Admitted felons still battling over attorneys fees
Two attorneys who have pleaded guilty to judicial bribery charges continue to fight to preserve millions in attorneys fees they earned while representing the State of Mississippi.
Joey Langston and Timothy Balducci on Monday filed a response to state Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant’s assertion that the dispute over $14 million should take place in a state court. Bryant had filed a motion for abstention in December, asking U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez to put the proceedings on hold.
“The Abstention Motion is without merit and should be denied,” says the filing, signed by attorney Michael Richman of New York’s Foley & Lardner. “This Court is the proper forum for adjudicating the Plaintiffs’ action to interpret and enforce this Court’s own order.”
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