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KALYAWONGSA v. MOFFETT

No. 96-5045.

105 F.3d 283 (1997)

Woralak KALYAWONGSA; Udo Liell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Philip P. Durand; E. Michael Morris, Attorneys-Appellees, v. Margaret Jean MOFFETT, et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 23, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry L. Crain (argued and briefed), Long, Seneff & Mellow, Brentwood, TN, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Philip P. Durand, Ambrose, Wilson, Grimm & Durand, Knoxville, TN, E. Michael Morris (argued and briefed), Morris & Doherty, Birmingham, MI, for attorneys-appellees.

Before: ENGEL, MERRITT, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from an unfortunate, protracted dispute over legal fees between the plaintiffs in a housing discrimination case and their former counsel. After being forced to withdraw before the housing discrimination claims were settled, the lawyers successfully moved for liens on the property acquired in the underlying litigation. On appeal, the former plaintiffs argue (1) that the district court did not have jurisdiction over the fee...

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