Judge Orders Additional Briefing on Request for Bond in Lien Stay Challenge

A federal judge requested additional briefing on the California attorney general’s request that plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality of the mandatory stay on liens post a bond before an injunction takes effect. U.S. District Judge George Wu issued a final order Monday generally restating his opinion from an Oct. 19 tentative ruling that the lien claimants not notified through the Division of Workers’ Compensation website that their liens have been stayed are deprived of a protectable interest without due process. Wu said he would issue a preliminary injunction prohibi...