/P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S >> /S /P /P 300 0 R 262 0 obj << << /Pg 16 0 R /Tabs /S 284 0 obj /Pg 38 0 R P.O. /S /P /Contents [364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R] << 222 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R 0000009504 00000 n 296 0 obj >> endobj /Resources 498 0 R endobj << /K 3 /K 2 << 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] /S /P endobj /Pg 17 0 R >> >> endobj /P 528 0 R 302 0 obj << /Annots [] Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). 266 0 obj <>stream << (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. /Pg 19 0 R /Tabs /S 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 >> /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 440 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R /S /P /Parent 3 0 R endobj % Brown v. Encompass Ins. << /P 12 0 R 316 0 obj 0000006178 00000 n 301 0 obj /S /TOCI 279 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing 33 0 obj /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] 246 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] >> /Annots [] >> /P 505 0 R >> /Pg 27 0 R << /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R Legal Standards. /S /P endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K [10 279 0 R 12] /Pg 44 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P 267 0 obj /Contents [495 0 R 496 0 R 497 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R 75 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 1 After this hearing, M retained counsel (C.H.). /S /Link 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 endobj /P 12 0 R 230 0 obj /P 531 0 R << /K 14 << 162 0 obj 29 [171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 22 0 R /S /P /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj 324 0 obj /Pg 25 0 R /Pg 37 0 R /S /P << The motion is legally sufficient if it shows the party's well-grounded fear that the party will not receive a fair trial. >> 319 0 obj /K [12 514 0 R] /K 8 << << /RoleMap 14 0 R endobj 48 0 obj /P 12 0 R /P 505 0 R Almost five years later, the Wife's former counsel filed a notice of appearance, and on December 29, 2016, almost seven years after the initial motion was filed, the Wife filed a "renewed motion to disqualify." The 2016 motion alleged not only that the Husband's attorney prepared the agreement and would be a /S /P /S /P /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /H1 /P 12 0 R /S /P 167 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /P 123 0 R 364 0 obj /Parent 10 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P 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 must. /S /P << << /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 25 0 R /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] 247 0 obj << >> /K 4 >> /Pg 15 0 R /K 1 << Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. 332 0 obj /Parent 11 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /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 endobj /Lang /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] However, disqualification is a harsh measure. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> endobj /Pg 20 0 R 216 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Underline /Span /Lang (EN-US) >> 297 0 obj 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). /P 12 0 R 96 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /P 56 0 R 243 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 2 [54 0 R null 274 0 R 275 0 R 274 0 R null 276 0 R 277 0 R 276 0 R null /S /P /Pg 45 0 R /K 15 /S /P /K 7 endobj /Pg 15 0 R 362 0 obj gov%2Fdoc1%2F031119586589 &label=Case+Filing. /S /P 270 0 obj /Type /StructTreeRoot 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. /S /P endobj 58 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 123 0 R endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Disqualification motions put these obligations directly at issue. /Lang (EN-US) >> /Parent 6 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /K 1 /P 529 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << /StructParents 3 >> 127 0 obj << *243 In addition, the motion was not timely. /Rotate 0 ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. /Parent 8 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R The defendant may not call the prosecutors as witnesses unless there is a compelling need to do so. /S /P /P 12 0 R Sample opposition to motion to vacate in California with an attorney 84 0 obj << /S /TOCI 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. 122 0 obj /Chart /Figure 28 0 obj /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 341 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 0000002381 00000 n 359 0 obj 133 0 obj /P 528 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /K 47 >> Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. /Pg 19 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 49 0 obj << Id. Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . /K 27 endobj << 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. /K 1 /Pg 15 0 R >> << /K 6 >> endobj /P 508 0 R See Alps Prop., 526 F. Supp. 214 0 obj /Length 532 0 R But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . endobj >> /S /P endobj endobj Sharp, and the response of the United States. /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Pg 17 0 R /K 28 /S /P /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj TENORIO v. NEVADA | Case No. 2:20-cv-00517-ART | 20230227a19| Leagle.com /P 12 0 R << /S /P /DropCap /Figure endobj 129 0 obj A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. /Lang (EN-US) << /K 8 /Pg 20 0 R /Pg 28 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. /S /Reference /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] FQ7#cM,u?ZFQwxduOnb'X)6&>7nM,m?GO68Gvxdmo8mbhX0&Eob;X1&Aob& s;F16cM,~c;716i96xcG96x#@&MM]Mgi gysl?/y?/y?/y?/y?/y?/mb],mr&^L3M*>qM&>mDYoIM >y'NHf08l&;f07axNo8_37d c{F=sX1`n #>k0807t!\}sWU0|psV77f Y}ps#VG77^ W}tsU`U_a>{n>Q|n>0|JsS47:) N}JscS4729L}Ns#STq>vndl>qvnXl>1OwnHpssqqq q";oDqxgyxx&m&H5s)0/-0Zx[6":)L6/f0K-d8ToXL1Nx6T5q,&EB1Qx6%)2FcIjIS-)2%ERY[gZVdUjY1X-q,Y1Y-+26eEhXYq10\(2EtVzVU8&E{"cZUdXkw.gvUEqd*2UE&E['s"cZSdZkEkM1i)265E?6)2f5E66(2m. /K 13 /Pg 29 0 R /P 12 0 R 53 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 22 0 R /K 3 /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /P 163 0 R 31 0 obj endobj >> /P 508 0 R 44 0 obj Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] /Pg 15 0 R >> >> << 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. Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. /K 55 /Pg 17 0 R 206 0 obj /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 43 0 R /K 2 << /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) 226 0 obj /P 505 0 R /StructParents 33 /Pg 15 0 R /K 0 /K 23 /K 31 /Rotate 0 /K 11 /K 14 endobj /Parent 6 0 R /K 6 /Lang (EN-US) << /K 10 /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) << /S /Link >> 16.21 et seq. >> /Pg 18 0 R << 1 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /TOCI Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Exclude /StructParents 2 /Pg 30 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page 344 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /K 2 >> Attorneys should be aware, however, that clients can make a successful case for disqualifying attorneys who had a greatly invested role with the organizational client or where the playbook knowledge is uniquely and particularly relevant to the new representation. /Pg 15 0 R << /Pg 45 0 R >> 39 0 obj << >> endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 30 0 R /P 528 0 R /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 32 >> endobj >> endobj 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. /Pg 32 0 R 310 0 obj /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P << /Annots [] 467 0 obj 143 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /K 16 /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R 340 0 obj endobj 276 0 obj >> 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 endobj /K 16 /Lang (EN-US) /K [0 325 0 R 13] /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 35 0 R /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) 148 0 obj /P 531 0 R << /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 308 0 obj >> << /Lang (EN-US) HarrisT19@michigan.gov . /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /P 508 0 R /Type /Page >> /S /P 1857 0 obj <>stream /S /H2 >> 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. /P 12 0 R /K 26 /P 12 0 R 245 0 obj >> Three Key Things To Consider On Motions To Disqualify - Civil Law >> The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. /K 7 << /Pg 19 0 R << /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R 91 0 obj PDF 10 Plaintiffs Response in Opposition to Motion to Disqualify 16 0 obj >> 130 0 obj /K 19 /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] << ANSWER or RESPONSE DATE. /Pg 15 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /Lang (EN-US) endobj << 106 0 obj /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) 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 << Judicial Disqualification: What Every Practitioner (and Judge) Should /StructParents 14 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 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 121 0 obj /P 529 0 R /S /P << /S /P >> PDF Seeking a Recusal - Starnes Law /Lang (EN-US) << /Tabs /S << Dentons - Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify 249 0 obj /A 522 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj endobj /K 0 0 <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> /Pg 43 0 R << /Parent 7 0 R << /P 12 0 R Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. 215 0 obj Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). /P 315 0 R Defendant's Motion at 1-3. /K 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> >> << 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. /S /P 350 0 obj I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. /S /TOCI << /Annots [] 170 0 obj /Pg 28 0 R 331 0 obj 46 0 obj /S /P 171 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 56 0 R << /K [9 309 0 R 11] PDF Bikkani v. Lee - Supreme Court of Ohio << /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << endobj Rule 2.160(c) provides as follows: (c) Motion. 219 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R 273 0 obj /S /P << << /K 4 /S /P >> /K 5 /Tabs /S /Pg 16 0 R 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 endobj << /Lang (EN-US) <>stream << /Type /Page endobj << /S /P 304 0 obj >> /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj 255 0 obj << /S /TOCI /P 12 0 R /Annotation /Span See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. /S /Reference /K 8 32 0 obj endobj 259 0 obj << /Pg 18 0 R /S /P /K 331 0 R /StructParents 32 ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 341 0 R 342 0 R 343 0 R 344 0 R] /Resources 411 0 R /S /P >> 3 0 obj endobj /Pg 15 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 185 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 509 0 R /K 13 Please click Confirm below to continue. >> endobj Notice of Motion and Motion: The . /Tabs /S /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 283 0 obj << He also made /Pg 41 0 R 183 0 obj As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 >> Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. 0000007338 00000 n /Annots [] /P 12 0 R << /Pg 16 0 R endobj << /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. << /P 505 0 R endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P /Pg 33 0 R /Parent 9 0 R >> >> /Tabs /S motion to disqualify. 361 0 obj Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /S /P /Pg 29 0 R /Pg 20 0 R 0000004058 00000 n /S /H3 /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /S /P >> >> Spotlight on Ethics: Recent Disqualification Cases /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 67 0 obj /S /P << /Pg 45 0 R Attorney Advertising. 225 0 obj /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) endstream endobj startxref /Lang (EN-US) /K [34 291 0 R 36] 176 0 obj endobj Co. of Wausau, No. /Resources 462 0 R /S /TOCI endobj >> Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). /S /P /S /H2 /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] << /P 12 0 R at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. 0000002415 00000 n endobj The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. /K 8 29 0 obj << 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] /S /P >> /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 23 0 R 173 0 obj PDF For the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Mark Jackson : Civil Action /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 159 0 obj Few things are worse for an attorney than getting a new big matter, starting work on it, and then facing a motion to disqualify. 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] /S /P /K 2 56 0 obj /Pages 3 0 R /P 12 0 R /StructParents 16 /S /P /Artifact /P /P 12 0 R /P 506 0 R << in writing. /Lang (EN-US) 27 0 obj /S /Reference /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 32 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 147 0 R 148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R 152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R 156 0 R /P 4 0 R /K 1 << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << endobj PDF J-a23009-21 Matthew Darrow in The Superior Court of Pennsylvania Ppl 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. /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 37 0 R >> /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. /Lang (EN-US) endobj << A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . 256 0 obj >> >> endobj /P 12 0 R PDF United States District Court for The District of New Hampshire ECF No. /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 131 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R >> 302 0 R null] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Background "Florida courts have held that disqualification of counsel "is an extraordinary remedy and should only be resorted to sparingly." (Manning v. Cooper (2008) 981 So.2d 668, 670 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) (quoting Alexander v. << Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. >> endobj 153 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. /Pg 20 0 R 51 0 obj /P 531 0 R >> >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K [38 293 0 R 40] /Pg 17 0 R 149 0 obj endobj 289 0 obj /S /P << /Pg 33 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 13 /Pg 15 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /Footnote The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. /K 0 10. These motions are becoming ever more common. >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 14 << 11. /Lang (EN-US) >> As noted, this order addresses . /Tabs /S << /K 17 /Pg 42 0 R endobj 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) /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> 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 /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj 271 0 obj 113 0 obj /K 1 357 0 obj /P 509 0 R Government Caught Between a Recusal Motion and Desperation endobj 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) /S /P << /S /H3 Id. >> Peters v. Dist. << >> endobj /P 508 0 R 160 0 obj /Tabs /S /S /P /P 12 0 R endobj endobj /P 531 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. /K 4 188 0 obj Legal Ethics 71, 77 (Winter 2014). /Pg 17 0 R /K [6 277 0 R 8] << /Lang (EN-US) << 278 0 obj endobj /S /P An official website of the United States government. endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> 1 /. /P 12 0 R >> /Resources 474 0 R endobj 326 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Pages /Pg 18 0 R endobj 152 0 obj As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. /S /P /Type /Page endobj 79 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R Co. of Am., No. /K 3 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. /Lang (EN-US) >> Beddow, Erben & Bowen, P.A Second Floor - 2019 Building 2019 3rd Avenue, North Birmingham, AL 35203. /P 56 0 R /Pg 43 0 R 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). endobj /K 12 /Lang (EN-US) 82 0 obj >> . 154 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /Type /Page endobj /P 509 0 R 74 0 obj Instead, Colo. RPC 1.9(a) provides that, [a] lawyer who has formerly represented a client in a matter shall not thereafter represent another person in the same or a substantially related matter in which that persons interests are materially adverse to the interests of the former client unless the former client gives informed consent, confirmed in writing. << A Motion to Disqualify: Tempting, but Dangerous - Corporate Counsel endobj 55 0 obj 220 0 obj >> /Type /Page >> endobj /S /TOCI /P 55 0 R 23 [152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] /Parent 9 0 R 0000009248 00000 n /P 164 0 R /K 12 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. /Lang (EN-US) 202 0 R] 12 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R 303 0 obj 134 0 obj /K [8 525 0 R] /S /P /Endnote /Note /S /P endobj This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . 43 0 obj << 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 18 /Pg 46 0 R 347 0 obj /P 12 0 R 166 0 obj >> /Pg 46 0 R PDF No. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON PATRICIA LANDES, v /Lang (EN-US) 81 0 obj /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] << J. /P 508 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /S /Link << /P 509 0 R /StructParents 5 PDF 1. Identity of Moving Party 2. Statement of Relief Sought - Washington Mr. /P 12 0 R /S /P << /Annots [] << /Pg 16 0 R /Rotate 0 /S /P The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /Lang (EN-US) 212 0 obj (Att. 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 /Lang (EN-US) 88 0 obj U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. /K 10 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Annots [] 0000002614 00000 n /P 55 0 R 338 0 obj /Tabs /S /Pg 20 0 R endobj << /K 29 342 0 obj 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. /P 506 0 R endobj << /Resources 375 0 R 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 508 0 R << 13 0 obj /S /P endobj /Resources 432 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) << 94 0 obj /P 509 0 R Opposing a Motion Filed Against You - Family Law Self-Help Center /Rotate 0 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. 2022 California Rules of Court. >> /Pg 36 0 R 258 0 obj /K 1 /P 12 0 R >> 8. << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 0000001974 00000 n In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported. /Type /Page /P 530 0 R 126 0 obj /Pg 32 0 R /K 2 118 0 obj /K 3 /S /P Motions - Utah Courts /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) %%EOF endobj /K 2 endobj PDF state of maryland /S /P endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] /S /Reference endobj /Lang (EN-US) 224 0 obj /Tabs /S 150 0 obj << /K 10 /Lang (EN-US) 161 0 obj 438 0 obj >> >> /K 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R] /Parent 6 0 R << /Tabs /S /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 285 0 obj This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. << Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. 365 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R 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). 314 0 obj >> /S /H1 endobj >> /Tabs /S endobj /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 0 /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 490 0 R 24 0 obj /P 508 0 R /S /P /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] << /Pg 19 0 R 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. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 12 0 R >> endobj APG/Z=p L_uQ7EVr+MHIRh2)Qg^HWjBY:],h(8BToqSirY[DHWBo~djX$dXS&U.uJ%Tj )].fm_ujmbzY'f}hHm=r5[9Bm^wcrz7zW>~/N /K [18 283 0 R 20] endobj 254 0 obj 305 0 obj Official websites use .gov Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty.