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Jay Hieatt, who is now the attorney for the city on the issue, said he couldn't discuss the facts of the case or what defenses the city would put forward.
"What I can tell you is the city is committed to finding a resolution to this litigation, as we are to all litigation, and we are trying to do it in a way that is a win-win for everybody," he said.
"We don't agree with the allegations regarding our conduct or with the allegations of no access to her property," he continued."At this point in time, we're not focusing on the disputes.We're focusing on what we agree on so we can move this forward to resolution."
Hieatt said the complaint filed on behalf of Jaimes-Freyre lays out the basic timeline but "obviously, that's only one side."
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"Jay has been very reasonable since he's gotten involved, which is what I expected," Ogden said, adding he hoped to have the case go to mediation soon.
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Hieatt said he hadn't seen Odgen's presentation to the City Council, so he couldn't comment on that, but he said he also hopes to reach a resolution of the issue.
"The best thing you could do is to help these people get this property sold," Hieatt told a reporter.