A hearing to decide if La Jolla can move forward with plans to become a city has been set for late October.
The Association For La Jolla Cityhood has collected nearly 8-thousand signatures in favor of placing cityhood to a vote.
However, there's a lawsuit that's been filed by the City of San Diego, attempting to prevent the petition from moving forward.
During the hearing a judge will decide whether to throw out the city's lawsuit, and allow the proposal to move ahead.