response to motion to disqualify attorney

<< 88 0 obj 111 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. /K 6 /P 290 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial /P 505 0 R /S /P /K 1 /K [11 511 0 R] 212 0 obj /S /H1 endobj /Pg 37 0 R hearing. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 19 0 R /K 10 /S /P /Pg 38 0 R /P 12 0 R Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. position as district attorney. 142 0 obj <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> /Filter /FlateDecode /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 28 120 0 obj at 390-91. << >> /Lang (EN-US) 288 0 obj 303 0 obj /P 12 0 R Defendant's Motion at 1-3. /Pages 3 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj << 208 0 obj A motion is usually made in writing. >> /K 7 0000009454 00000 n 324 0 obj /Annots [] << Box 30758 . /K 0 endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P /S /P 14 [123 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R null 315 0 R 316 0 R 315 0 R null 317 0 R null /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 266 0 obj /S /P /K 17 /Parent 3 0 R /Pg 16 0 R Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. >> 278 0 obj 290 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] 186 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 26 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /Link 281 0 obj 10 0 obj /P 507 0 R /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] >> /Rotate 0 The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. /P 508 0 R >> /StructParents 13 /Pg 44 0 R >> endobj 21 0 obj >> << /Pg 46 0 R 206 0 obj 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. /S /Reference /Tabs /S 331 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R << /S /Footnote /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') << /S /P >> /K 0 /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 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 (Att. /Lang (EN-US) /K [2 275 0 R 4] << >> 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] 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. >> >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj 0000009504 00000 n /Parent 7 0 R >> The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. /S /TOCI /K 1 /K 6 /Tabs /S << 159 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << << /Pg 19 0 R /Parent 10 0 R /Pg 16 0 R endobj <> /P 124 0 R >> 0000013798 00000 n 352 0 obj (See Defendant's Motion Exhibit 2.) /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /Pg 19 0 R 137 0 R 138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R 142 0 R 143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R /K 35 /Tabs /S endobj /Type /Pages /P 12 0 R >> /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] >> 242 0 obj >> << << 160 0 obj 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. << /Lang (EN-US) /K 22 endobj << /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 22 0 R << /Type /Page >> /Pg 15 0 R >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 17 0 R Co. v. 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Supp. << 0000005497 00000 n /Pg 29 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. << In addition, if the motion is made by a former client, attorneys should consider providing notice of a potential circumstance to their legal malpractice insurer. /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. /Rotate 0 99 0 obj Brennan, No. 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 . /Lang (EN-US) << 349 0 obj << /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] 314 0 obj /K 8 The Texas Supreme Court held that disqualification was proper, reasoning >> /StructParents 30 /Pg 44 0 R endobj >> /K 1 << 223 0 obj SHARP The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. << << /Pg 45 0 R 158 0 obj /P 509 0 R /S /P /Annots [] /Pg 44 0 R /Rotate 0 << 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 /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 310 0 R /K 2 /K 0 Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. 8. 262 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << endobj /P 12 0 R hb```c``X8c*}"3=O62ke'\9(8b 124 0 obj 0000002183 00000 n /P 12 0 R stream endobj In those circumstances, courts are generally protective of confidences or secrets that the law firm or attorney may possess or to which the firm or attorney has access as a consequence of either the prior or the existing representation. >> /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 16 0 R << << /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] >> /Tabs /S /K 7 endobj and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to . /P 123 0 R /S /Reference /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 10 /S /TOCI /K 12 endobj /Contents [495 0 R 496 0 R 497 0 R] /P 55 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Legal Standards. /P 284 0 R /S /P << /K 10 /S /H3 << 5. /Lang (EN-US) /A 524 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /K 3 /P 55 0 R /P 508 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 0000004782 00000 n /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] /S /P endobj /Pg 18 0 R 86 0 obj Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. <> Co. v. Employers Ins. 202 0 obj /Pg 23 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Rotate 0 >> >> /K [5 307 0 R 7] 127 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) 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.. /K 3 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 2 /Parent 11 0 R %%EOF endobj >> 133 0 obj 1857 0 obj <>stream << /Lang (EN-US) 191 0 R] /S /P /P 322 0 R Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". /Pg 17 0 R 339 0 obj /Pg 34 0 R << /K 5 /Pg 27 0 R endobj << /Lang (EN-US) >> >> << << /Lang (EN-US) 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] /Type /Page >> /S /P /P 12 0 R >> 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 >> >> /P 56 0 R >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /Pg 28 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R] Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /Link /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) 157 0 obj >> /Pg 22 0 R /P 123 0 R /K 1 endobj endobj /Pg 45 0 R /S /P 0000009358 00000 n II. /P 12 0 R Mealey's (February 27, 2023, 2:08 PM EST) -- WHEELING, W.Va. A federal judge in West Virginia denied a hydraulic fracturing company's second attempt to disqualify the counsel for landowners in a dispute over abandoned wells, ruling that there is no ethical violation on the part of the fracking operator's former employee Bryan "Wayne . >> << 83 0 obj 354 0 obj 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. 12] and Memorandum in Support [Doc. /Parent 3 0 R Secure .gov websites use HTTPS /S /P << /Pg 32 0 R /StructParents 34 /S /P /P 133 0 R /S /P /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) << >> /K 8 /Rotate 0 /StructParents 2 endobj 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. /P 12 0 R According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.. /Lang (EN-US) /K [46 297 0 R 48] << 14 0 obj /Count 5 endobj 147 0 obj /K 16 282 0 obj /K 24 /Lang (EN-US) /Annotation /Span /K 13 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Prohibition is used as the justification for allowing judges to rule on their own motions to disqualify, as attorneys are given another means to have a judge disqualified. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /S /P endobj endobj /S /P >> /S /P endobj /Pg 36 0 R /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] /K 5 (a) An attorney may withdraw from a case, without leave of court where the withdrawing attorney has complied with all outstanding orders of the court and either files a notice of withdrawal where there is active co-counsel for the party represented by the withdrawing attorney, or files a substitution of counsel, signed by both the withdrawing and /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 45 0 R endobj << endobj 253 0 obj 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 /K [42 295 0 R 44] >> 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." endstream endobj startxref /K 1 /P 505 0 R endobj >> 364 0 obj /P 12 0 R /P 506 0 R << /S /Link 112 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) 16 0 obj endobj /Pg 22 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 5 endobj << << /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R << /S /P >> >> /Pg 15 0 R 48 0 obj 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. %PDF-1.7 % /P 529 0 R /S /P 371 FILED 6/23/97. /Tabs /S /Strikeout /Span /S /P /Pg 33 0 R /S /P /Parent 8 0 R /P 531 0 R /K 11 173 0 obj >> /S /P << /K 23 271 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 1 317 0 obj 263 0 obj /Type /Pages 0000000016 00000 n 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. /S /P /S /P ________________________ United States District Judge. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R << /K 2 >> /P 55 0 R endobj endobj >> /P 4 0 R The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. /S /P endobj "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. endobj /Pg 16 0 R /K 7 /Pg 15 0 R /S /TOCI When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. /Pg 42 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R 139 0 obj >> << 167 0 obj Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 40 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /Lang (EN-US) x+ | >> . << /S /P endobj /K 6 144 0 obj <> /K 1 (quoting People ex rel. 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. 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. /Type /Page /StructParents 17 /Pg 29 0 R /K 4 233 0 obj <> endobj /S /Table endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 43 0 R /Pg 27 0 R /S /P endobj 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. Disqualification motions put these obligations directly at issue. /P 505 0 R /K 11 /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. HarrisT19@michigan.gov . 283 0 obj 93 0 obj on January 7, 2002. /PageLayout /OneColumn /P 12 0 R endobj endobj /P 12 0 R 298 0 obj 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 << /P 12 0 R /Parent 11 0 R 22 0 obj endobj 7. 184 0 obj /S /P 185 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 << /K 5 << We are hired both to file and pursue disqualification, and to represent lawyers in resisting disqualification. /K 14 330 0 R 162 0 R] /K 18 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [423 0 R 424 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << /K 31 66 0 obj /P 56 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 42 >> << 233 0 obj 97 0 obj 199 0 obj endobj /Pg 16 0 R 51 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Woodard v. Dist. /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page 356 0 obj In Brothers, the defendants tried to disqualify the prosecuting attorneys for being potential trial witnesses because the prosecutors had participated in a meeting in which the defendant was offered immunity. endobj endobj /Pg 16 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 14 /S /P << >> /S /P Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. /P 12 0 R endobj >> /P 12 0 R endstream endobj /S /H1 /Pg 18 0 R endobj >> Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /S /P /K 19 United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. endobj /Rotate 0 /S /Reference 2 0 obj >> 205 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 13 Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 306 0 R /Pg 19 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /K 0 /Type /Page xref 76 0 obj >> >> An official website of the United States government. /Lang (EN-US) 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. >> /Lang (EN-US) 224 0 obj endobj endobj /Rotate 0 endobj /K 27 << 44 0 obj 163 0 obj /Pg 37 0 R 2022 California Rules of Court. /Pg 22 0 R endobj % /S /P /S /P endobj 35 0 obj 20 [142 0 R 143 0 R] << /MarkInfo 2 0 R /S /H1 /S /P 188 0 obj /P 528 0 R << /Pg 26 0 R 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported. If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. Attorney General . /S /P /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] /K [50 299 0 R 52] /Pg 16 0 R << /Contents [475 0 R 476 0 R 477 0 R] endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /K 21 /K 23 201 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R << E.g., Celgard, LLC v. 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Presley (Presley). /K 2 are satisfied. endobj << endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 49 0 obj 153 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << >> /K 1 endobj /S /H3 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 181 0 obj Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. /K 0 /Resources 474 0 R >> /K 10 >> >> <> /K 2 /Pg 20 0 R endobj /K 15 /Lang (EN-US) Attorney Advertising. endobj His argument is self-defeating. /P 12 0 R /K 1 /Tabs /S /S /P >> /S /Link /S /Table /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 9 0 R 128 0 obj << General Use: Description. << /S /P disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. /Type /Page 254 0 obj /K 9 347 0 obj /Type /Page /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] endobj /Tabs /S /K 41 /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 5 /S /P endobj /P 509 0 R << /P 531 0 R This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . stream /Pg 45 0 R /S /P /K [12 514 0 R] << %PDF-1.6 % /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R 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. << /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] /K 0 << /Rotate 0 << /S /P /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /Resources 436 0 R /Pg 17 0 R 292 0 obj /S /P << /Pg 46 0 R endobj /StructParents 10 /Pg 16 0 R 114 0 obj See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). endobj at 241-47 . /S /Reference /Pg 15 0 R >> Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. >> 353 0 obj endobj /K [13 311 0 R 15] /P 505 0 R endobj << by the party /Pg 26 0 R << . /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 15 /S /P /Pg 44 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Please click Confirm below to continue. /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /P 12 0 R 218 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 0000002415 00000 n 171 0 obj She must asker lawyer. /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 265 0 obj He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /S /TOCI >> endobj >> 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 154 0 obj >> /K 7 /StructParents 14 /K 3 >> 219 0 obj 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. << /Pg 34 0 R endobj /Pg 27 0 R /A 520 0 R /P 55 0 R 313 0 obj >> << /S /P /K 22 Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. 152 0 obj /K 9 [18 -1] at 19. /Lang (EN-US) 298 0 R 299 0 R 298 0 R null 300 0 R 301 0 R 300 0 R null 302 0 R 303 0 R endobj >> /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 8 /P 508 0 R >> /K 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 13 << 260 0 obj 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 Dec. 18, 2014) (denying motion for summary judgment on issue of whether Hunton & Williams should be disqualified in underlying arbitration), assets.law360news.com/ 0580000/580691/Memorandum%20and%20Order.pdf; Defendant and Counterclaimant Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLCs Notice of Motion and Motion to Disqualify Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof, Western Sugar Coop. >> 341 0 obj /Pg 21 0 R /Type /Pages /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) startxref /P 506 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) to the subject matter of this litigation. >> By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. 148 0 obj endobj /Parent 3 0 R 0 /Pg 26 0 R 6 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) <> /StructParents 16 All rights reserved. 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 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. /K [34 291 0 R 36] /StructParents 25 See Rule 2.330 (f). /Pg 41 0 R >> [ii] However, an order is final and appealable when it disqualifies a law firm which has represented a defendant during the trial from continuing its representation during an appeal, due to a conflict created when an attorney who represented the . /K 8 /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 >> at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. /K 7 << >> Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. endobj /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P >> 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. >> /Pg 46 0 R /S /P Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. endobj /Pg 17 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /P 531 0 R Attorneys should be aware, however, that clients can make a successful case for disqualifying attorneys who had a greatly invested role with the organizational client or where the playbook knowledge is uniquely and particularly relevant to the new representation. /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 0 95 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R /Pg 42 0 R /Type /Page >> /Tabs /S 286 0 obj ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Disqualify is GRANTED and Andrew J. Cevasco, Esquire is disqualified pursuant to New Jersey Rule of Professional Conduct 3.7 from serving as legal counsel for the Defendants at the trial in this matter; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED pursuant to R. 1:5-1(a) that a copy of this Order will be 161), filed on October 7, 2020" . /S /P << /A 522 0 R Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. /P 505 0 R 363 0 obj /K 3 /S /P /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 63 0 obj << Id. 1. /K 15 /Parent 6 0 R /Pg 28 0 R The State filed a response to the motion, see id. /S /P >> 251 0 obj >> /Pg 22 0 R /S /P 113 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R >> /ParentTree 13 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 19 /P 55 0 R endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) Serve the other party . >> /P 508 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. 23 0 obj /K 1 301 0 obj >> 234 0 obj /Pg 25 0 R >> /P 530 0 R ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. 42 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R endobj /P 274 0 R /K 18 endobj /Annots [] << 60 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 <> Cf. << >> /S /P 81 0 obj /Annots [] << superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. /Type /Catalog /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 38 0 R /Resources 432 0 R >> /StructParents 0 255 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 /S /TOCI Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff's counsel, Greenberg Traurig, LLP ("GT") is a baseless effort to divert the Court from the merits of the controversy between the parties, in which GT's client has already been shown to have been seriously wronged by the moving parties. endobj endobj 284 0 obj Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? /K 36 endobj /Pg 44 0 R 61 0 obj /P 509 0 R /P 529 0 R >> endobj endobj endobj endobj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Annots [] /P 12 0 R 340 0 obj /Count 32 /TextBox /Art /P 12 0 R Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). 177 0 obj Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. /Lang (EN-US) 0000008931 00000 n 302 0 obj /K 2 >> << /S /P /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] /S /P /S /P /S /P 17 0 obj 438 0 obj 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. /P 280 0 R /Lang (EN-US) ), op. /Tabs /S /Annots [] /Type /Page endobj /K 37 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 46 0 R /S /P endobj /Pg 45 0 R /Parent 11 0 R >> endobj endobj /S /P 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. Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. >> /Resources 375 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /K 2 /Resources 391 0 R /S /Reference /K 14 /P 298 0 R >> << >> /Pg 20 0 R <> endobj endobj /K [54 301 0 R 56] 1992) (citations omitted). 110 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R >> /K 9 /K 6 /Pg 44 0 R /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. endobj /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 134 0 R /S /H3 << endobj /Tabs /S /S /Reference /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) 318 0 obj 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. /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 296 0 R Co. of Wausau, No. 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. /P 315 0 R 739, 743-44 (S.D.N.Y. 117 0 obj << motion to disqualify. >> See Livingston v. /S /P >> /Resources 387 0 R /K 15 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] <> /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] >> /StructParents 26 /Type /Page /P 506 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Fill out the forms. /Pg 16 0 R /S /P endobj /Annots [] >> 170 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Annots [] Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. <>stream /StructParents 27 Rule 2.330 (e). These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. 2. << /K 3 << /K 14 Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify.
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