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February 23, 2007

Magistrate Suggests Tossing Ratner Suit

AP via Newsday

A federal magistrate has recommended tossing out a lawsuit brought by a group of Brooklyn property owners and tenants facing eviction for developer Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project.

The suit, filed in federal court last year, charges that seizure of the plaintiff's property under eminent domain would be unconstitutional. U.S. Magistrate Robert M. Levy concluded in court papers filed Friday that the federal court should abstain from entering the fray because it's a local matter.

A U.S. district judge still has final say on whether the suit survives.

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Posted by amy at February 23, 2007 8:07 PM