Attorney General Filed Response, July 16, 2008

The Attorney General filed a 141 page brief on July 16, 2008. This was in response to the Appeal we filed on May 12, 2008 (please see the prior posting). Now our attorneys will have a chance to rebut those arguments in a brief of their own. The given response time is 14 days though they will likely ask for an extension just as the Attorney General's office did. After that, our attorneys may or may not be granted the opportunity to present oral arguments. Once these steps are done, the Court will review all of the materials and notify us with their ruling. Through all of this, we hope and pray as hard as we can that their decision will be in our favor.

Other than this news, there have not been any changes to report to you. Brandon is doing okay at Centinela. He hasn't been able to order paints but is learning to use colored pencils (though getting even those can be a challenge sometimes). There was a rumor a while back that they might close his yard and move him again. We haven't heard anymore about it for a while so we hope that everything will stay as it is for now. We can manage the travel and Brandon is really enjoying the many visits from family and friends that's he had since his arrival.

Thanks so much for your kind notes and continued support.
Regards,
Gene and Janice Hein