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FIGLIUZZI v. DISTRICT COURT

No. 25467.

890 P.2d 798 (1995)

Terry Marie FIGLIUZZI, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Clark, and the Honorable Jerry Carr Whitehead, District Judge, Respondents, and Silverman & Decaria, Chartered, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 2, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beasley, Holden & Kern, Reno, for petitioner.

Silverman & Decaria, Chtd. and Marta Torrez, Reno, and Jones, Jones, Close & Brown and Paul A. Lemcke, Las Vegas, for real party in interest.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner, Terry Marie Fields-Figliuzzi (Figliuzzi), seeks a writ of certiorari from this court on grounds that the district court was either without jurisdiction or exceeded its jurisdiction in enforcing a passive attorney's retaining lien at the instance of the attorneys rather than their client, Figliuzzi. For the reasons discussed hereafter, we agree and order issuance of the writ.

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