Lawyers representing Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne are anxiously awaiting a Supreme Court ruling to see whether her controversial motion seeking answers about the extradition treaty will get off the ground.

Mr. Justice Roy Jones Wednesday reserved judgement on two applications filed by attorneys for Peoples National Party (PNP) leader Portia Simpson Miller and President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Joseph Matalon. On Wednesday the attorneys challenged the Justice Minister's decision to name Mrs. Simpson Miller and Mr. Matalon as parties to her claim. The attorneys asked the judge to have their clients' names removed from the Minister's suit as they are not involved in the dispute. Mrs. Simpson Miller's attorneys say that the PNP leader is not involved in the extradition dispute between the Jamaican government and the United States.      Lead attorney K.D. Knight argued that the Opposition leader has no personal knowledge, documents or evidence that could assist the court in the proceedings. He argued that the Justice Minister's claim is a move to circumvent the extradition process. Mr. Matalon's attorneys say they are puzzled by the Minister's action in naming him as a defendant. The attorneys argued that the PSOJ and Mr. Matalon are not opposed to the Minister seeking any declarations as the matter is wholly within the court's purview. They say their clients cannot offer any assistance to the court and that his name should be removed from the proceedings. In the meantime, there is no word from the attorneys for Christopher "Dudus" Coke---the third defendant named and the man at the centre of the controversy. Ms Lightbourne' attorneys told the judge that they have no address for Mr. Coke and therefore have been unable to serve the claim on him. This reportedly did not sit well with the other sides which maintained that the entire dispute is between the Justice Minister and Mr. Coke whose extradition is being sought by the US government. Mr. Coke must be served with the court papers for him to appear in the case. Legal pundits argued that the Minister's claim could collapse if two defendants are removed from the case, and the third is not served. The Justice Minister filed the claim last month seeking a declaration on her powers to block Mr. Coke's extradition. The Jamaican government's refusal to extradite Mr. Coke has outraged the US government and sparked a row between the two countries.