response to motion to disqualify attorney

/S /P /S /P 94 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 124 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /Type /Page /S /Link /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /Link << /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) <>stream 0000006382 00000 n /K 14 /Pg 22 0 R >> /Pg 22 0 R /S /P 63 0 obj Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". >> << ________________________ United States District Judge. 282 0 obj /Annots [] /S /P 332 0 obj endobj endobj 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 /P 528 0 R >> /S /P >> 104 0 obj /K 31 /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /S /P 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] /S /P /Pg 44 0 R If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. 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. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Count 32 <> /Pg 15 0 R >> /K 38 He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported.1 Many disqualification motions are well-founded. /P 4 0 R /K 4 >> >> The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. /Diagram /Figure 177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R 180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R 184 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Parent 11 0 R << /Strikeout /Span /Type /Pages /S /H1 /P 12 0 R /P 276 0 R 154 0 obj Rule 8.54. /S /P 74 0 obj /S /P /P 505 0 R endobj << << << endobj /Lang (EN-US) << << endobj endobj /S /TOCI /S /P 68 0 obj /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] /P 508 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 33 /P 294 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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 << >> /Pg 20 0 R /K 36 /K 9 /Pg 16 0 R 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] /Pg 23 0 R /Pg 37 0 R << /K [46 297 0 R 48] <> 288 0 obj /K 13 endobj Legal Standards. /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /StructParents 4 << The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. /Pages 3 0 R /K 1 Co. v. Employers Ins. endobj We are hired both to file and pursue disqualification, and to represent lawyers in resisting disqualification. 70 0 obj /Parent 3 0 R << endobj 0000002183 00000 n >> << /S /P /K 2 /Pg 15 0 R In determining whether to disqualify an attorney on the ground that he or she will likely be a witness, the court is guided, but not bound by, the standards set forth in Rule 3.7, and whether to disqualify an attorney rests in the sound discretion of the Court. This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. /Type /Pages << << /Type /Page >> /P 531 0 R << 41 0 obj /Type /StructTreeRoot 1 18 U.S.C. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 18 0 R 76 0 obj 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 endobj << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page 314 0 obj /Tabs /S << % 144 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /TOCI << /Resources 383 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 35 0 R >> endobj /K 2 /S /P 182 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /A 515 0 R /K 1 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. 0000009248 00000 n endobj << /K 25 /K [2 275 0 R 4] 226 0 obj /Pg 37 0 R /Tabs /S endobj endobj /K 7 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] 128 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 304 0 obj /K 11 /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R endobj >> /S /P endobj >> /K 23 /Lang (EN-US) 77 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R /Parent 10 0 R << << 269 0 obj 316 0 obj 129 0 obj endobj /Parent 7 0 R >> /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) 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. /S /P /P 12 0 R /Resources 498 0 R >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. /S /P /S /P << As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. Visit the Civil General Use forms page.. Self-Help Resources Formularios en Espaol. /Lang (EN-US) /K 8 /P 528 0 R 0000002381 00000 n /K 3 /K 0 137 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R << motion to disqualify for a hearing. /K 6 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 /P 508 0 R >> /Tabs /S 46 0 obj /Pg 37 0 R 206 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R endobj >> Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. >> 277 0 obj /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] endobj /Pg 39 0 R /Tabs /S /K 10 /S /P and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to . CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. 208 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 298 0 obj /S /TOCI Few things are worse for an attorney than getting a new big matter, starting work on it, and then facing a motion to disqualify. /Annots [] _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. /Parent 6 0 R /Pg 45 0 R endobj hearing. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 345 0 obj /S /P << >> endobj Co. of Wausau, No. /P 280 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] stream As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. /S /Reference /Pg 26 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. << endobj /Lang (EN-US) See Fed. endobj /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 22 0 R >> <> /P 12 0 R /K [4 316 0 R 6] >> >> 162 0 obj /Underline /Span /S /P /K [315 0 R 317 0 R 318 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. /Rotate 0 endobj >> /K 2 /S /P /Type /Page 26 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /Link 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. /Lang (EN-US) >> /StructParents 13 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj << /Pg 17 0 R /K 2 /S /P endobj 211 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R << Sharp, and the response of the United States. Id. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /Parent 11 0 R 246 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 23 13. /P 531 0 R /K 37 /Lang (EN-US) << You cannot start a case by filing a motion. /P 508 0 R /Pg 18 0 R 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. in writing. << >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /K 1 /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) >> 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 << 335 0 obj United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. /Tabs /S 82 0 obj << /P 506 0 R /Pg 16 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. endobj /Pg 17 0 R 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. 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. /P 508 0 R 29 0 obj 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. endobj << 0000009036 00000 n According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.. >> To proceed, please click Accept. /Pg 24 0 R >> /P 12 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. /Pg 44 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 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. /S /P >> endobj 170 0 obj endobj 204 0 obj /Type /Page 51 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /Pg 43 0 R /K 24 /S /P /K 16 /Lang (EN-US) << << /S /P << << /S /P 36 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R 35 0 obj /K [14 523 0 R] >> << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 12 << >> /P 304 0 R 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.10 Below are some important concepts that have emerged in the context of motions to disqualify.11, The Colorado Rules do not bar attorneys from representing current clients against former clients. Background "Florida courts have held that disqualification of counsel "is an extraordinary remedy and should only be resorted to sparingly." (Manning v. Cooper (2008) 981 So.2d 668, 670 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) (quoting Alexander v. >> /P 12 0 R 259 0 obj /K 6 /S /P See Rule 2.330 (f). 216 0 obj /Annots [] /P 12 0 R endobj << Petitioners' Pro Se Emergency Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Defendants Doug Smith and CPP. %PDF-1.6 << << /Lang (EN-US) 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. /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) 0000001952 00000 n 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. /Pg 24 0 R /S /P 215 0 obj /Tabs /S /K 1 /S /P 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. << 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. endobj << endobj /Parent 11 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /K 3 243 0 R 244 0 R 245 0 R 246 0 R 247 0 R 248 0 R 249 0 R 250 0 R 251 0 R 252 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 44 0 R Tenorio moves to supplement his Response to the Department's Motion for Summary Judgment with two cases: Jordan v. 40 0 obj /P 12 0 R Defendant's Motion at 1. xref /P 282 0 R /Pg 16 0 R Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. << >> << Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- /Pg 15 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 9 /Pg 23 0 R /S /TOCI << 159 0 obj >> /P 507 0 R >> /P 278 0 R >> /StructParents 19 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"). Mark White, Esq. /P 12 0 R /P 292 0 R 34 0 obj 85 0 obj /P 506 0 R /Pg 21 0 R /P 56 0 R 179 0 obj /S /Link << /S /P << /K 13 >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << << 239 0 obj << /Pg 19 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 15 0 R 23 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 466 0 R /S /P Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). >> /S /Footnote << << >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R 146 0 obj 157 0 R 158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R 163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R 166 0 R >> /K 33 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] /Pg 19 0 R 12 0 obj /P 505 0 R >> You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. /P 12 0 R << /K 32 371 FILED 6/23/97. 145 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R 103 0 obj endobj 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R 213 0 R 214 0 R 215 0 R 216 0 R 217 0 R 218 0 R /S /P 244 0 obj /S /P endobj << 148 0 obj 281 0 obj endobj /Pg 45 0 R /K 1 Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. /Lang (EN-US) >> << 272 0 obj /K 0 >> endobj /Filter /FlateDecode <> /Rotate 0 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] /P 508 0 R /Contents [400 0 R 401 0 R 402 0 R] /Type /Page endobj Include the date to the template with the Date option. << >> endobj /Parent 9 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 7. /K 7 The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. 223 0 obj << >> /Lang (EN-US) << /K 10 endobj the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. /P 12 0 R 274 0 obj DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /Parent 8 0 R endobj /Pg 46 0 R /Count 5 >> The government does not contest the fact that prosecutors Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp met with the defendant on June 21, 1995, and that the defendant was offered immunity, which he declined to accept. endobj >> /Pg 37 0 R >> Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. 232 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R /S /H2 /P 133 0 R endobj >> Ct. App . /Pg 46 0 R /K 42 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /S /P >> But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . << << /S /H3 /Pg 31 0 R /K 3 endobj /P 123 0 R 149 0 obj << 157 0 obj endobj endobj /P 508 0 R /S /P << endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> /P 55 0 R endobj Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. /StructParents 0 /Lang (EN-US) << 80 0 obj Attorney General . /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 391 0 R /S /P /Pg 22 0 R << /Pg 23 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. >> /Tabs /S >> 286 0 obj For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . 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 5 /K 39 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /P 132 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 >> 220 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /Resources 482 0 R 0000003370 00000 n 2 0 obj 176 0 obj << /Pg 16 0 R endobj endobj >> 231 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 /ParentTreeNextKey 43 /K 2 /K 5 She must asker lawyer. /Lang (EN-US) /K 13 /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 22 0 R /P 529 0 R endobj /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R /K 0 >> /S /P 1. /K 3 endobj /Pg 22 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /K [38 293 0 R 40] /P 12 0 R endobj 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. 57 0 obj 21 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /P 81 0 R endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj << /K 0 /P 298 0 R /Pg 24 0 R /A 522 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 106 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R >> /K 20 /Lang (EN-US) 151 0 obj endobj /P 508 0 R >> endobj /S /P << endobj << /K 14 << 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. 42 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /P 509 0 R 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. /StructParents 21 >> << 47 0 obj /Tabs /S /Pg 19 0 R << endobj endobj /K 27 23 [152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] Peters v. Dist. >> endobj 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 /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 87 0 obj /K 2 /Pg 16 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. /P 300 0 R /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R 268 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /K [11 511 0 R] (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. . endobj /Pg 44 0 R 364 0 obj /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] << /Annots [] /Pg 16 0 R << /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /Rotate 0 The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. /P 505 0 R /P 284 0 R by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . /K 27 /Pg 19 0 R >> 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). << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P 95 0 obj /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] . >> 261 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /A 526 0 R >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R <> /Pg 46 0 R << 78 0 obj /Type /Page /Pg 16 0 R 160 0 obj /K 2 /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). One party may insist that the court bar the lawyer from representing another party through a motion to disqualify. 2022 California Rules of Court. 48 0 obj 125 0 obj /S /P endobj endobj endobj endobj /Resources 478 0 R SHARP The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. >> Under the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct (Colorado Rules or Colo. RCP), an attorney must safeguard client confidences and secrets, subject to a few exceptions.2 The attorney is also obligated to elevate the clients interests above the interests of the attorney and the law firm. /Lang (EN-US) 11. /K 3 /K 17 /K 3 >> << Notice of Motion and Motion. /Lang (EN-US) 167 0 obj My name is Adam C. Sloane. /S /TOCI << /K 13 /Pg 29 0 R 153 0 obj >> << endobj 135 0 obj /Annots [] endobj 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. 124 0 obj /K 1 /Parent 9 0 R /K 9 << << endobj endobj << 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R] >> 295 0 obj << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 15 >> /P 12 0 R >> /S /P White, Dunn & Booker 1200 First Alabama Bank Building Birmingham, AL 32503, Albert C. Bowen, Esq. /S /P /S /H3 /StructParents 1 /S /Sect UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION, 15 U.S.C. >> /Type /Page 236 0 obj /StructParents 8 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 >> endobj /S /TOCI For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. /Pg 44 0 R /S /TOC 252 0 obj /K 11 169 0 obj /P 531 0 R /TextBox /Art /Parent 11 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 10 /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /S /Reference endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K [9 309 0 R 11] 60 0 obj >> endobj United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. >> endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj 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 . >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [384 0 R 385 0 R 386 0 R] The defendant's demand is presently under consideration by the Justice Department. << << /Tabs /S >> ECF No. >> << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 20 [142 0 R 143 0 R] >> /Pg 15 0 R >> Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al. Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. /Pg 15 0 R /S /P >> <> >> endobj /S /Link << /Pg 15 0 R >> 0000008931 00000 n /S /Reference 75 0 obj 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. 17 0 obj 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). /P 12 0 R >> << An official website of the United States government. 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 /Annots [] >> Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. /Type /Page endobj << 241 0 obj 327 0 obj >> /S /P /K 0 /Parent 7 0 R 262 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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. 247 0 obj /Rotate 0 /P 509 0 R endobj /Annots [] >> /StructParents 5 249 0 obj 123 0 obj 88 0 obj /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /K 0 /Pg 29 0 R endobj /S /P /S /P endobj >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 56 0 obj ), op. endobj << 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. R. Evid. >> 64 0 obj 284 0 obj 7 0 obj /S /Reference /P 12 0 R 50 0 obj 66 0 obj << /StructParents 20 /Nums [0 [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 203 0 R 204 0 R 205 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R 208 0 R endobj endobj >> << /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 18 0 R P.O. /P 12 0 R /S /P 0 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. Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. /S /P /Pg 27 0 R /S /P /P 288 0 R /P 12 0 R 313 0 obj endobj /S /P 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. /P 509 0 R 191 0 obj In this case, the defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need for the prosecutors' testimony or that the information sought cannot be obtained from an alternative source. /StructParents 9 /S /Footnote /S /P The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /S /Table /K 2 endobj /S /H1 /P 529 0 R << Id. /Rotate 0 /K 55 << /S /Link /S /P /K 19 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 16 0 R endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 17 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 /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /P 56 0 R endobj /Annotation /Span at 390-91. /Pg 22 0 R /P 55 0 R /S /P /P 315 0 R /S /P /K 1 195 0 obj << endobj at 241-47 . /S /P endobj /P 506 0 R << >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 32 0 R /Pg 27 0 R . /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 297 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R A motion to recuse is a legal motion filed in court that says a judge should be disqualified, or removed, from a legal case for a reason listed within CCP 170.1. /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /Count 5 /P 12 0 R Fill out the forms. << /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 30 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. /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P endobj 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 /Type /Page /P 12 0 R In 3/19, C.H. /Lang (EN-US) . /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) << See Livingston v. >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R /K 40 0000000896 00000 n /K [10 527 0 R] 344 0 obj /K 2 endobj /S /Reference 33 0 obj >> >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page endobj >> /Pg 22 0 R The State filed a response to the motion, see id. << /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 19 0 R motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. /Lang (EN-US) >> Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. 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. << 251 0 obj 3 0 obj 2023 Dentons. 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. /Lang (EN-US) 16.21 et seq. /Resources 422 0 R 265 0 obj 248 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 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. Rule 2.160(c) provides as follows: (c) Motion. 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] /P 505 0 R endobj endobj /S /P endobj >> endobj 2. 212 0 obj 342 0 obj /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Lang (EN-US) UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PROSECUTORS MARK R. ROSMAN AND KAREN J.

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