Request for delay denied in Abramoff case

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Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Marielsa Bernard on Wednesday rejected a request for a delay in a civil case filed against former lobbyist Jack Abramoff by employees of a yeshiva he founded in 2001.

Thirteen former employees of Eshkol Academy, which closed in 2004, are seeking more than $150,000 in back pay from Abramoff, according to the lawsuit filed a year and a half ago in a Rockville circuit court.

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