Appeal of Inland Octopus decision filed

Bob Catsiff is seeking a review by the state Supreme Court of a ruling this month in local court.

WALLA WALLA -- Inland Octopus owner Bob Catsiff this morning formally appealed a local judge's decision that allows the city of Walla Walla to enforce its sign regulations.

Catsiff is appealing Superior Court Judge Donald W. Schacht's ruling in a lawsuit Catsiff filed against the city in an attempt to keep his giant purple octopus mural, which is too large for a wall sign under provisions of the city code.

Catsiff's notice of appeal, filed in Superior Court today, is seeking direct review by the state Supreme Court. If that court declines to accept the direct review, the case will be considered by the lower-level Court of Appeals based in Spokane.

A ruling on the merits of the appeal could take a year or longer. Meanwhile, the city is allowing the mural to stay in place, however $100-a-day fines against Catsiff that began Oct. 14 will continue accruing. He will have to pay if the city ultimately wins in a higher court.

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