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January 5, 2007
Atlantic Yards project foes take fight to court
amNY
By Michael Clancy
Lawyers for the residents who are fighting the use of eminent domain to take the property will file papers in federal court today. Lawyers for developer Forest City Ratner and the Empire State Development Corp. filed motions in December to dismiss the lawsuit -- filed in October -- or have it moved to state court.
"We'll be explaining that the time to hear the case is now and the place to hear the case is federal court," said Matthew Brinckerhoff, an attorney representing the 10 Brooklyn residents who are fighting plans to build the arena and 16 commercial and residential towers.
Posted by lumi at January 5, 2007 8:49 AM