A trial date is approaching for a suit claiming the firm of McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen & Carvelli tried to head off development of a new McDonald’s restaurant by raising objections on behalf of fictitious clients.

Trial is set for Feb. 11 in Passaic County Superior Court in a suit by Passaic Industrial Properties LLC, which sought to construct a new McDonald’s in Passaic. Filed in early 2016, the suit names attorneys Paul Carvelli and William Munday as defendants. The defendants have moved for dismissal and, alternately, for summary judgment. Those motions will be heard Jan. 4 before Judge Bruno Mongiardo in Hudson County.