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Rule 8.54. /P 529 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /K 6 /K 5 /K [26 287 0 R 28] Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- 54 0 obj /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] 227 0 obj >> /Resources 452 0 R /K 10 /K 8 Cf. /P 12 0 R Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 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.3 Additionally, courts are usually reluctant to interfere with a clients choice of counsel unless the conflict is real and there are few options other than to grant disqualification.4. gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` >> /S /P >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) 292 0 obj /S /P THE RESPONSE: The employee in question was Matthew Minno, who is a staff attorney with DMS. /Pg 16 0 R >> <> 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 Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing This is because it must be presumed that a client shared confidences with its attorney pursuant to the attorneyclient relationship.9 Appreciating this distinction is important to successfully making or defeating a motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) Beddow, Erben & Bowen, P.A Second Floor - 2019 Building 2019 3rd Avenue, North Birmingham, AL 35203. << Indeed, even if the attorney does not possess any direct information regarding the present lawsuit or transaction, the client may say that the attorney understands how the client thinks and acts. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /S /Table /P 164 0 R >> /P 12 0 R >> by the party >> << /K 3 /Parent 8 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 30 0 R 21 0 obj /Rotate 0 endobj [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 . /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 88 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 213 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R 0000006178 00000 n /S /P /Pg 20 0 R endobj << /K 19 /K [14 281 0 R 16] /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S Rodriguez v. Dist. >> United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 44 0 R endobj For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . /P 55 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P endobj endobj /K [42 295 0 R 44] << /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Subscript /Span >> 363 0 obj 120 0 obj 34 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Pg 18 0 R >> /P 123 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /Resources 466 0 R << 149 0 obj >> 116 0 obj endobj The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] 169 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 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 << << disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. 86 0 obj endobj endobj /Resources 428 0 R /K 0 in writing. /P 505 0 R 24 0 obj endobj >> endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 23 0 R 78 0 obj 135 0 obj /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) >> >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S endobj /S /TOCI /K 14 >> 359 0 obj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /Table >> /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] >> << 20 [142 0 R 143 0 R] /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 28 0 R Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. /S /P /S /P /Pg 46 0 R /S /P /S /TOCI J. /K 36 /Type /Pages /K 19 << /Pg 16 0 R << 249 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. 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 1 142 0 obj 69 0 obj 267 0 obj >> Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . 145 0 obj endobj >> /Pg 39 0 R << endobj 55 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) h[o\{ C@9\`d-X" ?[]&5>fR*UVSO?>|/qnou':._^:WZ.Z.Fw7w/>{_?xw?>G}N/_>}}z>xVp~/zOy_}xwMQm|_}{}?^~'v>'_]/Fkum-i^iz]:JZ_^_^_^_^_^_Y_Y_Y_Yu|]u|}u_5wuRWmVmVmV:C:C:P:~ /]2Vcu9Vcu9Vcu9.X][oW2WWsu5WWs\>rt=9u8Zk[s~VWZNNNNNNiuuu~m^|])^)^)^yuNNNNZuu&?:wmO]$uMuM7~vz?u=uHs[P;?D[R;of}f[oCchO\o^=7o?]N+B/r^No~{>#n?'_~xp@x."Zyc4k4&omcVmnX:5oM[iKfz&lrQ,eM,~e? /K 16 /StructParents 5 /S /P /S /P 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 29 0 R I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the United States' Response to Defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. 165 0 obj 138 0 obj >> >> /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 24 0 R Deposit Ins. <> 2. >> /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 endobj Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . /S /P >> 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. /P 12 0 R 0000001974 00000 n >> /K 23 /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] /Type /Page 1 18 U.S.C. /K 0 /P 123 0 R << 205 0 obj >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /S /H1 /K 11 >> 222 0 obj >> >> /P 292 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). << >> /K 8 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. /Resources 383 0 R /Annots [] /Annots [] /Resources 411 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. 223 0 obj >> /Tabs /S /Pg 27 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /K 19 /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj << /K 24 endobj /K 15 /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 29 0 R 331 0 obj the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. /S /P /Pg 18 0 R See Rule 2.330 (f). 0000006382 00000 n 0000002614 00000 n endobj /A 513 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 17 >> /Lang (EN-US) 260 0 obj << >> 364 0 obj << 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. >> /Pg 34 0 R <>stream endobj >> He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. >> /K 7 314 0 obj 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] /K 55 /Lang (EN-US) << All rights reserved. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj << >> 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. /Pg 16 0 R << /K 15 /Lang (EN-US) /K [315 0 R 317 0 R 318 0 R] stream /K 14 /K 14 /K [46 297 0 R 48] 107 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 35 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R endobj /Count 5 << /A 526 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. 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 >> << 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. 295 0 obj and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). << /Pg 37 0 R >> /Tabs /S /Pg 46 0 R 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). 318 0 obj 287 0 obj /K 3 /Pg 45 0 R /P 298 0 R /S /P /S /TOCI /Parent 6 0 R 327 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj 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. /K 1 /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj 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. /P 133 0 R These motions are becoming ever more common. << /P 286 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R trailer The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? /S /P /Resources 470 0 R 226 0 obj /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 11 0 R /Pg 19 0 R Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al. As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. endobj /S /Reference endobj >> SHARP The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. 198 0 obj /Resources 418 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P /P 124 0 R endobj /Pg 16 0 R << 44 0 obj endobj hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = endobj 312 0 obj /K 4 2:11-cv-03473-CBM-MAN (Aug. 26, 2014) (motion to disqualify Squire Patton Boggs), www.law360.com/dockets/download/53fdfac81101ea655a00000b?doc_ url=https%3A%2F%2Fecf.cacd.uscourts. 35 0 obj /S /P at 390-91. endobj /K 27 >> /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /S /P endobj /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> endobj 39 0 obj /S /P /S /P /Pages 3 0 R >> /S /P << /P 12 0 R endobj endobj /S /P 330 0 R 162 0 R] endobj /S /P /K 21 291 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /Tabs /S << Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. << 292 0 R null 294 0 R 295 0 R 294 0 R null 296 0 R 297 0 R 296 0 R null 96 0 obj << /Tabs /S /K 13 /K 5 /P 12 0 R <> /Lang (EN-US) endobj hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N /Parent 8 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P /K 4 /Pg 15 0 R The attorney appointed to represent Orioles owner Peter Angelos in his family's fight over his fortune has rejected a move to disqualify him from the case, calling allegations that he has . 300 0 obj 159 0 obj 235 0 obj /P 508 0 R >> /K 14 >> << >> 38 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 230 0 obj << << /S /P /S /P /Superscript /Span /S /P /S /P /Tabs /S /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Parent 9 0 R 338 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> << /S /P /Pg 24 0 R /S /P /S /P /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 16.21 et seq. endobj >> 26 0 obj /S /P endobj 5 0 obj << <> /Pg 46 0 R /S /P >> >> 56 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Strikeout /Span As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial /Pg 24 0 R /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 38 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj 288 0 R 289 0 R 288 0 R null 290 0 R 291 0 R 290 0 R null 292 0 R 293 0 R /K 19 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 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 /K 14 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] /K 20 /S /P << /S /P %%EOF /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Count 7 /P 509 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) 84 0 obj 12 0 obj 325 0 obj >> /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 endobj /Lang (EN-US) [18 -1] at 19. /S /P Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. /S /P >> /Tabs /S 3. /K 38 << /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] In Brothers, the defendants tried to disqualify the prosecuting attorneys for being potential trial witnesses because the prosecutors had participated in a meeting in which the defendant was offered immunity. /Parent 10 0 R << >> Ins. /Lang (EN-US) /Annotation /Span /S /P << 123 0 obj /S /P /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] Mr. 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 313 0 obj /P 55 0 R /S /P /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 234 0 obj 192 0 obj << << >> /Lang (EN-US) >> << >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj >> /K 32 endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /Type /Page /Annots [] /Parent 3 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 127 0 obj << /StructParents 25 /P 509 0 R << endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 25 [158 0 R 159 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R 6. /S /Link endobj /K 39 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. endobj /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] << << /K 47 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). endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) 350 0 obj 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. /P 12 0 R /PageLayout /OneColumn 298 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R 739, 743-44 (S.D.N.Y. Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. 239 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 9 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /K 20 Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). >> 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. /Pg 16 0 R Following this, they have two options - either to transfer the case to another judge immediately or to file a written answer with the clerk. << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 208 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R /S /TOCI /StructParents 27 /K 4 << /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R] << 25 0 obj << /Pg 45 0 R 17 [132 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R 136 0 R 137 0 R null 322 0 R 323 0 R 322 0 R null /S /P /S /P Here, as in Brothers, the defendant has other sources of evidence available, namely two FBI agents, that must be exhausted before the prosecutors are called as witnesses. /Pg 29 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 /Pg 40 0 R /K 1 /Pg 16 0 R She must asker lawyer. << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R endobj /Pg 45 0 R >> endobj /Pg 16 0 R 293 0 obj /Contents [475 0 R 476 0 R 477 0 R] endstream endobj startxref endobj /StructParents 17 << 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /K 40 /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 /S /P endobj << /S /TOCI >> endobj /Parent 6 0 R /K 4 An official website of the United States government. Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /K 4 << 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. /Annots [] /S /P >> endobj >> With respect to the events that occurred during the prosecutors' meeting with the defendant, it is not essential that the prosecuting attorneys testify at trial. /P 506 0 R /K 6 >> 76 0 obj << >> << /Lang (EN-US) 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. /K 11 283 0 obj Defendant's Motion at 1-3. /K 11 <> 0000001860 00000 n >> /S /P 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> /Rotate 0 118 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R endobj /StructParents 13 /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 endobj >> 164 0 obj /A 517 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 0 /P 12 0 R 276 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> << endobj at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /S /P The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] 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 /S /Link In 3/19, C.H. >> However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) >> 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] 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. 156 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R /P 302 0 R Peters v. Dist. endobj << 2. /K 10 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 17 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. >> /Pg 36 0 R /S /P /K 25 /Lang (EN-US) UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PROSECUTORS MARK R. ROSMAN AND KAREN J. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R << endobj /Pg 30 0 R /K 3 White, Dunn & Booker 1200 First Alabama Bank Building Birmingham, AL 32503, Albert C. Bowen, Esq. /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /K 1 endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << endobj >> 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 215 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /K [34 291 0 R 36] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] <> << /Pg 46 0 R 0000000896 00000 n /S /P /Underline /Span Id. 270 0 obj /Pg 35 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 202 0 R] >> <> /Type /Page >> /K 13 /Pg 19 0 R << << 354 0 obj This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. endobj Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /Length 532 0 R >> /S /Reference /P 509 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 44 0 R The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. /Lang (EN-US) << >> /Tabs /S endobj /Pg 17 0 R << A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. endobj /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Type /Page 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 << /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P Mar. << /K [13 311 0 R 15] 2. /Pg 32 0 R 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] /Parent 8 0 R endobj endobj /K 4 /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 15 /Lang (EN-US) 117 0 obj /K [5 307 0 R 7] << /Pg 15 0 R >> /P 12 0 R xref {{ ! /StructParents 1 81 0 obj The defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need to call the prosecutors as witnesses in this case. endobj Mark White, Esq. /K 2 /K 2 /S /P endobj /K 1 467 0 obj /S /H1 /Pg 18 0 R endobj 336 0 obj /P 508 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R endobj 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. His argument is self-defeating. << 3. >> This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . endobj Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) 265 0 obj /Tabs /S 348 0 obj /P 508 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /Parent 9 0 R /K 7 /Type /Page You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. /StructParents 3 /K 5 /S /P >> << /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 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. >> endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Official websites use .gov /P 505 0 R 242 0 obj 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 >> /Parent 11 0 R /K 24 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 186 0 obj /K 3 66 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 219 0 obj /Pg 38 0 R << 176 0 obj /S /P /Annots [] /P 509 0 R endobj >> /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 20 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /S /TOCI /Resources 444 0 R /Pg 17 0 R >> Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. 28 0 obj /Rotate 0 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) <> /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 35 Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) >> /Rotate 0 /Diagram /Figure 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] /K 2 /S /P HWYoF~G-I\#3 -*;Y^4N&GS/^N'jp09AYr3AG8Qw&ci`UyaFGjQ`H >pt$jxGON@QN]K+t(+|Z6*/@I f%4@Pygv,)23 j8[-h5y$#,Y+9Z2!CK >O6H)jF}ZA|k>&dn[1*.~.>u50,@Wt?fOG# i?k@;)d1GfzN]^;{f"U}2`%dC!5}| _Phf"HjjIzj[NC 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. >> 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 /Annots [] 244 0 obj /A 515 0 R endobj endobj >> /Rotate 0 /Pg 42 0 R Include the date to the template with the Date option. /S /P /S /Reference /K [50 299 0 R 52] << Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. 162 0 obj /StructParents 8 << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R endobj Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. /K 0 /Type /Page Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. 53 0 obj 328 0 obj disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party. /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] >> Co. of Wausau, No. 174 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 46 0 R The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . 298 0 R 299 0 R 298 0 R null 300 0 R 301 0 R 300 0 R null 302 0 R 303 0 R >> /S /P endobj /K 29 /Pg 16 0 R << at 241-47 . Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. /Pg 23 0 R /P 506 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /S /P >> 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 << /Type /Page 211 0 obj >> >> /P 12 0 R endobj According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.. 209 0 obj Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). 254 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 23 [152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] endobj /Pg 22 0 R /P 12 0 R << One party may insist that the court bar the lawyer from representing another party through a motion to disqualify. /Parent 3 0 R << <> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 1992). >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R Brown v. Encompass Ins. . << /K 2 /StructParents 20 33 0 obj The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. endobj /P 528 0 R Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. /P 300 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R /S /P 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 114 0 obj >>