/Pg 33 0 R /DropCap /Figure /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] 0000009145 00000 n << 177 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 2 /Pg 17 0 R /P 298 0 R 438 30 /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] Ct. App . /K 0 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. E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. /Parent 10 0 R /P 506 0 R /Pg 30 0 R >> /Pg 30 0 R endobj California Rules of Court: Title Eight Rules /Type /Page endobj endobj endobj 48 0 obj Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . /Type /Page Disqualification Motions in Texas: Don't Sit On Your Rights! /S /Link /Pg 16 0 R 307 0 obj /P 12 0 R Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? /P 55 0 R >> 341 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 14 Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /K 2 >> << /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) >> /StructParents 2 216 0 obj /Type /Page << /S /P endobj The State filed a response to the motion, see id. >> >> endobj 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] endobj 113 0 obj /Tabs /S 0000008829 00000 n 0000007338 00000 n General Use: Description. >> 106 0 obj >> 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. endobj 63 0 obj /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) /Strikeout /Span /Pg 27 0 R >> << /K 0 endobj endobj >> /P 12 0 R 248 0 obj /Annots [] endobj /P 531 0 R >> /S /Reference 196 0 obj hearing. This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . Affidavit to Disqualify or Recuse Judge for Prejudice - US Legal Forms endobj By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] ECF No. 602. endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. See. /Pg 16 0 R << /K [42 295 0 R 44] endobj 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. /S /P /Pg 38 0 R << /Resources 379 0 R Id. 352 0 obj 271 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R /K 3 /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 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. /Pg 45 0 R /Annots [] /S /P Attorney appointed to represent Peter Angelos denies having conflicts /Tabs /S /S /P /Lang (EN-US) The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. /P 12 0 R << /S /H3 138 0 obj /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). >> /Annots [] /P 12 0 R /StructParents 8 /Type /Pages /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /K 0 T/CT stated that the motion was "'almost by definition untimely under these circumstances.'" C.H. /S /TOCI 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 endobj 163 0 obj /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 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. /P 290 0 R Id. /Lang (EN-US) << endobj A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. /S /P /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 17 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. << /Parent 3 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] endobj >> These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. /Pg 17 0 R /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /Type /StructTreeRoot endobj /Lang (EN-US) When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. [18 -1] at 19. endobj /Resources 428 0 R /K 8 /Pg 22 0 R << /K 2 66 0 obj /S /P /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj /K 8 endobj endobj 340 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /S /TOCI << << 13 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.2 The attorney is also obligated to elevate the clients interests above the interests of the attorney and the law firm. endobj endobj << /P 508 0 R PDF Greenberg traurig opposition to motion to disqualify endobj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 324 0 obj /Rotate 0 << /K 10 endobj /S /TOCI /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /P 12 0 R /K [5 307 0 R 7] 46 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /Type /Page endobj 300 0 obj >> >> << /Lang (EN-US) 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] << /S /H1 /Pg 18 0 R endobj Colorado Judicial Branch - Self Help - Forms - Miscellaneous General Use endobj << /Lang (EN-US) 0000004058 00000 n << /P 12 0 R >> /K 1 224 0 obj endobj /S /P /K 9 /P 12 0 R >> 342 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /Pg 17 0 R /K 31 114 0 obj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 112 0 obj 739, 743-44 (S.D.N.Y. 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 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /P 276 0 R /K 3 Spotlight on Ethics: Recent Disqualification Cases /S /P /P 509 0 R United States' Response to Defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors >> endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. 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. >> /P 531 0 R /P 12 0 R However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance 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 /Pg 38 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /K 11 101 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 255 0 obj endobj << >> /Lang (EN-US) << PDF Attorney for Petitioner - Washington State Courts Washington Courts << endobj endobj >> endobj 311 0 obj /Type /Page 12. /P 531 0 R /Annots [] << >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 23 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P Notice of Motion and Motion. 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] Legal Ethics 71, 77 (Winter 2014). /P 506 0 R /Pg 33 0 R /A 499 0 R /S /P /Pg 16 0 R 195 0 obj /P 123 0 R << /Pg 44 0 R Rule 2.160(c) provides as follows: (c) Motion. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Resources 411 0 R endobj 166 0 obj /K 20 /S /P << 9. << >> Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] /S /P /K 10 >> << /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). /S /P 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. 0000009454 00000 n >> /Pg 25 0 R 200 0 obj /S /P /Rotate 0 >> /K 0 118 0 obj << /Pg 17 0 R 6 313 0 R 7 314 0 R 8 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R] /Pg 32 0 R /K 10 /K 27 /Pg 29 0 R << /Tabs /S /Pg 45 0 R /K 11 257 0 obj <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> How to Disqualify a Judge on Your Case | Pariente Law Firm, P.C. << /S /P << 315 0 obj /K 35 39 0 obj /K 10 0000000016 00000 n /S /P >> << >> /K 16 Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. /S /H3 /S /P /S /P /S /P 0 endobj /S /P /K 17 /StructParents 30 /S /P >> endobj /Pg 17 0 R /Rotate 0 /S /P >> endobj /Rotate 0 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 << /Lang (EN-US) 175 0 obj /K 41 /P 12 0 R << Disqualification motions put these obligations directly at issue. /K 34 endobj /Pg 37 0 R /K 1 /S /P /K 2 >> /Pg 27 0 R >> /P 509 0 R << >> >> << /K 1 313 0 obj /P 528 0 R 238 0 obj /Pg 26 0 R /P 12 0 R /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 316 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /TOCI << << /Lang (EN-US) %%EOF /Pg 24 0 R /Pg 29 0 R >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Filter /FlateDecode endobj /Pg 19 0 R /P 55 0 R /K 2 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) /S /P << 325 0 obj << /Pg 16 0 R /K 19 /P 132 0 R << endobj /Pg 16 0 R 4. /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R] /K 3 >> /K [274 0 R 276 0 R 278 0 R 280 0 R 282 0 R 284 0 R 286 0 R 288 0 R 290 0 R 292 0 R >> /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] /P 12 0 R endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 /StructParents 1 /S /P endobj 79 0 obj 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. Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. 0000008092 00000 n 95 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Northwoods Educational Foundation, Inc.'S Reply to Plaintiff'S Response /S /P /K 4 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 8 /S /Link >> /StructParents 17 /Resources 391 0 R 321 0 obj >> 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). 261 0 obj /K [38 293 0 R 40] /Pg 16 0 R endobj /K 43 279 0 obj << /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /Pg 21 0 R /Contents [384 0 R 385 0 R 386 0 R] >> 12 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R 285 0 obj /S /H1 File the forms. /K 0 /Pages 3 0 R << /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 52 0 obj 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"). << Few things are worse for an attorney than getting a new big matter, starting work on it, and then facing a motion to disqualify. /Pg 19 0 R 1 /. 191 0 R] /S /P /S /P >> >> 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 /S /P The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . endobj 169 0 obj 240 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. endobj /S /Reference /Pg 44 0 R /S /P /Pg 17 0 R 2023 Dentons. /K 40 >> /Pg 15 0 R << /K 4 << /Marked true R. Evid. /P 12 0 R trailer /Tabs /S Disqualification of Counsel, Attorney; Conflict of Interest /S /P /Pg 18 0 R endobj /Pg 43 0 R 11 0 obj endobj /Pg 39 0 R /K 31 Fill out the forms. >> Indeed, even if the attorney does not possess any direct information regarding the present lawsuit or transaction, the client may say that the attorney understands how the client thinks and acts. 31 0 obj /S /P /Tabs /S >> /Pg 18 0 R /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') << 199 0 obj 42 0 obj 20 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 6 /P 12 0 R >> << >> 74 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] << 365 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R 287 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R endobj /S /P /Rotate 0 /Pg 45 0 R /K 0 /StructParents 25 PDF Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Petition/Motion Cover Sheet << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 26 0 R /K 13 << >> This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . << /S /Reference >> 144 0 obj /Tabs /S >> 353 0 obj /P 294 0 R /Annots [] PDF 1. Identity of Moving Party 2. Statement of Relief Sought - Washington /Pg 20 0 R 170 0 obj << >> /S /TOCI When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] /P 531 0 R /S /P /Pg 21 0 R >> << 10 0 obj << endobj /MarkInfo 2 0 R Upon consideration of the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. I don't recommend it, but this is what you must do to get a judge 265 0 obj >> 1. /K 14 United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] 11. /P 531 0 R /K [14 281 0 R 16] endobj /Annots [] << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 233 0 obj >> 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 . 296 0 obj /P 505 0 R Attorney Advertising. 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 /K 4 /P 12 0 R endobj >> /P 12 0 R /K 1 204 0 obj 275 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 75 0 obj << As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. /P 505 0 R /Tabs /S /Resources 462 0 R /S /Reference /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 44 0 R endobj endobj /P 12 0 R /S /P ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ /P 4 0 R 189 0 obj /S /Sect /S /P 294 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 280 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /P 507 0 R /Resources 399 0 R >> This website and its publications are not designed to provide legal or other advice and you should not take, or refrain from taking, action based on its content. Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. >> /S /P Notice of Motion and Motion. /K 8 167 0 obj /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 55 0 R 45 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) xref endobj >> << endobj /Resources 494 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> 18 0 obj << << 67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R /P 282 0 R /K 5 << /K 17 0000009248 00000 n /P 508 0 R >> 356 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /H3 104 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] endobj endobj Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. << >> Official websites use .gov >> /Tabs /S /Parent 11 0 R 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 >> 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 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. /S /P /P 509 0 R 267 0 obj /K 4 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. /P 12 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 /S /Link 116 0 obj /K 2 << You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. /Rotate 0 /K 37 /K [26 287 0 R 28] >> /Pg 34 0 R 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. << 1. 258 0 obj PDF Affidavit of Counsel in Support of Britax's Response to Order Regarding >> NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. /K 1 >> /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Footnote /Note /Pg 45 0 R /S /H3 /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) endobj 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. endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] In 3/19, C.H. 17 0 obj << << Include the date to the template with the Date option. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 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 /Pg 26 0 R /StructParents 5 /Lang (EN-US) >> /StructParents 34 at 390-91. /Type /Page >> 82 0 obj << 10. >> 350 0 obj (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. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R endobj >> >> Cal. >> << 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. /K 0 /Pg 16 0 R endobj 856 F. Supp. endobj >> . endobj >> /P 506 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 15 0 R Sharp, and the response of the United States. >> /K 23 >> /Pg 40 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 0000002614 00000 n 119 0 obj /K 0 /S /P See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). /Count 5 endobj >> 231 0 obj /StructParents 31 /Pg 44 0 R /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /S /P /P 508 0 R >> /Pg 37 0 R White, Dunn & Booker 1200 First Alabama Bank Building Birmingham, AL 32503, Albert C. Bowen, Esq. endobj 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. /P 508 0 R endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) 354 0 obj /S /P /P 12 0 R endobj endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Type /Pages /Contents [475 0 R 476 0 R 477 0 R] << APG/Z=p L_uQ7EVr+MHIRh2)Qg^HWjBY:],h(8BToqSirY[DHWBo~djX$dXS&U.uJ%Tj )].fm_ujmbzY'f}hHm=r5[9Bm^wcrz7zW>~/N /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << endobj 1992) (citations omitted). /StructParents 20 Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." 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 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 4 % /K 2 228 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R 159 0 obj /Pg 26 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. /P 292 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 0000001952 00000 n /Pg 46 0 R disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party.
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