We're reviewing it and evaluating our options and we'll discuss it with our client, the governor.
We showed each person the declaration on their behalf and they all said they didn't say that.
So the law was sort of like shifting sands. . . . Then there were staff changes and it just kind of got lost in the shuffle.
The people who are targeted under these statutes are sophisticated gamblers.
We investigated the case to discover any and all acts of wrongdoing associated with the grant that was made to the San Francisco Neighbors Resource Center.
This issue arose when tribes informed the division that under their interpretation of tribal sovereignty, they did not need to comply with the state's certification program.
What the state of California expects to recover as a result of our lawsuits goes well above and beyond the resolution that was reached today.
Whenever the medical profession steps into these social policy issues, things get really complicated in a hurry. Quite frankly, that's the reason San Quentin has never required medical professions to be involved.
We know that this case, no matter how it's decided by Judge Fogel, is going to be appealed to the 9th Circuit and probably to the U.S. Supreme Court, so it's very important for us to get the case done right.
The state has won preliminary rounds to clear up the sale of the bonds but appeals are pending.
