Over the years, the Secords unsuccessfully petitioned the government for some kind of acknowledgement. Nichols Hills petitioned Oklahoma City for annexation, but was refused. Five years later they petitioned again and again were denied. In 1913, Highland Park petitioned Dallas for annexation, but was refused. Subsequently, the state petitioned the appellate court to hear the case "en banc". In 1994 Cameroon petitioned the International Court of Justice to resolve the dispute. In August 1964, her mother successfully petitioned the court to rule the Mexican divorce legal. In response, many individuals and organizations petitioned Fox News to reconsider its decision. The tribe petitioned again for federal recognition. Thibault later petitioned the Court of Quebec for the same motives. Kibbutz Glil Yam, near Herzliya, petitioned the court regarding privatisation. By August, he petitioned Commissioner Gary Bettman to lift his suspension. The government has been repeatedly petitioned to introduce direct elections for these positions. Eichmann immediately petitioned Israeli President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi for clemency. However, Earnhardt's widow Teresa Earnhardt petitioned a judge to seal the records.