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7 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R endobj /Tabs /S /Parent 7 0 R disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = /K 32 /P 55 0 R 236 0 obj /K 1 /K 2 /P 280 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 2. endobj << /K [503 0 R 504 0 R] /K 0 << >> /P 528 0 R HarrisT19@michigan.gov . /S /Sect /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R /S /P 75 0 obj /K 11 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. endobj endobj >> endobj /K [26 287 0 R 28] /K 2 endobj << /S /P /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /P 56 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K [4 316 0 R 6] 262 0 obj /P 163 0 R /K 13 /S /H1 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 /Parent 7 0 R /P 12 0 R >> 109 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Type /Page endobj /P 12 0 R /Resources 391 0 R << 233 0 obj <>stream 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 115 0 obj 106 0 obj /K 7 /K 0 >> /K 3 62 0 obj /K 17 endobj /P 12 0 R /K 0 196 0 obj Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). endobj <> Notice of Motion and Motion. /Resources 383 0 R /S /H2 << PDF Response in Opp to Motion to Disqualify - Turtle Talk /S /P << /Resources 432 0 R /S /P endobj /StructParents 22 endobj endobj >> endobj 0000009145 00000 n /P 509 0 R << << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /StructParents 16 >> /K 3 /K 21 >> >> 78 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R >> << /K 2 /S /P /S /TOCI /Annots [] /S /P /P 509 0 R Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Exclude >> /P 163 0 R <> 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 3 endobj /S /P /K 3 /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 505 0 R << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Type /Page >> << 162 0 obj /K 3 endobj endobj PDF Craig Conlon Docket No.: Mon-l-3933-16 Enterprise Mobility Solutions /S /P /Rotate 0 Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. /K 1 /Pg 29 0 R 256 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /H2 See People ex rel. 18 323 0 R 19 [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R] You have to fill out at least 2 forms, maybe more, to file your opposition. /Lang (EN-US) << << hearing. 438 30 339 0 obj /K 47 /K 7 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. /Length 533 0 R endobj << >> /Pg 22 0 R /P 509 0 R /S /P However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. 173 0 obj 246 0 obj >> /S /P /P 322 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. >> endobj 137 0 obj /P 294 0 R /Pg 37 0 R /S /P Court Declines Disqualification Under Lawyer Witness Rule A motion is usually made in writing. In this case, the defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need for the prosecutors' testimony or that the information sought cannot be obtained from an alternative source. >> /Pg 17 0 R /StructParents 25 191 0 R] >> /Pg 22 0 R /K 11 /A 499 0 R << /Pg 20 0 R 51 0 obj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 17 /Pg 43 0 R << /K 0 /P 529 0 R << /P 508 0 R /S /P 335 0 obj endobj 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 /K 3 /Pg 27 0 R << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /Pg 39 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /K 16 /Pg 41 0 R /Pg 15 0 R 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. >> NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. /S /P /S /P endobj endobj /K 1 endobj /Lang (EN-US) << endobj << endobj /Filter /FlateDecode /Lang (EN-US) endobj <> /P 12 0 R 289 0 obj endobj /S /P 3. /P 12 0 R /K 5 /S /Reference /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 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. 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] /Length 532 0 R 6 0 obj << /A 517 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Motions - Utah Courts /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. /Pg 45 0 R 346 0 obj /S /Reference /P 506 0 R 183 0 obj >> /P 55 0 R >> /K 7 endobj /Lang (EN-US) Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. >> /K 1 << See Alps Prop., 526 F. Supp. /P 531 0 R 12 0 obj 1. /P 12 0 R 85 0 obj << An official website of the United States government. << >> endobj Cal. >> 157 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /Nums [0 [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 203 0 R 204 0 R 205 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R 208 0 R >> /P 274 0 R /S /P 36 0 obj 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] /K 0 331 0 obj /K 0 << I don't recommend it, but this is what you must do to get a judge /Type /Page /S /P /K [8 510 0 R] /S /P /Pg 37 0 R /K 0 Judge Denies 2nd Motion To Nix Plaintiff Attorney In Abandoned Wells << /Rotate 0 Dentons - Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify /P 12 0 R << /K 9 /K 2 /Producer <6954657874AE20352E352E3920A9323030302D323031352069546578742047726F7570204E5620284147504C2D76657273696F6E29> /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 17 0 R >> ECF No. endobj /S /P /Outline /Span /Pg 46 0 R /Annots [] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P { 10} On July 11, 2006, the trial court ordered Bikkani to provide the discovery responses, including signed authorizations to release medical records, and notified << /K 7 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. /P 302 0 R << endobj motion to disqualify for a hearing. endobj Brennan, No. endobj PDF Franklin Circuit Court Division I Case No. 18-ci-379 Electronically Filed /Lang (EN-US) >> /Rotate 0 204 0 obj /Type /Page /Pg 45 0 R endobj /P 56 0 R /K 2 0000013798 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. /P 505 0 R /S /H3 >> >> << 296 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R She must asker lawyer. /P 12 0 R /S /P << << 232 0 obj endobj 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 endobj >> /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 351 0 obj /S /P /K 2 0000009036 00000 n << /Contents [400 0 R 401 0 R 402 0 R] 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) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R 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. /S /P endobj /S /TOCI << >> /Pg 43 0 R /P 508 0 R gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` >> /P 12 0 R << /K 5 /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 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. stream /S /Reference /Pg 30 0 R 135 0 obj >> endobj endobj /Type /Page UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PROSECUTORS MARK R. ROSMAN AND KAREN J. endobj /Resources 498 0 R endobj /StructParents 3 >> /Superscript /Span 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. /P 282 0 R 156 0 obj /K 0 endobj /Type /Page /Parent 8 0 R Mark White, Esq. 0000008092 00000 n /Pg 18 0 R /S /P For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . /Parent 9 0 R 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 . endobj /S /Reference MOTIONS DISQUALIFY LITIGATION - State Bar of Texas << 302 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 30 /K 1 /Pg 15 0 R /StructParents 34 /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] >> /Pg 44 0 R /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 40 0 R /K 2 %PDF-1.6 The defendant has moved to have prosecutors Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp disqualified from conducting the trial in this matter due to the ethical prohibition against a lawyer conducting a trial in which he or she will be a necessary witness. endobj /S /Reference /RoleMap 14 0 R /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> << Disqualification of Counsel, Attorney; Conflict of Interest 288 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 42 0 obj /Pg 43 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. /K [38 293 0 R 40] << << See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). /Parent 6 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.6 The moving partys burden for a motion to disqualify is satisfied only when the motion to disqualify sets forth specific facts that point to a clear danger that either prejudices counsels client or his adversary.7. >> << /Lang (EN-US) >> 22 0 obj 11. 132 0 obj 304 0 obj /S /P << 48 0 obj >> /K 16 >> 229 0 obj The Ethics of Moving to Disqualify Opposing Counsel for Conflict of /Annots [] 67 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P /S /P /K 28 /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 19 /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 164 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /K 28 182 0 obj 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) 84 0 obj /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. >> 602. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 1 /Pg 18 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /S /H3 << >> 206 0 obj endobj /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R very brief. /P 12 0 R endobj x+ | >> 0000001974 00000 n >> >> /P 508 0 R the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. /S /Link 297 0 obj /K [1 305 0 R 3] 299 0 obj /S /H1 >> /P 506 0 R 190 0 obj /Pg 25 0 R at 390-91. /Type /Page 88 0 obj << /Pg 16 0 R endobj /ParentTree 13 0 R endobj /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) endobj Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . /S /P /Pg 15 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 >> /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /P 505 0 R /P 508 0 R Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. /Rotate 0 /K 6 endobj 327 0 obj /S /P /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << >> Co. of Am., No. << The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. << endobj 3 0 obj /P 12 0 R 55 0 obj /P 12 0 R /StructParents 24 endobj 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. /Pg 17 0 R /Rotate 0 PDF Greenberg traurig opposition to motion to disqualify endobj >> 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> >> >> /Tabs /S /Pg 27 0 R /Contents [364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R] >> endobj 161 0 obj 148 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 15 in writing. 290 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> 273 0 obj << /K 3 /P 315 0 R /Pg 29 0 R << However, Comment 3 to Colo. RPC 1.9 sets a minimum baseline: In the case of an organizational client, general knowledge of the clients policies and practices ordinarily will not preclude a subsequent representation.. << 33 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 162 0 R /S /P /Parent 3 0 R /Annots [] 344 0 obj /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 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 395 0 R 349 0 obj << 120 0 obj /P 292 0 R /Annots [] 4. 43 0 obj 17 0 obj >> >> /K 1 Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /TOC %%EOF /A 524 0 R /Pg 22 0 R endobj Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. /P 509 0 R Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). >> /A 515 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 << endobj >> /Pg 29 0 R 202 0 obj /S /P /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] <> /S /P Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. << endobj /K 1 /K 0 /P 506 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R 15 0 obj /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] endobj /P 12 0 R PDF FLORIDA JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSldN - Supreme Court of Florida /Pg 16 0 R 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 /P 12 0 R >> << 76 0 obj /S /P Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 284 0 R /Tabs /S endobj /Lang (EN-US) << 30 0 obj /K 38 >> << >> The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 23 0 R 205 0 obj << /S /P endobj /K [46 297 0 R 48] /P 310 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << << /S /P 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 /Strikeout /Span /P 508 0 R endobj endobj /K 0 315 0 obj 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. >> 0000004058 00000 n 317 0 obj /S /Footnote << Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 42 0 R endobj endobj endobj /Rotate 0 << 13 0 obj 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. trailer /Pg 45 0 R endobj >> /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 15 0 R endobj United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. /P 528 0 R endobj Brown v. Encompass Ins. /Pg 38 0 R /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] /K 331 0 R /S /TOC 116 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 10 /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 20 ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ endobj 338 0 obj /P 56 0 R endobj << /Pg 31 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) /K 1 272 0 obj << /K 1 >> /P 12 0 R Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). << /Resources 403 0 R PDF Motions to Disqualify Judges for Bias or Prejudice /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /H2 /K 9 /P 12 0 R /Resources 466 0 R endobj << /Pg 45 0 R >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /S /Link << 336 0 obj /P 123 0 R 15 316 0 R 16 [127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R] << /P 506 0 R /K 12 << endobj << endobj << /P 12 0 R /S /Table /S /Reference /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S endobj << 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 endobj 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 6 Ct. App . /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Catalog by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . /P 12 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. endobj Northwoods Educational Foundation, Inc.'S Reply to Plaintiff'S Response endobj endobj 86 0 obj /K [7 519 0 R] /K 0 /S /P 209 0 obj /S /P Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Lang (EN-US) 41 0 obj /K 1 /Pg 17 0 R /Rotate 0 /S /P >> /P 12 0 R /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. >> /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /K 3 /Pg 16 0 R << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 0 35 [192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 295 0 obj /S /P 302 0 R null] /Pg 34 0 R /Lang (EN-US) P.O. /P 509 0 R /S /P << /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /P 56 0 R /Pg 44 0 R << /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) All rights reserved. /Pg 28 0 R 225 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R >> /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R] 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. /K 1 endobj << Motions to Disqualify Counsel Unpredictable >> /K 0 /S /P endobj A motion to disqualify should be made with "reasonable promptness" after the party becomes aware of the conflict so that it cannot be used as a strategic tool to deprive his opponent of counsel after a substantial amount of time has been spent on a case. To proceed, please click Accept. >> <> >> /S /P 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. 245 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 228 0 obj Attorney appointed to represent Peter Angelos denies having conflicts /S /P 101 0 obj 285 0 obj /K 6 [18 -1] at 19. 38 0 obj /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 1 << /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] /K 13 /Pg 36 0 R /StructParents 28 /S /P /P 508 0 R /S /P 216 0 obj /P 508 0 R 313 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Here, Tenorio complied with LR 7-2(g) by filing a motion for leave to file supplemental authorities rather than filing a notice of supplemental authorities. << 231 0 obj /K 14 /Type /Pages /S /Link /Pg 19 0 R Independent counsel, free from the suggestion of economic self-interest, often can more effectively than the attorney press the case for allowing the client to keep its counsel of choice. endobj /K 2 /Parent 11 0 R >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 17 0 R << 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] /K 24 /Resources 375 0 R /StructParents 27 /S /P endobj ________________________ United States District Judge. endobj endobj /K 27 1986 :: Florida Supreme Court Decisions - Justia Law /Lang (EN-US) /S /P Please click Confirm below to continue. 12-1]. /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R >> 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 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. << endobj >> 185 0 obj << 00016 Brian Frost Response to Motion to Disqualify Pigg - Google /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R Mar. << >> /Tabs /S >> 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 /Lang (EN-US) 146 0 obj 227 0 obj /Pg 25 0 R 0000001952 00000 n << /K [2 275 0 R 4] /Tabs /S 300 0 obj /Diagram /Figure /Parent 6 0 R << /K 10 /S /H1 endobj /K 4 >> /Annots [] /Type /Page /Annots [] /P 12 0 R /S /P >> << << << 359 0 obj 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 endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P 0000006483 00000 n How to Disqualify a Judge on Your Case | Pariente Law Firm, P.C. /Pg 46 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P /Type /Page endobj /P 12 0 R 248 0 obj << /S /P The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. endobj >> 222 0 obj /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R He also made PDF Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Petition/Motion Cover Sheet /Type /Page << 29 0 obj /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] {{ ! << >> endobj endobj 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.