A lawsuit filed by the owners of Frandor Shopping Center that sought an injunction on actions regarding the Montgomery Drain project was adjourned Thursday.

The lawsuit was meant to stop officials from petitioning the Ingham County Drain Commissioner to begin the drain project.

Lansing Retail Center LLC filed the lawsuit against the city on grounds of due process, conflict of interest and the belief that the city would use the drain project to underwrite costs on the Red Cedar Renaissance project.

At Thursday’s hearing, the developer in question, Ferguson/Continental Lansing, LLC, was allowed to intervene in the lawsuit as an interested party. The company is headed by MSU Trustee Joel Ferguson and Ohio-based property developer Franklin Kass.

Jason Horton, one of the attorneys representing Lansing Retail Center LLC, said his team is in talks with the city out of court unless an agreement is not reached before the next Lansing City Council meeting on April 21.

Lansing City Attorney Janene McIntyre said the city is confident the claims will flop before “any court of law now or in the future.”