response to motion to disqualify attorney

>> /K 4 /Rotate 0 /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] <> 63 0 obj /Pg 30 0 R <> << /S /P /P 509 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /K 4 /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj 11. 248 0 obj /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R <> /S /P endobj 119 0 obj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 55 0 R /Tabs /S /Pg 15 0 R << endobj Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing endobj /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] /P 315 0 R 191 0 R] See Livingston v. 0000008092 00000 n /K 5 2. filed a motion to disqualify the judge under CCP 170.1 [challenge of trial judge for cause] based on purported bias that the judge demonstrated during the first. >> 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. /K 1 << >> endobj /S /P 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 /Annots [] /S /P /K 2 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. /P 509 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 12 0 R endobj You cannot start a case by filing a motion. /P 81 0 R /P 124 0 R endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 30 /Contents [475 0 R 476 0 R 477 0 R] /P 12 0 R 306 0 obj 337 0 obj << /Annots [] /Rotate 0 55 0 obj /P 12 0 R But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S << /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 6 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R << /S /P /A 499 0 R >> /P 276 0 R /S /Reference /Annots [] 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 12 0 R /S /P 255 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9A3F555EF45C79488712E0D1EABAE832>]/Index[233 34]/Info 232 0 R/Length 107/Prev 253809/Root 234 0 R/Size 267/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream /Lang (EN-US) >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. 232 0 obj /K [10 314 0 R 12] >> /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 43 0 R 143 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /Pg 20 0 R << 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 9 /S /P 90 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R >> /P 123 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /P 12 0 R << endobj /S /P /S /P /K 9 /P 123 0 R endobj /Pg 16 0 R The trial court heard oral argument on the motion, and on August 9, 356 0 obj 260 0 obj >> 323 0 obj endobj /K 1 >> /Parent 3 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 38 0 R are satisfied. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 15 0 R endobj /Annotation /Span /A 513 0 R >> /Pg 45 0 R /Parent 3 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 8 /Pg 26 0 R /Pg 28 0 R stream trailer >> /P 12 0 R << 0000007338 00000 n endobj /Lang (EN-US) 13 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Co. of Am., No. >> endobj /P 12 0 R Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /Pg 37 0 R /P 531 0 R 102 0 obj 360 0 obj /K 14 >> /P 508 0 R << >> 121 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R endobj /Pg 18 0 R >> /S /P /S /P /P 531 0 R 1 0 obj /Subscript /Span /StructParents 14 endobj /Lang (EN-US) Dec. 10, 2014) (order disqualifying Jones Day), assets.law360news.com/ 0606000/606910/Celgard-LGC%20Order%20disqualifying%20 Jones%20Day.pdf. /Lang (EN-US) 2022 California Rules of Court. /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 /S /TOCI << /S /Reference 239 0 obj 164 0 obj endobj /Type /Page 18 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] /Pg 27 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. endobj When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. endobj >> Defendant's Motion at 1. /K 2 148 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R endobj in writing. /S /P 243 0 obj 347 0 obj 144 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 31 /S /P >> << /Pg 34 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 20 /P 164 0 R /P 12 0 R However, disqualification is a harsh measure. 58 0 obj File the forms. /Marked true endobj endobj 280 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /P 508 0 R /Parent 8 0 R 1992) (citations omitted). 0000009504 00000 n /K 1 All rights reserved. >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 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 %%EOF /P 308 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Rule 8.54. disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. /Type /Page /S /Link 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. /K 18 /P 12 0 R 856 F. Supp. /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 27 0 obj << endobj 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R 213 0 R 214 0 R 215 0 R 216 0 R 217 0 R 218 0 R endobj >> /Pg 29 0 R 1992). /P 12 0 R 153 0 obj endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Type /Page endobj /Pg 45 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 16 0 R /K 14 /S /P /K 6 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R >> /S /P /K [9 309 0 R 11] << /Type /Page /P 506 0 R >> << /S /P endobj >> endobj /StructParents 34 >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 28 0 R << /S /Link /P 12 0 R << /Pg 16 0 R The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] /Resources 466 0 R /Pg 15 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R << /K 1 My name is Adam C. Sloane. [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 . /P 531 0 R 313 0 obj >> endobj /P 55 0 R /Pg 27 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 508 0 R /P 162 0 R /Type /Pages /Pg 27 0 R /K 15 /S /P /S /P /S /Reference 49 0 obj /Resources 448 0 R /K 4 /K 39 /P 531 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /P 506 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /Link << 172 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /P 12 0 R /K 1 /S /P 262 0 obj Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. 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. THE RESPONSE: The employee in question was Matthew Minno, who is a staff attorney with DMS. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /P 529 0 R /Pg 15 0 R << Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff's counsel, Greenberg Traurig, LLP ("GT") is a baseless effort to divert the Court from the merits of the controversy between the parties, in which GT's client has already been shown to have been seriously wronged by the moving parties. /Parent 10 0 R /Pg 15 0 R 200 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R 278 0 obj /S /P >> Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a motion to disqualify. >> /S /P Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. 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. /Pg 43 0 R << << /P 12 0 R /PageLayout /OneColumn 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. 345 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /S /P <> << /K 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION, 15 U.S.C. << The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. /Lang (EN-US) << /K 11 endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) <> >> /S /P >> 284 0 obj /K 35 203 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R << << /Pg 15 0 R << << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << >> /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 25 0 obj /Pg 32 0 R /P 12 0 R 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. /K 10 >> Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /Type /Page /P 531 0 R endobj /Annots [] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> 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 17 0 R /P 12 0 R << 201 0 obj >> /TextBox /Art << /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). endobj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 0 R 1. /Lang (EN-US) << endobj In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported.1 Many disqualification motions are well-founded. << endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R /P 506 0 R /K 1 /S /P /Pg 26 0 R 310 0 obj ), op. /Pg 23 0 R >> /K 7 108 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 3 0 R /K 16 >> /Tabs /S You are switching to another language. /A 526 0 R /Pg 28 0 R <> /S /P /Pg 16 0 R << endobj >> 17 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << 87 0 obj 112 0 obj <> /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 32 /S /P /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 36 0 R >> /P 531 0 R >> << /Type /Pages 362 0 obj /K 1 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 . 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] /K [6 323 0 R 8] 93 0 obj /S /P /Resources 371 0 R /Pg 45 0 R 2. 195 0 obj endobj The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. 193 0 obj 34 0 obj 202 0 obj >> 342 0 obj /P 55 0 R 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. /P 12 0 R >> /S /P << << /Pg 46 0 R /K 14 /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 116 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R /S /P >> /P 12 0 R /K 47 /Pg 27 0 R 61 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. /K [13 311 0 R 15] 86 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << endobj Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. /Lang (EN-US) /P 56 0 R /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) 293 0 obj >> /Resources 436 0 R /Pg 30 0 R /Lang (EN-US) For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. << Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) 227 0 obj << /Pg 18 0 R 304 0 obj As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. << >> /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 33 0 R 57 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 45 0 R 107 0 obj >> /Pg 31 0 R /P 12 0 R motion to disqualify for a hearing. << endobj << hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = /Parent 9 0 R /P 508 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /StructParents 23 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Pg 37 0 R You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. /Lang (EN-US) /K 15 /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R >> endobj /K 3 /Pg 16 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. /Rotate 0 endobj /Pg 44 0 R 0000006382 00000 n /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R >> NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. /K 23 << This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . /Resources 407 0 R 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] 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 528 0 R << /S /P >> In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . /StructParents 1 /S /Table Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. <> >> endobj endobj 24 0 obj /P 55 0 R 307 0 obj >> /Pg 44 0 R (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. 132 0 obj /K [5 512 0 R] 95 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 10 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P >> << << << /Pg 21 0 R << /Pg 33 0 R /Pg 41 0 R /K 0 335 0 obj << (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). /K 1 The defendant asserts that the prosecutors are material witnesses in this case because they "have personal knowledge of material, exculpatory information which is crucial to the defense." Legal Standards. `%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 /Pg 42 0 R << << /S /P << /Type /Page 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. << endobj /K 1 /K 20 /Tabs /S /Annots [] Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 11 0 obj endobj /Pg 45 0 R /Count 5 The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. /K 10 /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". >> /Pg 19 0 R /P 302 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. /Lang (EN-US) A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /Reference Finally, assess whether the firm or different counsel should defend the motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) (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. /K 34 >> (Att. 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 44 0 R /P 505 0 R