· 12/15/1988
Federal Case
Citations
- 863 F.2d 251
- 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 17532
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding exercise of ancillary jurisdiction proper over a dispute between a law firm and its client concerning fees
- allowing “lengthy motion practice” prior to jury trial in attorney fee dispute
- “It is well settled that ‘[a] federal court may, in its discretion, exercise ancillary jurisdiction to hear fee disputes . . . between litigants and their attorneys when the dispute relates to the main action . . . .’” (citations omitted)
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