Potter County District Courthouse | Photo by Noah Dawson

The City of Amarillo’s legal team is again seeking clarification regarding Judge William Sowder’s ruling against the city in Alex Fairly’s lawsuit over funding for improvements to the Civic Center.

The request comes after Judge Sowder released his “Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law” earlier this month, breaking down the various actions taken by the city and how those actions broke various state laws. The document supplemented his original ruling, which was much more straight to the point in listing violations of state law.

The new request asks Judge Sowder to further explain his view on specific arguments made by the city’s legal team in their unsuccessful attempt to defend the city’s actions. Specifically, they are seeking clarification on their arguments regarding the issue of the tax anticipation notes in question qualifying as debt as well as arguments claiming that the Center City TIRZ board was not a party to the lawsuit.

This comes shortly after an extension to file briefs in a potential appeal was granted to both parties. Both parties, if they choose to appeal, have until February 1st to submit documents to the Seventh Court of Appeals.