/K 31 /P 12 0 R 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 6 286 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. endobj /K [6 323 0 R 8] << /S /P 226 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) 296 0 obj 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. 153 0 obj >> >> 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. /K 9 30 0 obj << /K 16 /K 1 16.21 et seq. 335 0 obj /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj << 40 0 obj >> 175 0 obj << endobj endobj /Rotate 0 << /Parent 9 0 R /P 55 0 R A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. /StructParents 28 34 [345 0 R 346 0 R 347 0 R 348 0 R 349 0 R 350 0 R 351 0 R 352 0 R 353 0 R 354 0 R 238 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) by the party /S /P >> >> /Resources 490 0 R 146 0 obj /Pg 21 0 R endobj /Pg 19 0 R << >> /Resources 387 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 46 0 R /Parent 6 0 R /S /P /K 10 136 0 obj << /S /H2 /Pg 15 0 R /Annots [] 343 0 obj /K 1 >> endobj << /Parent 7 0 R /P 505 0 R /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] endobj 0000002614 00000 n << On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. >> /P 509 0 R /S /P 274 0 obj endobj 1 18 U.S.C. 0000003370 00000 n 246 0 obj << >> /Rotate 0 Rule 2.330 (e). /S /Footnote /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 81 0 R 314 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 12 257 0 obj << >> /K 6 /S /P 33 [184 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R 187 0 R 188 0 R 332 0 R 333 0 R 334 0 R 335 0 R 336 0 R endobj 0000008829 00000 n 331 0 obj endobj /S /P endobj /K 9 /K 3 /P 508 0 R at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. endobj /Pg 28 0 R 119 0 obj These motions are becoming ever more common. /P 163 0 R /Pg 18 0 R endobj ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. >> 0000002415 00000 n 3. 12. /P 12 0 R /P 529 0 R His argument is self-defeating. /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 45 0 R /S /Reference 37 0 obj endobj endobj >> 328 0 obj endobj /Parent 9 0 R /Pg 44 0 R DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /Lang (EN-US) >> << /K [7 313 0 R 9] /Lang (EN-US) /K 59 /Pg 26 0 R /P 12 0 R Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /S /P /P 12 0 R /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 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. >> /Type /Page endobj << endobj /P 528 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. disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party. You cannot start a case by filing a motion. 45 0 obj endobj /S /P /S /P /Type /Page >> /Lang (EN-US) This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. Typically, a former client seeking to disqualify a former attorney from representing an opposing party must identify specific, cogent information that the attorney possesses and show that the information is confidential and implicates the duty of loyalty. /P 505 0 R endobj /S /P 0000006483 00000 n >> << 191 0 R] /Pg 28 0 R /P 296 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /Parent 9 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 7 endobj endobj /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /K 29 /Type /Page 148 0 obj /P 505 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] /K 6 /P 12 0 R /P 509 0 R /S /P See. 113 0 obj /P 12 0 R 213 0 obj 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. /K 7 /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R 317 0 obj /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] /P 509 0 R Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R << endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R >> >> endobj Peters v. Dist. /K 17 /K 26 >> /Pg 19 0 R 253 0 obj endobj endobj /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] /Pg 44 0 R endobj >> /Tabs /S motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. 143 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 233 0 obj <> endobj /Annots [423 0 R 424 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /S /Reference /P 12 0 R >> /Rotate 0 In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. << /P 12 0 R /K 27 /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] << /S /P 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. He also made /Pg 27 0 R /Rotate 0 >> In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . >> /Annots [] 110 0 obj /K 12 0 R << Mr. 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 !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. << The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. /K [304 0 R 306 0 R 308 0 R 310 0 R 312 0 R] << /Count 5 endobj /Type /Page << /P 55 0 R 104 0 obj See Alps Prop., 526 F. Supp. 129 0 obj Following this, they have two options - either to transfer the case to another judge immediately or to file a written answer with the clerk. /StructParents 10 /K 16 /S /H3 /Lang (EN-US) /P 304 0 R /S /P 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 9 0 R >> /S /Reference /P 505 0 R >> endobj 60 0 obj endobj Because there are other witnesses available to testify, there is no compelling need to put the prosecuting attorneys on the stand to testify. /S /P The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. >> /Pg 22 0 R endobj /Pg 27 0 R >> /Parent 3 0 R endobj /Pg 43 0 R 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) 1 [233 0 R 234 0 R 235 0 R 236 0 R 237 0 R 238 0 R 239 0 R 240 0 R 241 0 R 242 0 R 133 0 obj /S /H3 /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . /Pg 17 0 R /P 508 0 R >> 3d at 812. >> << /K 39 38 0 obj are satisfied. /S /P /K 0 /Pg 17 0 R /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R 5. 240 0 obj HarrisT19@michigan.gov . /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 508 0 R 132 0 obj 31 0 obj /S /TOCI 241 0 obj /Type /Page << /Subscript /Span (a) A court that determines that a person has signed a pleading or motion in violation of Section 10.001may impose a sanction on the person, a party represented by the person, or both. unless the client consents after disclosure to the . People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). % << >> << >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pages 3 0 R >> 76 0 obj /K 6 /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] /Pg 22 0 R /P 55 0 R >> endobj 83 0 obj endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 55 0 R >> 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.. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 508 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K [13 311 0 R 15] /P 12 0 R Please do not message me here on Avvo. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] RESPONSE TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ATTORNEY DREW MAZZEO By: Drew Mazzeo Bauer Pitman Snyder Huff Lifetime Legal, PLLC 1235 4th Ave E #200 Olympia, WA 98506 (360) 754-1976 dpm@lifetime.legal Attorney for Petitioner FILED SUPREME COURT STATE OF WASHINGTON 1012212019 8 :00 AM BY SUSAN L. CARLSON CLERK Cf. Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . << /S /Reference /Pg 45 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 231 0 obj endobj ANSWER or RESPONSE DATE. /Pg 16 0 R endobj All rights reserved. endobj /Resources 462 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /K [11 511 0 R] The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. >> endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P << >> /K 27 << Petitioners' Pro Se Emergency Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Defendants Doug Smith and CPP. /S /P /Parent 6 0 R /StructParents 35 /S /H1 >> /K 1 stream /S /Reference /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 21 0 R 6. /Lang (EN-US) 255 0 obj /Resources 456 0 R /P 12 0 R 120 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 3 Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. >> 190 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /S /P >> /S /Reference /S /P /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R 354 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /K 6 /K 2 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 /K 32 /P 55 0 R /Pg 37 0 R /K 0 << /Pg 41 0 R endobj /Pg 22 0 R For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . 282 0 obj 276 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. /Pg 36 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /P 124 0 R /Type /Page /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /dc43kgm@9{Q CF";dlx23H(k)+BH0s0~SxDmSKfy~x|}w"l'%%o2nrQr>VKwLB3=_KJgZ%'$(":xPU.m99(+'&{Mj4k%'5CS@w7)05eX G?A*hR'*X\r^nDb'OAWMRd.ZEOp:|ECldHP?=[U'UjdW'f}\&D]J}r). endobj >> endobj endobj >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 11 endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /Annots [] /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] The Texas Supreme Court held that disqualification was proper, reasoning Ct. App . >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /P 12 0 R endobj /K 2 /Filter /FlateDecode << /P 529 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 endobj 259 0 obj 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. << /Pg 28 0 R << << 13 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /P 12 0 R endobj /Tabs /S /Parent 10 0 R 221 0 obj /Pg 24 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R /K 0 endobj /Tabs /S << >> << 0000009248 00000 n /K 13 /Pg 44 0 R >> /P 12 0 R >> /StructParents 27 /Pg 20 0 R /Pg 43 0 R /P 508 0 R 50 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. /S /P /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /Tabs /S /Pg 39 0 R /K 23 /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] /S /P /K [1 326 0 R 15] endobj /Parent 8 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 31 0 R endobj /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /H1 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) White, Dunn & Booker 1200 First Alabama Bank Building Birmingham, AL 32503, Albert C. Bowen, Esq. << >> << 179 0 obj /P 509 0 R Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. 242 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 39 /Lang (EN-US) 324 0 obj /S /TOCI Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a motion to disqualify. << /Pg 17 0 R /K 5 /P 508 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 307 0 obj >> 103 0 obj << << /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /K [5 307 0 R 7] /K 14 /S /P >> /S /P << endobj << /K 9 /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 /Parent 9 0 R 58 0 obj /K 21 << 128 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations. 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. /P 12 0 R /P 509 0 R /S /P /S /P the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /K 1 >> /K [8 525 0 R] The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to . /Pg 24 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al. Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /Pg 15 0 R << endobj /StructParents 11 224 0 obj >> endobj >> >> /K 1 /S /P 337 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. /Parent 8 0 R 10 0 obj << endobj 102 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R << /S /P /StructParents 13 >> /K [12 514 0 R] /S /P /S /P endobj /P 163 0 R /K 3 0000004782 00000 n /K 1 /K 26 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. Rule 2.160(c) provides as follows: (c) Motion. /P 506 0 R << /S /P 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. /Pg 38 0 R >> /Rotate 0 168 0 obj << 87 0 obj /S /P 130 0 obj /A 526 0 R /Pg 17 0 R endobj 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 341 0 R 342 0 R 343 0 R 344 0 R] Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . 739, 743-44 (S.D.N.Y. /Pg 27 0 R << 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. 48 0 obj A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. 220 0 obj /Pg 42 0 R endobj /K 2 The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. /Annots [] /P 12 0 R 33 0 obj endobj << /Pg 20 0 R /S /P 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R >> >> Mark White, Esq. >> 185 0 obj 99 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Type /Page /S /TOCI endobj endobj << /P 12 0 R /K 13 /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /TOCI /P 531 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. /Pg 15 0 R >> << 264 0 obj endobj /K 23 /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /Reference >> /Pg 15 0 R /K 22 << /Pg 22 0 R endobj /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << 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 As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. /K 8 /S /P << /K 7 << /S /P 43 0 obj >> /Type /Page endobj /Pg 15 0 R 524, 528 (D.Colo. /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 84 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. << 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 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] on January 7, 2002. /K 1 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. /K 4 /StructParents 9 Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R endobj /Marked true /S /P 15 316 0 R 16 [127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R] /Pg 19 0 R << /P 306 0 R /Type /Catalog /K 1 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. trailer /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] /RoleMap 14 0 R >> >> 1. endobj /P 509 0 R 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 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. Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. /Pg 16 0 R /S /TOCI endobj /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) /K [42 295 0 R 44] /K 2 >> 327 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 124 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 320 0 obj 214 0 obj << 325 0 obj 0000005497 00000 n /Pg 15 0 R However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. /Resources 470 0 R >> /K 3 >> >> >> /K 11 citation to the law supporting the request. /P 506 0 R /P 509 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << 304 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 248 0 obj << >> /Pg 35 0 R /K 38 /P 531 0 R /S /P >> /P 530 0 R 23 0 obj endobj << /P 12 0 R endobj >> << 344 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R /P 133 0 R /K 1 /S /P >> Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. << endobj endobj /Pg 15 0 R Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. /S /P ), op. 256 0 obj endobj endobj /Pg 17 0 R /K [12 521 0 R] /K 35 >> >> %PDF-1.6 % endobj << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing /P 12 0 R >> 25 0 obj /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] /S /TOCI /K 12 >> /Pg 44 0 R 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. File the forms. Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. endobj /Pg 18 0 R 78 0 obj endobj /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 44 0 R >> << /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. /K 14 << << 64 0 obj THE RESPONSE: The employee in question was Matthew Minno, who is a staff attorney with DMS. 138 0 obj 0000000016 00000 n /K 8 Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. /S /P /Count 5 << /P 12 0 R /Parent 6 0 R >> /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] >> According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.. /K 3 /S /P /S /P 339 0 obj >> /P 294 0 R /Parent 10 0 R 365 0 obj endobj /S /P /Pg 28 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) Visit the Civil General Use forms page.. Self-Help Resources Formularios en Espaol. /Pg 40 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 /S /P 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. << /S /P endobj 3. /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] 209 0 obj /P 12 0 R Woodard v. Dist. /K [8 510 0 R] /K 10 244 0 obj /P 81 0 R endobj 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] R. Evid. /Pg 18 0 R 249 0 obj { 10} On July 11, 2006, the trial court ordered Bikkani to provide the discovery responses, including signed authorizations to release medical records, and notified 856 F. Supp. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 10 /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 30 0 R /Type /Page 359 0 obj /Tabs /S 360 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 8 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 258 0 obj /K 2 endobj 21 0 obj /S /P /Rotate 0 184 0 obj /P 12 0 R 121 0 obj << /Rotate 0 << >> /K 0 northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions /Bibliography /BibEntry /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 41 endobj /S /P 172 0 obj /Annots [] /Annots [] /Pg 15 0 R /S /P endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 10 /Lang (EN-US) This website and its publications are not designed to provide legal or other advice and you should not take, or refrain from taking, action based on its content. << /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI >> 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /S /P 27 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /K 32 /P 55 0 R /K 3 << Sharp, and the response of the United States. /S /P << /P 508 0 R +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn /K 2 << /S /P << 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) /StructParents 26 >> 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. /P 12 0 R endobj endobj /Parent 7 0 R /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 403 0 R << 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. 229 0 obj << 232 0 obj << 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. endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 52 0 obj /S /P (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 /Pg 29 0 R /S /P /S /Link >> Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. /P 123 0 R /Strikeout /Span /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] 288 0 R 289 0 R 288 0 R null 290 0 R 291 0 R 290 0 R null 292 0 R 293 0 R Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R endobj /S /P << /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 33 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 29 0 R endobj endobj /Pg 18 0 R The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /Lang (EN-US) endobj ________________________ United States District Judge. /Lang (EN-US) 112 0 obj If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 11 0 R << << >> /P 12 0 R See Livingston v. You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. >> /ParentTreeNextKey 43 /K 3 In denying the defendants' motion, the court relied on the fact that there were other investigating agents present at the meeting who could testify to what occurred during the meeting. 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 . >> /Pg 16 0 R 63 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 . /S /TOCI /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] /Annots [] endobj 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 RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC(an Arizona Corporation), Ed Magedson(an individual). /A 522 0 R endstream /S /P /K [46 297 0 R 48] /S /Link /Pg 22 0 R 97 0 obj /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] General Use: Description. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 508 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. << /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S 1. /S /Link /K 9 /K 27 /Pg 15 0 R /K 9 /Lang >> endobj /K 5 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] /Resources 448 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 217 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) Health, Education & Family Services Division . /S /P << /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 44 0 R >> >> /K 8 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). /S /Footnote 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"). /P 55 0 R << endobj << >> /K 8 endobj /A 517 0 R >> hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = /P 12 0 R << /Type /Page << endobj /P 310 0 R We are hired both to file and pursue disqualification, and to represent lawyers in resisting disqualification. /Annots [] 173 0 obj /Parent 11 0 R /K 4 /P 505 0 R >> /K [2 275 0 R 4] /K 28 0000000896 00000 n endobj (See Defendant's Motion Exhibit 2.) /S /P /K 8 /S /P /S /TOCI >> . 467 0 obj << /S /Reference /K 19 >> /Annots [] /S /P endobj endobj /Rotate 0 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 12 0 R /Tabs /S You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. /Lang (EN-US) /K 14 107 0 obj /Pg 42 0 R >> /K 0 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] << << gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` endobj >> 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. /Lang (EN-US) 438 30 /P 528 0 R Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /Pg 26 0 R << endobj /Lang (EN-US) 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 /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) << *243 In addition, the motion was not timely. /Pg 18 0 R /P 4 0 R /P 12 0 R << /K 5 /P 506 0 R at 391. << << /S /P 2 0 obj /P 531 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 endobj /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 2 [54 0 R null 274 0 R 275 0 R 274 0 R null 276 0 R 277 0 R 276 0 R null /S /P /P 12 0 R /P 164 0 R /S /P 310 0 obj << << /Lang (EN-US) 321 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /StructParents 19 /K 2 /Pg 26 0 R /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference /K 3 >> 24 0 obj 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.

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