Legal Opinion
DeSilva v. Baker
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 7, 2004No. 1 CA-CV 03-0700PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KESSLER, Judge.
¶ 1 Lionel DeSilva (“DeSilva”) appeals from the grant of summary judgment to his former lawyer, Thomas Baker (“Baker”) of Baker & Baker, in a legal malpractice action. DeSilva, represented by Baker, had brought common-law tort and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims against probation officers and the Maricopa County Sheriff and employees of the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office (collectively, “MCSO”) (the “underlying action”). The superior court dismissed the underlying action for lack of prosecution. DeSilva then filed this malpractice action against Baker. DeSilva contends questions…
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