A related case is pending in St. Clair County, where the coalition hopes they might find a more sympathetic audience in Circuit Court Judge Robert LeChien. His is the same court that's repeatedly ruled in favor of keeping paychecks going out to the state's workforce on time and in full, even though the General Assembly and governor haven't agreed on appropriations to authorize the payments. The reasoning for that order is that failure to pay the state workers would violate their collective bargaining agreement. The social service providers say they have contracts with the state, too, and those contract should be honored.