Attorneys for Julie Jaman said May 6 they have agreed to another extension – this time until May 13 – for the City of Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula YMCA to respond to a demand letter.

“We heard from a law firm representing the YMCA [Lewis Brisbois],” said Josh Dixon, one of Jaman’s attorneys, who also serves as director of litigation at the Center for American Liberty (CAL). “They asked for another’s week’s extension to respond to our demand letter.  We granted the extension.”

Jaman’s demand letter and litigation threats stem from a July 26, 2022, incident where Jaman, now 82, was permanently banned from the city pool after an incident there with a transgender employee.

The letter, sent in March, seeks $350,000 in financial compensation and restoration of Jaman’s pool privileges.

Eric Sell, another one of Jaman’s attorneys, said in an email that they granted the extension “to allow the YMCA’s insurance adjuster time to evaluate the case. It is not a deadline for reaching a settlement.”

CAL is a “nonprofit organization dedicated to defending the civil liberties of Americans left behind by civil rights legacy organizations,” according to its website. It shows at least 19 cases around the country that range from free speech and censorship, to gender issues and parental rights regarding child medical issues.

Harmeet Dhillon, a high profile presence in the GOP based in California, and founder of CAL, signed the Jaman demand letter along with Dixon and Sell. The letter alleges the city and the YMCA violated Washington state law by publishing “false and defamatory statements,” Jaman’s First Amendment right to free speech and her 14th amendment right to due process.

Pool leadership said that Jaman’s verbiage and behavior violated the YMCA’s code of conduct and was enough to warrant revocation of her access privileges.