Can an attorney who is not a party to a proceeding make a motion in his own behalf for attorney's fees?

^7. Traditionally, "one who is not a party to a proceeding may not make a motion therein." (Marshank v. Superior Court (1960) 180 Cal.App.2d 602, 605.) In Marshank, a former attorney for the wife sought from the husband by way of an order to show cause, payment of his attorney fees. In finding that the attorney in his own right could not seek attorney fees, the court stated: "[The attorney] . . . has no right to make a motion in his own behalf, as distinguished from a motion in behalf of his client for an award of attorney's fees in said action. . . . The attorney for such party has no separate equity in the counsel fees awarded to his client but instead his right thereto is derived from his client." (Id. at p. 607.)