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Venegas v. Skaggs

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 31, 1989No. Nos. 87-5662, 87-5684PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Attorney Michael Mitchell (“Mitchell”) appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to intervene in his former client’s Section 1983 action. Mitchell moved to intervene in order to confirm a $406,000 lien for attorney’s fees on the judgment. Juan Francisco Venegas (“Venegas”), the former client, cross-appeals the district court’s ruling that Mitchell’s entitlement to attorney’s fees is not limited to the 42 U.S.C. § 1988 award of $76,000. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We hold that the district court abused its discretion in denying…

2Cases cited36 opinions

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  3. Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Franklin L. Miller v. Los Angeles County Board of Education and Stuart E. Gothold, Los Angeles County Superintendent of SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by68 opinions

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  2. Venegas v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Donnelly v. GlickmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  4. Garza v. County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  5. Butler, Fitzgerald & Potter v. Sequa Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001

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