Legal Opinion
Valenta v. Regents of University of California
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 28, 1991No. G009790PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOORE, J.
Lubomir J. Valenta appeals an order denying his motion to terminate a claim of lien by his former attorney, H. Richard Bixby. The trial court ruled Bixby was entitled to a lien for the reasonable value of his services against the judgment in an underlying case. Valenta contends the court lacked jurisdiction because the validity of the lien must be decided in an independent action. We agree and reverse.
Facts
In 1981, Valenta filed an action for wrongful termination against the Regents of the University of California and various members of the faculty and administration of the…
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