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311 0 obj /S /H1 /Pg 29 0 R << Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. /P 286 0 R 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. /K 2 /K 26 /K 24 5. << /P 12 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R endobj /K 5 Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. 189 0 obj endobj !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. /S /Reference /P 529 0 R << /K [8 525 0 R] << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P << << /P 12 0 R /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 /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) 116 0 obj 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 Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. endobj /K 19 /Lang (EN-US) endobj 273 0 obj << endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 /P 509 0 R endobj /P 508 0 R /Pages 3 0 R /K 35 endobj /S /P >> << /Parent 8 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj << << 272 0 obj /A 522 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /K 5 Legal Standards. /P 56 0 R 193 0 obj /P 315 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R 202 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /K [7 519 0 R] /K 20 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K [5 307 0 R 7] 262 0 obj The trial court heard oral argument on the motion, and on August 9, endobj /Pg 46 0 R /S /P /Rotate 0 205 0 obj << /K 7 /Pg 37 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /S /P << << >> >> >> 153 0 obj /S /P endobj >> <> /P 12 0 R << 285 0 obj << << /Pg 16 0 R /P 505 0 R /P 529 0 R << << /Lang (EN-US) 336 0 obj /Resources 411 0 R /K 40 /P 55 0 R 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.2 The attorney is also obligated to elevate the clients interests above the interests of the attorney and the law firm. 203 0 obj endobj Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /K 23 /Pg 16 0 R 5 0 obj /Pg 22 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 6 Defendant's Motion at 1. 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). /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R /K [26 287 0 R 28] <> endobj /Parent 9 0 R 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R Defendant's Motion at 1-3. >> However, disqualification is a harsh measure. >> /Lang (EN-US) >> Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. /StructParents 19 Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. 11 0 obj 135 0 obj endobj /P 528 0 R /Lang (EN-US) See Alps Prop., 526 F. Supp. /Pg 46 0 R specifies the date, time, and location where the hearing will take place, spells out what the party is requesting, and gives a . 195 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 395 0 R /K 4 Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. endobj 265 0 obj << /S /P /K [0 325 0 R 13] /StructParents 27 /S /TOCI endobj /Parent 3 0 R 9 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 >> /Pg 20 0 R 134 0 obj /Parent 7 0 R /P 12 0 R >> 209 0 obj /S /P << /Pg 21 0 R /S /P >> 172 0 obj 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). /P 12 0 R << /Pg 15 0 R endobj 302 0 R null] /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /S /P >> /Pg 24 0 R endobj /Pg 45 0 R 181 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. Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /Pg 16 0 R on January 7, 2002. /K 1 177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R 180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R 184 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R See. /Annots [] to the subject matter of this litigation. << /Pg 27 0 R endobj <> << /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 16 0 R endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /K [1 305 0 R 3] >> endobj /Pg 36 0 R The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. 131 0 obj /Tabs /S /S /P For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . /K 3 << /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] >> 292 0 obj Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. << endobj 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 >> 356 0 obj >> 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. >> 137 0 R 138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R 142 0 R 143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Introduction /P 528 0 R /K [12 521 0 R] endobj << /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /K 0 360 0 obj /P 123 0 R Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. 104 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 407 0 R 350 0 obj >> << /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) 1. endobj In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported. /Parent 11 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 47 >> 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. endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. << >> /P 508 0 R Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R /K 16 /P 506 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 endobj >> 1992)). /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 30 << /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 38 0 R endobj 263 0 R 264 0 R 265 0 R 266 0 R 267 0 R 268 0 R 269 0 R 270 0 R 271 0 R 272 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. /Count 5 /Pg 30 0 R << endobj << motion to disqualify. 856 F. Supp. endobj The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. >> /K 14 282 0 obj /Resources 403 0 R endobj /Annots [] /P 508 0 R 97 0 obj The far more common motion to disqualify involves a former client, either of the law firm or of an individual attorney (who may have recently joined the firm). /P 505 0 R /Rotate 0 /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] /P 506 0 R 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. /Lang (EN-US) %PDF-1.6 % ), op. /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] /Pg 37 0 R 310 0 obj << >> The defendant's demand is presently under consideration by the Justice Department. /K 6 >> << /P 12 0 R 40 0 obj /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 129 0 obj /P 12 0 R RESPONSE TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ATTORNEY DREW MAZZEO By: Drew Mazzeo Bauer Pitman Snyder Huff Lifetime Legal, PLLC 1235 4th Ave E #200 Olympia, WA 98506 (360) 754-1976 dpm@lifetime.legal Attorney for Petitioner FILED SUPREME COURT STATE OF WASHINGTON 1012212019 8 :00 AM BY SUSAN L. CARLSON CLERK /Lang (EN-US) 438 30 << /Lang (EN-US) Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? /K 41 /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) endobj 0000009358 00000 n ; Utica Mut. 365 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 269 0 obj See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. /S /Link 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] << 357 0 obj /S /P /S /P >> 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] Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. >> /S /Reference /Pg 34 0 R 142 0 obj /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) << /P 56 0 R /Parent 6 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /S /P 243 0 obj 141 0 obj 27 0 obj 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. << endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. endobj 1. 33 0 obj endobj <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> << /S /P /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 45 0 R White, Dunn & Booker 1200 First Alabama Bank Building Birmingham, AL 32503, Albert C. Bowen, Esq. Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. Visit the Civil General Use forms page.. Self-Help Resources Formularios en Espaol. 233 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] /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 33 0 R 24 0 obj >> /Pg 17 0 R 342 0 obj 334 0 obj /Pg 40 0 R >> /Pg 43 0 R 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. << /K 2 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 0000009454 00000 n << << /K 51 >> << /Type /Page <> /P 124 0 R << 0000001974 00000 n /K 331 0 R >> /K 7 324 0 obj /K 0 /K [38 293 0 R 40] /S /TOCI endobj /Pg 22 0 R /K 1 >> 345 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Tabs /S /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 13 >> 225 0 obj 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. 219 0 R 220 0 R 221 0 R 222 0 R 223 0 R 224 0 R 225 0 R 226 0 R 227 0 R 228 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /InlineShape /Figure >> /Pg 37 0 R endobj 167 0 R 168 0 R 169 0 R 170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R 174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R 47 0 obj 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. >> 0000013798 00000 n >> /Pg 45 0 R 283 0 obj /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 2. >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 0 Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. endobj endobj >> >> /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] /Parent 6 0 R 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R /P 509 0 R /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 2023 Dentons. endobj << /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /Pg 17 0 R /K 1 233 0 obj <> endobj /K 4 endobj /S /P endobj endobj 202 0 obj << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 531 0 R /S /P endstream endobj startxref /Parent 10 0 R These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. >> /P 12 0 R << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R 190 0 obj 100 0 obj << endobj 343 0 obj /P 508 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 >> /K 21 /Lang (EN-US) Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. 18 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> >> endobj /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /K 7 103 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /Tabs /S >> /Pg 31 0 R 10-0101 San Francisco, CA 94102-3478 (415) 436-6660 (415) 436-6683 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff the United States of America Also filed on behalf of 10 Plaintiff States (See signature block) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION /Contents [437 0 R 438 0 R 439 0 R] 0000009145 00000 n /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 42 0 R >> /P 12 0 R gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /P 12 0 R /P 4 0 R /Resources 486 0 R 191 0 R] /Pg 44 0 R II. /P 505 0 R /Resources 456 0 R Frequently, a former client accuses the attorney of having insider information regarding the client that does not rise to the level of a client confidence. << >> /Pg 23 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode endobj Sharp, and the response of the United States. << /P 12 0 R United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. endobj 0000002415 00000 n << << Increasingly, courts nationwide have recognized and accepted timely, effective ethics screens as a positive factor for permitting an attorney to continue the representation, although sometimes a screen is not enough to avoid the ramifications of an imputed conflict. /Pg 20 0 R >> /K 2 xref 174 0 obj /P 306 0 R /Pg 16 0 R endobj << /Type /Pages /S /P 70 0 obj hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 43 0 R << /S /P /Pg 39 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 . /Type /Page T/CT stated that the motion was "'almost by definition untimely under these circumstances.'" C.H. >> /Pg 44 0 R *243 In addition, the motion was not timely. /K 17 /P 55 0 R /StructParents 26 /Endnote /Note /Lang (EN-US) 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 >> >> /S /P The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. /P 529 0 R endobj /Type /Page << 275 0 obj /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] /Pg 22 0 R 231 0 obj /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Lang (EN-US) 358 0 obj 143 0 obj Following this, they have two options - either to transfer the case to another judge immediately or to file a written answer with the clerk. << endobj << 106 0 obj << /S /H2 259 0 obj /S /P /Pg 41 0 R 323 0 obj Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance /Pg 24 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 119 0 obj >> /P 56 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /H2 602. /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] 293 0 obj /StructParents 16 /S /Table endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R 330 0 R 162 0 R] /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 /S /P /S /P /Rotate 0 >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 /K 8 169 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 12 0 R /K 0 117 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 /P << /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] 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. /Superscript /Span >> /S /P 325 0 obj /K 0 >> endobj /P 292 0 R /S /P endobj /Pg 17 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) 35 0 obj 240 0 obj >> << /K 10 /S /P 132 0 obj /Type /StructTreeRoot This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. << /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') Include the date to the template with the Date option. << endobj /P 12 0 R United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. >> 302 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 211 0 obj 68 0 obj Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. /Pg 44 0 R /P 12 0 R 159 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Annots [] 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 224 0 obj 1 /. /P 12 0 R endobj 28 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R endobj /P 290 0 R >> /Parent 9 0 R <> /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] (Att. /P 508 0 R /S /P Cf. [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 . /K [10 527 0 R] /Annots [] /Pg 44 0 R `%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 /S /H3 /P 530 0 R endobj >> 268 0 obj 321 0 obj 183 0 obj /K 0 /Pg 22 0 R >> /Pg 15 0 R 309 0 obj /S /P /StructParents 24 << /A 526 0 R /Parent 11 0 R /Rotate 0 /P 508 0 R >> /S /P >> /Type /Page 235 0 obj However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] citation to the law supporting the request. >> /P 12 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 22 0 R >> 524, 528 (D.Colo. 250 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 1 endobj /P 12 0 R /K 0 /Pg 32 0 R /S /P >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 40 0 R /S /Link << << /Pg 17 0 R /Resources 383 0 R 247 0 obj /Tabs /S /Type /Page /P 508 0 R << 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. 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. << The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << 89 0 obj endobj But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << endobj /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] endobj 230 0 obj 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 /Pg 17 0 R 213 0 obj 228 0 obj E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Depending on the circumstances, a law firm may also consider reporting the motion to its legal malpractice insurer, as a motion to disqualify may be a precursor to a bar grievance or a legal malpractice claim. endobj >> /S /P ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. 346 0 obj << /S /P endobj /K 0 94 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /S /H3 /Resources 422 0 R endobj { 10} On July 11, 2006, the trial court ordered Bikkani to provide the discovery responses, including signed authorizations to release medical records, and notified 115 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 55 0 R /P 508 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /P 508 0 R 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 [14 523 0 R] << endobj >> 207 0 obj He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /Pg 38 0 R /K 13 /Pg 37 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /S /Link <> It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is /Pg 16 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R] at 390-91. /Pg 43 0 R << /Rotate 0 You are switching to another language. endobj Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /S /Footnote endobj /P 509 0 R /StructParents 34 endobj /S /P /Pg 19 0 R << /Pg 19 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /Link endobj >> /S /P /P 304 0 R hb```c``X8c*}"3=O62ke'\9(8b 351 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . /Pg 15 0 R /S /Reference /K 1 /Annots [] << endobj 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. /K 10 >> /Resources 371 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /K 2 The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. endobj /K 6 /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R >> /K 0 /Tabs /S /P 509 0 R /K 3 /S /P /Rotate 0 <> /ParentTree 13 0 R /P 12 0 R /Subscript /Span /K 36 /Pg 17 0 R 0000008092 00000 n endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> 108 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj <> endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /P 12 0 R endobj 362 0 obj 59 0 obj As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. /Lang (EN-US) 349 0 obj /Pg 30 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. /P 12 0 R 12] and Memorandum in Support [Doc. /P 12 0 R /K 0 /Pg 22 0 R /K 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /K 19 /Rotate 0 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. /Pg 16 0 R In Sacramento, the . /K 26 endobj /Type /Page /P 12 0 R 54 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. 0000003370 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) >> << Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /S /P >> /Pg 19 0 R 219 0 obj 78 0 obj endobj 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. /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R >> >> /P 505 0 R endobj >> >> /P 508 0 R Motions (a) Motion and opposition (1) Except as these rules provide otherwise, a party wanting to make a motion in a reviewing court must serve and file a written motion stating the grounds and the relief requested and identifying any documents on which the motion is based. /S /P /P 12 0 R << << the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. 10. /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 15 0 R << are satisfied. 198 0 obj /S /TOCI >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 22 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /P 531 0 R << /Parent 6 0 R 1 0 obj /Rotate 0 endobj /P 506 0 R 314 0 obj 133 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K [8 510 0 R] endobj /P 531 0 R /S /Reference 127 0 obj /RoleMap 14 0 R The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /P 12 0 R /StructParents 35 << 333 0 obj /StructParents 2 6 313 0 R 7 314 0 R 8 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R] /P 506 0 R /Pg 33 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /K [42 295 0 R 44] 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] /P 508 0 R /P 528 0 R As noted, this order addresses . 0000008931 00000 n 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. /Rotate 0 /Pg 17 0 R Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a motion to disqualify. 192 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 156 0 obj /Type /Page >> /K [7 313 0 R 9] /S /P /S /P /K 25 /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 132 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /S /TOC 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. 199 0 obj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] 256 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R 2 0 obj /S /P /Pg 16 0 R Health, Education & Family Services Division . /P 12 0 R /K 18 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R endobj /K 20 /S /H3 endobj /K 28 /K 2 All rights reserved. 0 288 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 /Parent 3 0 R Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. 340 0 obj /Parent 6 0 R 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. /P 12 0 R /Resources 498 0 R << %PDF-1.7 % 28 [169 0 R 170 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 >> << /Pg 17 0 R 347 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] 300 0 obj /S /Link /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> Two Special Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frank Eldredge and James Hawkins, were present during the entirety of the meeting between the defendant and the prosecutors and are available to testify to the events in question. /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) 330 0 obj /K 3 /S /P /Pg 16 0 R endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 20 0 R /Length 532 0 R << /P 508 0 R /Resources 448 0 R 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. /K [16 518 0 R] 208 0 obj /S /P << /S /P +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . /Pg 15 0 R << /Pg 35 0 R /K 17 << /Rotate 0 endobj /S /P >> endobj This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . 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. /Lang (EN-US) >> 371 FILED 6/23/97. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P 42 0 obj /P 507 0 R /K 2 264 0 obj >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /Marked true 348 0 obj /S /Footnote /Pg 16 0 R Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. See Rule 2.330 (f). /S /P /Pg 22 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 75 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Diagram /Figure << /Tabs /S /K 39 /P 12 0 R >> endobj 61 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) stream /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 25 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj << /Lang (EN-US) R. 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