. As fans everywhere have seen, 'Anaheim' is consistently disappearing from the team name when it is used by the media, by other baseball teams, and even by the team itself." Andrew J. Guilford, who serves as co-counsel for the City in the case along with Mike Rubin, filed the writ at the Court of Appeal. "Angel fans have a palpable pride, and perceive a prejudice against their community in the name change," wrote Guilford in replying to the Angels' response to the writ of appeal. "This case has attracted a lot of attention because people care deeply about this issue. But, ultimately, this case is about contract law, and about the power and responsibility of courts to protect the unique rights of parties." A copy of the City's documents concerning the writ can be found at www.anaheim.net or www.savetheanaheimangels.com. Media Contact: Ruth Ruiz 714.765.5060 more city news
### ABOUT ANAHEIM - The City of Anaheim, founded in 1857, is one of the nation's premier municipalities and is California's 10th most populous city. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 345,500 residents and more than 3,200 City employees. The municipal corporation's annual budget is $1.4 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc., L-3 Communications, Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises call Anaheim home, including Angels Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winning U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team, and the 2008 Olympic Silver Medal winning U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest on the west coast, Honda Center, The Grove of Anaheim, The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Annually, Anaheim welcomes millions of visitors to the city, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net. |