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    Pastor alleged city violated his rights By RENEE GAMELA Observer-Dispatch rgamela@utica.gannett.com UTICA - The city will pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a Utica pastor who said the city administration violated his constitutional right to religious freedom.

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    Utica agrees to' pay '$90,000 in suit residence in 2003.


    Pastor alleged city violated his rights According to the Board of
    Estimate and Apportion-
    First Assistant Corpora-
    tion Counsel Charles Brown
    said paperwork will have to
    van were also named in the
    suit filed by Koziol.
    "The city admitted to hav-
    By RENEE GAMELA George Patterson's trial was Patterson alleged the city ment meeting minutes, "it be filed and then the city will ing conducted arbitrary
    Observer-Dispatch to begin Monday, but the set- violated his rights in connec- does appear that a technical issue checks. actions in violation of Rev.
    rgamela@utica.gannett.com tlement was' finalized Fri- tion with property owned by violation of procedural due "We settled because we Patterson's constitutional
    day, ending the more than Free In' Christ Pentecostal process may have occurred were concerned that on the rights," Koziol said. "That is
    UTICA - The city will pay year-long legal battle, said Church located at 1106 Sey- with the contents of the facts, a jury might infer that what was looming over their
    $90,000 to settle a lawsuit Leon Koziol, Patterson's mour Ave. and 312 South St., notice to vacate and the cir- the city acted precipitously," heads in going to trial," he
    brought by a Utica pastor lawyer. and as a result tarnished the cumstances surrounding the Brown said. said.
    who said the city administra- The Board of Estimate and church's reputation. closure of the four-unit build- Mayor Tim Julian, Corpo- Not so, said Brown.
    tion violated his constitution- Apportionment voted unani- The lawsuit also took issue ing at 1106Seymour Ave." ration Counsel Linda Sulli- ."The city didn't admit to
    al right to religious freedom. mously Nov. 22 to approve with the city forcing evic- "It was, a remarkably suc- van Fatata and former Codes anything.t' '. Brown said.
    Jury selection for the Rev. the settlement. tions from a church-owned cessful outcome;" Koziol said. Commissioner Robert Sulli- "That's what it settlement
    I is."

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