United States DC Circuit

A transit authority's sovereign immunity bars a suit brought for failure to honor an attorney's lien on the proceeds of a personal injury settlement, between the authority and plaintiff attorney's former client.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/07/2002
• Decided 07/12/2002
• Published 07/12/2002

Judges

• Before:  TATEL and GARLAND, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Vincent A. Jankoski argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.   With him on the briefs were Cheryl C. Burke, Robert J. Kniaz, and Gerard J. Stief.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nathaniel H. Speights argued the cause for appellee Keith Winston Watters., Thomas W. Beimers filed the brief for third-party defendant-appellee Brenda Blocker.