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<> /S /P Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. /Pg 17 0 R >> << /K 4 /Resources 432 0 R /K 3 endobj >> /K 0 << >> 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 /Pg 16 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference /P 12 0 R The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. endobj /Type /Page /S /P Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. 322 0 obj 245 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R /K 0 /PageLayout /OneColumn << /S /P A motion is usually made in writing. Mark White, Esq. *243 In addition, the motion was not timely. 227 0 obj /P 12 0 R (quoting People ex rel. /P 282 0 R /Rotate 0 endobj Woodard v. Dist. /Parent 9 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] /S /P /Type /Page endobj /S /P >> /P 529 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /S /P >> /Pg 18 0 R /S /P endobj T/CT stated that the motion was "'almost by definition untimely under these circumstances.'" C.H. /Lang (EN-US) << /K 17 >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj >> /Pg 22 0 R 22 0 obj /S /P endobj /Type /Pages /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 14 In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported. /Lang (EN-US) 160 0 obj 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 >> /S /P >> 196 0 obj << /K 13 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. /K 14 Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 4 [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 67 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 131 0 obj >> /S /H3 >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /A 499 0 R /S /P /P 508 0 R <> >> endobj /K 3 endobj 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. 0000005497 00000 n /P 132 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) << Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). /S /P 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. 121 0 obj endobj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 12 /S /P /Parent 11 0 R ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ /S /P /P 12 0 R << << /K [14 523 0 R] /S /TOCI /S /P /K 1 /S /Reference << >> endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 Id. /K 11 /P 12 0 R HarrisT19@michigan.gov . 0000006178 00000 n 62 0 obj /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; . /S /P /P 12 0 R hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = >> 6. Under the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct (Colorado Rules or Colo. RCP), an attorney must safeguard client confidences and secrets, subject to a few exceptions.2 The attorney is also obligated to elevate the clients interests above the interests of the attorney and the law firm. /S /TOCI /S /P << "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. << Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. 108 0 obj /Resources 470 0 R /K 2 endobj /P 12 0 R /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /Parent 6 0 R << /S /P /P 310 0 R 237 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 24 0 R /S /P << /S /P /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> 107 0 obj 318 0 obj /P 506 0 R 0 endobj 236 0 obj Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). 187 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 39 /Lang (EN-US) /S /H3 >> /P 12 0 R endobj << 37 0 obj /K 23 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 23 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 16 0 R RESPONSE TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ATTORNEY DREW MAZZEO By: Drew Mazzeo Bauer Pitman Snyder Huff Lifetime Legal, PLLC 1235 4th Ave E #200 Olympia, WA 98506 (360) 754-1976 dpm@lifetime.legal Attorney for Petitioner FILED SUPREME COURT STATE OF WASHINGTON 1012212019 8 :00 AM BY SUSAN L. CARLSON CLERK /S /P endobj << /Lang (EN-US) 330 0 obj endobj /Parent 3 0 R 6 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /dc43kgm@9{Q CF";dlx23H(k)+BH0s0~SxDmSKfy~x|}w"l'%%o2nrQr>VKwLB3=_KJgZ%'$(":xPU.m99(+'&{Mj4k%'5CS@w7)05eX G?A*hR'*X\r^nDb'OAWMRd.ZEOp:|ECldHP?=[U'UjdW'f}\&D]J}r). >> endobj << /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 66 0 obj 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. /Pg 46 0 R 171 0 obj 125 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R /Parent 8 0 R << endobj >> 315 0 obj /P 509 0 R /P 508 0 R /S /TOCI >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 10 /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] <> 283 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] >> /Type /Page << northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions /P 12 0 R >> >> /Parent 6 0 R endobj /P 163 0 R 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] <> /P 531 0 R /Parent 10 0 R /S /Reference 340 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 1992). /Type /Page /S /P /StructParents 8 /Chart /Figure 345 0 obj 214 0 obj << /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P 115 0 obj Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. endobj endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 /Lang (EN-US) Include the date to the template with the Date option. /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 60 0 obj /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R 23 0 obj >> Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. 365 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 22 0 R << endobj endobj /P 505 0 R The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. 304 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 23 0 R << /S /P endobj /S /Link %PDF-1.7 % >> /K 5 358 0 obj << endobj << /K [54 301 0 R 56] 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 >> 602. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC(an Arizona Corporation), Ed Magedson(an individual). << /P 12 0 R 229 0 obj /K 1 << /K 0 /Tabs /S << << /Lang (EN-US) 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 << << /Annots [] /Footnote /Note /Lang (EN-US) (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. /K 8 endobj 44 0 obj >> Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. /S /P /K 10 /K [14 281 0 R 16] /K 21 278 0 obj >> /Pg 29 0 R /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] <> /K 21 /S /P /S /P 225 0 obj /S /P /Rotate 0 /P 529 0 R /P 508 0 R hb```c``X8c*}"3=O62ke'\9(8b Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P endobj /Resources 367 0 R /StructParents 34 endobj 289 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R endobj 282 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R endobj /S /Footnote 168 0 obj /P 508 0 R /K 2 /Pg 15 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 14 0000009036 00000 n /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << 0000004782 00000 n << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /P 162 0 R He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. 266 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 25 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Tabs /S << 226 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 331 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page <> /K 30 /Pg 16 0 R >> /StructParents 3 << {{ ! << (Att. /K 19 >> /S /P endobj Deposit Ins. /Tabs /S >> /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R << /Pg 37 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> << /S /Link Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Annots [] 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] << endobj /StructParents 12 /Pg 16 0 R /P 306 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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 19 0 R 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. /Pg 15 0 R << >> /P 528 0 R /Resources 383 0 R /P 530 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). /K 9 << /S /TOC /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 332 0 obj /K 1 /K 10 233 0 obj <> endobj >> << 238 0 obj /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] /P 509 0 R Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). >> << endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 28 0 R /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. /K 59 endobj 354 0 obj 112 0 obj 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. /P 505 0 R >> >> /Pg 37 0 R /S /P >> hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N >> 271 0 obj endobj >> /S /P endobj endobj You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. /Lang (EN-US) 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). 0000006382 00000 n << /Pg 15 0 R /Annots [] /S /P /Filter /FlateDecode /P 529 0 R /S /P /Pg 16 0 R Health, Education & Family Services Division . endobj /P 300 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R You are responsible for serving the other party with a copy of your filed forms, usually by mail or e-service. /S /P endobj >> << Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. /S /P /K 13 endobj 0000008931 00000 n 94 0 obj endobj >> endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 20 0 R /K [315 0 R 317 0 R 318 0 R] /K 15 /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 257 0 obj >> /Parent 3 0 R /S /P /S /P << /S /H1 /S /P /P 134 0 R 202 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R] /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /P 56 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 10 0 obj << /Pg 24 0 R /S /P x+ | 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 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. /S /P >> >> endobj /S /P /K 47 5. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) . /S /TOCI /StructParents 26 /Pg 18 0 R 309 0 obj >> << >> Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] << /S /TOCI Co. of Am., No. endobj /S /P endobj CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. 18 0 obj << 524, 528 (D.Colo. /Lang (EN-US) >> . << >> /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj %%EOF /P 12 0 R /Annots [] 0000002381 00000 n ; Utica Mut. endobj /Pg 17 0 R 2. /K 4 /S /P As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial >> /Pg 27 0 R endobj /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] 11. >> Sharp, and the response of the United States. UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PROSECUTORS MARK R. ROSMAN AND KAREN J. endobj /S /P /K 2 /Pg 34 0 R /Pg 17 0 R Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 19 0 R >> >> On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. /K 41 /P 505 0 R /K [9 309 0 R 11] /Pg 22 0 R 336 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] endobj >> Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). /RoleMap 14 0 R /P 12 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. 52 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R In 3/19, C.H. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << /S /Link /Count 5 >> /Pg 28 0 R 362 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 27 0 R /Tabs /S /S /P at 241-47 . /P 12 0 R However, disqualification is a harsh measure. <> << 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. /K 3 3. /Length 532 0 R >> /S /P /Type /Pages << Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 55 0 R /Parent 11 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Secure .gov websites use HTTPS /Lang (EN-US) 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. However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. /P 56 0 R 8. /K 2 /S /P /K 26 /P 133 0 R Rule 2.330 (e). /Rotate 0 << << >> 119 0 obj << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 43 0 R First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . /Lang (EN-US) >> 42 0 obj /Pg 38 0 R << This sample opposition to California motion to vacate judgment with an attorney affidavit of fault is used to oppose a motion made under the mandatory attorney affidavit of fault provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 473 (b) on several grounds including that the motion is untimely, does not include the required attorney affidavit of /Pg 19 0 R 4. /Pg 16 0 R /S /Reference << /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 28 /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 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). 190 0 obj %%EOF 68 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) Cal. /Annots [] /P 505 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Petitioners' Pro Se Emergency Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Defendants Doug Smith and CPP. >> /K 0 /K [42 295 0 R 44] endobj Box 30758 . /Resources 379 0 R >> << 137 0 obj << at 391; United States v. 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Supp. /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 0 endobj /S /P 117 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /K [7 519 0 R] << >> /S /P FQ7#cM,u?ZFQwxduOnb'X)6&>7nM,m?GO68Gvxdmo8mbhX0&Eob;X1&Aob& s;F16cM,~c;716i96xcG96x#@&MM]Mgi gysl?/y?/y?/y?/y?/y?/mb],mr&^L3M*>qM&>mDYoIM >y'NHf08l&;f07axNo8_37d c{F=sX1`n #>k0807t!\}sWU0|psV77f Y}ps#VG77^ W}tsU`U_a>{n>Q|n>0|JsS47:) N}JscS4729L}Ns#STq>vndl>qvnXl>1OwnHpssqqq q";oDqxgyxx&m&H5s)0/-0Zx[6":)L6/f0K-d8ToXL1Nx6T5q,&EB1Qx6%)2FcIjIS-)2%ERY[gZVdUjY1X-q,Y1Y-+26eEhXYq10\(2EtVzVU8&E{"cZUdXkw.gvUEqd*2UE&E['s"cZSdZkEkM1i)265E?6)2f5E66(2m. /Pg 22 0 R << >> /P 505 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /S /H3 17, 2020), the Central District of California decided a motion to disqualify brought by the defendant based on two grounds: (1) a purported conflict based on plaintiff's counsel's prior employment by the defendant; and (2) plaintiff's counsel's improper receipt of information, procured /Resources 486 0 R /Resources 494 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /H3 << Mar. 1 18 U.S.C. << /StructParents 17 << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? /Pg 17 0 R 152 0 obj /K 0 << /K 4 /Pg 20 0 R 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 >> /S /P /K 3 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] >> <>stream /S /P endobj /Parent 11 0 R Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. /P 123 0 R 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. endobj /StructParents 0 >> /K 12 << /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R /S /P 232 0 obj /P 284 0 R /Pg 15 0 R << >> endobj << /P 12 0 R Two Special Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frank Eldredge and James Hawkins, were present during the entirety of the meeting between the defendant and the prosecutors and are available to testify to the events in question. /Lang (EN-US) 74 0 obj 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. /Lang (EN-US) >> 7 0 obj /P 508 0 R endobj << << /K [11 511 0 R] 113 0 obj /Resources 407 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Resources 474 0 R endobj >> endobj /K 26 /Pg 40 0 R endobj /Tabs /S endobj >> 69 0 obj 162 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /K 1 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 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. 0000013798 00000 n endobj << /Parent 11 0 R /K 3 >> endobj /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] 16 0 obj /K 8 >> /Pg 29 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /K 2 /P 508 0 R /S /P 185 0 obj << 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 /S /P Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." 169 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 275 0 obj /P 12 0 R 307 0 obj /S /P /Pg 17 0 R << 286 0 obj /Resources 418 0 R The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. /Parent 10 0 R /StructParents 25 /Lang (EN-US) /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 /P 81 0 R /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] /K 331 0 R 253 0 obj /Length 533 0 R /StructParents 14 >> 319 0 obj 146 0 obj >> /K 3 /Pg 19 0 R << endobj /P 505 0 R 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. endobj /P 12 0 R Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. >> 27 0 obj endobj /Pg 15 0 R /S /H1 >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Pg 20 0 R << endobj endobj << >> 191 0 obj << 59 0 obj /K 1 endobj /Pg 45 0 R << << << /Lang (EN-US) 102 0 obj 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. << /S /P 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). /K 11 endobj Mealey's (February 27, 2023, 2:08 PM EST) -- WHEELING, W.Va. A federal judge in West Virginia denied a hydraulic fracturing company's second attempt to disqualify the counsel for landowners in a dispute over abandoned wells, ruling that there is no ethical violation on the part of the fracking operator's former employee Bryan "Wayne . /Pg 15 0 R endobj /K 38 /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Rotate 0 /Pg 15 0 R >> >> /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj endobj /Pg 22 0 R /S /P 208 0 obj /Resources 411 0 R << 263 0 obj /K 1 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /A 524 0 R 351 0 obj /K 0 /Type /Page 355 0 obj << 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] /S /P 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. /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /K [8 525 0 R] /Rotate 0 >> endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) << >> endobj >> 91 0 obj 353 0 obj /S /P 342 0 obj /ParentTree 13 0 R /P 55 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj 313 0 obj << endobj Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. endobj /P 12 0 R /P 290 0 R /P 509 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 27 << endobj << >> << >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R 123 0 obj 0000009358 00000 n /P 12 0 R << /Pg 20 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /Producer <6954657874AE20352E352E3920A9323030302D323031352069546578742047726F7570204E5620284147504C2D76657273696F6E29> endobj /K 15 << 48 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 242 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Id. /S /Reference /Pg 16 0 R /K 12 >> >> 159 0 obj /K 19 << /P 508 0 R 254 0 obj You have to fill out at least 2 forms, maybe more, to file your opposition. /Pg 29 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 /Pg 16 0 R endobj /S /P 38 0 obj 143 0 obj 96 0 obj /S /P /S /P /S /P /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /Tabs /S 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. endobj /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] 364 0 obj 261 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R >> >> A motion to disqualify shall be . The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference /Type /Page /Resources 462 0 R /Annots [] endobj << 132 0 obj 210 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 243 0 obj /K 2 /S /P /P 12 0 R >> /S /Link Significantly, the increasing mobility of lateral attorneys (with attorneys rarely spending their entire legal careers at a single law practice or firm) has raised issues that can serve as the basis of a motion to disqualify. 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 341 0 R 342 0 R 343 0 R 344 0 R] /P 12 0 R /S /P endobj >> /Pg 15 0 R 363 0 obj 58 0 obj United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. /Pg 17 0 R << /Pg 16 0 R /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. /StructParents 19 310 0 obj /S /P /P 508 0 R << /S /P /Pg 38 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /K 1 << /Pg 16 0 R 20 [142 0 R 143 0 R] /Resources 466 0 R Finally, assess whether the firm or different counsel should defend the motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) 7. >> /Tabs /S 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. 136 0 obj /K 18 /Pg 17 0 R 264 0 obj /K 0 155 0 obj /P 505 0 R endobj See Livingston v. << >> /P 12 0 R Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Lang (EN-US) [ii] However, an order is final and appealable when it disqualifies a law firm which has represented a defendant during the trial from continuing its representation during an appeal, due to a conflict created when an attorney who represented the . >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /Sect /S /H1 << /K 8 endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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 /Pg 19 0 R endobj /S /H3 /K 22 >> /K 19 /P 12 0 R /P 531 0 R << Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). /Type /Page << /K 55 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). /P 12 0 R /P 304 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 438 0 obj endobj /P 508 0 R endobj 147 0 obj >> >> /Rotate 0 District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. /Pg 17 0 R << endobj /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K [274 0 R 276 0 R 278 0 R 280 0 R 282 0 R 284 0 R 286 0 R 288 0 R 290 0 R 292 0 R << >> 0000008829 00000 n /Pg 18 0 R >> His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. 13 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Pg 39 0 R /S /H1 95 0 obj 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. Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. Attorney General . << 3 Rules 4-1.6, 4-1.7, and 4-1.9 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar generally govern in attorney conflict of interest disqualification matters. in writing. Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). /Pg 22 0 R << 85 0 obj These motions are becoming ever more common. /P 162 0 R /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] /K 28 /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page endobj /Pg 22 0 R /S /P /K 5 endobj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 1 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) on January 7, 2002. /Lang (EN-US) >> 30 0 obj /K 25 endobj << I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. /Parent 3 0 R /Parent 3 0 R endobj /Pg 43 0 R endobj 211 0 obj Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /Pg 20 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /K 11 <> 0000002614 00000 n endobj /K 3 /S /Reference 0000000896 00000 n 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. /S /P /S /P /Annots [] << /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R /Pg 43 0 R /Annots [] You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. /Strikeout /Span >> << /Type /Page /Pg 35 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 2 0 obj << 240 0 obj /S /P 337 0 obj /P 528 0 R << >> Id. 183 0 obj << /Pg 22 0 R endobj endstream endobj startxref /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] >> /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << >> 856 F. Supp. /S /P /Pg 21 0 R << << /K [5 512 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) >> 19 0 obj The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) 321 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Resources 375 0 R endobj 352 0 obj For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . << As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts.