In a ruling written by Circuit Judge Jose A. Cabranes, a three-judge panel decided that all but 12 of 37 defendants dismissed from the lawsuits by Judge George Daniels were properly rejected because the court lacked jurisdiction for lawsuits seeking to hold them accountable.
The first people to cycle on the track included Alex Bird, aged nine, who suggested the name of the new youth group, and 11-year-old Lakee Sivaraya, who won the written competition: 'Why I should be the first person to cycle the circuit'.
The Ninth Circuit decision does not include much detail and I would have glossed over it had I not written about the Tax Court decision, which tells a rather fascinating story.