Leeds have urged the High Court to judge on their appeal against their 15-point deduction in Coca-Cola League One before the end of the current season.
The Yorkshire club served a writ on the Football League last week in a bid to get their points penalty for breaking competition rules on administration overturned.
Leeds chief executive Shaun Harvey confirmed today: "We have now issued proceedings in the High Court against the Football League, asking the court whether their decision was in accordance with their own regulations.
"We're also asking them to do that very quickly. The end of the season is on May 3 and we've urged that the High Court's decision is made public before that date.
"We don't want any play-off issues, promotion or relegation issues dragging on because we don't think that would be fair.
"But we are fully committed to regaining the 15 points."
Leeds chairman Ken Bates failed in an appeal against the points deduction direct to the Football League, while two requests for the Football Association to intervene have also been unsuccessful.
Leeds then requested independent arbitration under FA rules after the governing body failed to support their complaint, but Bates has bypassed that step by initiating High Court action.
In January Bates said: "We did ask the FA for independent arbitration, but we've been waiting five months for them to do anything and the whole thing is a shambles.
"We want an open and independent review of this decision and the only way of ensuring that is by going to the High Court."
Bates placed Leeds in administration last May and after being handed an initial automatic 10-point deduction, the club were then hit by a further 15-point penalty the following August - to apply this season - for failing to adhere to the League's insolvency rules.
Leeds signed a written agreement at the time preventing either party from taking future legal action against the other, but Bates has since said the document had been accepted by the club "under duress".
Bates added: "In that situation, we either signed the document or we let ourselves be booted out of the League.
"But European Union law says Person A cannot prevent Person B from going to court if it's to right a wrongful decision."
Leeds chief executive Shaun Harvey confirmed today: "We have now issued proceedings in the High Court against the Football League, asking the court whether their decision was in accordance with their own regulations.
"We're also asking them to do that very quickly. The end of the season is on May 3 and we've urged that the High Court's decision is made public before that date.
"We don't want any play-off issues, promotion or relegation issues dragging on because we don't think that would be fair.
"But we are fully committed to regaining the 15 points."
Leeds chairman Ken Bates failed in an appeal against the points deduction direct to the Football League, while two requests for the Football Association to intervene have also been unsuccessful.
Leeds then requested independent arbitration under FA rules after the governing body failed to support their complaint, but Bates has bypassed that step by initiating High Court action.
In January Bates said: "We did ask the FA for independent arbitration, but we've been waiting five months for them to do anything and the whole thing is a shambles.
"We want an open and independent review of this decision and the only way of ensuring that is by going to the High Court."
Bates placed Leeds in administration last May and after being handed an initial automatic 10-point deduction, the club were then hit by a further 15-point penalty the following August - to apply this season - for failing to adhere to the League's insolvency rules.
Leeds signed a written agreement at the time preventing either party from taking future legal action against the other, but Bates has since said the document had been accepted by the club "under duress".
Bates added: "In that situation, we either signed the document or we let ourselves be booted out of the League.
"But European Union law says Person A cannot prevent Person B from going to court if it's to right a wrongful decision."
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