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Cowboyrob, I'm just curious...

1. Are you prepared for the possibility that the JP who presides over your hearing may be personally prejudiced against CHL?

2. Are you prepared for the possibility that, if the JP is prejudiced, then it may result in DPS's perception that their self-assigned "mandate" to slow things down is legitimate after all, and that they don't have to speed things up across the board - which will affect all other applicants whose applications have taken longer than 60 days.

There is strength in numbers, and in cases where you are battling against the state, you don't want to be the nail that's sticking up and gets pounded down. On the other hand, things like class action suits (if the state can even be sued... IANAL and don't claim to know if that's possible) and other actions in which there are large numbers on the "plaintiff" side may force the issue as effectively, or even more effectively, without putting your own CHL status at risk. That is why, were I in your shoes, I would place greater store in Charles Cotton's strategy.

...just a thought...

Why bother? You'll likely get it in 70-75 days anyway. In any case, rather than treating it as a refusal, far better to simply call your state representative's office and ask him/her to look into it. That seems to work pretty well for a lot of people.