St. Paul, Minn. (AP)–A former lawmaker suing to stop a new Senate office building must come up with an $11 million bond if he wants to press his case forward in the Court of Appeals.

A three-judge panel ruled Tuesday that the bond would protect the state from losses resulting from delays due to the litigation by former Rep. Jim Knoblach of St. Cloud. The state had asked for a higher bond while Knoblach’s attorney has said it could deter him from pressing the case.

The bond must be posted by next Tuesday. If it is, arguments in the case would be held in June.

The building is projected to cost $90 million. Taxpayers would cover all but $13 million.

The state expects to break ground on the building in July.