Court Orders Payment on OAC Lawsuit:

MOTION RE: MTN FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS FILED BY PETITIONER CITIZENS FOR A BETTER GRAND TERRACE 11/21/2006 - 8:30 AM DEPT. S8

JUDGE: JOHN P. WADE
CLERK: OLIVIA MCDONALD
REPORTER: BETTY KELLEY
COURT ATTENDANT LARRY RUSSELL
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APPEARANCES:

ATTORNEY RAYMOND JOHNSON PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER.
ATTORNEY COLIN BURNS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.
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PROCEEDINGS:

CITIZENS FOR A BETTER GRAND TERRACE'S MOTION TO FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS IS HEARD. ARGUED BY COUNSEL AND SUBMITTED.

COURT FINDS: CITIZENS FOR A BETTER GRAND TERRACE'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS IS GRANTED.

THE MOVING PARTY IS AWARDED $30,000.00 IN ATTORNEY FEES AND STAFF TIME PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $4,188.00 FOR REIMBURSEABLE COSTS.
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Some will say this is a waist of City Money: This is not including the Money Spent by the City Trying to Defend the OAC. BUT even with that cost added in, it is MUCH LESS than the cost the City would have been paying for road imporvement, if the OAC had not been challanged.