/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 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). 231 0 obj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 309 0 obj The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. /Resources 486 0 R /Lang (EN-US) (See Defendant's Motion Exhibit 2.) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /K 12 243 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 endobj endobj >> endobj /K 37 /Lang (EN-US) 122 0 obj /P 123 0 R /S /Reference /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R endobj /P 286 0 R /P 508 0 R PDF Affidavit of Counsel in Support of Britax's Response to Order Regarding >> endobj /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 22 0 R /S /P 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P 13 0 obj /Rotate 0 >> /K 22 6. << /P 12 0 R << /Type /Page /S /P /K 11 /Pg 38 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /TOCI Judge Denies 2nd Motion To Nix Plaintiff Attorney In Abandoned Wells >> 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 /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /Parent 3 0 R /K 9 /K 15 /P 508 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. << /K 23 /P 12 0 R 177 0 obj /P 55 0 R /S /P << << endobj /P 531 0 R at 391. /K 3 >> >> << /Annots [] endobj >> /P 278 0 R 48 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> 144 0 obj /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> << /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /K 6 /DropCap /Figure 20 [142 0 R 143 0 R] endobj /Pg 45 0 R >> << /P 12 0 R endobj /K 18 314 0 obj /Resources 466 0 R /P 530 0 R /K 3 /Pg 16 0 R >> /Pg 17 0 R /K 0 << /S /P endobj For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . /S /Sect /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 24 168 0 obj >> >> endobj /StructParents 14 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] endobj /K [38 293 0 R 40] /K 1 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. 173 0 obj 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. /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] /P 508 0 R 210 0 obj The defendant may not call the prosecutors as witnesses unless there is a compelling need to do so. 00016 Brian Frost Response to Motion to Disqualify Pigg - Google 74 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 188 0 obj 170 0 obj endobj >> By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. /K 5 /Pg 46 0 R /K 59 >> Motion to Disqualify an Attorney for Florida State Circuit Court 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 /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R /Pg 44 0 R endobj << /Pg 38 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 38 0 obj /K 1 endobj >> PDF Seeking a Recusal - Starnes Law Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. 214 0 obj << endobj /P 12 0 R >> >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 15 0 R /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Motions - Utah Courts position as district attorney. 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] >> 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 /S /P 303 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) << << /StructParents 34 /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] >> PDF Response in Opp to Motion to Disqualify - Turtle Talk Rodriguez v. Dist. /K 16 /K 40 >> 64 0 obj 176 0 obj 76 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 /K 26 << /K 2 145 0 obj All rights reserved. 82 0 obj 0 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 22 0 R /K 15 /K 38 >> File the forms. /K 13 >> /Tabs /S /P 508 0 R 163 0 obj Woodard v. Dist. >> 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. 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 /Pg 23 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 19 0 R << Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. United States' Response to Defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors 0000006276 00000 n /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << endobj 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 . 60 0 obj endobj endobj /Pg 38 0 R 78 0 obj << Attorney General . /A 515 0 R << /S /P /S /P >> 302 0 obj The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. /Pg 22 0 R /S /TOCI 9. /K 43 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. 0000003370 00000 n 235 0 obj /K 17 /P 530 0 R /S /P << /S /P >> HarrisT19@michigan.gov . endobj endobj /Pg 19 0 R Co. of Am., No. 34 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R endobj << A motion is usually made in writing. 1 18 U.S.C. >> 0000004782 00000 n /Rotate 0 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 /Pg 17 0 R << /P 298 0 R 241 0 obj endobj 319 0 obj /StructParents 0 Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. 37 0 obj /K 16 93 0 obj /P 124 0 R /Pg 22 0 R 148 0 obj /S /P 228 0 obj /Type /Pages << >> << << /InlineShape /Figure /P 12 0 R Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. >> /Pg 29 0 R /S /P /Pg 45 0 R /Annots [] /S /P 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 << /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. >> /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /A 520 0 R >> << /K [14 516 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 161 0 obj endobj /P 55 0 R When a party wants to ask an Administrative Law Judge, or "ALJ," to do or change something about their case, it is called a "motion." Examples are requesting that a date for mediation be scheduled or that two cases be combined into one hearing (called a "consolidation"). /K 28 132 0 obj 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 40 0 R /S /P /Parent 3 0 R /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /P 528 0 R /K 6 /S /Link /Resources 371 0 R /S /P >> /K 8 << >> 88 0 obj endobj endobj 57 0 obj /Pg 41 0 R << /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S << /Pg 46 0 R 95 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> << /Pg 21 0 R << /Pg 46 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 505 0 R 24 0 obj /P 506 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. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> >> 118 0 obj 273 0 obj 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] 175 0 obj /Annots [] The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. endobj 15 316 0 R 16 [127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R] /Type /Page << >> << << /P 12 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 19 0 R 65 0 obj /K 20 /P 12 0 R 174 0 obj /S /P 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. << /StructParents 23 >> >> << /K [58 303 0 R 60] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric << >> endobj >> /K [2 275 0 R 4] /K [18 283 0 R 20] /P 506 0 R << << /S /P << 438 30 Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a motion to disqualify. Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R 126 0 obj endobj /Pg 27 0 R << /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] /Parent 9 0 R /Pg 29 0 R >> /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] /S /H1 >> /P 12 0 R Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. /Type /Page /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /S /P << /S /Link endobj /K 4 /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R 128 0 obj /P 508 0 R endobj /Resources 440 0 R /K 34 >> << Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. /K 12 0 R 25 [158 0 R 159 0 R] /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj unless the client consents after disclosure to the . endobj 71 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 26 0 R x+ | >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Type /StructTreeRoot /P 133 0 R /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] 353 0 obj /Marked true Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R << /A 517 0 R /K 16 /P 133 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 186 0 obj Include the date to the template with the Date option. /S /P I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. << /Pg 18 0 R endobj endobj 307 0 obj /StructParents 2 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. << /S /P 240 0 obj See People ex rel. /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P 10 0 obj 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R /S /P endobj /Pg 17 0 R /K 2 298 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 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 30 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P 89 0 obj /Parent 6 0 R >> /Pg 45 0 R /S /P You cannot start a case by filing a motion. << 69 0 obj /P 282 0 R 140 0 obj 363 0 obj 266 0 obj /S /P /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. endobj to the subject matter of this litigation. You have to fill out at least 2 forms, maybe more, to file your opposition. >> >> /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) PDF Respondents' Reply to Response to Motion to Disqualify - Mike Kreidler /K 25 >> 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. Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. /Lang (EN-US) /P 529 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /StructParents 32 /Lang (EN-US) << endobj xref >> /K 0 /Pg 19 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. /K 5 /S /P 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 /Lang (EN-US) << /S /Reference >> >> The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << 1 [233 0 R 234 0 R 235 0 R 236 0 R 237 0 R 238 0 R 239 0 R 240 0 R 241 0 R 242 0 R /Annots [] << /Pg 16 0 R /K 1 277 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 529 0 R /K 15 /K 0 >> 70 0 obj endobj The defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need to call the prosecutors as witnesses in this case. /Lang (EN-US) In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . /K 21 >> 283 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 17 0 R These motions are becoming ever more common. 111 0 obj endobj >> /P 302 0 R 260 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 223 0 obj /S /Footnote endobj /A 522 0 R endobj Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. >> << /K 0 << /S /P 361 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << endobj These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. << /K 10 /Annots [] 63 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- PDF Craig Conlon Docket No.: Mon-l-3933-16 Enterprise Mobility Solutions /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOC endobj /S /P 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. 133 0 obj endobj Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /P 12 0 R endobj /Parent 7 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj endobj important announcement Transparency Online Contact Us Interpreters FAQ Photos Holidays Menu Important Announcement Home Search Courts Probation Jury Self Help Forms Careers Media Administration Contact us Interpreters FAQ Photo Gallery Holiday Schedule /K 24 /S /Reference >> /Lang (EN-US) The State filed a response to the motion, see id. /P 528 0 R 0000001952 00000 n /Rotate 0 >> /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . endobj 0000002415 00000 n /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /TOCI >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> << /K [13 311 0 R 15] very brief. endobj /Pg 15 0 R Defendant's Motion at 1. /P 12 0 R If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. << << /P 164 0 R /Pg 35 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R] As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. /K 13 >> /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /Rotate 0 /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 371 FILED 6/23/97. >> 5. _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. endobj /S /P /K 27 /P 12 0 R >> 272 0 obj /P 274 0 R /K 12 /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] Attorney Advertising. 127 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << 83 0 obj >> 331 0 obj 162 0 obj /Rotate 0 >> /Lang (EN-US) >> << << PDF 1. Identity of Moving Party 2. Statement of Relief Sought - Washington /Pg 19 0 R >> endobj /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] >> /Annots [] 322 0 obj /S /P /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /Parent 10 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj << When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. trailer Id. /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 23 [152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 31 0 R >> endobj 62 0 obj endobj >> 355 0 R 356 0 R 357 0 R 358 0 R 359 0 R 360 0 R 361 0 R 362 0 R 363 0 R 190 0 R /Annots [] /P 12 0 R /P 306 0 R 68 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 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.
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