Is this sentence correct? “User listed already having an attorney.” [closed]

Question

Settle an argument in my office:

Is this a valid sentence?

" The other 6 were rejected because user listed already having an attorney."

The disagreement is that it should say

"The other 6 were rejected because user is listed as already having an attorney."

Both are fine-ish. They just have different meanings. Did user make a list or was user put on a list? — We oath to creation, Oct 14 '16 at 19:58
@keepthesemind could you please clarify the different meaning between the two sentences? Thanks! — Tedd Johnson, Oct 14 '16 at 20:00
apologies @keepthesemind I didn't see your edit before I posted! The user listed themselves as already having an attorney. I'm not sure which one that would be. — Tedd Johnson, Oct 14 '16 at 20:06
Because needs a finite verb, which is missing in the first instance. — deadrat, Oct 14 '16 at 20:07
@TeddJohnson Well, i) did user provide a list about herself that included the item 'with attorney' or ii) did user (or somebody else) put her on a list of users that have an attorney? — We oath to creation, Oct 14 '16 at 20:12

We oath to creation · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-14 20:45:12Z

Yes (to the title question), the sentence

User listed already having an attorney.

is valid. However it can only mean

[The] User included on a list already having an attorney.

or

[The] User placed herself in the category 'already having an attorney'.

That implies that the two alternatives (in the body of the question) have different meanings, because the second alternative means

The other 6 were rejected because [the] user is listed [by us, the company etc.] as already having an attorney.

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