Attorney Bill Meheula represents Faith Action for Community Equity, the Pacific Resource Partnership, and Melvin Uesato, who were defendants in the federal lawsuit. He issued a statement on the three issues upheld by the judge: "Judge Tashima's ruling on Traditional Cultural Properties will likely not lead to an injunction because recent studies show no additional TCPs will be adversely affected by the project. The Court's ruling on the Beretania Tunnel will result in further studies that will show that like the King Street tunnel is also too costly. Finally, the Mother Waldron Park ruling will result in a further study that will likely find that the project is compatible with rail. In summary, the judge's rulings are relatively minor and would not have stopped construction."