If an attorney claims a lien upon the money or papers under Alaska Stat. § 34.35.430, the court, in making an order under Alaska Stat. § 22.20.080, shall

(1) impose, as a condition of making the order, that the client give security, in form and amount to be directed, to satisfy the lien when determined in an action;
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 22.20.090

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
(2) summarily inquire into the facts on which the claim of a lien is founded, and determine it; or
(3) direct the trial of the controversy by a jury, or refer it, and upon the verdict or report determine it as in other cases.
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