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<< << 39 0 obj << << endobj /Lang (EN-US) Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Pg 17 0 R /P 508 0 R /S /P << >> /K 41 /K 12 >> << << 234 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P Attorney Advertising. /P 56 0 R endobj Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 9 << /Pg 37 0 R /S /P << << >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 32 0 R /P 12 0 R << 346 0 obj 320 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 322 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /StructParents 31 341 0 obj /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> 25 0 obj /K 3 /K 1 By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. endobj endobj 278 0 R 279 0 R 278 0 R null 280 0 R 281 0 R 280 0 R null 282 0 R 283 0 R /K 0 23 [152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] 246 0 obj >> /Resources 432 0 R /Type /Page endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R /Count 5 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] . >> endobj /Parent 7 0 R 121 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 241 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R >> /P 529 0 R Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. /K 12 /K 20 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /Table << << /K 18 Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. Brown v. Encompass Ins. /Pg 15 0 R /DropCap /Figure >> 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Pg 33 0 R /S /P >> >> /P 506 0 R 328 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 21 endobj /P 12 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 << 272 0 obj /Filter /FlateDecode Defendant's Motion at 1-3. endobj /K [12 521 0 R] /S /P /K 10 /P 505 0 R /K 59 endobj /P 294 0 R /K 9 /S /P endobj /S /P 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 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 [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 /Pg 34 0 R /S /Reference /K 16 /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 25 0 R /K 12 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R << This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . 189 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 284 0 obj /P 506 0 R /Rotate 0 173 0 obj endobj /K 6 << /S /Table /Lang (EN-US) /S /Footnote /Pg 29 0 R << 269 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /Pg 16 0 R /S /P 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. 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Supp. /Parent 11 0 R endobj endobj /Resources 470 0 R /K 2 /P 12 0 R ; Utica Mut. >> /S /P 40 0 obj >> endobj /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R 361 0 obj 340 0 obj << Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 1 /Annots [] 179 0 obj /StructParents 25 292 0 R null 294 0 R 295 0 R 294 0 R null 296 0 R 297 0 R 296 0 R null /Pg 29 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /S /P Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. /Lang (EN-US) /Count 32 /S /P /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. 106 0 obj 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 191 0 obj Include the date to the template with the Date option. << 275 0 obj General Use: Description. >> endobj /P 528 0 R /Pg 16 0 R << << /Pg 40 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /Rotate 0 /Resources 448 0 R /Pg 16 0 R << << /Pg 18 0 R /S /TOCI 155 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P << endobj /S /P >> 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] /P 12 0 R << endobj /S /P endstream /Lang (EN-US) trailer Notice of Motion and Motion. /P 163 0 R /S /TOCI 345 0 obj 87 0 obj endobj >> /K 4 `%qs2"Z(-> ^eZAst`zqz~5{=rvvl6r7rhi_WSztQa%_`e.~QFCPN!Px:v7Pp}VDl|RUjND,a5KFVo}W4+7H/)fJ%o5mgS9BFcQ7HP13+Fxk{N25 wx7O)&[ /iCw %Fk|7on6 r9rH_wFS&`E9T8`jPDlm(n << /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) 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. 213 0 obj 147 0 obj 260 0 obj 2. /S /P endobj /P 12 0 R 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. /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /P 531 0 R /P 506 0 R << endobj /K 0 162 0 obj 54 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R << endobj /S /P >> << << /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /P 132 0 R /P 12 0 R disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party. /Parent 3 0 R 26 0 obj /K 23 49 0 obj >> /Rotate 0 endobj 218 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 23 0 R endobj /Filter /FlateDecode /S /P /Pg 31 0 R /S /P 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. /K 2 >> /S /TOC endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) << /Parent 3 0 R /K 1 112 0 obj See Livingston v. >> << /StructParents 19 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. 14 [123 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R null 315 0 R 316 0 R 315 0 R null 317 0 R null >> /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 << 159 0 obj /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /K [18 283 0 R 20] 129 0 obj 141 0 obj endobj << /Parent 8 0 R /Count 7 << HWYoF~G-I\#3 -*;Y^4N&GS/^N'jp09AYr3AG8Qw&ci`UyaFGjQ`H >pt$jxGON@QN]K+t(+|Z6*/@I f%4@Pygv,)23
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"response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. 215 0 obj >> 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). endobj 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. 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 /Lang (EN-US) Rodriguez v. Dist. 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 /S /Reference /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R endobj /StructParents 34 /Pg 20 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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). /S /P Please do not message me here on Avvo. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). /Lang (EN-US) 29 0 obj /P 531 0 R 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 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 Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing >> /Pg 22 0 R << /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] /S /P /P 12 0 R An official website of the United States government. /S /P >> /S /P endobj Legal Ethics 71, 77 (Winter 2014). /Resources 436 0 R 235 0 obj /K 8 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 25 0 R /K 26 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. /P 12 0 R /S /Reference endobj << 72 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 10 << << << /K 2 96 0 obj /S /P /P 12 0 R 98 0 obj 438 30 /Parent 6 0 R /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) << /K [9 309 0 R 11] << 1992). << 77 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R >> /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 27 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. >> /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn /K 0 FQ7#cM,u?ZFQwxduOnb'X)6&>7nM,m?GO68Gvxdmo8mbhX0&Eob;X1&Aob&
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>> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 391 0 R >> << << >> /P 163 0 R /Pg 45 0 R endobj << endobj /K 8 /K 14 endobj /K 33 /K 15 /K 6 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 85 0 obj endobj 438 0 obj /K 10 /Pg 17 0 R >> /Pg 17 0 R /K [22 285 0 R 24] endobj 92 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 17 0 R endobj Co. of Wausau, No. endobj /P 55 0 R /K 2 /P 529 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 8 << /S /TOCI Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. /StructParents 4 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. endobj << /P 4 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> 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 /Pg 40 0 R /P 308 0 R /Pg 16 0 R endobj /K [10 527 0 R] endobj /S /P 350 0 obj >> >> /Lang (EN-US) 167 0 obj endobj /S /H3 /P 509 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 34 0 R 48 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> /S /H1 >> /Pg 27 0 R Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a motion to disqualify. /K 0 << << << endobj /Pg 17 0 R 114 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /S /Reference 343 0 obj /K 8 /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 11 0 R /P 55 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 /P 12 0 R /K 7 56 0 obj /P 506 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 219 0 R 220 0 R 221 0 R 222 0 R 223 0 R 224 0 R 225 0 R 226 0 R 227 0 R 228 0 R stream
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295 0 obj /P 509 0 R endobj endobj /Pg 22 0 R Because there are other witnesses available to testify, there is no compelling need to put the prosecuting attorneys on the stand to testify. /Pg 16 0 R 136 0 obj >> /S /P /S /H3 >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 43 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /S /P are satisfied. /K 1 /S /P 165 0 obj << 23 0 obj endobj 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. >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /Pages 3 0 R /Pg 45 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K [13 311 0 R 15] >> << >> /P 12 0 R >> 226 0 obj /Resources 428 0 R As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. << >> endobj /S /P 181 0 obj << endobj << /P 12 0 R /Type /Pages 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] 307 0 obj 187 0 obj /Tabs /S endobj 365 0 obj /S /P >> >> << /P 12 0 R 0
His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. /S /P >> endobj /S /Reference /K 2 /S /P 277 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 25 << endobj >> /K 1 /K 2 endobj endobj /S /P United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. /Pg 16 0 R The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. 67 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) << /K 13 >> /P 508 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /K 26 /P 12 0 R << << /Pg 18 0 R /P 274 0 R endobj /Pg 17 0 R 110 0 obj 0000001952 00000 n
<< 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 16 0 R . endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> << /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 37 0 R endobj << As the Colorado Supreme Court has noted, [v]iolation of an ethical rule, in itself, is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for disqualification, although there typically must be evidence of a violation or potential violation of attorney ethical proscriptions, such as those centered on the duties of loyalty and fairness or those intended to protect the integrity of the process.8 Often, motions to disqualify turn on the risk that a clients former attorney or law firm might be able to use against the client the confidences or secrets gained during the prior representation. 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 206 0 obj 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null /K 1 /K 35 /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P << >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Tabs /S /K 27 /S /P /S /P /K [26 287 0 R 28] endobj 161 0 obj /Tabs /S endobj /S /P /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /P 276 0 R /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] << Petitioner also filed a pretrial motion seeking to disqualify the Broward County State Attorney's Office from prosecuting him and asking the court to dismiss the indictment due to prosecutorial misconduct. /Pg 19 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 16 0 R /K 3 /S /Reference 32 0 obj /S /P /S /P 1. /K 6 359 0 obj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 17 0 R 169 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. 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. /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 24 0 R 299 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R /S /P endobj 196 0 obj 50 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R << 37 0 obj 212 0 obj >> Cf. But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . /P 12 0 R /K 331 0 R /K 19 2022 California Rules of Court. /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /K 9 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. << << /K 10 First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. /Type /Page << endobj /Lang (EN-US) 337 0 obj << 267 0 obj /P 55 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /A 515 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /P 505 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 37 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 /P 12 0 R endobj /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] /P 12 0 R /S /P 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. /Rotate 0 >> /S /P The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. endobj /Pg 18 0 R /Type /StructTreeRoot /Tabs /S >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] 13 0 obj Defendant's Motion at 1. 42 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Marked true 178 0 obj P.O. 251 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 40 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 158 0 obj /S /P /K 6 << endobj /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] /P 12 0 R << /P 278 0 R /Parent 10 0 R _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. endobj >> /P 509 0 R >> << Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') Woodard v. Dist. 5 0 obj >> << /K 13 >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 13 /Pg 46 0 R endobj /Pg 35 0 R 9 0 obj /K 39 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] endobj /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] >> endobj >> << << 131 0 obj /Outline /Span >> gdYBC;:::@Jht
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D*e d!$4RLd` /S /P endobj /Pg 18 0 R citation to the law supporting the request. << /K 17 /P 302 0 R /S /P 63 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R 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 /K [4 316 0 R 6] << /S /H2 /Pg 25 0 R 76 0 obj 248 0 obj endobj >> >> 108 0 obj 524, 528 (D.Colo. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 395 0 R >> 143 0 obj /P 505 0 R endobj /K 6 /Pg 15 0 R /P 123 0 R 138 0 obj 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. /K 20 /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> << /Pg 30 0 R 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. 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 /K [30 289 0 R 32] endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 78 0 obj We are hired both to file and pursue disqualification, and to represent lawyers in resisting disqualification. 10 0 obj /S /P /S /P /P 12 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). /P 12 0 R 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. /Lang (EN-US) >> << 223 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 160 0 obj /K [8 525 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /S /H2 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). /Resources 367 0 R 3. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj /K [16 518 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] /P 12 0 R endobj Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. << /Resources 411 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference /Annots [] 174 0 obj /Resources 418 0 R 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. /S /P >> /Pg 28 0 R >> /S /P /S /TOCI /Type /Pages /S /P 152 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 44 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . << As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. /K 34 /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 13 << /K 0 /Pg 17 0 R Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. /Pg 22 0 R endobj /P 124 0 R /K 1 /Pg 46 0 R /Length 533 0 R /K 0 /K 1 /Type /Page /P 12 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /S /Reference /Tabs /S /Tabs /S /K 7 Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. 166 0 obj /S /P 300 0 obj << << /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 /P 531 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /Type /Page 219 0 obj /Pg 38 0 R endobj /K 6 << >> 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 119 0 obj /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << endobj You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. 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. /P 310 0 R /Contents [475 0 R 476 0 R 477 0 R] 331 0 obj /A 526 0 R endobj specifies the date, time, and location where the hearing will take place, spells out what the party is requesting, and gives a . /S /P << /Annots [] 342 0 obj /K 3 /P 55 0 R << /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 11 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. /Pg 20 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /P 509 0 R /K 7 /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 9 0 R << /S /Footnote /K 22 endobj /Lang (EN-US) << >> /K 1 /P 505 0 R >> << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /K [1 326 0 R 15] 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 /P 505 0 R /Resources 371 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /H3 >> /Pg 20 0 R << Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> << /Pg 38 0 R {{ ! 11. /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] /P 12 0 R h[o\{ C@9\`d-X"
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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 /S /P << 151 0 obj << /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 7 If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. /Lang (EN-US) << 7 0 obj endobj /S /P /Annots [] 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 As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /S /P >> /S /P endobj /S /P /P 531 0 R /Pg 17 0 R << 289 0 obj /Annots [] /Pg 27 0 R 75 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. /Parent 10 0 R /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 27 0 R You have to fill out at least 2 forms, maybe more, to file your opposition. /S /P 184 0 obj 25 [158 0 R 159 0 R] 265 0 obj endobj /S /P >> /S /P /StructParents 26 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 20 0 R /P 12 0 R >> >> endobj << /P 508 0 R >> /K 0 >> /Lang (EN-US) 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. 255 0 obj endobj /Pg 17 0 R 164 0 obj endobj 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. Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. /P 286 0 R 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. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 35 0 obj /Pg 26 0 R /P 531 0 R 293 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. << << /K 1 endobj /Pg 37 0 R /Resources 422 0 R Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . /K 0 /Pg 17 0 R /Length 532 0 R endobj /S /Reference 117 0 obj to the subject matter of this litigation. /Pg 29 0 R << /StructParents 20 /StructParents 27 >> Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). >> 58 0 obj %%EOF
/K 2 /Pg 15 0 R After this hearing, M retained counsel (C.H.). /P 282 0 R << >> endobj 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. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj >> /S /P /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] /S /Reference /K 1 /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R << endobj << 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. /K [8 510 0 R] /Pg 32 0 R << << endobj >> << 233 0 obj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 103 0 obj << 101 0 obj /S /P /P 12 0 R >> Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 1 /S /Sect endobj << 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] endobj /S /P /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 162 0 R 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. << 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.
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