Article: Trial date set for county discrimination lawsuit.

Byline: George McGinn

Aug. 26--TAMPA -- Sarasota County has its day in court set for the discrimination lawsuit against it. But the government and Tammi House attorneys must first convince a federal judge of the merits of the case.

U.S. District Court Judge James Whittemore scheduled the trial to begin on Sept. 4 at the Middle District Courthouse in Tampa. He is estimating the trial will last up to three weeks. Whittemore ordered that nine jurors will be selected to hear the case, with the hopes that six will remain to deliberate.

And if the U.S. government, Tammi House and Renaissance Manor attorneys fail to prove the merits of their case, ...

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