The city of Seattle filed a motion in opposition to a filing last week by attorneys for the Sonics that, if granted, could push back a trial between the city and the Sonics over monetary damages involving the KeyArena lease another six months.

The city’s lawsuit seeks to compel the Sonics to live up to their KeyArena lease requiring the team to stay through September 2010.

Last week the Sonics filed a counterclaim for declaratory relief, requesting Judge Marsha Pechman provide a monetary figure for the city’s damages should the team receive a decision that allowed the Sonics to move to Oklahoma City this season to avoid another trial to resolve the financial issue.

However, in the city’s filing on Wednesday, attorneys for the city argue that the team’s request "dramatically expanded the scope of this litigation," by asking the court to decide the issue of damages.

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The city states the Sonics requested and received an expedited trial because the team said the only thing at issue was the specific performance clause in the lease.

However, in Wednesday’s filing the city argues for its right to have damages for breach of the KeyArena lease decided by a jury, and requests that if Pechman grants the Sonics motion, that a trial involving the city’s claim and the team’s counterclaim be postponed for six months.

Check out the city's filing here.

Company objects to releasing internal documents

McKinsey & Company., a nationally renowned economic consulting firm that conducted market analysis for the NBA regarding the Sonics relocation to Oklahoma City, filed a response to the city of Seattle’s subpoena in federal court on Tuesday, objecting to terms of the city’s subpoena.

On Monday a federal court judge in New York ordered that the league must release to the city internal documents regarding the Sonics relocation to Oklahoma City.

In its filing on Tuesday, attorneys for McKinsey stated it will produce copies of a March 18, Oklahoma City vs. Seattle market comparison report, along with a New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets review. Both reports were prepared by the company and used by the NBA’s relocation committee as the group studied the proposed relocation of the Sonics to Oklahoma City.

However, McKinsey objected to produce documents the company deems protected by client-attorney privilege, information it believes is irrelevant to the city’s case, or information that the company deems highly sensitive or confidential.

McKinsey also stated they received the subpoena on April 21, and Tuesday’s deadline, six business days later, was not enough time to comply with the subpoena.

Review McKinsey's filing here.