California Court of Appeal

No member of the bar, either maintaining an employment relationship or sharing office space with an attorney class representative during the preparation or pendency of a class action, may serve as a counsel to the class if the action might result in the creation of a fund from which an attorneys' fee award would be appropriate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/17/2005
• Published 02/17/2005

Judges

• MALLANO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Pillsbury Winthrop, Richard S. Ruben, Costa Mesa, Richard E. Nielsen, Kevin M. Fong, San Francisco, and Todd G. Friedland, Costa Mesa, for Petitioner., Law Offices of Allan A. Sigel, Allan A. Sigel and Christine C. Choi, Los Angeles, for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.