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Tenth Circuit· 10/30/1989

Garrick v. Weaver

Citations

  • 888 F.2d 687
  • 1989 WL 127393

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a minor's mother lacked authority to proceed as Next Friend in federal suit where the federal court had appointed a guardian ad litem to represent 3 the child
  • holding that a minor's mother lacked authority to proceed as Next Friend in federal suit where the federal court had appointed a guardian ad litem to represent 20 the child
  • holding that the district court had supplemental jurisdiction, even though the attorney asserting a lien had not participated in litigation on the underlying subject matter, because the attorney’s work had been done for the suit that the district court ultimately decided
  • “Allowing two parties, the court-appointed guardian ad litem and Garrick, to represent the minor children interferes with the orderly development of the lawsuit....”
  • affirming the magistrate’s determination that it lacked jurisdiction to distribute settlement funds deposited with the court where “[t]he disposition of the settlement funds is 'the heart of the controversy before this court”
  • where ethics violation lacked actual or substantial prejudice to client, court could award attorney fees equal to reasonable value of legal services rendered

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Judges: Ebel, McKay, Tacha

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Cites

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