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Judge gets new note from jury
Updated: Friday May 18, 2001 9:42 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The jury in the Raiders-NFL trial sent the judge a new note Friday, a day after the panel sent a message saying it was deadlocked on two issues in the team's $1.2 billion lawsuit against the league. The latest note contained two questions about evidence involving a new stadium proposed in 1995 at Hollywood Park in Inglewood. The Raiders, who had been playing at historic Memorial Coliseum, contend the NFL forced the team to abandon plans to build the stadium by pushing for a second team to play there. The Raiders also say they own the rights to the Los Angeles market. The league denies both claims. The note sent Friday to Superior Court Judge Richard C. Hubbell was shown only to lawyers on both sides without the judge or jury in the courtroom. The attorneys submitted written replies to Hubbell, who considered them in replying to the jury's question. The jury later recessed for the weekend as scheduled. The jury sent its first note Thursday informing the judge that they had deadlocked on two issues. Hubbell responded by directing the jury to keep deliberating. The panel first began deliberations on April 30, then had to begin again on May 4 after the jury foreman was excused to take a long-planned vacation. He was replaced by an alternate. Both sides in the lawsuit were reluctant to interpret the developments. "From time to time juries need to ask questions if something is important and needs to be cleared up," said Joe Alioto, lead attorney for the Raiders. NFL spokesman Joe Browne said it appeared the jury was working to "make a decision based on logic and fact rather than emotions." The Raiders, who moved from Oakland to Los Angeles in 1982, returned to Oakland before the 1995 season.
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