Lloyd’s mother, Ursula Ward, has a civil lawsuit against Hernandez seeking an unspecified amount of money. That lawsuit was put on hold during the criminal case. Her lawyer, Doug Sheff, said Wednesday he did not know whether he had to wait for the appeal in the criminal matter to press the lawsuit.

“I hope not, because that could take years, many years,” Sheff said, adding that he hopes to go forward with discovery in the case.