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RESPONSE to 70 MOTION to Disqualify Attorney Steve Morris and The Law 274 0 obj >> /Pg 15 0 R /Count 32 endobj 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. /K 14 /Chart /Figure /S /P << >> The defendant asserts that the prosecutors are material witnesses in this case because they "have personal knowledge of material, exculpatory information which is crucial to the defense." /K 8 << Cal. 266 0 obj <>stream << >> >> /Pg 16 0 R In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported.1 Many disqualification motions are well-founded. 314 0 obj /P 12 0 R 247 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj 136 0 obj /S /P /Pg 17 0 R Judge refuses to disqualify attorney from representing Orioles owner /A 526 0 R /S /Link /S /P 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. 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 99 0 obj >> Government Caught Between a Recusal Motion and Desperation ECF No. /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 >> >> The Disqualification of Attorneys | New York Law Journal << 117 0 obj 16 0 obj /P 508 0 R >> /Annots [] motion to disqualify, the district court must strictly adhere to an exacting standard to discourage a party from using the motion as a dilatory tactic. 137 0 obj /P 162 0 R >> /Pg 15 0 R << 7 0 obj Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. /K [10 314 0 R 12] /Annots [] 300 0 obj gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` endobj >> See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. >> endobj << >> /Rotate 0 << /Pg 15 0 R /K 6 >> /Lang (EN-US) 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. 261 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI >> 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 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. An attorney for Louis Angelos had sought to disqualify Rosenberg, citing his "animus" against Peter Angelos' law firm, which is among the assets whose fate is in dispute within the family . . /Lang (EN-US) 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. 322 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj /P 505 0 R Judge Denies 2nd Motion To Nix Plaintiff Attorney In Abandoned Wells /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /S /P endobj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) <> PDF Bikkani v. Lee - Supreme Court of Ohio << /K 0 54 0 obj /S /Link << /S /Reference >> /Pg 22 0 R /S /P >> /S /P /K 39 /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 42 0 R /Lang (EN-US) United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. The Texas Supreme Court held that disqualification was proper, reasoning >> You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. /Lang (EN-US) The attorney appointed to represent Orioles owner Peter Angelos in his family's fight over his fortune has rejected a move to disqualify him from the case, calling allegations that he has . /Parent 8 0 R /Tabs /S Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. /Underline /Span /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /S /Reference /K 1 << /Pg 45 0 R /P 508 0 R endobj << >> disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party. /P 12 0 R << /K 6 2022 California Rules of Court. >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R /Type /Pages 3 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << 67 0 obj >> >> /Count 5 /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 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 If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. /Rotate 0 172 0 obj << 0000002415 00000 n /S /P endobj << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /S /P 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 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 /S /P 276 0 obj endobj endobj /StructParents 5 299 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> 77 0 obj +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn /Pg 19 0 R endobj /S /P /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R] /S /P /Pg 18 0 R /Type /Page /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 44 0 R A motion to disqualify shall be . /S /H2 endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 1 >> These motions are becoming ever more common. << <> <> /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI PDF Response in Opp to Motion to Disqualify - Turtle Talk /Pg 37 0 R << Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a motion to disqualify. 152 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R 00021 Motion to Strike Defendant BRIAN FROST's Affirmative Defenses. 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. /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] /K 55 /Parent 11 0 R endobj /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] endobj As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. >> >> Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. endobj >> >> /P 134 0 R << 167 0 obj /K 6 endobj 0000008931 00000 n >> /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] /K 4 /Parent 3 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 21 0 obj 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. /S /P /K [6 323 0 R 8] /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P 86 0 obj endobj >> /Resources 466 0 R << /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 17 0 R Id. /Pg 18 0 R /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) /K 11 endobj >> /K 11 0000003370 00000 n >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << 278 0 R 279 0 R 278 0 R null 280 0 R 281 0 R 280 0 R null 282 0 R 283 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> 263 0 obj /K [8 525 0 R] 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] PDF Franklin Circuit Court Division I Case No. 18-ci-379 Electronically Filed /Pg 19 0 R His argument is self-defeating. 8. Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. endobj /Parent 7 0 R /S /H3 /K 7 << 215 0 obj 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. The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. endobj /K 39 /P 530 0 R /K [46 297 0 R 48] 241 0 obj 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. /Type /Page 84 0 obj Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Exclude CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 508 0 R 0000013798 00000 n /P 509 0 R << 74 0 obj >> /K 0 207 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 12 0 R /Pg 45 0 R 58 0 obj << In Sacramento, the . 360 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P motion to disqualify for a hearing. /P 506 0 R /S /P << /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Rotate 0 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 /Tabs /S endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /K 1 /Pages 3 0 R /Pg 16 0 R The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /P 508 0 R /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) `%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 endobj << /S /P /Tabs /S endobj endobj in writing. /P 12 0 R /K 8 /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) >> 0000005497 00000 n /Pg 16 0 R 278 0 obj Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al. /Lang (EN-US) 97 0 obj A motion is usually made in writing. << /Lang (EN-US) 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. endobj 12] and Memorandum in Support [Doc. << <> /K 34 312 0 obj 356 0 obj /Pg 32 0 R >> >> Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /ParentTree 13 0 R endobj The defendant may not call the prosecutors as witnesses unless there is a compelling need to do so. >> /Strikeout /Span ), op. endobj /Pg 29 0 R endobj His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. << << << << >> The defendant's demand is presently under consideration by the Justice Department. << /S /P 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R 277 0 obj /K 5 PDF Seeking a Recusal - Starnes Law 330 0 R 162 0 R] << /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 123 0 R << 162 0 obj endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. /P 528 0 R << Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. 257 0 obj /Pg 31 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P /K 2 << /Pg 30 0 R In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . /Pg 27 0 R 202 0 obj endobj %PDF-1.6 % << /S /Reference /P 55 0 R << << endobj /S /P << /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R 157 0 R 158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R 163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R 166 0 R >> /Resources 387 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /S /P endobj /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] >> Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 17 0 R /K 1 /Count 5 116 0 obj >> endobj /P 505 0 R << >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 35 0 R endobj endobj /K 27 endobj by the party endobj 226 0 obj Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /K 15 <> Mar. >> Appeals Regarding Disqualification of Judges or Counsel PDF Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel . /Lang (EN-US) << 56 0 obj The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. >> /Pg 45 0 R 11. 194 0 obj /S /TOCI endobj /Pg 22 0 R /P 282 0 R << /Pg 17 0 R << >> >> >> << << 225 0 obj /K 0 /Resources 428 0 R /P 123 0 R >> /S /P /K [0 325 0 R 13] Motions to Disqualify Counsel Unpredictable 2. << endobj 210 0 obj /K 17 /S /P 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] 47 0 obj /StructParents 11 /P 12 0 R 237 0 obj must. 308 0 obj /Resources 418 0 R /Rotate 0 /K 23 endobj >> 239 0 obj endobj 438 30 /S /P /Pg 22 0 R 270 0 obj /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] endobj >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 19 0 R File the forms. /Rotate 0 . 0000002381 00000 n _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /P 56 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /K 6 /P 505 0 R /Pg 24 0 R 214 0 obj 231 0 obj 319 0 obj /K 0 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 /A 517 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> << /Pg 35 0 R <> << /K [7 519 0 R] endobj << /Pg 34 0 R /K 1 endobj /Pg 27 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P 111 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 284 0 R /TextBox /Art /P 123 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /Annots [] endobj >> << 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 44 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 0 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.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. /P 80 0 R /P 531 0 R endstream endobj startxref 0000001974 00000 n << >> /K [315 0 R 317 0 R 318 0 R] << >> endobj << /S /P endobj <> /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 26 0 R /Pg 24 0 R << /S /P >> << PDF state of maryland /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> endobj /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] endobj /StructParents 14 /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference >> 154 0 obj 118 0 obj /StructParents 1 302 0 R null] /S /P He also made >> 255 0 obj endobj /S /H1 /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 26 0 R << endobj Deposit Ins. /Pg 15 0 R /Parent 6 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Because there are other witnesses available to testify, there is no compelling need to put the prosecuting attorneys on the stand to testify. /P 12 0 R 346 0 obj /S /H1 45 0 obj The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. PDF For the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Mark Jackson : Civil Action /S /P /S /P << >> /P 304 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Filter /FlateDecode >> 267 0 obj /Type /Page >> /P 505 0 R /Type /Page 42 0 obj << /S /H3 /K 13 140 0 obj 311 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 26 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. endobj /P 55 0 R endobj /K 25 /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /S /P 0000008092 00000 n California Rules of Court: Title Eight Rules /S /P 238 0 obj 240 0 obj Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /P 505 0 R /K [12 514 0 R] << /Type /Page 279 0 obj endobj << 0000007338 00000 n /K 14 /Pg 17 0 R Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). /P 508 0 R << << /S /P 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 /Rotate 0 127 0 obj /S /P /S /H2 << << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> >> endobj /K 7 /S /P /S /TOCI /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 15 0 R v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., No. /Pg 45 0 R Rule 2.330 (e). /S /P /K [14 523 0 R] Sample opposition to motion to vacate in California with an attorney /K 32 /S /P >> RESPONSE TO ORDER REGARDING APPOINTMENT, MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PRESIDING OFFICER, AND MOTION FOR A STAY PENDING RESOLUTION OF THE MOTION TO DISQUALIFY I, Adam C. Sloane, hereby state that: 1. The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. /Pg 44 0 R 44 0 obj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 163 0 R endobj /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] 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. /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /TOC 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. <> /S /P 341 0 obj /StructParents 4 /Parent 6 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 30 0 obj endobj PDF Craig Conlon Docket No.: Mon-l-3933-16 Enterprise Mobility Solutions /Pg 22 0 R PDF STATE OF CALIFORNIA GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION << /K 0 /Pg 40 0 R /K 9 0000001860 00000 n 266 0 obj 297 0 obj 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 Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. 271 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 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. endobj << /Lang (EN-US) Disqualification motions put these obligations directly at issue. /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] << RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC(an Arizona Corporation), Ed Magedson(an individual). /Lang (EN-US) PDF 1. Identity of Moving Party 2. Statement of Relief Sought - Washington 285 0 obj The conflict is imputed to everyone in the law firm, and most certainly the firm will require more than one week to respond to the motion to disqualify. Co. of Am., No. >> 81 0 obj 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 /P 508 0 R /K 14 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. /Diagram /Figure /P 528 0 R /Pg 17 0 R Rule 1.432 requires that a motion to disqualify be made within a reasonable time after discovering the facts upon which the motion is based. << >> See, e.g., People v. Shari, 204 P.3d 453, 457 (Colo. 2009) (distinguishing between duties to current clients under Colo. RPC 1.7 and to former clients under Colo. RPC 1.9). >> >> /K 12 endobj /Rotate 0 /S /P /Pg 16 0 R 157 0 obj << /Pg 22 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K [13 311 0 R 15] /Pg 19 0 R 1 18 U.S.C. 100 0 obj One party may insist that the court bar the lawyer from representing another party through a motion to disqualify. >> /P 12 0 R /S /P << >> /P 12 0 R /Count 7 /Lang (EN-US) 0000001952 00000 n 350 0 obj /S /P >> 72 0 obj It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is /S /P >> /P 12 0 R 1992) (citations omitted). 18 0 obj /S /P /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] /Pg 19 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 /TOCI << /K 11 0 /Lang (EN-US) << /P 162 0 R Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. << 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. 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] 5. 283 0 obj