District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff summarily denied Judge Roy Pearson’s motion to reconsider her June ruling against him in his $54 million law suit against Custom Cleaners. In an order filed Monday, Bartnoff said that the the plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration reargues matters that already were presented at trial, so since he makes no new argument, Pearson’s request was denied.

The Chung family and their attorney, Chris Manning, have said they expect Mr. Pearson to file an appeal of this order 30 days from today, in addition to filing an appeal of the original verdict, which he will need to do by July 25.

In June, Bartnoff also ordered Pearson to pay thousands of dollars in court costs to the Chung family, owners of Custom Cleaners. Since the Chung family still owes tens of thousands more in legal fees, Manning also recently filed a motion for attorneys’ fees in attempt to collect just over $80,000 from Pearson. Manning has also indicated he expects Pearson to appeal any favorable decision on this motion as well.

A week from tonight, there will be a fundraiser open to the public at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to benefit the Chung’s legal defense fund. Visit their web site for more details. The Examiner also has more on the story.