Juan Francisco Venegas v. Ronnie J. Skaggs Carthel S. Roberson, Juan Francisco Venegas v. Ronnie Skaggs, Michael R. Mitchell, Applicant-In-Intervention-Appellant

867 F.2d 527 57 USLW 2522 , 12 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1534 , 14 Fed.R.Serv.3d 117 Juan Francisco VENEGAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ronnie J. SKAGGS; Carthel S. Roberson, Defendants-Appellees. Juan Francisco VENEGAS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronnie SKAGGS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Michael R. Mitchell, Applicant-in-Intervention-Appellant. Nos. 87-5662, 87-5684. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 2, 1988. Decided Jan. 31, 1989. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc April 4, 1989. Michael S. Bromberg, Sag Harbor, N.Y., for plaintiff-appellant. Robert Shannon, Long Beach, Cal., Johnnie Cochran, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Michael R. Mitchell, Los Angeles, Cal., pro per. Harvey A. Schneider, Encino, Cal., for applicant-in-intervention-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before HUG, FLETCHER and FARRIS, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Attorney Michael Mitchell ("Mitchell") appeals the district court's denial of his motion to intervene in his former client's Section 1983 action. Mitchell moved to intervene in order to confirm a $406,000 lien for…