The Maui News reports “Vacation rental group planning to appeal ruling” —
The Maui Vacation RentalAssociation will appeal U.S. District Judge Michael Seabright’sdismissal of its suit against Maui County to the 9th Circuit Court ofAppeals.
President David Dantes said Wednesday that the association had retaineda land use legal specialist, Robert Thomas of the Honolulu firm DamonKey Leong Kupchak Hastert, to handle the appeal.
He said that if the association wins its point and if the appeals courtin California should remand the case to the Honolulu court, theassociation might have Maui lawyer James Fosbinder handle the renewalof the suit.
Seabright dismissed most of the association’s claims but left open anoption of amending the complaint to allege civil rights violations.
Complete article here. We posted about this case earlier here.