Judge Won't Allow Lien Claimants to Add Allegations to Lawsuit

A federal judge denied a motion to file a supplemental pleading by California claimants who are challenging the constitutionality of the mandatory stay on certain liens that raised new allegations about how the state is resolving disputes. U.S. District Judge George H. Wu in July dismissed several constitutional claims asserted in a second amended complaint, but said he was not able to reach a decision on an alleged due process violation in Vanguard Medical Management Billing et al. v. Christine Baker et al. The second amended complaint filed in May alleged that the s...