Judge Denies Injunction for Closed Baseball Meetings

Fredericksburg General District Court Judge John R. Stevens today denied a request by Liberty Guard for an emergency injunction to prohibit City Council's closed-door status update tonight on talks with the Hagerstown Suns.

Read: Group Filing Injunction Against Closed Session for Baseball Talks

"A preliminary injunction is an extraordinary remedy, very unusual," said Andrew Bodoh, the attorney representing Liberty Guard. Going into today's hearing Liberty Guard understood it would be very difficult to prevail, when there wasn't time to bring City Council members into court for a full review of Tuesday night's planned meeting, he said.  

The case is still pending, however, concerning claims that the Baseball Committee's Aug. 2 meeting was in violation of Virginia Freedom of Information Act laws.

Read: Fredericksburg Baseball: Why Was The Public Locked Out of Meeting?

If Fredericksburg City Council decides to go forward with tonight's closed meeting, there is potential that it, too, will be pursued under the case, Bodoh said.

A scan of the court document is attached.

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