/Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << /S /Link << 0000004782 00000 n /S /P 602. 41 0 obj << 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. /K 26 /Pg 17 0 R 292 0 obj endobj 129 0 obj /Type /Page /S /P /Parent 9 0 R 351 0 obj endobj /S /P /K 11 /K 27 important announcement Transparency Online Contact Us Interpreters FAQ Photos Holidays Menu Important Announcement Home Search Courts Probation Jury Self Help Forms Careers Media Administration Contact us Interpreters FAQ Photo Gallery Holiday Schedule /P 12 0 R endobj >> << /Rotate 0 /Resources 494 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << << /K 23 << << << 58 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) 217 0 obj /P 55 0 R and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). << /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. >> /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] 93 0 obj 321 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Annotation /Span 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] /P 56 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /K 13 endobj /Pg 17 0 R /S /TOCI 0000009036 00000 n >> << endobj /K 24 /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] Defendant's Motion at 1-3. Drew Mazzeo and his firm should be disqualified from further representation of Landes in this matter, due to ethical obligations toward Cuzdey as a former client, incurred when Mr. Mazzeo purchased the practice of << Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . << 359 0 obj >> /S /P /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. >> >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R /K 15 /P 12 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /P 505 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /P 56 0 R << /S /Reference << 184 0 obj /Pg 40 0 R >> << /K 42 349 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P /K 5 This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . << /Lang (EN-US) 234 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R 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. /K [2 275 0 R 4] /K 14 /P 12 0 R /Pg 26 0 R endobj /K 40 /K 33 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R She must asker lawyer. /Parent 11 0 R /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 endobj /Pg 16 0 R /S /P 45 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 284 0 R /S /P /S /P /K 26 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) . /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Tabs /S >> 57 0 obj << /K 0 For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 178 0 obj Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. 232 0 obj endobj << /K 2 54 0 obj /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 34 0 R Independent counsel, free from the suggestion of economic self-interest, often can more effectively than the attorney press the case for allowing the client to keep its counsel of choice. 266 0 obj Health, Education & Family Services Division . /K 11 endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> 00021 Motion to Strike Defendant BRIAN FROST's Affirmative Defenses. /P 505 0 R endobj endobj endobj >> Rule 2.330 (e). /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 5 << /K 1 endobj << /P 12 0 R An important requirement contained in rule 2.160 (e) is that a disqualification motion must be made within 10 days after the "discovery of the facts constituting the grounds" for the motion. UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PROSECUTORS MARK R. ROSMAN AND KAREN J. >> endobj /StructParents 28 The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. /K 0 /Pg 20 0 R /Count 5 /Tabs /S endobj /K [14 516 0 R] /S /P /S /P << 17 [132 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R 136 0 R 137 0 R null 322 0 R 323 0 R 322 0 R null /P 123 0 R /Rotate 0 [18 -1] at 19. 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] >> /K [9 309 0 R 11] 365 0 obj 221 0 obj 225 0 obj /Rotate 0 >> 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. >> /K 51 /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 38 0 R /S /Reference /K 3 << << endobj << /S /P /Pg 15 0 R << In the Motion, Presley seeks the entry of an order disqualifying and all co-counsel who represent Douglas Smith (Smith) and Carolina Preservation Properties, Inc. /Lang (EN-US) 177 0 obj 180 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R << endobj /P 508 0 R /K 18 /Pg 16 0 R 163 0 obj endobj /S /P /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] /S /P /K 27 /K 39 /Resources 395 0 R Co. v. Employers Ins. << /S /P /Pg 45 0 R endobj /Pg 46 0 R 229 0 obj /P 300 0 R 67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R /Pg 25 0 R /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << endobj >> /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> >> 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 /K 7 << << 309 0 obj /S /P 467 0 obj /K 28 /A 524 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /K [7 313 0 R 9] /S /TOCI /S /P 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] /Pg 29 0 R 87 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 11 endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. /K 9 Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). /Lang (EN-US) 27 0 obj endobj endobj /Type /Page >> Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. /K 3 >> >> /K 3 /Resources 403 0 R /Lang (EN-US) See Rule 2.330 (f). /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 237 0 obj 361 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 16 0 R endobj /S /H1 Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. 253 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /S /TOCI /K [10 527 0 R] /K 0 /Pg 15 0 R /K 25 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 1 /Rotate 0 >> /P 506 0 R /S /P /K 23 << /K 14 << /Type /Page 294 0 obj /K 1 DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /K 11 3d at 812. 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R >> >> /P 12 0 R /Diagram /Figure /P 12 0 R CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Rule 1.432 requires that a motion to disqualify be made within a reasonable time after discovering the facts upon which the motion is based. /Pg 16 0 R /K 331 0 R 0000002415 00000 n /Count 5 /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 15 << 0000006276 00000 n /K 17 endobj /Parent 10 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R << endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 32 0 R 6 313 0 R 7 314 0 R 8 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /P 529 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /Type /Catalog /P 508 0 R << The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. /Tabs /S /K 5 >> << /Resources 432 0 R /K 1 /Pg 34 0 R Brennan, No. 255 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9A3F555EF45C79488712E0D1EABAE832>]/Index[233 34]/Info 232 0 R/Length 107/Prev 253809/Root 234 0 R/Size 267/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream /K 1 /S /P The defendant asserts that the prosecutors are material witnesses in this case because they "have personal knowledge of material, exculpatory information which is crucial to the defense." endobj 53 0 obj 18 323 0 R 19 [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R] endobj >> /S /P /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] 193 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << << /Pg 45 0 R /K 0 Attorney Advertising. << << /K 1 83 0 obj >> /Pg 46 0 R /S /Reference After this hearing, M retained counsel (C.H.). /Pg 44 0 R United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. >> 59 0 obj /P 531 0 R /A 520 0 R /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 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. 1. << 84 0 obj << /Pg 22 0 R /StructParents 26 Peters v. Dist. << 298 0 obj 179 0 obj >> 306 0 obj /K 0 /Type /StructTreeRoot /P 55 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 16 0 R /K 19 106 0 obj << >> Id. << /Pg 38 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 24 0 R 31 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R 46 0 obj /K 38 /S /P 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 >> /S /P >> endobj 248 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /S /P << 4. /S /TOCI 91 0 obj /K [10 314 0 R 12] /Resources 422 0 R the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. /Pg 16 0 R /Type /Page /P 505 0 R endobj Frequently, a former client accuses the attorney of having insider information regarding the client that does not rise to the level of a client confidence. /P 12 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /K 12 /P 508 0 R << 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] /Lang (EN-US) motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. >> /Pg 31 0 R >> >> /Lang (EN-US) << /Contents [437 0 R 438 0 R 439 0 R] 127 0 obj endobj 131 0 obj /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 15 0 R 254 0 obj 153 0 obj /K 2 /Pg 40 0 R /S /P endobj endobj /K 19 endobj by the party /Pg 16 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. Here, two FBI agents were present during the defendant's meeting with the prosecutors and are available to testify as to what took place during the meeting. /P 531 0 R 172 0 obj >> /S /P /K 10 /K [315 0 R 317 0 R 318 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Underline /Span /Type /Pages 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] endobj endobj /Pg 29 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /S /P 147 0 R 148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R 152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R 156 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 264 0 obj endobj endobj >> Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. /Pg 15 0 R endobj << /Chart /Figure endobj /S /P /K [26 287 0 R 28] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << must. /Pg 17 0 R 171 0 obj /P 56 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /Link /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj 156 0 obj >> endobj /K 4 >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << endobj /Parent 3 0 R /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) << << 300 0 obj >> Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). 320 0 obj /K 0 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R ), op. endobj >> 259 0 obj endobj /Rotate 0 In fact, the plaintiff's attorney conceded in open court, "I can honestly state I am not completely pre-pared to respond to the motion for summa-ry judgment." The judge, however, allowed the plaintiff to submit a brief on the . /Lang (EN-US) /Pages 3 0 R Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. 167 0 obj /K 10 165 0 obj /Parent 9 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 26 0 obj This motion to disqualify is based on a single and brief telephone call in October 2007 for which there is neither a record nor an estimate of duration by Chinois counsel. /P 508 0 R 344 0 obj /Pg 42 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 39 >> endobj /StructParents 19 /P 12 0 R 9 [87 0 R 88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R 91 0 R 92 0 R 93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R 0000003370 00000 n >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R /K 3 107 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 /Endnote /Note >> /Pg 19 0 R << << /S /P /K [8 525 0 R] endobj Two Special Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frank Eldredge and James Hawkins, were present during the entirety of the meeting between the defendant and the prosecutors and are available to testify to the events in question. ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ endobj 174 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R /S /P /S /P 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 /K 4 endobj 64 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 24 0 R >> /Annots [] endobj /P 506 0 R /K 1 /K 14 In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . Instead, Colo. RPC 1.9(a) provides that, [a] lawyer who has formerly represented a client in a matter shall not thereafter represent another person in the same or a substantially related matter in which that persons interests are materially adverse to the interests of the former client unless the former client gives informed consent, confirmed in writing. endobj /P 508 0 R >> /S /P /S /P 15 0 obj /P 505 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K [12 514 0 R] 329 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /K 10 /P 509 0 R /S /P << >> In assessing motions to disqualify based on conflicts, Colorado courts also consider (1) a clients preference for a particular counsel, (2) the clients right to confidentiality in communications with his or her attorney, (3) the integrity of the judicial process, and (4) the nature of the particular conflict of interest involved. endobj Co. of Wausau, No. >> /Pg 23 0 R >> /S /H2 /K [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R 56 0 R 181 0 obj endobj << /Pg 18 0 R /K 4 Increasingly, courts nationwide have recognized and accepted timely, effective ethics screens as a positive factor for permitting an attorney to continue the representation, although sometimes a screen is not enough to avoid the ramifications of an imputed conflict. 23 [152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] >> /P 12 0 R /A 513 0 R /P 507 0 R /P 310 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. /Filter /FlateDecode /Contents [384 0 R 385 0 R 386 0 R] /K 18 endobj 1992). 438 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /P 56 0 R << /Pg 16 0 R An attorney for Louis Angelos had sought to disqualify Rosenberg, citing his "animus" against Peter Angelos' law firm, which is among the assets whose fate is in dispute within the family . /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] /Parent 6 0 R A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . endobj /P 508 0 R << 0000002614 00000 n /P 12 0 R /P 506 0 R /K [6 277 0 R 8] /K [10 279 0 R 12] Here, as in Brothers, the defendant has other sources of evidence available, namely two FBI agents, that must be exhausted before the prosecutors are called as witnesses. You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. 1857 0 obj <>stream /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Type /Pages /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 << 0000009454 00000 n << /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 335 0 obj 76 0 obj /Pg 39 0 R >> 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] endobj /Pg 20 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R Co. of Am., No. /S /P However, Comment 3 to Colo. RPC 1.9 sets a minimum baseline: In the case of an organizational client, general knowledge of the clients policies and practices ordinarily will not preclude a subsequent representation.. As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. endobj . /Pg 37 0 R 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. /Pg 22 0 R /Annots [] LAi7p:0qX t` P7SP.X8v('bsX.LC8p) iV 3C4=H0u2Fd Cg. endobj >> are satisfied. Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. 270 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R << >> /Parent 9 0 R /K 10 << /P 531 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R >> /S /P /Type /Page >> /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 317 0 obj 25 0 obj /K 2 endobj 524, 528 (D.Colo. The defendant's demand is presently under consideration by the Justice Department. /K 0 << 63 0 obj 85 0 obj << /S /P /K 19 213 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /S /P /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /P 296 0 R /K 3 /S /P /S /P /Parent 11 0 R >> Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. Increasingly, courts nationwide have recognized and accepted timely, effective ethics screens as a positive factor for permitting an attorney to continue the representation, although sometimes a screen is not enough to avoid the ramifications of an imputed conflict.12 Nonetheless, if the attorneys choose to employ a screen, it is important that it be erected before the involvement of the conflicted attorney in the new representation.13. /Parent 6 0 R /S /P endobj << 293 0 obj Motions to disqualify counsel are orchestrated for two primary reasons: Either an attorney or law firm have been unduly abusive or they have been so effective in defending or prosecuting a case. /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj << >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /S /TOCI /S /P /Contents [475 0 R 476 0 R 477 0 R] /Pg 33 0 R >> << /S /Link << /StructParents 1 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 275 0 obj >> 233 0 obj <> endobj << endobj endobj Box 30758 . /Pg 28 0 R /S /P /S /P THE RESPONSE: The employee in question was Matthew Minno, who is a staff attorney with DMS. /Pg 43 0 R /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P /P 12 0 R /Resources 436 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /S /P >> << 113 0 obj endobj Depending on the circumstances, a law firm may also consider reporting the motion to its legal malpractice insurer, as a motion to disqualify may be a precursor to a bar grievance or a legal malpractice claim. /S /P endobj >> /Pg 17 0 R >> /K 7 %PDF-1.6 % /P 280 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 310 0 obj << >> /K 22 /P 12 0 R /K 19 363 0 obj /S /P << /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /Tabs /S 233 0 obj << 2022 California Rules of Court. /K 20 /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /S /H1 /Rotate 0 /Annots [] endobj An official website of the United States government. endobj << /K 41 /P 164 0 R 0000004058 00000 n The motion is legally sufficient if it shows the party's well-grounded fear that the party will not receive a fair trial. Include the date to the template with the Date option. 250 0 obj /S /P You are responsible for serving the other party with a copy of your filed forms, usually by mail or e-service. >> /P 55 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /P 12 0 R << /K 31 See Alps Prop., 526 F. Supp. << 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. << endobj /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R endobj /Length 532 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) >> 128 0 obj /Pg 36 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. /S /P >> endobj /Pg 29 0 R << /Pg 16 0 R /S /Footnote 253 0 R 254 0 R 255 0 R 256 0 R 257 0 R 258 0 R 259 0 R 260 0 R 261 0 R 262 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /S /H3 /S /P endobj endobj My name is Adam C. Sloane. << 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R (Att. 279 0 obj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /Pg 20 0 R Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. filed a motion to disqualify the judge under CCP 170.1 [challenge of trial judge for cause] based on purported bias that the judge demonstrated during the first. << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 32 0 R 35 0 obj 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] /S /Reference << 88 0 obj >> /Pg 41 0 R /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) << >> /K 8 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. /P 508 0 R << /K [274 0 R 276 0 R 278 0 R 280 0 R 282 0 R 284 0 R 286 0 R 288 0 R 290 0 R 292 0 R Indeed, even if the attorney does not possess any direct information regarding the present lawsuit or transaction, the client may say that the attorney understands how the client thinks and acts. /Lang (EN-US) /S /H2 endobj Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. 159 0 obj 318 0 obj /S /P 255 0 obj << >> >> /K 31 /P 55 0 R /K 13 endobj /K 32 /Pg 22 0 R /K 17 438 30 /P 12 0 R >> /P 531 0 R /Pg 30 0 R endobj /S /P << >> /Count 5 /Pg 22 0 R /S /P << 146 0 obj endobj Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. >> /K 16 << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 66 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> 73 0 obj 152 0 obj /Tabs /S It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is /K 23 /K 28 157 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 >> endobj 231 0 obj /K 0 >> /Pg 46 0 R /S /P 2023 Dentons. 348 0 obj /Pg 38 0 R 304 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R 1. >> endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 22 0 R /S /P /S /P >> << >> /P 531 0 R /P 12 0 R << 343 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R 2. citation to the law supporting the request. /P 506 0 R >> /S /P << endobj << << /Lang (EN-US) << << Few things are worse for an attorney than getting a new big matter, starting work on it, and then facing a motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) 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. stream 124 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /StructParents 34 >> /P 298 0 R The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] /S /P >> /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] /S /P /Resources 482 0 R << You are switching to another language. 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. 350 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 216 0 obj /ParentTreeNextKey 43 The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 30 0 R 322 0 obj E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. /S /TOCI 307 0 obj /S /P >> 122 0 obj >> /Pg 16 0 R 166 0 obj 116 0 obj 195 0 obj /K 1 /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) 164 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R >> >> /Lang (EN-US) (quoting People ex rel. /K 3 << /P 12 0 R Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. >> /P 12 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 200 0 obj << << /Pg 19 0 R /P 508 0 R /TextBox /Art 176 0 obj Mar. /S /P /S /P Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. 314 0 obj 302 0 R null] endobj /K 4 endobj /Lang (EN-US) << 6. <> /Contents [495 0 R 496 0 R 497 0 R] . /S /P >> /K 4 All Responses to Motions and Answers to Petitions must be filed with the Office of Judicial Records and submitted to the Motion Clerk on or before the Response Date. << /P 12 0 R /K [38 293 0 R 40] /P 12 0 R /Parent 11 0 R RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC for Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al :: Justia Dockets & Filings Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit Arizona District Court Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al Filing 39 Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al Filing 39 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. /Parent 3 0 R << endobj 299 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 0 /S /H3 endobj /Lang (EN-US) Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations. As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial RESPONSE TO ORDER REGARDING APPOINTMENT, MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PRESIDING OFFICER, AND MOTION FOR A STAY PENDING RESOLUTION OF THE MOTION TO DISQUALIFY I, Adam C. Sloane, hereby state that: 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. /Resources 452 0 R /Parent 6 0 R <>stream >> 311 0 obj /Pg 21 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. 207 0 obj /Bibliography /BibEntry Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. >> /S /TOCI /S /Reference << endobj /Tabs /S endobj /P 133 0 R /Pg 17 0 R x+ | /Annots [] << << /S /P /Pg 22 0 R >> /Parent 7 0 R << /Parent 3 0 R /S /P >> /P 509 0 R endobj Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. 0000009145 00000 n Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. /P 322 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /StructParents 12 /Lang (EN-US) 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R] endobj Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? /S /P << >> /Annots [] >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /K 2 /K 4 endobj /Pg 18 0 R /Resources 448 0 R endobj /P 506 0 R endobj In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported. /K 2 /S /P << endobj /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /S /P Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. << /P 274 0 R 0000013798 00000 n /Pg 28 0 R /K 3 /P 509 0 R /S /P /S /P /Resources 466 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /K 37 /Contents [364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R] 244 0 obj Woodard v. Dist. /K 4 << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 37 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 169 0 obj /K 16 /S /P gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` << >> /Annots [] /P 12 0 R /Type /Page << /S /Link /S /P << << endobj endobj U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. << endobj >> /Pg 29 0 R >> /Marked true /Pg 41 0 R << >> /K 2 /K 2 << This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . position as district attorney. endobj Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. endobj /Rotate 0 You cannot start a case by filing a motion. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 71 0 obj << endobj 286 0 obj << /StructParents 29 >> /K 3 7 0 obj /K 1 /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. /P 304 0 R 34 0 obj /Parent 10 0 R 10 0 obj hb```c``X8c*}"3=O62ke'\9(8b 258 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> Notice of Motion and Motion. 291 0 obj >> /P 508 0 R 126 0 obj << << endobj /P 12 0 R /Parent 10 0 R 287 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R /K 2 /K 1 /K 10 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 20 0 R endobj 134 0 obj 75 0 obj /K 59 /Pg 18 0 R Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /P 12 0 R << >> /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] << /S /P /Resources 456 0 R >> 0000006483 00000 n 139 0 obj << /K 55 << << /K 17 << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R >> /S /H1 /Tabs /S /P 55 0 R /P 12 0 R 121 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /Pg 27 0 R /Parent 7 0 R endobj /Annots [] /P 276 0 R /Type /Page /InlineShape /Figure Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. 218 0 obj /P 505 0 R << << on January 7, 2002. P.O. When a party wants to ask an Administrative Law Judge, or "ALJ," to do or change something about their case, it is called a "motion." Examples are requesting that a date for mediation be scheduled or that two cases be combined into one hearing (called a "consolidation"). 3 [null 304 0 R 305 0 R 304 0 R null 306 0 R 307 0 R 306 0 R null 308 0 R 143 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Type /Page >> << /K 2 /Pg 33 0 R /Annots [] << This is because it must be presumed that a client shared confidences with its attorney pursuant to the attorneyclient relationship.9 Appreciating this distinction is important to successfully making or defeating a motion to disqualify. /Parent 11 0 R >> /S /Reference >> /Parent 9 0 R /S /P /Pg 44 0 R >> /K 21 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj 130 0 obj << 8 0 obj >> /Type /Page endobj 13. /S /P /S /P /P 308 0 R /P 505 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] Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. endobj /Resources 474 0 R 188 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /K 11 >> /Pg 45 0 R For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. /S /P /P 529 0 R /StructParents 33 People v. Nozolino, 298 P.3d 915, 919 (Colo. 2013) (Disqualification of a partys chosen attorney is an extreme remedy and is only appropriate where required to preserve the integrity and fairness of the judicial proceedings.) (citation omitted). /S /P /K 2 When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /RoleMap 14 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) >> << /Pg 29 0 R /A 517 0 R You have to fill out at least 2 forms, maybe more, to file your opposition. /K 18 Deposit Ins. >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R APG/Z=p L_uQ7EVr+MHIRh2)Qg^HWjBY:],h(8BToqSirY[DHWBo~djX$dXS&U.uJ%Tj )].fm_ujmbzY'f}hHm=r5[9Bm^wcrz7zW>~/N 245 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj File the forms. /Pg 17 0 R endobj at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. 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