Fred Phelps awarded $16,510 in legal fees from dead soldier’s father (updated)

Update: Fred Phelps can stop waiting by the mailbox for a check from the father of a Marine killed in Iraq whose funeral was picketed by Phelps and his congregation.

Albert Snyder sued Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church and won a $5 million verdict. But it was overturned on appeal.

An appeals court says Snyder owes Phelps $16,510 for court costs. But Snyder told Fox News yesterday that he’s not going to pay Phelps anything.

“I don’t think I’m going to be writing a check until I hear from the Supreme Court,” Snyder told Fox News on Tuesday. “I’m not about to pay them anything.”