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Post by Logan on Apr 10, 2016 8:33:31 GMT -6
The District Court of Guam on Friday ordered the Calvo administration to pay about $2.2 million in attorneys’ fees, which includes costs and anticipated interest, in a case that could be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The case stems from a 2011 class-action lawsuit related to the government of Guam’s inability to pay tax refunds in a timely manner. In 2013, the local federal court ordered the administration to pay all error-free refunds within six months of a tax return filing. Since then, the Calvo administration has been challenging the mandate. After losing an appeal to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court, the administration then appealed the nation’s highest court. The local federal court’s order to pay attorneys’ fees in the case — about $1.7 million, plus costs and anticipated interest — comes prior to the Supreme Court making a decision whether to hear the case or not. Read more: www.guampdn.com/story/news/2016/04/10/calvo-administration-ordered-pay-22m-tax-refund-case/82735914/
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