Media organizations seeking the release of records in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case will appeal a judge's order to keep the files sealed, an attorney said Thursday.

The decision to appeal came hours after prosecutors said they will not contest the order by Eagle County Judge Frederick Gannett, who ruled last week that only the arrest warrant and related documents could be released to the public.

More detailed documents, including the arrest affidavit and search warrant, were to remain sealed, making the order unsatisfactory to the media organizations trying to have the records made public over the objections of prosecutors and the defense.

"We plan on appealing," said Steve Zansberg, an attorney representing the media organizations ? which include The Times.

The appeal must be made by Tuesday and will be heard by a 5th District Court judge, not by Gannett, Zansberg said. A final determination is unlikely to be made before Bryant's preliminary hearing Oct. 9.