PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A court order requiring defendants in the Oswego Lake public access case to cover plaintiffs’ attorney fees is being challenged.

The City of Lake Oswego filed a notice of appeal against the order from Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge Kathie Steele on Tuesday. The State of Oregon and Lake Oswego Corporation, which represents homeowners in the neighborhood surrounding the lake, filed appeal notices earlier in July.

Judge Steele issued the order in June, requiring the three parties to pay more than $1.5 million to the attorneys of plaintiffs Todd Prager and Mark Kramer. The homeowners’ group was directed to pay the largest share, about 45% of the total, while the city was ordered to pay 35% and the state 20%.

Although Steele described the legal fees as “certainl

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