>> 82 0 obj << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << endobj As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. /S /P >> /P 12 0 R >> 0000009145 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page 10. /K 11 /S /P You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. /Lang (EN-US) << 0000002415 00000 n 321 0 obj << /S /P /Pg 44 0 R >> 60 0 obj /Rotate 0 /S /P /Tabs /S >> endobj << 283 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> 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 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /P 12 0 R /K 3 >> 208 0 obj /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /StructParents 22 He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /S /Reference /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . << 0000007338 00000 n /S /P /S /P /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 39 345 0 obj 202 0 R] /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 46 0 R 202 0 obj /Annots [] >> /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. /Parent 3 0 R /S /P /Parent 7 0 R Co. v. Employers Ins. /Pg 32 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /P 509 0 R >> /P 12 0 R >> /P 506 0 R 87 0 obj endobj /Pg 22 0 R /K 2 /K 23 endobj 298 0 obj endobj 161 0 obj >> << << Finally, assess whether the firm or different counsel should defend the motion to disqualify. 78 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 269 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 338 0 obj endobj [18 -1] at 19. /Rotate 0 >> Co. of Am., No. /K 0 /Pg 16 0 R /S /P >> endobj Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . /P 288 0 R 292 0 R null 294 0 R 295 0 R 294 0 R null 296 0 R 297 0 R 296 0 R null >> (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. endobj /P 12 0 R endobj << >> District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. 64 0 obj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R >> >> /K 17 endobj /Pg 16 0 R << 317 0 obj 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] /Pg 15 0 R endobj << 371 FILED 6/23/97. Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /K 27 /P 530 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /K 14 endobj 0000000016 00000 n endobj 227 0 obj /Parent 9 0 R /Rotate 0 << /K 19 53 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Parent 10 0 R /Pg 17 0 R 114 0 obj 337 0 obj /K 1 endobj /Type /Page Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. /A 515 0 R << /Parent 3 0 R You are switching to another language. 299 0 obj 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 /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /S /P endobj 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] 137 0 obj /P 274 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> >> 0 /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] /K 2 /K 51 /P 531 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R << endobj 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. << endobj 10 0 obj 25 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /StructParents 20 273 0 obj 197 0 obj endobj /K 2 Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. /S /P 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.. Sharp, and the response of the United States. >> As noted, this order addresses . /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 198 0 obj /Pg 33 0 R /S /Link endobj << << `%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 Ins. /Lang (EN-US) /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. /Lang (EN-US) hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /A 526 0 R /A 513 0 R 228 0 obj << /K 10 /K 15 >> I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. /S /P >> >> /K 40 /StructParents 2 << See Livingston v. endobj 264 0 obj The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /K [58 303 0 R 60] /Lang (EN-US) endobj are satisfied. endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] /Pg 24 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K [50 299 0 R 52] 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. /Parent 8 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 67 0 obj NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . /K 1 >> Rule 8.54. endobj << 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] << 132 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R A motion to disqualify shall be . /Length 532 0 R 50 0 obj /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. 150 0 obj /S /P << /S /P 339 0 obj 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. /K 8 /Pg 21 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 /P 12 0 R 211 0 obj Defendant's Motion at 1. /Pg 18 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. Woodard v. Dist. /K [6 323 0 R 8] disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. /InlineShape /Figure 83 0 obj Notice of Motion and Motion: The . >> >> endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Parent 8 0 R << /K 9 endobj /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 >> /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 8 0 R /S /P /P 508 0 R /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] /Annots [] << Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. J. /Pg 16 0 R >> 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 endobj /Type /Page >> 284 0 obj /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 0000002183 00000 n Notice of Motion and Motion. >> The Attorney General's Response to the Motion to Disqualify him and his Office from this matter is essentially this: rules are fine for everyone else, but I don't have to follow them. /S /P /P 12 0 R <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R 77 0 obj 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. >> << /K 34 /Pg 15 0 R >> 357 0 obj /Pg 32 0 R /P 124 0 R /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 47 endobj endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] 206 0 obj /K 3 >> 247 0 obj /P 55 0 R /K 3 /P 12 0 R << 365 0 obj endobj 5. 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 12 0 R /Annotation /Span at 390-91. >> /P 12 0 R >> << /Lang (EN-US) 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 Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. >> /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 13 endobj endobj /Lang /Pg 22 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj >> /Tabs /S << << 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. 361 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 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 << at 391. /Pg 46 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 /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 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 37 0 obj /Type /Catalog /S /P /P 12 0 R 11. /K 39 2. 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. /Pg 15 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /A 517 0 R 66 0 obj /K 9 /Lang (EN-US) << endobj 268 0 obj 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 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Outline /Span >> /RoleMap 14 0 R /Parent 10 0 R 245 0 obj >> 0000004058 00000 n Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. 35 0 obj /Pg 43 0 R /Pg 16 0 R Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. /K 4 168 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) << << 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 528 0 R >> endobj endobj 237 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /Reference 116 0 obj 244 0 obj /K 23 %PDF-1.6 /Rotate 0 /Annots [] endobj /Pg 17 0 R 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. >> /Annots [] 739, 743-44 (S.D.N.Y. 1. /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] 73 0 obj >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 155 0 obj endobj << 233 0 obj <> endobj >> /K 3 /Pg 40 0 R superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. /K 12 << /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /K 11 >> /Lang (EN-US) << << P.O. >> endobj endobj Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). /Pg 37 0 R endobj /S /P << >> 145 0 obj /Pg 43 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 /S /P 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. /P 280 0 R /S /P /P 282 0 R /K 1 << endobj /S /P Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. /K 5 9 [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 %PDF-1.6 % /Resources 456 0 R endobj /S /P 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 . /S /P >> /P 56 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> >> endobj 154 0 obj endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. /K [13 311 0 R 15] /StructParents 35 /K 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /TOC /Lang (EN-US) /K 32 endobj /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). endobj 194 0 obj /K 27 Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R >> 163 0 obj << 0000013798 00000 n /Pg 17 0 R She must asker lawyer. /Annots [] /Pg 15 0 R << endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 328 0 obj /S /TOCI /P 12 0 R An official website of the United States government. /Pg 16 0 R /K 3 /Pg 15 0 R gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) << >> 127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R 132 0 R 133 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R 136 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] /K 3 << 51 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R endobj 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << endobj << /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 7 endobj 86 0 obj << /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /S /Sect /P 12 0 R /K 2 /Rotate 0 >> /Type /Page << endobj >> /Resources 379 0 R /P 284 0 R startxref >> /S /Reference /Pg 16 0 R /Rotate 0 /S /P /Pg 15 0 R endobj /K 10 endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 15 0 R /P 298 0 R << << Mar. /S /Reference /S /P /S /P endobj << /K 1 /S /H2 /K 14 << /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /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. /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /S /P << /Pg 24 0 R 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. /S /Reference >> /K 6 << >> << /K 1 /P 292 0 R /Pg 28 0 R /Tabs /S /Annots [] << /K 0 (Att. /S /P 266 0 obj endobj endobj specifies the date, time, and location where the hearing will take place, spells out what the party is requesting, and gives a . /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj 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 2 /K 0 >> (a) An attorney may withdraw from a case, without leave of court where the withdrawing attorney has complied with all outstanding orders of the court and either files a notice of withdrawal where there is active co-counsel for the party represented by the withdrawing attorney, or files a substitution of counsel, signed by both the withdrawing and 524, 528 (D.Colo. /K 19 << /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 endobj 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. /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 0 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. << /S /P /Type /Page /Pg 16 0 R /P 505 0 R 140 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K [30 289 0 R 32] endobj /K 7 112 0 obj /P 133 0 R Upon consideration of the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). /Pg 16 0 R << /P 12 0 R Box 30758 . The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. /K 9 /Annots [] /S /TOCI >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 38 0 R %%EOF /P 531 0 R In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. endobj /Pg 46 0 R endobj Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. endobj /Pg 31 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 153 0 obj /K 1 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. /Underline /Span 250 0 obj Rule 2.160(c) provides as follows: (c) Motion. /K 12 341 0 obj On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. endobj /S /P /K 5 101 0 obj endobj /Type /Page By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported.1 Many disqualification motions are well-founded. /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) >> 17 0 obj >> /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 494 0 R endobj /Artifact /P /S /P << Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 11 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K [54 301 0 R 56] >> /S /H3 152 0 obj /Subscript /Span See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. /P 12 0 R << 204 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 29 0 R /S /P 272 0 obj /Resources 474 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 0000009248 00000 n >> /P 12 0 R /S /P << /K 7 275 0 obj /S /P /Pg 44 0 R /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /S /P /S /P /S /P endobj /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /K 32 /Pg 44 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /K 9 288 0 obj << 12 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 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. 358 0 obj << /S /P << endobj Fill out the forms. /Resources 422 0 R /S /P 72 0 obj /S /TOCI /K 17 236 0 obj << 325 0 obj /S /TOCI << /Pg 42 0 R /K 0 << Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. /P 12 0 R /K 5 >> >> /S /P In 3/19, C.H. /K 6 stream endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) Attorney General . /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << % /Pg 19 0 R /K 2 /P 81 0 R endobj >> Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. /K 19 >> 40 0 obj endobj /Pg 16 0 R /S /TOCI 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 /Pg 22 0 R /S /P /P 531 0 R /S /P /S /H3 The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. /S /Link /StructParents 13 /Pg 16 0 R << /P 506 0 R 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 << /Lang (EN-US) 102 0 obj Deposit Ins. 91 0 obj >> /K 35 /P 12 0 R >> endobj 124 0 obj /S /P /P 55 0 R 262 0 obj 224 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 22 0 R << ________________________ United States District Judge. /Type /Page >> /S /P 139 0 obj >> /S /P /Pg 15 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. >> 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 endobj endobj /P 528 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 452 0 R Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. endobj /S /P >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 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 .