Sludge Watch ==> Ruling- Kern County owes Los Angeles, Orange County Nothing in Sludge Suit

[Maureen Reilly]

Sludgewatch Admin:

Here is a little relief in the bully match unfolding between the sludgers 
and the sludged.
Most of you know that Kern County residents voted overwhelmingly to stop all 
sludge from being spread on county lands.

But the big cities of Los Angeles and Orange County are suing little Kern 
County to force them to continue to take their sewer wastes.

On top of that affront, LA and Orange County lawyers wanted to get their 
fees paid by Kern!
Judge said "no".

Halleluja.

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http://www.kget.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=53dd0046-3c0b-451e-9e45-77bbdc05a752




   KC owes L.A., OC nothing in sludge suit, judge rules



BAKERSFIELD - Kern County appears to have won the latest legal round in the 
ongoing battle over sewage sludge.

U.S. District Judge Gary Feess in Los Angeles is refusing to make Kern 
County pay $1 million to the City of Los Angeles and Orange County.

The judge said he is waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a similar 
case over attorney fees in Florida.

L.A. and Orange County wants Kern County to pay their attorney fees for the 
first round of court battles over Measure E.

Kern county voters approved Measure E in June, which would prohibit the 
spreading of sewage sludge in the unincorporated areas of Kern County.