On January 6, 2005, supporters of Donna Frye filed a new lawsuit, to validate write-in votes for Frye that have been considered invalid votes. If the lawsuit succeeds, Frye will become Mayor, since she received more votes than any other candidate, but not all of them are considered valid. Lawrence v Murphy, GIC 840839. The lawsuit was filed by Fred Woocher, one of the leading election law attorneys in California.