The same attorney who filed the lawsuit over SEPTA service cuts is going to file another lawsuit over the recent fare increases.

Earlier this month, a judge ruled SEPTA had to restore service cuts and could not implement any more.

While SEPTA complied, it is appealing the ruling. The judge did allow the agency to proceed with fare increases across the entire system, and those higher prices started on Sept. 14, but in an exclusive interview, attorney George Bochetto told CBS News Philadelphia those fare hikes are illegal.

"SEPTA is obliged by statute to give the citizens the right to ask questions and to get answers at the hearings," Bochetto said.

He said he's filing a class action lawsuit in the next week because, according to a state statute, SEPTA did not hold adequate publi

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