The man who has filed a lawsuit against the Colebrook developers who own the Balsams Grand Hotel and Resort said he will appeal any decision to dismiss his suit.

In a telephone news conference, former presidential candidate Andy Martin also said that while a settlement was not out of the question, he couldn’t conceive of a situation where the current owners — Daniel Hebert and Daniel Dagasse — retain control of the property.

Hebert and Dagasse have hired lawyers and hope to have the suit quickly dismissed.

“Andy Martin is not a lawyer and has no legal standing to file this action, which is harming this project by needlessly delaying it,” said Scott Tranchemontagne, a principal in Montagne Communications and a spokesman for The Balsams.

During the half-hour telephone call, Martin would not answer many questions about himself.

-- He claims to be a New Hampshire resident, but he said his home address in the North End of Manchester is not relevant. He uses a mail box at the Manchester UPS store for a mailing address.

A blog he maintains gives his location as Chicago. The Balsams lawsuit was filed from the National Litigation Center in New York City.

-- Martin said he plans to register to vote in New Hampshire next week. He said he did not plan to do so Monday, when he could register at the polls and vote in the New Hampshire state primary.

-- Martin said he is the litigator of the case, although he acknowledged he does not have a license to practice law in New Hampshire or any other state. He said he receives information from unnamed residents, including a former employee at the Balsams.

-- Martin said he will not receive any fees or payments in the Balsams suit. He would not discuss his sources of income, other than to say he relies on personal resources he earned during earlier years.

“Last time I checked, my bills were paid,” he said. His blog lists him as an Internet writer, columnist and investigative journalist.

During the news conference, Martin repeated allegations of his lawsuit.

He claims the sale of the Balsams did not live up to the principles in the Tillotson Trust, and the deal wronged the beneficiaries of the trust, the people of the North Country.

Hebert and Dagasse purchased the hotel in December, after at least one other deal to sell the hotel had collapsed. They laid off the staff and said the structure needed to undergo millions of dollars in renovations.

Tranchemontagne said work this summer included golf-course maintenance, demolition of the biomass generator and repair to some buildings.

Many development projects start without all the financing details in place, he said.

A hearing on motions to dismiss the case is scheduled for Monday in Merrimack County Superior Court.

Martin said he expects the litigation to be extended, protracted and contentious.

Martin ran for the Republican nomination for President this year; his appearance at one New Hampshire forum was canceled when past anti-Semitic comments were brought to light.

He ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Illinois in 2010.

He has also sued Hawaii over access to President Obama’s birth records, and more recently claimed that Obama’s father is not his biological father.

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Mark Hayward may be reached at mhayward@unionleader.com.