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Judges and Judiciary

Jun. 21, 2003

Court Fees Would Hit Working Poor Hardest

LOS ANGELES - New court fees proposed to help plug the state's budget gap would hit hardest against the working poor - people who earn too much to qualify for waivers of litigation charges but who make too little to absorb mounting legal costs, experts say.

By Leslie Simmons
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - New court fees proposed to help plug the state's budget gap would hit hardest against the working po...

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