response to motion to disqualify attorney

/Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 10 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) << >> /Type /Pages /Lang (EN-US) 151 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 28 0 R /Pg 22 0 R 187 0 R 188 0 R 189 0 R 190 0 R 191 0 R 192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R The Attorney General's Response to the Motion to Disqualify him and his Office from this matter is essentially this: rules are fine for everyone else, but I don't have to follow them. /Pg 29 0 R /K 5 97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R] /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] /K 32 0000002381 00000 n Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) << 115 0 obj /K 1 /Annots [] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. endobj My name is Adam C. Sloane. << endstream {{ ! >> /P 530 0 R 257 0 obj Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." /P 12 0 R /P 292 0 R /Type /Pages >> /S /TOCI /Pg 30 0 R 0000002515 00000 n /Annots [] endobj /Resources 448 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Type /Page 289 0 obj << UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PROSECUTORS MARK R. ROSMAN AND KAREN J. /Lang (EN-US) /A 513 0 R endobj See also Harlan, 54 P.3d at 877 (the Court noted that [i]n determining whether disqualification is warranted the critical question is whether the litigation can be conducted in fairness to all parties and explained that [d]isqualification should not be imposed unless the claimed misconduct in some way taints the trial or legal system) (quoting Fed. 107 0 obj /Pg 40 0 R /K 34 /Tabs /S /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 22 0 R << . /Pg 16 0 R /K [9 309 0 R 11] >> << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R 0000003370 00000 n 305 0 obj Serve the other party . >> /K [58 303 0 R 60] /K 39 /Pg 15 0 R /S /P 355 0 R 356 0 R 357 0 R 358 0 R 359 0 R 360 0 R 361 0 R 362 0 R 363 0 R 190 0 R endobj << << /P 56 0 R endobj 1. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [384 0 R 385 0 R 386 0 R] /Pg 28 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference endobj /Pg 29 0 R 351 0 obj /K 2 endobj 25 0 obj /K 1 /StructParents 25 << 2. /Lang /K [16 518 0 R] << << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. 244 0 obj /K 17 endobj endobj >> /Pg 22 0 R Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. Please click Confirm below to continue. endobj 30 0 obj /Endnote /Note Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /S /TOCI >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 308 0 obj <> 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] /P 278 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 17 << Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. /S /H2 /Lang (EN-US) << 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R 213 0 R 214 0 R 215 0 R 216 0 R 217 0 R 218 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /Tabs /S Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. /Parent 6 0 R /Rotate 0 31 0 obj endobj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 270 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R << /Pg 22 0 R 193 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S As the Colorado Supreme Court has noted, [v]iolation of an ethical rule, in itself, is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for disqualification, although there typically must be evidence of a violation or potential violation of attorney ethical proscriptions, such as those centered on the duties of loyalty and fairness or those intended to protect the integrity of the process.8 Often, motions to disqualify turn on the risk that a clients former attorney or law firm might be able to use against the client the confidences or secrets gained during the prior representation. >> /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 35 0 R /Resources 395 0 R << 95 0 obj /P 509 0 R << endobj 82 0 obj 202 0 R] /S /P /K 1 2:11-cv-03473-CBM-MAN (Aug. 26, 2014) (motion to disqualify Squire Patton Boggs), www.law360.com/dockets/download/53fdfac81101ea655a00000b?doc_ url=https%3A%2F%2Fecf.cacd.uscourts. /A 522 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /Tabs /S /StructParents 21 /K 2 177 0 obj /K [34 291 0 R 36] endobj >> >> /StructParents 9 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. << Notice of Motion and Motion. /K 28 >> /P 508 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj 349 0 obj /P 12 0 R 467 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) << >> >> Cf. /K 2 175 0 obj << >> /Annots [] ; Utica Mut. /K [10 527 0 R] endobj 218 0 obj /Rotate 0 /K 13 /Pg 16 0 R endobj endobj /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R /StructParents 1 /Pg 17 0 R << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.6 The moving partys burden for a motion to disqualify is satisfied only when the motion to disqualify sets forth specific facts that point to a clear danger that either prejudices counsels client or his adversary.7. /P 508 0 R 291 0 obj The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /K 3 << endobj << /K 0 /K 1 << endobj >> >> /S /P >> /Pg 45 0 R 0000008829 00000 n << /Pg 27 0 R endobj >> /Pg 19 0 R 17 0 obj >> /K [12 514 0 R] /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) HarrisT19@michigan.gov . >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << << The conflict is imputed to everyone in the law firm, and most certainly the firm will require more than one week to respond to the motion to disqualify. << /Pg 46 0 R 325 0 obj 203 0 obj 254 0 obj >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /S /P 274 0 obj Second, take effective steps to mitigate, if not eliminate, risks that a former clients confidences and secrets might be accessible to attorneys working on a matter involving the former client. 336 0 obj /Type /Catalog 15 316 0 R 16 [127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R] >> /K 1 59 0 obj Motions (a) Motion and opposition (1) Except as these rules provide otherwise, a party wanting to make a motion in a reviewing court must serve and file a written motion stating the grounds and the relief requested and identifying any documents on which the motion is based. endobj << /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj The call did not result in an attorney-client relationship of any nature or duration between Steve Morris or his law firm and Chinois or any 4 5 6 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> /Count 5 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 0000006588 00000 n endobj << As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. /S /P << << >> 12 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R 26 0 obj /P 531 0 R /Tabs /S <> /Type /Page /Tabs /S /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) Under the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct (Colorado Rules or Colo. RCP), an attorney must safeguard client confidences and secrets, subject to a few exceptions.2 The attorney is also obligated to elevate the clients interests above the interests of the attorney and the law firm. >> endobj /P 12 0 R >> endobj /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] /K 24 /Pg 44 0 R << >> /P 528 0 R Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. His argument is self-defeating. endobj disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. /Annots [] Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) >> >> << >> /K 0 >> /K 5 0000009454 00000 n /P 530 0 R Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. /Resources 470 0 R /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] /Resources 486 0 R >> /K 31 !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R HWYoF~G-I\#3 -*;Y^4N&GS/^N'jp09AYr3AG8Qw&ci`UyaFGjQ`H >pt$jxGON@QN]K+t(+|Z6*/@I f%4@Pygv,)23 j8[-h5y$#,Y+9Z2!CK >O6H)jF}ZA|k>&dn[1*.~.>u50,@Wt?fOG# i?k@;)d1GfzN]^;{f"U}2`%dC!5}| _Phf"HjjIzj[NC /Type /Page /Resources 466 0 R 225 0 obj /Type /Pages /Rotate 0 /P 506 0 R /P 528 0 R >> /Pg 35 0 R 113 0 obj His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] /K 8 /Outline /Span /S /P /Tabs /S endobj endobj Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. /Annots [] /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Chart /Figure >> 70 0 obj /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] 0 Terre Du Lac Property Owners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Shrum, 661 S.W.2d 45, 48 (Mo. /K 1 Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. 208 0 obj /Resources 482 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 11 35 0 obj << 200 0 obj /S /P Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. The defendant's demand is presently under consideration by the Justice Department. motion to disqualify, the district court must strictly adhere to an exacting standard to discourage a party from using the motion as a dilatory tactic. to the subject matter of this litigation. /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 9 0 R Under the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct (Colorado Rules or Colo. RCP), an attorney must safeguard client confidences and secrets, subject to a few exceptions. /S /P /S /H1 >> /Pg 37 0 R >> endobj /Pg 16 0 R Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). /S /H3 endobj /K 13 /K 25 << << /K [12 521 0 R] 11. /K 3 /Pg 34 0 R /S /P 179 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << 18 0 obj >> /Parent 11 0 R << /S /P /P 509 0 R /S /P /P 531 0 R 24 0 obj 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] 238 0 obj /S /H1 102 0 obj /K [54 301 0 R 56] endobj 285 0 obj <> >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) 201 0 obj >> x+ | /P 508 0 R In Sacramento, the . endobj >> disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. /K 1 /K [46 297 0 R 48] 328 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 234 0 obj /K 27 /K 15 /StructParents 26 endobj 306 0 obj /K 23 365 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] /S /TOCI 263 0 R 264 0 R 265 0 R 266 0 R 267 0 R 268 0 R 269 0 R 270 0 R 271 0 R 272 0 R /P 12 0 R 219 0 obj /K 0 67 0 obj >> endobj >> /Rotate 0 50 0 obj /Annots [] >> 211 0 obj endobj >> 143 0 obj The defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need to call the prosecutors as witnesses in this case. endobj /P 529 0 R /Pg 17 0 R << /S /P /K 5 157 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 13. /S /H3 disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party. /Annots [] /Pg 16 0 R >> /Type /Page << 111 0 obj << 236 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << J. /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 22 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 33 0 R >> >> Id. >> /PageLayout /OneColumn Finally, assess whether the firm or different counsel should defend the motion to disqualify. /S /TOCI /Type /Page /K 33 /S /Reference >> /Pg 17 0 R Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. /S /P /K 1 >> endobj in writing. /P 508 0 R << The trial court heard oral argument on the motion, and on August 9, /K 21 /P 528 0 R /S /P << >> << /S /P /P 12 0 R 173 0 obj /Pg 24 0 R 350 0 obj /S /P 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null /P 531 0 R Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland, and Carrie J. Williams, Assistant Attorney General, pursuant to this Court's October 12, 2022 order, hereby responds to Mr. Syed's motion to disqualify the Office of the Attorney General as counsel for the State of Maryland or strike the State as a party to the appeal and states as follows: I. << startxref << /P 531 0 R 266 0 obj 167 0 R 168 0 R 169 0 R 170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R 174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R endobj endobj A motion to disqualify shall be . /P 286 0 R /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] 17, 2020), the Central District of California decided a motion to disqualify brought by the defendant based on two grounds: (1) a purported conflict based on plaintiff's counsel's prior employment by the defendant; and (2) plaintiff's counsel's improper receipt of information, procured /Parent 9 0 R /S /TOCI /P 12 0 R /S /TOCI 159 0 obj 265 0 obj /K 18 185 0 obj /Parent 7 0 R /StructParents 34 /K 17 >> >> Co. of Am., No. 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R] /P 12 0 R << 260 0 obj 6 0 obj 171 0 obj /K 4 endobj endobj /P 124 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /S /P /P 505 0 R endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) In 3/19, C.H. A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. endobj << >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) 196 0 obj << /Parent 7 0 R endobj << /Pg 15 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /Tabs /S endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 12 0 R Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /K 20 >> `%qs2"Z(-> ^eZAst`zqz~5{=rvvl6r7rhi_WSztQa%_`e.~QFCPN!Px:v7Pp}VDl|RUjND,a5KFVo}W4+7H/)fJ%o5mgS9BFcQ7HP13+Fxk{N25 wx7O)&[ /iCw %Fk|7on6 r9rH_wFS&`E9T8`jPDlm(n /Pg 46 0 R /P 12 0 R Almost five years later, the Wife's former counsel filed a notice of appearance, and on December 29, 2016, almost seven years after the initial motion was filed, the Wife filed a "renewed motion to disqualify." The 2016 motion alleged not only that the Husband's attorney prepared the agreement and would be a endobj /A 526 0 R << << /P 12 0 R /ParentTreeNextKey 43 Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- /Pg 28 0 R /Resources 407 0 R 183 0 obj /K 9 /Lang (EN-US) 142 0 obj /S /TOC /Bibliography /BibEntry 360 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode endobj /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] /P 55 0 R /K 0 /S /P /Pg 15 0 R 60 0 obj /P 505 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 411 0 R 12-1]. >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R /S /Reference 223 0 obj /Pg 40 0 R endobj /Annots [] endobj /Annots [] endobj << >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R << endobj endobj << << 327 0 obj /S /P endobj /P 508 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /S /Reference Deposit Ins. /P 55 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /P 12 0 R >> /K [38 293 0 R 40] /Lang (EN-US) 5 0 obj endobj White, Dunn & Booker 1200 First Alabama Bank Building Birmingham, AL 32503, Albert C. Bowen, Esq. An oral motion on the record, by an attorney of record, IS a formal motion, even if not accepted and demanded by the court to be submitted in writing. /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /A 517 0 R /S /P /S /P /Annots [] << 0000009036 00000 n endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /H3 endobj /P 12 0 R >> 235 0 obj /P 505 0 R /S /P /K 18 /Pg 16 0 R endobj /K 6 >> >> The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. /S /P >> << /Pg 32 0 R It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is Ct. App . /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) ), op. /S /P /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /Annots [] /K 27 >> /S /P endobj /Pg 26 0 R /S /P endobj /Pg 16 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P 362 0 obj /P 505 0 R >> /S /Reference << endobj endobj >> /K 16 /S /P /Rotate 0 /P 123 0 R /Tabs /S /K 47 endobj /K 2 40 0 obj /P 508 0 R /StructParents 24 /K 23 /Type /Page endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K [0 325 0 R 13] >> /S /Footnote >> /Resources 387 0 R /Lang (EN-US) RESPONSE TO SOME SPECIFIC CLAIMS OF IMPROPRIETY IN THE MOTION TO DISQUALIFY (1) THE CLAIM: Special Counsel breached confidentiality by allowing a DMS employee to be present for sworn testimony of numerous witnesses. 0000004058 00000 n /Resources 452 0 R 358 0 obj United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. /Pg 45 0 R endobj /K 17 << /K 30 /StructParents 30 /K 23 /K [503 0 R 504 0 R] >> << /Pg 45 0 R See Fed. << endobj 66 0 obj << /Pg 45 0 R 0000002183 00000 n << /S /P /P 509 0 R Mr. << /P 12 0 R /TextBox /Art /S /TOCI /Parent 11 0 R /Parent 3 0 R /StructParents 8 /Pg 22 0 R 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. << << 356 0 obj This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. >> 57 0 obj endobj >> /S /P << Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. endobj /StructParents 3 << << 61 0 obj >> and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to . << /Pg 36 0 R /P 12 0 R /StructParents 32 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R 361 0 obj /K 12 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. >> 130 0 obj >> << /K 3 endobj /S /Sect Brennan, No. /S /P FQ7#cM,u?ZFQwxduOnb'X)6&>7nM,m?GO68Gvxdmo8mbhX0&Eob;X1&Aob& s;F16cM,~c;716i96xcG96x#@&MM]Mgi gysl?/y?/y?/y?/y?/y?/mb],mr&^L3M*>qM&>mDYoIM >y'NHf08l&;f07axNo8_37d c{F=sX1`n #>k0807t!\}sWU0|psV77f Y}ps#VG77^ W}tsU`U_a>{n>Q|n>0|JsS47:) N}JscS4729L}Ns#STq>vndl>qvnXl>1OwnHpssqqq q";oDqxgyxx&m&H5s)0/-0Zx[6":)L6/f0K-d8ToXL1Nx6T5q,&EB1Qx6%)2FcIjIS-)2%ERY[gZVdUjY1X-q,Y1Y-+26eEhXYq10\(2EtVzVU8&E{"cZUdXkw.gvUEqd*2UE&E['s"cZSdZkEkM1i)265E?6)2f5E66(2m. /P 12 0 R /K 1 /P 505 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /A 524 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> although Comment 3 to that Rule provides some context: Matters are substantially related for purposes of this Rule if they involve the same transaction or legal dispute or if there otherwise is a substantial risk that confidential factual information as would normally have been obtained in the prior representation would materially advance the clients position in the subsequent matter. /K 36 126 0 obj << /S /P /K 2 227 0 obj << endobj Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. /Pg 15 0 R 303 0 obj 191 0 obj 281 0 obj /S /P 298 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R << /K 2 /Tabs /S endobj /P 509 0 R >> /Pg 46 0 R >> >> /P 12 0 R /Resources 490 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj << endobj /P 134 0 R endobj A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. 0000006382 00000 n >> /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 494 0 R /S /P /Parent 9 0 R /Parent 3 0 R motion to disqualify for a hearing. << /P 123 0 R 51 0 obj /S /H1 169 0 obj /S /P endobj << The defendant has moved to have prosecutors Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp disqualified from conducting the trial in this matter due to the ethical prohibition against a lawyer conducting a trial in which he or she will be a necessary witness. /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Rotate 0 /K 0 However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance /K 2 /P 505 0 R /Pg 19 0 R Legal Ethics 71, 77 (Winter 2014). endobj >> >> >> << endobj See Rule 2.330 (f). /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /K 7 << /P 12 0 R gov%2Fdoc1%2F031119586589 &label=Case+Filing. /Resources 478 0 R 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] 209 0 obj endobj endobj /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 341 0 R 342 0 R 343 0 R 344 0 R] United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. endobj 22 0 obj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) Peters v. Dist. endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] /P 288 0 R /S /P /Pg 17 0 R << << endobj You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. /Pg 22 0 R >> E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. /Annots [] /K 8 /K [7 313 0 R 9] << endobj /P 315 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 3 /K 331 0 R >> /Strikeout /Span >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 20 0 R ECF No. << The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. /ParentTree 13 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 0000001860 00000 n /S /Reference 278 0 R 279 0 R 278 0 R null 280 0 R 281 0 R 280 0 R null 282 0 R 283 0 R /Pg 38 0 R 20 0 obj endobj 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] 242 0 obj << endobj >> 43 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. << /Pg 24 0 R /P 508 0 R 49 0 obj /P 12 0 R 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). /Annots [] 165 0 obj Id. /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 505 0 R endobj /Pg 45 0 R << /S /P /Pg 17 0 R << /K 2 /S /P /S /P /Pg 20 0 R 357 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. endobj >> /Pg 38 0 R 292 0 obj endobj /S /P Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. /P 505 0 R Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . /S /P /Tabs /S 68 0 obj /S /P 3 Rules 4-1.6, 4-1.7, and 4-1.9 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar generally govern in attorney conflict of interest disqualification matters. >> /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << trailer 739, 743-44 (S.D.N.Y. /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI /S /P 266 0 obj <>stream /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] hb```c``X8c*}"3=O62ke'\9(8b /K 0 /P 12 0 R /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] /K 13 /Pg 16 0 R 438 0 obj /K 22 endobj endobj << /Lang (EN-US) >> 0000008931 00000 n /Annots [] >> <> 148 0 obj /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) 259 0 obj /Resources 474 0 R 188 0 obj 81 0 obj >> +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn /Lang (EN-US) endobj 48 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 144 0 obj /A 515 0 R /P 12 0 R << >> /S /TOCI 344 0 obj << >> 80 0 obj 197 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page >> At that point, the attorney is put in the awkward position of either explaining to the client why he or she should pay more money to keep the attorney, or absorbing the fees associated with defending the motion to disqualify. 199 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P P.O. << 206 0 obj /S /P /Pg 15 0 R endobj >> >> %PDF-1.6 % /S /P << In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. /Parent 6 0 R 856 F. Supp. /Count 7 /Lang (EN-US) 164 0 obj endobj >> 326 0 obj The attorney appointed to represent Orioles owner Peter Angelos in his family's fight over his fortune has rejected a move to disqualify him from the case, calling allegations that he has . /Pg 27 0 R /K 3 182 0 obj 154 0 obj The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. 343 0 obj 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] 282 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] /K 0 /Pg 45 0 R endobj /Type /Page 72 0 obj /Tabs /S >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 /P 12 0 R By far the majority of successful motions to disqualify are brought on the basis of a conflict of interest with a former or concurrent client or imputation, but attorneys should also be aware that successful motions to disqualify have been brought on the following bases, among others: (1) lawyer as witness, (2) appearance of impropriety, (3) receipt of confidential data, (4) personal interest, (5) violation of the no contact rules, and (6) misconduct with a witness. See People ex rel. << /Pg 16 0 R >> /Rotate 0 /K 10 << /Pg 22 0 R /S /P /S /H1 /P 12 0 R 132 0 obj /S /P /Resources 391 0 R >> << << 300 0 obj /K 14 /K 2 << /Tabs /S /S /P /K 1 /Pg 18 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R 97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R 106 0 R Visit the Civil General Use forms page.. Self-Help Resources Formularios en Espaol. /P 531 0 R /S /P /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 363 0 obj endobj Courts differ on how they address motions to disqualify, especially because such motions are at times simply a litigation tactic by an opposing party in search of a strategic advantage.3 Additionally, courts are usually reluctant to interfere with a clients choice of counsel unless the conflict is real and there are few options other than to grant disqualification.4. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj (See Defendant's Motion Exhibit 2.) /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] /P 12 0 R << << << << 307 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] << << /S /H2 /K 11 Rule 2.160(c) provides as follows: (c) Motion. /S /P /Pg 16 0 R 192 0 obj /K 4 /Lang (EN-US) endobj People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). /S /P /S /P /Parent 11 0 R 232 0 obj /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 56 0 R /Count 5 >> 255 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R 128 0 obj >> 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] 57 0 R 58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R 61 0 R 62 0 R 63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R 66 0 R << 287 0 obj << 602. /Lang (EN-US) For the reasons that follow, the two motions to disqualify are denied, and the motion to strike is granted in part and denied in part. /K 12 << /K [1 326 0 R 15] 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R 115 0 R 116 0 R endobj endobj 8 0 obj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 23 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /P 163 0 R /P 508 0 R <>stream /K [30 289 0 R 32] 93 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> << 261 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << /K 2 /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] <> /S /P endobj /S /Link >> /K 27 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /P 505 0 R /S /P 88 0 obj /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R /P 12 0 R /Annots [] /P 12 0 R /StructParents 12 >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 18 0 R Petitioners' Pro Se Emergency Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Defendants Doug Smith and CPP. >> 6 313 0 R 7 314 0 R 8 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R] >> endobj <stream /S /P 32 0 obj 27 0 obj /Annots [] >> However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. 157 0 R 158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R 163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R 166 0 R /K 13 However, disqualification is a harsh measure. /Lang (EN-US) Dec. 10, 2014) (order disqualifying Jones Day), assets.law360news.com/ 0606000/606910/Celgard-LGC%20Order%20disqualifying%20 Jones%20Day.pdf. /Parent 7 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R 329 0 obj >> 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) 333 0 obj According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.. 0000000016 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /K [8 510 0 R] /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . endobj /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R One party may insist that the court bar the lawyer from representing another party through a motion to disqualify. /P 80 0 R 312 0 obj endobj 26 [160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R null 327 0 R null 328 0 R null 329 0 R 162 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 10-0101 San Francisco, CA 94102-3478 (415) 436-6660 (415) 436-6683 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff the United States of America Also filed on behalf of 10 Plaintiff States (See signature block) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 295 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj >> /DropCap /Figure /S /P /P 12 0 R 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] A motion to disqualify should be made with "reasonable promptness" after the party becomes aware of the conflict so that it cannot be used as a strategic tool to deprive his opponent of counsel after a substantial amount of time has been spent on a case.

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