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  • Plaintiffs want Hazleton to pay $2.4 M in fees

    08/31/2007 5:54:09 PM PDT · by Graymatter · 22 replies · 677+ views
    Citizensvoice.com ^ | 08/31/07 | Wade Malcolm, Staff Writer
    The attorneys who successfully challenged Hazleton's illegal immigration ordinance in federal court want the city to pay their legal fees and costs totaling close to $2.4 million. A 28-page petition filed in federal court Friday blames the city for driving up the fees for the attorneys pursuing the case, who represented several of Hazleton's Hispanic residents, landlords and community groups. Since passing the first ordinance of its kind in July 2006, the city passed at least three additional versions of the ordinance in an attempt to improve its chances of winning the lawsuit. The often unexpected changes made the case...