response to motion to disqualify attorney

/S /P /P 12 0 R << /Parent 3 0 R /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] /P 507 0 R /K 3 /P 505 0 R Ins. /K 35 /S /P /Pg 22 0 R /K [1 326 0 R 15] 88 0 obj /Tabs /S /K 9 /Parent 8 0 R /Rotate 0 >> /P 55 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R 123 0 obj /Count 5 /S /Reference 306 0 obj << /Pg 38 0 R /P 531 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. /K 10 << 176 0 obj << /K 2 /S /P /P 124 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R >> >> /Rotate 0 Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /StructParents 0 /Parent 9 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /S /P >> 8. << /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 2 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << 10 0 obj endobj 0000001860 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /P 509 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 56 0 R /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). /P 55 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). << /Pg 16 0 R ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. 52 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R endobj << /Lang (EN-US) superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. endobj << endobj >> %PDF-1.6 % /K 17 >> /Pg 20 0 R << /Pg 15 0 R As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial 0000005497 00000 n The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. /S /P 0000002183 00000 n /P 12 0 R /K 8 /K [38 293 0 R 40] /Pg 30 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) . /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 3 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. endobj Mar. /Tabs /S << 251 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 529 0 R /Annots [] endobj >> /S /P >> 173 0 obj 98 0 obj << Unsolicited emails and other information sent to Dentons will not be considered confidential, may be disclosed to others, may not receive a response, and do not create a lawyer-client relationship. The defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need to call the prosecutors as witnesses in this case. 292 0 R null 294 0 R 295 0 R 294 0 R null 296 0 R 297 0 R 296 0 R null >> 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 528 0 R /P 134 0 R /K 0 /K 32 /Pg 15 0 R /K 0 /P 12 0 R >> 348 0 obj endobj 33 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. << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 44 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 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 endobj /Pg 21 0 R 238 0 obj << << << >> << /K 3 0 182 0 obj 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] >> 330 0 R 162 0 R] /P 12 0 R /P 133 0 R /K [14 523 0 R] >> 3d at 812. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K [14 516 0 R] 15 316 0 R 16 [127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R] /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 248 0 obj /S /TOCI /P 508 0 R /StructParents 22 /Lang (EN-US) 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] >> >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 >> /P 12 0 R /A 515 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /H3 << /Type /Pages endobj /Pg 16 0 R << /S /P the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] /Annots [] /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 9 0 obj >> endobj 1992). <> This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. /Pg 29 0 R Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- /Pg 45 0 R /Parent 11 0 R /S /H3 << endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R 289 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /ParentTreeNextKey 43 /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Annots [] Introduction endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 17 The State filed a response to the motion, see id. /S /P /P 12 0 R << /Pg 44 0 R << /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] << /Pg 16 0 R 250 0 obj /P 530 0 R << /S /P 224 0 obj /S /P /K 10 /P 12 0 R << >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /Lang (EN-US) /Annotation /Span /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] 92 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R << endobj /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 << << 207 0 obj /K 1 /Pg 25 0 R /K [42 295 0 R 44] This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . >> >> >> endobj Co. of Am., No. >> Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] 112 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P << 35 0 obj /Tabs /S endobj endobj /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << << /Lang (EN-US) 79 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 273 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 505 0 R >> /P 508 0 R /P 508 0 R endobj /P 55 0 R endobj endobj /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P /Resources 432 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 193 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R 10. 208 0 obj >> /Subscript /Span << 125 0 obj hearing. /Pg 16 0 R endobj endobj 26 0 obj endobj endobj /P 531 0 R 0000006382 00000 n /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Pg 24 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R >> 167 0 obj /P 12 0 R Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. >> /Annots [] /Type /Page /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 64 0 obj /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 /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 17 0 R 130 0 obj >> >> >> 152 0 obj << << /K 3 /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] /S /P endobj Please click Confirm below to continue. /P 12 0 R 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. << stream endobj /Pg 31 0 R 67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R << /K 22 endobj 169 0 obj >> 236 0 obj >> /K [50 299 0 R 52] /K 13 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R <> /Lang (EN-US) ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ << /Pg 35 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R 228 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 216 0 obj 132 0 obj /K 10 157 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 /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] << endobj /S /P /Pg 15 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /K 1 324 0 obj << /S /P /Pg 29 0 R endobj << /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << 0000009504 00000 n endobj (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. << >> 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 endobj >> /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /Resources 498 0 R /K 14 These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. << /S /P 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. /Pg 28 0 R >> /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /K 1 RESPONSE TO SOME SPECIFIC CLAIMS OF IMPROPRIETY IN THE MOTION TO DISQUALIFY (1) THE CLAIM: Special Counsel breached confidentiality by allowing a DMS employee to be present for sworn testimony of numerous witnesses. << on January 7, 2002. /S /P 57 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. << >> /Lang (EN-US) 47 0 obj 61 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 20 0 R << /Type /Page << << /P 506 0 R /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 3 0 R /S /P /S /P Rule 2.330 (e). /StructParents 16 /S /TOCI << disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party. /Pg 18 0 R 48 0 obj /Parent 11 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 0000000016 00000 n << /Resources 387 0 R 265 0 obj /K 0 Rule 2.160(c) provides as follows: (c) Motion. /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 33 0 R >> Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). endobj endobj 365 0 obj >> /Pg 17 0 R /S /P Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. 303 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R << /Parent 8 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 308 0 R << /K 6 /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R] >> endobj <> endobj 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. position as district attorney. Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? unless the client consents after disclosure to the . endobj << endobj 287 0 obj /P 292 0 R He also made 0000004782 00000 n /P 12 0 R 134 0 obj /S /P /P 55 0 R >> /P 506 0 R Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing >> << << citation to the law supporting the request. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /S /P >> /K 0 /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /P 12 0 R << /K 24 endobj /Pg 17 0 R >> endobj /Pg 22 0 R >> /Resources 399 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /InlineShape /Figure 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 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] << /K [2 275 0 R 4] /Pg 40 0 R /Annots [] /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] /Tabs /S /K 19 endobj Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . /P 508 0 R 272 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 >> /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 /Pg 15 0 R For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R 5 [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 313 0 R 80 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /S /Link /K 27 43 0 obj << /Pg 45 0 R /S /P 179 0 obj 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] >> << endobj >> << /P 505 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. 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] << 275 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> << /S /P /P 508 0 R /Type /Page See Fed. /Tabs /S << << /Lang (EN-US) { 10} On July 11, 2006, the trial court ordered Bikkani to provide the discovery responses, including signed authorizations to release medical records, and notified For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. /P 4 0 R Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. /K 1 240 0 obj Defendant's Motion at 1-3. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 97 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /Tabs /S 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. /S /P >> >> endobj 128 0 obj /K 1 /StructParents 12 << A motion is usually made in writing. << >> >> endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. >> /Parent 7 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] 253 0 R 254 0 R 255 0 R 256 0 R 257 0 R 258 0 R 259 0 R 260 0 R 261 0 R 262 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 330 0 obj 314 0 obj /P 528 0 R Defendant's Motion at 1. /Parent 9 0 R /Pg 36 0 R /S /P E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. >> /S /Reference /Pg 29 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 23 /Lang (EN-US) << << 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] /S /P endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj >> endobj << /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R endobj important announcement Transparency Online Contact Us Interpreters FAQ Photos Holidays Menu Important Announcement Home Search Courts Probation Jury Self Help Forms Careers Media Administration Contact us Interpreters FAQ Photo Gallery Holiday Schedule /K [7 313 0 R 9] /S /P >> /Pg 37 0 R endobj /K 11 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. >> >> /P 12 0 R /Parent 10 0 R << 137 0 obj 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. /Pg 16 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 359 0 obj /S /P >> endobj >> /K 0 Rule 8.54. endobj /S /P /P 55 0 R /Pg 46 0 R 276 0 obj 175 0 obj 212 0 obj Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). << 108 0 obj /Pg 34 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K [18 283 0 R 20] 269 0 obj /K 4 << >> /StructParents 11 /S /Reference /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 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. /Pg 20 0 R /K 2 /P 12 0 R /Parent 8 0 R 349 0 obj /S /P >> endobj /K 17 /K [12 514 0 R] endobj 305 0 obj >> endobj {{ ! /Lang (EN-US) xref /Pg 19 0 R >> Courts differ on how they address motions to disqualify, especially because such motions are at times simply a litigation tactic by an opposing party in search of a strategic advantage. /P 123 0 R /Strikeout /Span /K 2 <> >> << 288 0 obj /StructParents 10 /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj 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 /S /TOCI /K 28 113 0 obj /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R 59 0 obj /S /H2 endobj endobj << /S /P << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> 297 0 obj To proceed, please click Accept. /S /P <>stream /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 22 0 R As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. /K 1 /S /P 18 0 obj /S /P Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. endobj /Pg 22 0 R >> 1. 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] /S /H3 >> >> >> /K 2 /P 12 0 R /P 306 0 R 114 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R << /Parent 11 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /Link . /Lang (EN-US) UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PROSECUTORS MARK R. ROSMAN AND KAREN J. >> 119 0 obj 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. 739, 743-44 (S.D.N.Y. << >> endobj /K 14 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] 319 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Parent 7 0 R 84 0 obj /K 0 <> /Lang (EN-US) 46 0 obj /K 18 /K 29 /Pg 16 0 R >> /Pg 27 0 R United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. /P 12 0 R This motion to disqualify is based on a single and brief telephone call in October 2007 for which there is neither a record nor an estimate of duration by Chinois counsel. /P 164 0 R When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /S /P 109 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R /P 310 0 R /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] /Rotate 0 /K 23 /Lang (EN-US) A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . /K 0 /S /TOCI the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. /K 21 /P 506 0 R 198 0 obj %PDF-1.7 % << << /Pg 27 0 R /Resources 478 0 R /P 531 0 R /S /P 301 0 obj >> endobj /Type /Pages /S /P /S /P << 357 0 obj 95 0 obj /Parent 7 0 R /Count 7 Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. << 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 0 >> >> /Pg 17 0 R 16.21 et seq. As the prosecutors have no personal knowledge of the events prior to their meeting with the defendant, they are not material witnesses to those events and should not be called to testify. 298 0 obj 244 0 obj /K [4 316 0 R 6] endobj << /K 4 /StructParents 35 <> /Annots [] 1992) (citations omitted). My name is Adam C. Sloane. << /S /P endobj /K [12 521 0 R] << /K 4 >> /Lang (EN-US) His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. /K 28 /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] >> << We are hired both to file and pursue disqualification, and to represent lawyers in resisting disqualification. /S /H1 >> /Parent 6 0 R >> Legal Ethics 71, 77 (Winter 2014). /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 531 0 R /K 26 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 55 263 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 /Pg 45 0 R endobj << /StructParents 29 /S /Reference /P 531 0 R << /Pg 42 0 R /Endnote /Note endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R /S /P 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] endobj endobj /Resources 456 0 R /Pg 25 0 R /K [22 285 0 R 24] << /Tabs /S endobj 146 0 obj /K 3 /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /S /P 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. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /S /P /P 12 0 R 124 0 obj 344 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /S /P /Type /Page "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. 82 0 obj /K 7 /Pg 26 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 80 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 19 0 R /S /P >> endobj 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 /Lang (EN-US) Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. << /S /P Notice of Motion and Motion: The . 2. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 38 /Lang (EN-US) 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /K 21 /Lang (EN-US) << /S /Reference 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 /StructParents 20 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 7 0 obj Finally, assess whether the firm or different counsel should defend the motion to disqualify. /P 509 0 R /P 282 0 R /Pg 45 0 R endobj /Pg 33 0 R /S /P 104 0 obj << /S /P << << 0000004058 00000 n /P 12 0 R /K 6 /K 3 /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 13 /P 162 0 R /Type /Page /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R /K 9 /Pg 22 0 R /S /P 161), filed on October 7, 2020" . While the government takes exception to the defendant's statement of "facts" in his Motion, it is evident that neither prosecutor Rosman nor Sharp was a witness to any events that occurred on June 21, 1995, before they met with the defendant. /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R /P 508 0 R disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. /Pg 29 0 R /Pg 24 0 R 187 0 obj << /Resources 440 0 R You are switching to another language. /K 14 /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P endobj << %%EOF /Lang (EN-US) 345 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. /S /TOCI /Annots [] to the subject matter of this litigation. /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. /S /Table /StructParents 2 /Lang (EN-US) /K [34 291 0 R 36] 177 0 obj /K 0 ; Utica Mut. /K 18 endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 311 0 obj /S /P 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 . << All rights reserved. 327 0 obj /S /P endobj /Pg 15 0 R << >> endobj endobj endobj >> /S /P The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R /S /H2 /P 529 0 R endobj 293 0 obj >> [email protected] . /Type /Pages >> endobj /S /P /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 16 0 R << /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] /P 508 0 R << 6. >> 117 0 R 118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R 123 0 R 124 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. << /Annots [] /Pg 17 0 R 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 << /S /Reference /Parent 10 0 R 343 0 obj 340 0 obj Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations.5 After all, parties filing disqualification motions based on multiple representation conflicts are typically strangers to the attorneyclient relationship. /Lang (EN-US) Attorney General . 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. >> << /Pg 23 0 R 237 0 obj endobj 258 0 obj 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 /Type /Page >> /P 280 0 R endobj /Count 5 /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 71 0 obj 204 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /Parent 10 0 R /Rotate 0 /Rotate 0 /Annots [] 12] and Memorandum in Support [Doc. 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. /Resources 470 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /K 4 /Annots [] 41 0 obj << 194 0 obj In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. /Lang (EN-US) /K [6 277 0 R 8] >> /Lang (EN-US) << 22 0 obj /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) 281 0 obj /Annots [] at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. /Pg 21 0 R endobj Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. /P 12 0 R endobj [email protected] / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY .