MARES v. BAUGHMAN

No. E029819.

112 Cal.Rptr.2d 264 (2001)

92 Cal.App.4th 672

Alberto MARES, Jr., a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. Robert Ernest BAUGHMAN et al., Defendants and Respondents; County of San Bernardino, Claimant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.

Review Denied December 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan K. Marks, San Bernardino County Counsel, and Paul St. John, Deputy County Counsel, for Claimant and Appellant.

Law Offices of Lionel Ciro Sapetto and Lionel Ciro Sapetto, El Monte, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Kearney Alvarez, Thomas A. Kearney, Los Angeles, and C. Jerry Kutner, Santa Monica, for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

RAMIREZ, P.J.

The County of San Bernardino (County) appeals from an order expunging its lien for medical services rendered to Alberto Mares, deceased. It claims that its lien under Government Code section 23004.1 (hereinafter section 23004.1) applies to any settlement that plaintiffs obtained from defendants in this action. We disagree and affirm.

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