new york new york appeal court issue rule tuesday apparently make highly unlikely state fraud case trump university republican presidential candidate donald trump venture hear nov. general election mid-level appeal court rule trump lawyers argue state high court fraud claim trump university bring state attorney general dismiss trump suffer legal setback case march appeal court allow multimillion-dollar fraud claim now-defunct venture proceed claim part state lawsuit file 2013 accuse trump university mislead thousands people pay 35,000 seminars learn billionaire businessman real estate investment strategies trial judge case wait hear whether mid-level appeal court appellate division first department manhattan would give trump permission go state high court court appeal surprise donald trump use every legal option avoid stand trial operate sham for-profit university new york attorney general eric schneiderman say statement respond rule lawsuit make clear mr. trump phony university defraud thousands students illicit scheme cost millions dollars schneiderman continue confident court appeal agree low court unanimous decision reject virtually mr. trump claim alan garten general counsel trump organization say please court decision look forward go court appeal garten say claim without merit baseless almost participate program fill write survey give seminars high rat class action pending california similar claim trump university students one case schedule trial nov. 28. fraud claim trump university issue early republican primary campaign trump allow appeal pretrial rule state high court unlikely new york case resolve november election take average 12 months time appeal allow court appeal hear oral arguments case accord court spokesman gary spencer decision whether fraud claim proceed would normally take another month dismiss case would go back trial court march decision schneiderman allow proceed fraud claim require proof intent defraud court also rule statute limitations claim stretch back 2007 instead 2010. program stop take students 2010. judge rule trump university appeal new york 's high court