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FILE -- A Tuscaloosa attorney said Tuesday he plans to take a lawsuit filed against Kristen Saban to the Alabama Supreme Court after circuit judge James Roberts denied his motion to alter, amend or vacate a summary judgment entered last week that found Saban free of liability for a fight she had with a sorority sister in 2010.

-- A Tuscaloosa attorney plans to take a lawsuit against

Kristen Saban

to the Alabama Supreme Court after a local circuit judge said he would not undo his summary judgment in the case Tuesday morning.

Saban was sued in July 2012 over a fight she had with a sorority sister in August 2010. Sarah Grimes, the woman with whom she traded blows, said after a night of drinking in 2010, she and Saban got into an argument that suddenly escalated when Saban slammed her head into a door then began to punch her in the face and head.

She sued Saban almost two years after their fight, asking for $10,000 or more to cover medical bills and other expenses related to the injuries she sustained in the melee.

, the attorneys representing Saban, said she acted in self-defense. She was locked in her own bedroom before the fight began, and according to some witnesses, Grimes initiated the confrontation. Saban's attorneys also argued that Grimes only filed the lawsuit hoping for an out-of-court cash settlement from Saban and her parents, University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and his wife Terry.

In February, Circuit Judge James Roberts

in Saban's favor, citing Alabama's "Stand your Ground" self-defense laws. Roberts said Saban had reason to believe Grimes was going to harm her and had the right to defend herself. He also ruled that the force Saban used, which Grimes said left her with a broken nose and concussion, was reasonable and justified.

, the attorney representing Grimes,

arguing that a jury ought to decide whether Saban's actions were justified and reasonable.

Roberts denied that request Tuesday morning, court documents show. Strickland said Tuesday afternoon that he planned to appeal Roberts' decision and take the case to the Alabama Supreme Court.