State Argues No Need for Court to Hear Latest Lien Stay Challenge

California’s 4th District Court of Appeals doesn’t need to hear the latest complaint challenging a 2017 law staying liens filed by criminally charged providers because of how similar it is to a challenge the court rejected last year, according to attorneys for the Department of Industrial Relations. While chiropractor Amin Nia attempted to differentiate the petition he filed May 14 from the unsuccessful challenge mounted by chiropractor Michael Barri, attorneys for the DIR responded Tuesday, saying the 4th DCA should summarily deny Nia’s request. “Stripped of hype...