An attorney for the woman accusing Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant of rape said on Sunday that she wants a public airing of her lawsuit in Denver federal court as promptly as possible.

L. Lin Wood said his client decided against filing a second, parallel suit in California state court because of fears that legal maneuvers there would delay a trial in the Denver suit.

"We want to get this case in front of the public as soon as possible," Wood said.

"I think that's an important factor in my client's mind," he said.