"I'm a little worried. I'd rather not see this drag on for another year. This is turning out to be much more complicated than we had hoped to be," he said.
Ries and Randall's attorney, Richard Oetheimer, declined to comment yesterday on the Holyoke Street Trust. The Institute of 1770's attorney, Maureen E. Curran also declined to comment on the lawsuit.
Curran said she accepted service of the suit on Sept. 15 on behalf of her clients, and their response is due on Oct. 5.
University Spokesperson Joe Wrinn said last week that the University will be involved in the lawsuit involving the trust but declined to comment on the nature of their involvement.
"General Counsel is always involved in matters concerning lawsuits and land purchases," he said.