| ANAHEIM, CA - (June 27, 2005) - Tonight, the Court of Appeal denied the City of Anaheim's request seeking relief from the decision earlier this year of the Orange County Superior Court. That decision denied the City a preliminary injunction to prevent the Anaheim Angels from using the name "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" pending a trial of the City's lawsuit. The entire decision will not be made public until tomorrow and thus the language used by the justices in making their opinions has not been published.
"It is seldom that a pretrial appeal or writ is even heard, let alone granted. Though we are disappointed, we are not dismayed at the ruling and are anxious to read the justices' opinions," said Andrew Guilford, who serves as the City's co-counsel, along with Mike Rubin. "Despite the odds on a pretrial appeal, Anaheim sought a preliminary injunction because it feared that Anaheim would disappear from usage in the team name if it did nothing. Unfortunately, we all know that Anaheim has essentially vanished from the team name since the name change in January." "Our focus remains on our trial in November. Though we did not meet the high burdens necessary to get a writ granted, we remain confident of a victory at trial this fall," said Guilford. Once it is made available, a copy of the decision will be found at www.anaheim.net or www.savetheanaheimangels.com. - Court of Appeal Decision PDF 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. |