response to motion to disqualify attorney

/K 25 >> << << 0000005497 00000 n /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Pg 27 0 R Defendant's Motion at 1-3. 132 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 101 0 obj /Pg 23 0 R /P 163 0 R /StructParents 10 /P 508 0 R /P 531 0 R /K 15 endobj endobj 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 29 [171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R] 113 0 obj /P 505 0 R /S /P 57 0 obj /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 86 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R >> >> /Pg 26 0 R << 856 F. Supp. /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 40 0 obj /Annots [] While the government takes exception to the defendant's statement of "facts" in his Motion, it is evident that neither prosecutor Rosman nor Sharp was a witness to any events that occurred on June 21, 1995, before they met with the defendant. << /StructParents 29 /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 474 0 R 11 0 obj << << endobj endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj >> >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 360 0 obj /K 11 /K 10 /S /P 320 0 obj 227 0 obj << The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. /Rotate 0 /StructParents 28 /Annots [] << >> >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> endobj /P 12 0 R 114 0 obj 356 0 obj /K 12 /Pg 34 0 R 96 0 obj /S /P /K 23 /S /P 315 0 obj However, disqualification is a harsh measure. /S /P /S /Sect <>stream /K 27 << endobj << /K 0 /S /P /S /P 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 /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) <> >> /Pg 23 0 R Mar. /S /P +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn /Pg 24 0 R endobj 208 0 obj /K 6 54 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. /Pg 24 0 R An official website of the United States government. Unsolicited emails and other information sent to Dentons will not be considered confidential, may be disclosed to others, may not receive a response, and do not create a lawyer-client relationship. /Lang (EN-US) << >> endobj (Att. 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. /Pg 44 0 R /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] /Type /Pages /K 4 /S /Table /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 53 0 obj /P 528 0 R /Parent 8 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. >> As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. << >> /Pg 20 0 R at 241-47 . /S /P << /K 0 255 0 obj 307 0 obj /P 55 0 R /S /P >> << 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). << 69 0 obj Disqualification of Counsel, Attorney; Conflict of Interest /Pg 30 0 R /K 6 /Parent 3 0 R endobj /Type /Page 2 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << << /Lang (EN-US) v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., No. /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. << <> /Pg 45 0 R /K 26 /S /P /K 10 /P 123 0 R /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] 305 0 obj 290 0 obj %PDF-1.6 % /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] /P 12 0 R 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 /Rotate 0 (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. /P 508 0 R /S /P 304 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 40 /S /P 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. 0000003370 00000 n /P 528 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 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 43 0 R << /K 0 /K [14 523 0 R] /P 12 0 R 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. /P 12 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /P 528 0 R endobj 42 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 45 0 R >> 176 0 obj /StructParents 1 /Pg 27 0 R /P 302 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 508 0 R endobj /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 16 0 R >> /P 509 0 R /Annots [] 126 0 obj << /S /P /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 21 0 R 16.21 et seq. 12. The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . >> /K 2 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 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 << /Subscript /Span %%EOF /P 531 0 R endobj >> endobj << 739, 743-44 (S.D.N.Y. 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 >> /Pg 17 0 R /K 14 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. << /K 27 >> /K 8 162 0 obj /S /P Brown v. Encompass Ins. 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 /Annotation /Span /K 39 /S /P /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R endobj /Type /Page endobj /P 506 0 R 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 /K 2 In determining whether to disqualify an attorney on the ground that he or she will likely be a witness, the court is guided, but not bound by, the standards set forth in Rule 3.7, and whether to disqualify an attorney rests in the sound discretion of the Court. << /S /P disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. /K 0 /Pg 46 0 R /Rotate 0 >> 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. /K 16 /P 531 0 R /P 12 0 R >> You are responsible for serving the other party with a copy of your filed forms, usually by mail or e-service. /Lang (EN-US) [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 . /S /P /Pg 15 0 R 161), filed on October 7, 2020" . /K 1 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. endobj The defendant may not call the prosecutors as witnesses unless there is a compelling need to do so. /S /Link A motion to recuse is a legal motion filed in court that says a judge should be disqualified, or removed, from a legal case for a reason listed within CCP 170.1. /P 530 0 R /P 505 0 R >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << 39 0 obj /K 1 /S /P PDF Bikkani v. Lee - Supreme Court of Ohio endobj /S /P >> 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S 247 0 obj 130 0 obj 26 0 obj >> << 52 0 obj /P 509 0 R 0000006276 00000 n by the party 309 0 obj >> << >> /S /P Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel /S /Table /Lang (EN-US) Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 121 0 obj /S /P /S /P /S /TOCI /P 308 0 R >> /K 331 0 R >> /Tabs /S << 135 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ >> /Pg 46 0 R 346 0 obj 80 0 obj /K 15 << <> endobj PDF J-a23009-21 Matthew Darrow in The Superior Court of Pennsylvania Ppl /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Pg 24 0 R /Pg 37 0 R Motion to disqualify, the law firm is taking over a week to respond to /P 12 0 R Include the date to the template with the Date option. PDF Seeking a Recusal - Starnes Law 233 0 obj <> endobj /K 1 << >> /Pg 34 0 R 185 0 obj 266 0 obj endobj endobj endobj important announcement Transparency Online Contact Us Interpreters FAQ Photos Holidays Menu Important Announcement Home Search Courts Probation Jury Self Help Forms Careers Media Administration Contact us Interpreters FAQ Photo Gallery Holiday Schedule Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. >> /P 55 0 R /Type /Pages endobj /S /P >> Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). /K 0 Finally, assess whether the firm or different counsel should defend the motion to disqualify. 0000009036 00000 n /Pg 37 0 R /Pg 32 0 R /Pg 15 0 R << 99 0 obj /P 12 0 R Spotlight on Ethics: Recent Disqualification Cases /Lang (EN-US) Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. /Type /Page << >> << /Lang (EN-US) << endobj at 391. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Lang (EN-US) 12 0 obj PDF FLORIDA JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSldN - Supreme Court of Florida >> /K 8 0000002415 00000 n /Pg 17 0 R /K 3 /Pg 33 0 R /K 2 /K 2 >> Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. /Lang (EN-US) endobj Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. 102 0 obj 268 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /K 1 endobj /K 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 310 0 obj /K 3 /Resources 478 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /Resources 379 0 R /P 55 0 R /P 508 0 R 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. /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /StructParents 3 16 0 obj /K 3 << /Pg 44 0 R /S /H3 endobj << 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 << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /H1 /S /P Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. << 46 0 obj /Type /StructTreeRoot 111 0 obj on January 7, 2002. 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. 241 0 obj 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. >> << 152 0 obj /P 284 0 R << 60 0 obj endobj /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] Disqualification Motions in Texas: Don't Sit On Your Rights! /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /K 2 /Type /Page /K 17 /S /P /K 32 198 0 obj << 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 endobj /K 1 Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. endobj 0000006382 00000 n /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R /Pg 22 0 R Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = >> 81 0 obj endobj << 266 0 obj <>stream /S /P 202 0 obj >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. /P 508 0 R The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] /Pg 26 0 R /Pg 22 0 R endobj /S /P /K 0 >> << 276 0 obj Terre Du Lac Property Owners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Shrum, 661 S.W.2d 45, 48 (Mo. 4. /K 19 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. People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] << /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 endobj endobj endobj /K 3 /Parent 7 0 R >> << 109 0 obj /S /P << /S /P /K 28 The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. /Rotate 0 << 119 0 obj /Contents [400 0 R 401 0 R 402 0 R] /Parent 11 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /K 11 << /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /Lang (EN-US) /K 10 endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /H3 /Count 5 /Pg 44 0 R >> Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /K 4 United States' Response to Defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. /Lang (EN-US) 51 0 obj /P 508 0 R endobj 283 0 obj /P 290 0 R /K 4 LAi7p:0qX t` P7SP.X8v('bsX.LC8p) iV 3C4=H0u2Fd Cg. << Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). 165 0 obj /P 4 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." /Lang (EN-US) /ParentTree 13 0 R >> <> /Lang (EN-US) disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party. >> citation to the law supporting the request. 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. /K 8 endobj >> 50 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] An oral motion on the record, by an attorney of record, IS a formal motion, even if not accepted and demanded by the court to be submitted in writing. /K [12 514 0 R] /K 4 /Rotate 0 89 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 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 /S /Link /Pg 29 0 R 26 [160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R null 327 0 R null 328 0 R null 329 0 R 162 0 R << /Pg 20 0 R /S /P By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. >> /Lang (EN-US) /A 515 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P /Type /Catalog 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 15 0 R /Annots [] /Contents [384 0 R 385 0 R 386 0 R] /Parent 8 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 17 0 R Appeals Regarding Disqualification of Judges or Counsel Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /K 17 /Footnote /Note /S /P endobj endobj /S /Reference 0000008092 00000 n >> /Pg 25 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 2 /Annots [] 11. /K 43 /Pg 29 0 R /S /P /Type /Page >> /K 4 endobj 330 0 R 162 0 R] endobj << /S /P /K 0 /S /P << >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] Health, Education & Family Services Division . . 183 0 obj /K [2 275 0 R 4] /P 12 0 R /S /P /Resources 466 0 R << endobj /K [54 301 0 R 56] Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 367 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /K [5 307 0 R 7] /Pg 15 0 R /K [58 303 0 R 60] /P 508 0 R 207 0 obj /K 10 /K 1 If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 6 0 R << /S /P 311 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> >> /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Contents [475 0 R 476 0 R 477 0 R] endobj /Resources 494 0 R MOTIONS DISQUALIFY LITIGATION - State Bar of Texas /P 508 0 R /P 528 0 R /K 3 /S /P >> 303 0 obj 292 0 R null 294 0 R 295 0 R 294 0 R null 296 0 R 297 0 R 296 0 R null 240 0 obj /Count 32 /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R Opposing a Motion Filed Against You - Family Law Self-Help Center << /S /P 144 0 obj <> endobj << /P 12 0 R 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 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. and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). However, Comment 3 to Colo. RPC 1.9 sets a minimum baseline: In the case of an organizational client, general knowledge of the clients policies and practices ordinarily will not preclude a subsequent representation.. 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 407 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << /Resources 383 0 R >> %%EOF 146 0 obj << << TENORIO v. NEVADA | Case No. 2:20-cv-00517-ART | 20230227a19| Leagle.com /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] 178 0 obj /S /P 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.
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