<< /Strikeout /Span /K 1 endobj >> /Annots [] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P endobj /S /P /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /S /TOCI >> /StructParents 28 /ParentTree 13 0 R endobj /InlineShape /Figure endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj 64 0 obj << 359 0 obj >> /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R endobj /Pg 22 0 R The trial court heard oral argument on the motion, and on August 9, /P 12 0 R /S /P /S /Reference /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] << /K [16 518 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R 241 0 obj the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. /K [10 279 0 R 12] /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] /StructParents 27 >> << /Pg 45 0 R endobj As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. 84 0 obj /Type /Page << << /Lang (EN-US) Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. /Pg 32 0 R /S /P /K 3 /Contents [475 0 R 476 0 R 477 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Annots [] /Type /Page 272 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R 467 0 obj 73 0 obj >> /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 310 0 R >> /P 163 0 R >> endobj 286 0 obj /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 253 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 /P 12 0 R /Pg 37 0 R /Lang (EN-US) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. /K 3 /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] /K 12 351 0 obj endobj /K 1 gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /S /P /Count 5 >> << /P 12 0 R 0000009248 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) >> /StructParents 14 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 116 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /K 5 /S /P 24 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R >> << /Endnote /Note >> /P 509 0 R endobj On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj /StructParents 12 /Pg 26 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Rotate 0 >> endobj endobj << 361 0 obj >> << /S /TOCI endobj /P 508 0 R /K [2 275 0 R 4] Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. endobj /S /TOCI /Resources 428 0 R >> /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) 66 0 obj << endobj << >> /Pg 43 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] 21 0 obj endobj /Rotate 0 122 0 obj Co. v. Employers Ins. endobj /P 507 0 R >> endobj /P 12 0 R >> >> /Type /Catalog must. /S /P Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. >> /K 8 northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions /K 16 /Pg 22 0 R >> >> at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. /S /P /StructParents 16 /K 20 /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /S /P /Type /Page /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << /Type /Page /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> << 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. 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. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj 222 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << << endobj /Lang (EN-US) 204 0 obj endobj /Annots [] /Pg 35 0 R endobj << endstream 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 97 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R /S /P Deposit Ins. /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Annots [423 0 R 424 0 R] /Pg 15 0 R Id. /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 22 0 R 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R << /Annotation /Span /Pg 23 0 R /S /P /Pg 17 0 R 100 0 obj 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 /P 12 0 R endobj endobj /P 508 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 /K 1 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R The far more common motion to disqualify involves a former client, either of the law firm or of an individual attorney (who may have recently joined the firm). /Lang (EN-US) /K 20 /K 7 /P 12 0 R /StructParents 26 endobj << /Type /Page /P 528 0 R The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. >> endobj 239 0 obj << Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. >> /Lang (EN-US) He also made Health, Education & Family Services Division . /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << << /Pg 20 0 R /P 505 0 R /P 505 0 R (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). << /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . 349 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 19 0 R Finally, assess whether the firm or different counsel should defend the motion to disqualify. /K 41 << << 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. /K [8 525 0 R] /S /P << /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S Defendant's Motion at 1. 313 0 obj >> 0000002614 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /K 2 /Pg 29 0 R See, e.g., People v. Shari, 204 P.3d 453, 457 (Colo. 2009) (distinguishing between duties to current clients under Colo. RPC 1.7 and to former clients under Colo. RPC 1.9). /Parent 9 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /K 1 296 0 obj endobj and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). /S /P /K 6 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). /K 10 /Pg 16 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R 228 0 obj >> /P 506 0 R /Parent 11 0 R The defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need to call the prosecutors as witnesses in this case. /S /P << /Pg 28 0 R /Pg 45 0 R >> << /P 531 0 R << 120 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R /S /P << /Type /Page /Filter /FlateDecode endobj /Parent 11 0 R /K 2 /Rotate 0 /Pg 25 0 R >> /P 12 0 R 62 0 obj 7. /K [13 311 0 R 15] << 115 0 obj !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. /Pg 19 0 R 35 [192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R << /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] /K 2 /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 22 0 R /K 35 endobj /Rotate 0 /Parent 3 0 R These motions are becoming ever more common. /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. >> << 150 0 obj << << endobj 362 0 obj /S /P >> 1992)). /Lang (EN-US) 262 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R >> >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj endobj /S /P /Resources 444 0 R /Rotate 0 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. /S /P /Count 32 /S /P /K 1 /P 528 0 R /Pg 17 0 R 162 0 obj /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 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. /Lang (EN-US) 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 59 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Serve the other party . 146 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] >> << The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. >> 0000004782 00000 n /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 331 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 << 292 0 obj Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. << 324 0 obj 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 37 /P 12 0 R /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] trailer When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. endobj Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. /Lang (EN-US) >> /Tabs /S endobj /K [10 527 0 R] >> /P 133 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 45 0 R 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] /S /P /S /P /S /P The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. >> endobj /S /P /StructParents 33 128 0 obj endobj /S /P 0000008931 00000 n << << 134 0 obj /K 3 endobj << /Lang (EN-US) 171 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R startxref >> /K 26 /S /P 344 0 obj /K 3 130 0 obj >> << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 237 0 obj /P 531 0 R Brennan, No. /S /P /S /H1 /Resources 448 0 R >> >> 321 0 obj << /P 531 0 R I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the United States' Response to Defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. The defendant may not call the prosecutors as witnesses unless there is a compelling need to do so. /K 31 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. 174 0 obj /K 2 << >> >> << /Lang (EN-US) 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 /TOCI /S /P 231 0 obj >> 161 0 obj endobj endobj /P 12 0 R /K 10 << /Pg 40 0 R /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI /Pg 37 0 R 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 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. /Parent 8 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << 159 0 obj /S /H3 << at 241-47 . /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 17 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 508 0 R disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. 145 0 obj 225 0 obj << 247 0 obj You cannot start a case by filing a motion. /Tabs /S 0000006276 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) endobj 61 0 obj << /K 0 /P 12 0 R 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." /Lang See Fed. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /K [6 277 0 R 8] << /Resources 470 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 124 0 R First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 27 0 R /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 /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 44 0 R R. Evid. /K 5 /P 55 0 R /S /P /S /Link >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> Cal. /Pg 18 0 R Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. >> /K 47 /Lang (EN-US) Attorney General . endobj << >> << >> Introduction >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 80 0 obj However, disqualification is a harsh measure. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] endobj /P 290 0 R /P 509 0 R endobj You have to fill out at least 2 forms, maybe more, to file your opposition. /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R << Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. /K 4 /Pg 16 0 R /StructParents 9 /Parent 9 0 R << 42 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 11 0 R endobj /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) << >> /P 12 0 R /Annots [] %%EOF /S /P /Type /Page << /Pg 17 0 R /Resources 422 0 R As noted, this order addresses . /K 1 /P 55 0 R << /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. /S /P endobj /Tabs /S 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. endobj /K 0 123 0 obj 266 0 obj <>stream Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . << Rule 8.54. E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. /Pg 27 0 R << << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] /P 508 0 R /Tabs /S << /P 531 0 R 209 0 obj endobj In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. << 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 /Pg 17 0 R /Tabs /S 11. >> /Type /Pages << /P 12 0 R 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. << 153 0 obj /K [50 299 0 R 52] >> << /P 124 0 R >> /K 17 /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 /Pg 44 0 R >> << 136 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << . /Lang (EN-US) hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N /Parent 10 0 R /K 8 /Pg 41 0 R >> endobj /Rotate 0 << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. to the subject matter of this litigation. endobj 90 0 obj 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. /K 5 /Tabs /S 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 /P 12 0 R endobj endobj Beddow, Erben & Bowen, P.A Second Floor - 2019 Building 2019 3rd Avenue, North Birmingham, AL 35203. << Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. endobj /K 3 Notice of Motion and Motion: The . /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 endobj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. endobj /Pg 37 0 R /P 56 0 R He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. << endobj /K 6 >> /P 12 0 R endobj << /P 164 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 29 0 R 0000002183 00000 n /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) >> 60 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /StructParents 13 endobj endobj 182 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 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. >> /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. /Pg 46 0 R /P 12 0 R /StructParents 32 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Type /Page Federal courts have the inherent power to supervise the professional conduct of attorneys appearing before the courts, which includes the authority to disqualify an attorney. 289 0 obj endobj endobj /Pg 22 0 R /K 12 /S /P /K [8 510 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R /Marked true /Lang (EN-US) 223 0 obj /Pg 36 0 R /S /H2 /P 508 0 R endobj /Pg 46 0 R P.O. Mr. 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.. << 438 0 obj /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. 280 0 obj /S /P /K 11 /P 12 0 R /P 133 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /P 278 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. /Annots [] 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 /Subscript /Span /Parent 10 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) >> /Filter /FlateDecode /K 16 << /Pg 15 0 R >> 342 0 obj /S /P 192 0 obj The facts stated in Mrs. Landes' Response to the Motion to Disqualify, are true and correct, including the fact that I do not have Mr. Cuzdey's client file. A motion is usually made in writing. /S /P 2023 Dentons. 311 0 obj >> /K 2 /P 530 0 R 102 0 obj endobj /K 5 xref endobj << gov%2Fdoc1%2F031119586589 &label=Case+Filing. /Parent 7 0 R /S /H1 endobj hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = 285 0 obj 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. (quoting People ex rel. << /P 12 0 R /K 2 /K 8 << 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 /Pg 26 0 R 211 0 obj /K 3 << endobj /K 15 /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 17 0 R position as district attorney. 126 0 obj 183 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R 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. endobj /P 12 0 R See People ex rel. /K [503 0 R 504 0 R] (See Defendant's Motion Exhibit 2.) /S /H2 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 508 0 R 00021 Motion to Strike Defendant BRIAN FROST's Affirmative Defenses. endobj >> /S /P << << /P 306 0 R /K 7 Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. /Pg 22 0 R >> endobj >> 319 0 obj /A 526 0 R /P 12 0 R >> Tenorio moves to supplement his Response to the Department's Motion for Summary Judgment with two cases: Jordan v. 114 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 endobj Please click Confirm below to continue. << /K 10 /P 282 0 R /K [30 289 0 R 32] Terre Du Lac Property Owners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Shrum, 661 S.W.2d 45, 48 (Mo. /Tabs /S endobj /K 18 Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. >> endobj >> /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 179 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R << /P 304 0 R
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