JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Fairbanks-area plaintiffs in the long-running court fight over Alaska’s redistricting plan are seeking more than $450,000 in legal fees.
Superior Court Judge Michael McConahy last month found George Riley and Ronald Dearborn to be the prevailing litigants in the lawsuit against the Alaska Redistricting Board from the filing of the original complaint in 2011 until July 14, 2013. He found the board to be the prevailing party on litigation after that date.
Attorneys for the men have asked for more than $437,000 in legal fees in line with the ruling.
But they also have requested a partial reconsideration of McConahy’s decision, in seeking more than $19,000 in fees associated with the period in which the parties were arguing over who should be considered the prevailing party.
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