A federal magistrate judge has ordered a Swarthmore, Pa., lawyer to pay the costs associated with seeking sanctions against him.

The lawyer, Raul Jauregui—who is representing two Latina women alleging racial discrimination by black and white co-workers at a social services agency—said he plans to ask for review from U.S. District Chief Judge Petrese Tucker of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, who is presiding over the case and sent it to the magistrate judge to sort out discovery issues.