 The parties thereafter entered settlement negotiations, as the federal court, whose judges were life appointees and whose jurisdiction included large areas where the Reds were less popular, was seen to be a less favorable forum for Rose than a state court covering only Cincinnati and its immediate environs and whose judges faced election every six years.On August 24, 1989, Rose voluntarily accepted a permanent place on baseball's ineligible list.Rose accepted that there was a factual reason for the ban.