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Article: Play Ball tries to strike back

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June 21, 2000
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Saying they were victims of a "political war," attorneys for Play Ball Missoula asked a judge Tuesday to punish Fair Play Missoula for filing a frivolous lawsuit.

"They don't seem to have a basis for filing the lawsuit," Play Ball Missoula Director Gerald Mueller said Tuesday. "If they have one, they won't tell us what it is. This is attempting to hold them accountable for what they've done."

The citizens group Fair Play Missoula filed its lawsuit May 5, claiming the city of Missoula broke urban renewal laws in granting Play Ball Missoula contracts to build the 3,500-seat stadium on a donated log yard next to McCormick Park. In its response, Play Ball Missoula lawyer Brad Luck said the ...

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