After successfully arguing for a Republican New York Primary in October in the third Congressional District, the Attorney for candidate Phillip Pidot is seeking at least $100,000 in legal fees be paid by the Court.
“Due to the pressing nature of this litigation, I am unable at this time to provide an exact accounting of time spent on this matter and the current billing,” Attorney Jerry Goldfeder wrote in a filing submitted on Wednesday night in Federal Court.
“However, I am aware of the time I have spent on this case, as well as the time spent by my colleague, David Simunovich, on this matter. Based on that personal knowledge, I estimate we have collectively spent at least 150 hours working on this matter, and have billed substantially in excess of $100,000 in connection with this litigation.”
The fight over ballot access between Pidot and his rival, State Sen. Jack Martins, was a protracted legal battle over the course of the summer.
Ultimately, a Federal Judge ruled last month Pidot and Martins would face each other in an October Primary after determining a Primary in June should have been held.
The Martins Campaign in response sought to move the General Election to December in order to comply with the Federal MOVE Act, a law the requires timely access to ballots for military voters.
A judge earlier this week rejected the call for December Primary.
A request to the Federal Election Commission has been made to resolve the MOVE date problem.
As a result, the winner of the Oct. 6 Republican Primary between State Sen. Jack Martins (R-Old Westbury) and Philip Pidot, a Glen Cove Financial Analyst, will face Democrat Thomas Suozzi.
UPDATE
Republican State Sen. Jack Martins on Thursday filed an “emergency appeal” to again try to move the General Election for the 3rd Congressional District to December in a move that would likely reduce the impact of the Presidential election on Nov. 8. In the court papers filed in Federal Court, Martins seeks to have arguments Tuesday under an expedited appeal process.
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