Hedge fund manager Alphonse Fletcher, in response to a collection lawsuit brought against him by Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman, has moved the suit into California federal court.

“[Kasowitz's] entitlement to the substantial fees it claims depends on, among other facts, whether [the firm] provided adequate legal representation,” Fletcher said in court papers in the Northern District of California in Kasowitz Benson v. Fletcher, 13-cv-05052. (See Complaint)