As he had promised, Raymond Stacey has appealed a federal judge's judgment against him and in favor of Hermitage officials and the company that demolished his parents' home.

Stacey, of Warren, Ohio, is not only appealing the judgment and the imposition of sanctions against his attorney, Janice Haagensen of Enon Valley, but several earlier procedural rulings by U.S. District Court Judge Terrence F. McVerry, Pittsburgh.

Stacey, taking over for his mother as the executor of her will, has been protesting the city's demolition of the home of his parents, Andrew and Helen Stacey, 1560 E. State St., in November 2000. The city deemed the house uninhabitable and unsafe in 1997. Helen Stacey lost appeals through Mercer County and state courts.

Sereday Excavating of Masury, owned by Roseann and Richard Sereday, was awarded a contract to demolish the house. Stacey also sued them and several past and present city officials.

Stacey's suit alleges civil rights violations and conspiracy concerning the demolition of the house and personal property, his access to the courts and the lien the city placed on the property.

Stacey has said McVerry was "biased" and misinterpreted previous court opinions and case law.