As developer Bruce Ratner continues to attempt forcible removal of residents living within the ever shrinking footprint of his Atlantic Yards development through abuse of Eminent Domain laws, a dwindling number of residents refuse to leave and continue to fight through legal means. Unfortunately, the courts have commonly come down on the side of the developer but at this late stage of the game a court has agreed to hear the residents side. This is a development that could prove disastrous for Ratner, as he now has only 5 months to begin his development, or face the loss of state funds.