Arenas

Coincident with the submission to this court of the above entitled case a motion by the United States entitled “Motion to modify order fixing and allowing attorney’s fees, etc.” was also submitted for our action.

It appears that John J. Taheny, Esquire, a member of the bar, was employed by Lee Arenas to represent him in the district court proceedings in the matter of fixing attorneys’ fees and allowing certain expenditures by the attorneys. It will be seen by our opinion on the merits in the above entitled case, 181 F.2d 62 , that the court made certain orders in regard to the attorney fees and allowable expenses and ordered a lien impressed upon the allotment of land made to Lee Arenas by judgment. Thereafter, on December IS, 1948, pursuant to a stipulation filed in this court (U. S. Court of Appeals) by and between John J. Taheny and Lee Arenas in connection with a motion for substitution of attorneys and good cause appearing to the court, the court fixed Mr. Taheny’s fee and allowable expenditures in the sum so agreed upon and ordered a lien for such referred to sum impressed upon the allotment Lee Arenas had secured through the litigation.

It will be seen by our opinion.and…