Cisney v. Johnson (CONSENT)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION ERIC CISNEY, et al., } } Plaintiff, } } v. } Case No.: 2:18-CV-1148-MHH } ROBERT GREY JOHNSON, JR., } } Defendant. } MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case concerns an attorney’s effort to recover a fee from his former clients’ settlement funds. After being injured in a car accident in California, Eric Cisney sought damages from the driver at fault. His California attorney, Robert Johnson, also pursued underinsured motorist benefits from Mr. Cisney’s insurer. Before the UIM claim was resolved, Mr. Cisney…