>> /K 9 /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) >> 279 0 obj /K 39 /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R /S /P Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. /K 15 /K 7 /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 58 0 obj >> endobj File the forms. 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. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> 177 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /K 0 /P 528 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. 18 323 0 R 19 [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 323 0 obj 134 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 45 0 R 0000006588 00000 n Legal Standards. /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << << << << /Pg 37 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P endobj on January 7, 2002. >> /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 23 0 R << 161), filed on October 7, 2020" . 322 0 obj << >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 9 >> /Pg 15 0 R The trial court heard oral argument on the motion, and on August 9, endobj >> Beddow, Erben & Bowen, P.A Second Floor - 2019 Building 2019 3rd Avenue, North Birmingham, AL 35203. /Lang (EN-US) /K [16 518 0 R] >> The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. /Rotate 0 /Pg 19 0 R /K 10 /K 7 /Pg 17 0 R >> /Pg 26 0 R >> 109 0 obj /K 0 /Type /Page /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Pg 17 0 R As noted, this order addresses . /P 505 0 R Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. >> >> 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. /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P to the subject matter of this litigation. 298 0 obj endobj /K 36 95 0 obj /K 12 endobj /S /P /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 17 0 R 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R] /K [50 299 0 R 52] << How to Disqualify a Judge on Your Case | Pariente Law Firm, P.C. /P 506 0 R /Annots [] 138 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 33 0 obj 90 0 obj << /Tabs /S >> << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 16 0 R << { 10} On July 11, 2006, the trial court ordered Bikkani to provide the discovery responses, including signed authorizations to release medical records, and notified /S /P /K 8 /P 124 0 R 260 0 obj endobj /K 0 /A 522 0 R << /K [1 305 0 R 3] /S /P 26 0 obj /K 0 /Contents [364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R] 317 0 obj /P 505 0 R /K 18 /Type /Page /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) 333 0 obj << << /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] (Att. PDF No. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON PATRICIA LANDES, v /P 508 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /A 499 0 R /StructParents 20 endobj endobj /Pg 28 0 R /Tabs /S >> /P 12 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). /S /P >> /PageLayout /OneColumn Court Declines Disqualification Under Lawyer Witness Rule >> /S /P 103 0 obj /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] endobj endobj /S /P /K 2 271 0 obj Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. 200 0 obj /S /P endobj /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. /Type /Page /S /H1 unless the client consents after disclosure to the . /K 18 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 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. << /K 3 524, 528 (D.Colo. /Lang (EN-US) >> << /S /P endobj << /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R >> /K 17 13 0 obj For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . /Pg 29 0 R 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. /Lang (EN-US) See. << << Disqualification Motions in Texas: Don't Sit On Your Rights! /Pg 44 0 R /StructParents 35 /S /P 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << Independent counsel, free from the suggestion of economic self-interest, often can more effectively than the attorney press the case for allowing the client to keep its counsel of choice. 0000009248 00000 n Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. /P 298 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 32 endobj You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 1 18 U.S.C. /Pg 27 0 R Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). endobj /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Lang (EN-US) >> 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 endobj THE RESPONSE: The employee in question was Matthew Minno, who is a staff attorney with DMS. /K 19 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. endobj /K 4 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /Resources 448 0 R Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. >> 31 0 obj endobj /S /H3 /S /H3 endobj /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /S /P 39 0 obj /Tabs /S /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ 203 0 obj 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. /S /H1 /S /P << 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 /K 14 /S /P endobj /Pg 45 0 R 0000006483 00000 n >> /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 187 0 obj endobj /Resources 391 0 R << >> << /S /P 467 0 obj endobj Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing >> /S /P 290 0 obj /Resources 494 0 R /K 32 PDF For the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Mark Jackson : Civil Action Petitioner also filed a pretrial motion seeking to disqualify the Broward County State Attorney's Office from prosecuting him and asking the court to dismiss the indictment due to prosecutorial misconduct. /P 12 0 R /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] /Pg 22 0 R /P 531 0 R /S /H1 Peters v. Dist. /Pg 19 0 R /P 55 0 R /S /P /Parent 7 0 R /S /P /K 1 35 [192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R endobj /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] >> >> % /Type /Page 54 0 obj /K [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R 56 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /P 12 0 R endobj endobj /Pg 17 0 R 438 0 obj endobj /A 513 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /Type /Page >> /S /P /S /P [18 -1] at 19. 154 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /K 4 /P 12 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Type /Pages /Contents [400 0 R 401 0 R 402 0 R] /P 12 0 R /P 162 0 R /Type /Pages /Parent 10 0 R /Pg 17 0 R << << endobj /Type /Page /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R 130 0 obj /StructParents 12 /Lang (EN-US) 309 0 obj /Parent 11 0 R /StructParents 1 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj 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) See People ex rel. /P 12 0 R Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. /P 506 0 R But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . 181 0 obj Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /Annots [] >> /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] >> /S /TOCI 22 0 obj 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P endobj >> Official websites use .gov /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S >> >> /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) 310 0 obj /P 12 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 /K 5 << /Type /Page /Resources 418 0 R 53 0 obj 276 0 obj /K 10 11. << endobj /Pg 25 0 R /S /P >> << /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 /Lang (EN-US) Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. >> 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 document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. /P 531 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj CHAPTER 10. SANCTIONS FOR FRIVOLOUS PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS - Texas << endobj 302 0 R null] << 2023 Dentons. /Pg 20 0 R 29 [171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R] 21 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /Link >> /S /TOCI /Strikeout /Span /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] Second, take effective steps to mitigate, if not eliminate, risks that a former clients confidences and secrets might be accessible to attorneys working on a matter involving the former client. >> >> /K 1 << /P 306 0 R /S /P /Pg 18 0 R /StructParents 17 /P 12 0 R endobj . The Disqualification of Attorneys | New York Law Journal /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 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << >> << /P 12 0 R >> 291 0 obj /Type /Page endobj See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. /Lang (EN-US) Following this, they have two options - either to transfer the case to another judge immediately or to file a written answer with the clerk. /Pg 35 0 R >> 164 0 obj /S /Link /Pg 17 0 R 15 0 obj /Type /Page /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << >> <>stream >> << /Annots [] /S /Footnote endobj 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. /Lang (EN-US) /K 9 /Pg 16 0 R 242 0 obj PDF state of maryland >> Include the date to the template with the Date option. /S /TOC << /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) endobj 208 0 obj >> >> << /K 8 371 FILED 6/23/97. << 182 0 obj /P 509 0 R << /K 20 >> /ParentTreeNextKey 43 << /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 20 0 R 357 0 obj /Annots [423 0 R 424 0 R] /P 56 0 R /Rotate 0 /S /Reference 210 0 obj 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. /StructParents 34 endobj /K 14 >> /Lang (EN-US) 266 0 obj /Resources 387 0 R /StructParents 25 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 283 0 obj 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 /K 6 243 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /A 524 0 R 57 0 R 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 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. /P 12 0 R << 218 0 obj 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] /K [1 326 0 R 15] /Lang (EN-US) The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /Pg 29 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /StructParents 14 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. Colorado Judicial Branch - Self Help - Forms - Miscellaneous General Use 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 . /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Pg 20 0 R endobj /S /P /P 528 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] However, disqualification is a harsh measure. 116 0 obj 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. /P 12 0 R /S /TOCI 44 0 obj endobj endobj /K [22 285 0 R 24] /K 28 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 30 0 R Rule 8.54. /P 508 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 28 0 R /Rotate 0 0000006382 00000 n >> /Pg 35 0 R >> /P 12 0 R endobj Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /S /P << /Pg 15 0 R /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 << >> 0000007338 00000 n 159 0 obj First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S 336 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 18 << /S /P /Tabs /S << >> << Motions to Disqualify Counsel Unpredictable endobj /Parent 6 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. 81 0 obj 190 0 obj HarrisT19@michigan.gov . /K 25 /S /P /Pg 22 0 R Rodriguez v. Dist. << endobj /P 12 0 R /K 16 61 0 obj 136 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 42 0 R As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. /K 0 304 0 obj /Count 5 /InlineShape /Figure PDF Motion And, If Filed, Determined in The District Court of Appeal of /S /H3 >> << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric PDF Bikkani v. Lee - Supreme Court of Ohio << endobj 340 0 obj /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R Prohibition is used as the justification for allowing judges to rule on their own motions to disqualify, as attorneys are given another means to have a judge disqualified. /S /P endobj << /P 12 0 R >> 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. 2. /Tabs /S /Pg 26 0 R /K 35 316 0 obj /K [14 281 0 R 16] << endobj /P 531 0 R /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 2. >> /K 0 /S /P >> /P 12 0 R endobj << ANSWER or RESPONSE DATE. endobj On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. /Pg 44 0 R >> >> 10 0 obj /S /P /K 0 89 0 obj << /S /H3 /Lang (EN-US) 112 0 obj %PDF-1.6 % /Pg 16 0 R /P 508 0 R endobj 2 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 13 /P 12 0 R >> << /Pg 45 0 R 6 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /K 0 /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. endobj /Annots [] /K 5 << /P 12 0 R << [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 . endobj /Rotate 0 /ParentTree 13 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> 1. However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance 0000002614 00000 n 27 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 He also made /K 4 /Pg 15 0 R >> /S /H1 97 0 obj /Pg 43 0 R /K [14 523 0 R] /P 12 0 R /S /Reference /P 294 0 R 285 0 obj 75 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /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 /K 0 /Resources 456 0 R 147 0 obj 45 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 10 /K 2 /K 0 Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al. /S /P 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 4 << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P . endobj << 167 0 obj >> 221 0 obj 302 0 obj >> /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) 17 0 obj /P 528 0 R << Tenorio moves to supplement his Response to the Department's Motion for Summary Judgment with two cases: Jordan v. /Pg 41 0 R /K [0 325 0 R 13] 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." 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. /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << >> /S /Reference 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
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