Former MLB All-Star outfielder Lenny Dykstra has recently filed court documents requesting insurance information from the law firm of Galanter & Associates and attorney Douglas Galanter. This comes after his previous lawsuit against both defendants for damages totaling at least $500,000 in relation to a previous legal matter in which they represented him.
Mr. Dykstra, who is now 60 years old, was born in Santa Ana and grew up in Garden Grove. He played for the New York Mets, with whom he won a World Series in 1986, as well as the Philadelphia Phillies.
In this current lawsuit, Mr. Dykstra has chosen to act as his own lawyer. On Friday, he filed a sworn declaration in support of his motion to obtain the name and policy number of the law firm’s insurance carrier, as well as the policy limits, within 20 days of a court order. A hearing for this matter is scheduled on Monday.
“The reason I need the court to grant this order is so that I can notify the defendant’s insurance carrier of this action, giving them an opportunity to settle this case for policy limits rather than proceeding with a defenseless case in front of a jury trial,” states Mr. Dykstra.
In the February 14th lawsuit, Mr. Dykstra accuses the law firm of failing to adequately handle a previous legal matter and keeping him uninformed. The lawsuit does not provide specific details about the previous litigation.
It is worth noting that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has already filed a notice of lien within the initial lawsuit, seeking restitution for the amount that they claim Mr. Dykstra owes as part of his 2012 sentencing in a bankruptcy fraud case.
Federal prosecutors argue that any future judgment or settlement Mr. Dykstra receives from the Galanter case must include the satisfaction of the $153,175 debt that was originally part of the $200,000 restitution order issued by U.S. District Court Judge Dean Pregerson in December 2012. Judge Pregerson had also sentenced Mr. Dykstra to 6 1/2 months in prison for concealing baseball gloves and other memorabilia associated with his playing days, which should have been included in his bankruptcy filing.
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