PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 20, 2014

KNOBLACH APPEALS COURT OF APPEALS RULING TO SUPREME COURT
Former Rep. Jim Knoblach (R St. Cloud) announced today he is appealing a Minnesota Court of
Appeals decision on the new $90 million Legislative Office Building to the state Supreme Court. The
Court of Appeals held today that Knoblach needs to deposit $11.07 million on May 27 if Knoblach
chooses to go forward with his lawsuit, as compensation to the state for construction delays in the event
Knoblach is unsuccessful.
I am not a member of the so-called one percent, and I dont have $11 million to post as bond,
said Knoblach. With this decision, the Court of Appeals has rendered meaningless the single subject
provision of the Minnesota Constitution on which this lawsuit was based. If this decision stands, it will
have serious long term negative consequences for the way state law making is done, by encouraging
logrolling the Constitution was written to prevent. I thus feel I have no choice but to make one last
appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Court of Appeals did allow for an expedited hearing on the issue on June 10. In response
Knoblach said: The Courts decision to allow for an expedited hearing June 10, but require me to post
an $11 million bond May 27 to get to the June 10 hearing, makes no sense, since I cant post such a
bond. The buildings construction is not scheduled until to being until July 1. The Court should have
allowed the June 10 hearing without a bond, and rendered a decision by July 1.
Knoblach is the endorsed Republican candidate for House District 14B. Several weeks after he
filed this lawsuit, former Republican Representative King Banaian, who had been defeated in the last
election, announced he would not be running. A few months later Knoblach announced his candidacy.
While I am disappointed in this decision, I look forward to holding my opponent Zachary Dorholt
accountable for his vote for this $90 million boondoggle, said Knoblach. Hopefully the State Supreme
Court will take this case, eliminate the bond requirement, and uphold the Constitution.
For further information contact Jim Knoblach at 320-267-0558 or jim@jimknoblach.com.
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