United States Eighth Circuit

An order confirming an attorney's lien and ordering plaintiff to pay attorney's fees incurred by the attorney in perfecting the lien, and a related enforcement order, are affirmed over claims that the district court: 1) erred in affording a Minnesota state court judgment full faith and credit; 2) erred in basing the attorney's lien on the amount of the judgment instead of the settlement; 3) erred in awarding attorney's fees; 4) had no jurisdiction to consider a motion for entry of judgment; and 5) should have delayed ruling on that motion pending the outcome of a state court legal malpractice action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/10/2006
• Published 08/10/2006

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, LAY, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard I. Diamond, argued, Minnetonka, MN (Jesse H. Kibort, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert T. Scott, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.