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RATHBURN v. POLICASTRO

No. 97-2169.

703 So.2d 537 (1997)

Patricia A. RATHBURN, Petitioner, v. Russell POLICASTRO, Amal Chatilla, Olin Voorhies, Sally Voorhies and Barbara Marks, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 31, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Rathburn of Patricia A. Rathburn, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Craig Z. Sherar of Craig Z. Sherar, P.A., Coconut Grove, for petitioner.

No response for respondents.

PER CURIAM.

We grant the petition for writ of certiorari. As this Court found in Andrew Hall and Associates v. Ghanem, 679 So.2d 60, 61-62 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996), the value of a retaining lien rests entirely upon the attorney's right to retain possession until the bill is paid; thus, courts may not impair that lien by compelling disclosure of the papers or items. While petitioner is not being ordered to reveal her file or any...

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