CHICAGO (MCT) — The trial judge in the case of a mentally ill woman who is suing the Chicago Police Department said Monday a recent appellate court ruling allowing the case to go forward may actually lead to more delays.

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall’s frustration with last week’s ruling by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was obvious as she set a trial date for January 2013, months later than she had hoped, and nearly seven years after an attack that left Christina Eilman permanently injured.