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A federal court judge nearly dismissed the city of Oakland’s lawsuit against the Oakland Raiders on July 19, but gave the city 45 days to provide new evidence in its case, according to Oakland City Councilman Noel Gallo.

According to Gallo, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Spero also said that the city hasn’t demonstrated that it’s interested in pursuing another NFL team as it has made no attempts to obtain one. The Raiders have argued that while the team doesn’t want to play there, the city has not demonstrated any league-wide unwillingness for Oakland to host a football team.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.