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· 6/21/1991

Foster v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF BUTLER CTY. COLLEGE

Citations

  • 771 F. Supp. 1118
  • 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9678

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • applying Jenkins and declining to exercise jurisdiction over fee splitting claims which required extensive discovery and a jury trial
  • finding the court’s failure to decide the fee dispute between attorneys did not deprive the parties to the original action of their rights because they were not involved in the fee dispute
  • refusing to apply Heist when no common fund had been created
  • discussing court’s discretion to exercise ancillary jurisdiction in a fee dispute
  • “Courts have exercised ancillary jurisdiction over disputes between attorneys and clients over the proper amount of attorneys’ fees due to the attorneys for work performed in the underlying litigation.”

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