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289 0 obj endobj >> endobj /P 55 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 7 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Tabs /S >> /Rotate 0 /K 23 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << 144 0 obj See. >> 104 0 obj /StructParents 4 << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R Attorney General . /Pg 42 0 R /Pg 43 0 R << /K [5 307 0 R 7] endobj /StructParents 24 /Pg 15 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 endobj >> 129 0 obj << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << /K 11 /Lang (EN-US) Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. << /Pg 15 0 R 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. /K 2 /Type /Page /P 505 0 R endobj /S /TOCI 171 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R 17, 2020), the Central District of California decided a motion to disqualify brought by the defendant based on two grounds: (1) a purported conflict based on plaintiff's counsel's prior employment by the defendant; and (2) plaintiff's counsel's improper receipt of information, procured /S /P /P 12 0 R /Resources 379 0 R /Annots [423 0 R 424 0 R] She must asker lawyer. 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. /P 55 0 R /Parent 3 0 R /K 0 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 /P 506 0 R /K 30 >> Rule 2.330 (e). endobj /Pg 38 0 R /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj << 250 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 15 0 R /P 284 0 R /P 531 0 R << endobj 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R 213 0 R 214 0 R 215 0 R 216 0 R 217 0 R 218 0 R /Resources 486 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R /Annots [] /S /P 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. /K 14 0000006178 00000 n <> >> /S /P 333 0 obj "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. 150 0 obj /K 7 /Pg 16 0 R << endobj /P 308 0 R Secure .gov websites use HTTPS 6 0 obj endobj /Pg 45 0 R << /K 331 0 R 280 0 obj Woodard v. Dist. >> endobj /S /P << /P 12 0 R Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. 335 0 obj /K 6 /K 14 /Resources 466 0 R /K 35 In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. /Lang (EN-US) /K 21 /Resources 383 0 R /Lang (EN-US) in writing. >> << /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /S /P /Pg 31 0 R 235 0 obj /S /P /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] << /Pg 36 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R >> endobj endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] T/CT stated that the motion was "'almost by definition untimely under these circumstances.'" C.H. /K 10 193 0 obj /Resources 391 0 R 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. << << 0000009145 00000 n << 38 0 obj 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. <2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 292 0 R null 294 0 R 295 0 R 294 0 R null 296 0 R 297 0 R 296 0 R null 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. 14 0 obj These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. endobj >> /P 12 0 R 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 /Pg 16 0 R << >> 2023 Dentons. (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. >> endobj 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 /S /P 33 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R 73 0 obj >> 243 0 R 244 0 R 245 0 R 246 0 R 247 0 R 248 0 R 249 0 R 250 0 R 251 0 R 252 0 R /Annotation /Span /Rotate 0 205 0 obj /K 12 /Pg 16 0 R /P 124 0 R endobj /K 1 gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` endobj /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 148 0 obj endobj endobj << His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. endobj 199 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> /P 506 0 R /S /Footnote >> << /Lang (EN-US) 354 0 obj /P 528 0 R >> endobj ANSWER or RESPONSE DATE. /Annots [] 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 531 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /K 10 67 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. >> See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). << >> /K 18 24 0 obj /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /Annots [] /K 3 278 0 obj See People ex rel. 296 0 obj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 202 0 R] 204 0 obj /S /Link /P 12 0 R /P 505 0 R /S /P /Pg 43 0 R >> 124 0 obj /K [503 0 R 504 0 R] /S /P 321 0 obj J. << /S /H2 /Pg 17 0 R motion to disqualify. endobj 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 /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P /Pg 44 0 R << << 347 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /Parent 11 0 R /S /P /K 0 1. although Comment 3 to that Rule provides some context: Matters are substantially related for purposes of this Rule if they involve the same transaction or legal dispute or if there otherwise is a substantial risk that confidential factual information as would normally have been obtained in the prior representation would materially advance the clients position in the subsequent matter. >> /Pg 22 0 R <> 81 0 R 314 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] endobj /K 31 /StructParents 33 endobj >> >> >> 90 0 obj /StructParents 17 As noted, this order addresses . /P 278 0 R /S /P 255 0 obj stream NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. /P 529 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /StructParents 30 >> >> >> A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. 281 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R] /Annots [] << endobj 164 0 obj << 268 0 obj 301 0 obj << >> /Tabs /S This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. /K 0 0000006588 00000 n /S /P In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported. Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). h[o\{ C@9\`d-X" ?[]&5>fR*UVSO?>|/qnou':._^:WZ.Z.Fw7w/>{_?xw?>G}N/_>}}z>xVp~/zOy_}xwMQm|_}{}?^~'v>'_]/Fkum-i^iz]:JZ_^_^_^_^_^_Y_Y_Y_Yu|]u|}u_5wuRWmVmVmV:C:C:P:~ /]2Vcu9Vcu9Vcu9.X][oW2WWsu5WWs\>rt=9u8Zk[s~VWZNNNNNNiuuu~m^|])^)^)^yuNNNNZuu&?:wmO]$uMuM7~vz?u=uHs[P;?D[R;of}f[oCchO\o^=7o?]N+B/r^No~{>#n?'_~xp@x."Zyc4k4&omcVmnX:5oM[iKfz&lrQ,eM,~e? /K 2 << /Resources 456 0 R /P 302 0 R 32 0 obj /P 530 0 R /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /P 528 0 R 325 0 obj endobj >> Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. /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 /K 3 /Pg 37 0 R /S /P 0000009454 00000 n 27 0 obj >> ; Utica Mut. 31 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Pg 19 0 R 197 0 obj endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 17 177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R 180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R 184 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R 1. Brennan, No. /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) /P 529 0 R endobj >> Mark White, Esq. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 346 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. /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Artifact /P 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. /A 520 0 R /S /P << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 244 0 obj /P 322 0 R /Pg 30 0 R << << /P 12 0 R << disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. /S /P /K 2 361 0 obj <> /P 55 0 R /K 3 <> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 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. << 85 0 obj /S /P << /StructParents 26 152 0 obj /Type /Page endobj /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R >> /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /S /P Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. /S /TOC 245 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 529 0 R /Pg 16 0 R << endobj /Pg 16 0 R endobj /P 505 0 R /S /P 105 0 obj >> Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". 191 0 obj 266 0 obj <>stream /P 505 0 R >> /Pg 27 0 R 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. 57 0 obj /P 292 0 R 101 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). /K 2 1857 0 obj <>stream /Tabs /S are satisfied. 202 0 obj at 241-47 . endobj /S /P /S /P See Rule 2.330 (f). /P 12 0 R /Bibliography /BibEntry (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. /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Pg 44 0 R /S /TOCI /S /Reference /S /P << << endobj 0000009358 00000 n /Pg 45 0 R /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << 320 0 obj endobj endobj 254 0 obj >> >> 246 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 238 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 27 In 3/19, C.H. /P 531 0 R << /S /P /S /P /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Strikeout /Span Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. 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 /Pg 15 0 R /S /P A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. /P 123 0 R << >> /S /P >> 0000009504 00000 n /S /P /K 10 /S /Link 261 0 obj /S /P Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. /K 11 hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = /Type /Page /K 5 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << 275 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R 6 313 0 R 7 314 0 R 8 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang /P 12 0 R << When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. >> /Pg 28 0 R 0000005497 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 118 0 obj /Parent 7 0 R However, disqualification is a harsh measure. /S /P << For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . /Lang (EN-US) 336 0 obj 55 0 obj /P 531 0 R /Resources 474 0 R << >> << /Type /Pages endobj 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /P 12 0 R Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. endobj 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. 71 0 obj by the party /P 12 0 R /K 29 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. /Pg 16 0 R /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 >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 505 0 R 126 0 obj /P 509 0 R /StructParents 5 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) endstream endobj startxref /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 0 << Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. endobj << endobj /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 endobj /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] /S /Footnote endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) % endobj /P 506 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj << >> endobj /K 8 endobj /Pg 16 0 R << 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] /Annots [] General Use: Description. 65 0 obj << 172 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 /Pg 22 0 R << /K 2 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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 /Rotate 0 DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /K 10 /K 4 /StructParents 25 /Pg 44 0 R 134 0 obj << /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) 64 0 obj /S /P /P 55 0 R /Pg 16 0 R trailer /S /TOCI endobj /Parent 11 0 R << >> /Pg 15 0 R endobj /K 7 226 0 obj /StructParents 32 /P 505 0 R >> 524, 528 (D.Colo. 0000008931 00000 n 217 0 obj >> Id. >> /Lang (EN-US) /Diagram /Figure /S /Link >> << /Pg 16 0 R /Parent 11 0 R 247 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R << endobj 91 0 obj /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /K 39 /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) << 111 0 obj 229 0 obj . 856 F. 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Supp. 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 /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << << 186 0 obj >> Dec. 10, 2014) (order disqualifying Jones Day), assets.law360news.com/ 0606000/606910/Celgard-LGC%20Order%20disqualifying%20 Jones%20Day.pdf. /S /P << >> /Pg 17 0 R gov%2Fdoc1%2F031119586589 &label=Case+Filing. /K 0 endobj /Pg 17 0 R /K 4 /Pg 44 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. /StructParents 9 /P 12 0 R endobj endobj >> %%EOF << /P 12 0 R The State filed a response to the motion, see id. 3 0 obj /S /H3 /Pg 16 0 R /K 0 92 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P /K 10 270 0 obj <> 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. /Pg 25 0 R /S /TOCI /K 1 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 341 0 R 342 0 R 343 0 R 344 0 R] /K 12 /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R /Pg 17 0 R << 299 0 obj /P 12 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. Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. 203 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 279 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj 0000003370 00000 n << /S /TOCI /S /P The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. /StructParents 14 endobj endobj endobj /K 15 /K 17 /Outline /Span /K 6 endobj <> /K [12 514 0 R] 239 0 obj 155 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj << Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. Sharp, and the response of the United States. 128 0 obj /S /TOCI 54 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R 0000001952 00000 n /P 12 0 R << /S /P /S /P /Parent 8 0 R /Type /Page /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 44 0 R A motion is usually made in writing. 334 0 obj 4. /Pg 38 0 R /P 508 0 R >> 201 0 obj << /K 1 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 34 /P 163 0 R /Tabs /S /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 29 0 R 219 0 R 220 0 R 221 0 R 222 0 R 223 0 R 224 0 R 225 0 R 226 0 R 227 0 R 228 0 R >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 9 0 R 345 0 obj /P 12 0 R 292 0 obj /Count 5 7 0 obj /K 1 >> /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Endnote /Note 264 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] /P 531 0 R 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R] Notice of Motion and Motion. /Pg 46 0 R Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). >> /S /P 5. /StructParents 16 endobj 170 0 obj >> /Pg 46 0 R /Tabs /S /Pg 20 0 R << /K 27 /Pg 43 0 R 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. 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. /P 508 0 R >> /Pg 20 0 R /K 2 /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. /Tabs /S /Pg 17 0 R endobj << 314 0 obj << << << >> 338 0 obj 160 0 obj 357 0 obj /Pg 35 0 R /S /P /Pg 38 0 R endobj 99 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Parent 9 0 R >> /K 3 << /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 508 0 R 17 0 obj << /S /P /K 8 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 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. endobj 25 0 obj << >> >> /Resources 452 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 34 0 R /P 12 0 R 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. /S /P endobj /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland, and Carrie J. Williams, Assistant Attorney General, pursuant to this Court's October 12, 2022 order, hereby responds to Mr. Syed's motion to disqualify the Office of the Attorney General as counsel for the State of Maryland or strike the State as a party to the appeal and states as follows: I. /Type /Page 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. 313 0 obj >> >> << /P 12 0 R << THE RESPONSE: The employee in question was Matthew Minno, who is a staff attorney with DMS. /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 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 >> /Underline /Span << endobj /K [0 325 0 R 13] /Lang (EN-US) >> 12] and Memorandum in Support [Doc. /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /Tabs /S Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. << endobj /K 35 195 0 obj /K [7 313 0 R 9] endobj 97 0 obj /S /Reference /Type /Page /K [10 527 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> << << /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 41 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 122 0 obj %PDF-1.6 endobj /K 4 /K 20 41 0 obj /Parent 10 0 R 0000009248 00000 n 43 0 obj /P 288 0 R endobj /S /P /A 513 0 R /P 276 0 R endobj 42 0 obj << >> 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. endobj >> 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] /Pg 39 0 R /P 12 0 R 365 0 obj 149 0 obj 307 0 obj /Parent 9 0 R /Pg 18 0 R 169 0 obj /K 13 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /Pg 33 0 R 271 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC for Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al :: Justia Dockets & Filings Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit Arizona District Court Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al Filing 39 Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al Filing 39 /Resources 436 0 R See Livingston v. /P 509 0 R 81 0 obj endobj /S /P Ins. 234 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /K 4 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.3 Additionally, courts are usually reluctant to interfere with a clients choice of counsel unless the conflict is real and there are few options other than to grant disqualification.4. >> << /Rotate 0 00021 Motion to Strike Defendant BRIAN FROST's Affirmative Defenses. /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] /K 16 21 0 obj >> >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 2. /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 40 0 R >> << 315 0 obj /S /P >> >> Following this, they have two options - either to transfer the case to another judge immediately or to file a written answer with the clerk. >> >> 117 0 obj endobj endobj << /Pg 19 0 R /S /P /K 2 /P 508 0 R /Rotate 0 specifies the date, time, and location where the hearing will take place, spells out what the party is requesting, and gives a . /Lang (EN-US) ________________________ United States District Judge. /Resources 371 0 R /Rotate 0 318 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 45 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). /Parent 7 0 R /S /TOCI very brief. Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. /Parent 6 0 R 89 0 obj Rodriguez v. Dist. /K 2 /K [26 287 0 R 28] /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R endobj >> << /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R Notice of Motion and Motion: The . 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 /Lang (EN-US) >> /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj >> << /S /P stream /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R /Resources 387 0 R endobj /P 528 0 R /K [22 285 0 R 24] /S /P /Pg 29 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 Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /S /P 210 0 obj >> /K 47 >> /K 1 Visit the Civil General Use forms page.. Self-Help Resources Formularios en Espaol. endobj 136 0 obj /K 25 Here, as in Brothers, the defendant has other sources of evidence available, namely two FBI agents, that must be exhausted before the prosecutors are called as witnesses. endobj << /MarkInfo 2 0 R >> /P 12 0 R 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. >> >> 12. <>stream 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. %%EOF 133 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) RESPONSE TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ATTORNEY DREW MAZZEO By: Drew Mazzeo Bauer Pitman Snyder Huff Lifetime Legal, PLLC 1235 4th Ave E #200 Olympia, WA 98506 (360) 754-1976 dpm@lifetime.legal Attorney for Petitioner FILED SUPREME COURT STATE OF WASHINGTON 1012212019 8 :00 AM BY SUSAN L. 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Encompass Ins. >> /S /P << 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 0 /Pg 19 0 R 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. endobj /P 529 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /K 39 /K 15 >> 348 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 26 0 R /Type /Catalog /S /TOCI /Pg 32 0 R One party may insist that the court bar the lawyer from representing another party through a motion to disqualify. 36 0 obj >> 37 0 obj 272 0 obj 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. /S /P /K 3 (a) An attorney may withdraw from a case, without leave of court where the withdrawing attorney has complied with all outstanding orders of the court and either files a notice of withdrawal where there is active co-counsel for the party represented by the withdrawing attorney, or files a substitution of counsel, signed by both the withdrawing and /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /Resources 470 0 R /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 3 0 R 15 0 obj /P 12 0 R (See Defendant's Motion Exhibit 2.) /S /P Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. 29 [171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R] /K 27 327 0 obj /K 42 /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /K [4 316 0 R 6] /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /K 0 /S /H3 /K [38 293 0 R 40] >> /K 6 /Rotate 0 endobj /Pg 46 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Footnote /Note endobj /K 2 /S /P 341 0 obj 86 0 obj << 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] /S /P /Pg 46 0 R << >> /Tabs /S >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P << endobj /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 55 0 R >> >> /P 80 0 R 319 0 obj 167 0 obj endobj Notice of Motion and Motion. /P 506 0 R /StructParents 10 endobj << endobj /Parent 8 0 R 215 0 obj United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No.