response to motion to disqualify attorney

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. <> One party may insist that the court bar the lawyer from representing another party through a motion to disqualify. 132 0 obj << << /Lang (EN-US) << /A 513 0 R Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. >> /S /P /S /Reference << /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] << /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 27 0 R >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj /K 0 /Pg 15 0 R >> >> 110 0 obj >> << /P 123 0 R 33 [184 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R 187 0 R 188 0 R 332 0 R 333 0 R 334 0 R 335 0 R 336 0 R 318 0 obj /P 508 0 R 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 1 /P 508 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 /A 517 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 12 0 R >> 13. endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) << /Resources 432 0 R /Parent 3 0 R /Resources 482 0 R /K 11 /K 3 /Pg 22 0 R >> 309 0 obj /P 12 0 R 20 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] You are switching to another language. In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported. /K 5 endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R 287 0 obj /S /P endobj /Annots [] endobj /Lang (EN-US) 171 0 obj << Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . /S /P /Parent 3 0 R << /Pg 32 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 51 0 obj /K 16 << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /Link /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R >> endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 33 0 R /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] endobj endobj 202 0 obj /Pg 38 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 5 0 obj /Pg 34 0 R 4. /S /P << /Pg 22 0 R /K [7 313 0 R 9] >> /K 10 << /Pg 22 0 R endobj << /Pg 15 0 R /P 56 0 R /K [7 519 0 R] << /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /K 3 >> 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. /K 2 14 0 obj >> /Pg 26 0 R /Pg 41 0 R The defendant's demand is presently under consideration by the Justice Department. >> /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /P 528 0 R /S /P /P 506 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 106 0 obj stream /P 12 0 R << He also made 213 0 obj /S /P endobj >> /K 38 /Pg 45 0 R /S /P 325 0 obj endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 12 Deposit Ins. /P 12 0 R /K 16 /Pg 16 0 R /P 508 0 R endobj << Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. 0000009145 00000 n 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 /P 12 0 R /P 81 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R 22 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] motion to disqualify for a hearing. >> endobj /P 531 0 R <> /Tabs /S /Pg 45 0 R /K 13 P.O. 186 0 obj Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). /P 12 0 R /P 531 0 R /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R /K [18 283 0 R 20] 438 30 /P 508 0 R gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /K 0 These motions are becoming ever more common. << !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /Pg 18 0 R 336 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 0000003370 00000 n 176 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R /K 12 0 R 66 0 obj 261 0 obj endobj /K 6 /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj endobj >> >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R /K 2 endobj /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) Cf. 0000006382 00000 n endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /Type /Page << /Pg 38 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. 174 0 obj /Tabs /S << endobj /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj >> 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. /K 2 This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. /Pg 18 0 R << /Pg 24 0 R 139 0 obj endobj 251 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> >> << endobj endobj Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /K 12 endobj /StructParents 13 /K 9 338 0 obj /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. >> 29 [171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Tabs /S /Pg 19 0 R /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 11. /S /P 74 0 obj /P 124 0 R 330 0 obj /Parent 3 0 R 3d at 812. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 27 /StructParents 1 /Pg 19 0 R 334 0 obj /S /P Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. << /S /P /K 16 302 0 R null] endobj 173 0 obj 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] >> endobj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /K 28 /K 28 << /K 0 Defendant's Motion at 1-3. (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 102 0 obj 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] /Parent 7 0 R /P 12 0 R >> Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). . << endobj 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. 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Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. /P 505 0 R /K 4 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 . /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /Superscript /Span /Pg 27 0 R 215 0 obj /S /P >> >> endobj /Pg 17 0 R endobj <> << 144 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R << endobj << /S /TOCI /Rotate 0 /P 290 0 R /Pg 21 0 R /S /P Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. >> 43 0 obj endobj /S /P /K 9 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 40 0 R /S /P endobj /S /P /StructParents 10 All rights reserved. 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 /K 26 >> 71 0 obj /P 507 0 R 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. << << /K 26 /S /P /S /P /Rotate 0 endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [384 0 R 385 0 R 386 0 R] /K 2 /Parent 10 0 R 117 0 obj /Tabs /S NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. >> endobj /Pg 45 0 R << endobj endobj endobj >> /P 80 0 R A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Defendant's Motion at 1. /P 12 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R 169 0 R 170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R 174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . /K 6 endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 234 0 obj /P 132 0 R 289 0 obj /S /P /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] /Pg 19 0 R endobj 129 0 obj 313 0 obj /K [4 316 0 R 6] 121 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R endobj >> << /K 19 endobj >> << /S /Reference /K 12 0000013798 00000 n 266 0 obj <>stream /Parent 3 0 R << endobj /Annots [] /Rotate 0 326 0 obj endobj /S /P 256 0 obj <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> endobj /Resources 407 0 R endobj << /K 1 %PDF-1.6 /Pg 19 0 R 80 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) 116 0 obj position as district attorney. However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance Peters v. Dist. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 24 0 R << the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. 211 0 obj The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. /Annots [] endobj /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R /Length 533 0 R /P 506 0 R /S /P But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . /S /P /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R 321 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R 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 16 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /P 508 0 R /Resources 422 0 R << /Parent 11 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> endobj /S /P /Pg 28 0 R >> << /Footnote /Note 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 Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). 303 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Serve the other party . In 3/19, C.H. /S /P /S /P << endobj << /Parent 7 0 R 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null >> /S /P /Annots [] /Rotate 0 /P 55 0 R 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 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << In addition, if the motion is made by a former client, attorneys should consider providing notice of a potential circumstance to their legal malpractice insurer. << 172 0 obj CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. 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? /S /H2 /Lang (EN-US) 179 0 obj /Count 5 /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 28 /Type /Page 166 0 obj 76 0 obj 282 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 27 0 R /P 528 0 R endobj For the reasons that follow, the two motions to disqualify are denied, and the motion to strike is granted in part and denied in part. Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. /K 33 /S /P 222 0 obj /Pg 26 0 R /S /P /K 8 >> /K 15 /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /K [5 512 0 R] /Pg 20 0 R /S /P /K 7 /S /P ; Utica Mut. <> /S /P /Parent 8 0 R >> endobj Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel /Parent 11 0 R Fill out the forms. 0000006588 00000 n << /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions endobj >> << >> /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 42 0 R /P 298 0 R endobj /Annots [] >> << /K 7 at 391. Notice of Motion and Motion. <>stream Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. >> /Lang (EN-US) << disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. >> << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P >> District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. endobj 197 0 obj /K 331 0 R Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page 259 0 obj 12. /Contents [495 0 R 496 0 R 497 0 R] endobj /Lang (EN-US) Include the date to the template with the Date option. endobj >> /P 55 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). Cal. 67 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R << 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. >> /P 12 0 R 194 0 obj endobj >> /Tabs /S /A 520 0 R Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). >> << /Tabs /S /Pg 17 0 R Few things are worse for an attorney than getting a new big matter, starting work on it, and then facing a motion to disqualify. 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.. /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /StructParents 29 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] >> /K [1 326 0 R 15] << /K 9 /S /P 128 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 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 219 0 obj /S /P /Pg 27 0 R >> /S /P /P 530 0 R 8 0 obj << This is because it must be presumed that a client shared confidences with its attorney pursuant to the attorneyclient relationship.9 Appreciating this distinction is important to successfully making or defeating a motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) 9 0 obj << /S /Reference 86 0 obj /S /H1 E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. 94 0 obj 72 0 obj 114 0 obj << /Pg 45 0 R A motion is usually made in writing. As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial /Annots [] /K 1 290 0 obj /Resources 440 0 R >> << /S /P >> /S /Link 103 0 obj /S /P 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. 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 161), filed on October 7, 2020" . >> endobj . /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 30 0 R endobj /Type /Page /S /Reference >> /S /P An official website of the United States government. /Marked true endobj 363 0 obj endobj /Pg 19 0 R /P 55 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Co. of Am., No. <> >> /Pg 22 0 R >> /Pg 33 0 R << /S /P /S /P >> >> 253 0 R 254 0 R 255 0 R 256 0 R 257 0 R 258 0 R 259 0 R 260 0 R 261 0 R 262 0 R << 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] >> /K 8 >> endobj /K 0 endobj endobj /Underline /Span /P 12 0 R 64 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 181 0 obj /S /P Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. 295 0 obj /Type /Page << >> /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /H1 endobj /Pg 16 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Tenorio moves to supplement his Response to the Department's Motion for Summary Judgment with two cases: Jordan v. /P 12 0 R disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. << /Resources 399 0 R 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. /S /P /K 19 /StructParents 5 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. endobj /K 1 /S /TOCI Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. 0000008829 00000 n Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). /TextBox /Art 285 0 obj 178 0 obj 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 /Annots [] Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. << /Rotate 0 /Resources 486 0 R << /S /P 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). /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 15 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 /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 45 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. ECF No. << /K 13 << << 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] /P 531 0 R 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 /Count 5 /S /P Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. >> << /K [10 527 0 R] /Pg 45 0 R /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] /K 0 /P 12 0 R endobj /Parent 8 0 R /S /P /Pg 16 0 R << /K 5 << /S /P endobj /S /P /Pg 23 0 R /Annots [] endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 508 0 R /StructParents 22 << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> >> 0000007338 00000 n /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). 243 0 obj endobj >> endobj 88 0 obj /S /P /Count 5 /Lang (EN-US) 92 0 obj 231 0 obj /S /TOCI endobj 27 0 obj endobj endobj /K 4 Please do not message me here on Avvo. >> << endobj Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /Footnote 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 /Lang (EN-US) /K [16 518 0 R] /A 524 0 R /Resources 379 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R 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. << /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P Official websites use .gov /P 528 0 R endobj /K 39 /Subscript /Span /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference 308 0 obj 291 0 obj Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. /Pg 34 0 R /S /P 12-1]. /S /P /S /H1 /Pg 46 0 R >> /K 1 >> /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] << /Pg 18 0 R << /K 20 >> >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 << /Type /Page <> 239 0 obj 228 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 467 0 obj /Pg 31 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /Annots [] /K [14 281 0 R 16] 235 0 obj 20 [142 0 R 143 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) >> << /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] /S /P >> In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . /P 508 0 R 58 0 obj << 26 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 739, 743-44 (S.D.N.Y. /S /P /S /H2 /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj All Responses to Motions and Answers to Petitions must be filed with the Office of Judicial Records and submitted to the Motion Clerk on or before the Response Date. /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] 236 0 obj << /S /P /Rotate 0 /Pg 17 0 R /Tabs /S 202 0 R] 32 0 obj /P 55 0 R /Pg 25 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R >> /S /P endobj << /Annots [] gov%2Fdoc1%2F031119586589 &label=Case+Filing. /Parent 3 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> 349 0 obj >> << endobj /Resources 494 0 R endobj /P 508 0 R /K 1 >> /K 5 >> /S /P >> 41 0 obj /S /H2 130 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P endobj >> << 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R] /P 12 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /P 508 0 R >> /Pg 17 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 41 0 R >> /S /P /S /P /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R /Type /Page /K 55 /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 10 0 R startxref endobj /S /Link 131 0 obj /K 33 << /Lang (EN-US) << endobj << 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] /S /Table endobj 118 0 obj 146 0 obj 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. 2 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R >> /Pg 46 0 R 0000009504 00000 n Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. /S /P /P 12 0 R x+ | /Type /Pages 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] At that point, the attorney is put in the awkward position of either explaining to the client why he or she should pay more money to keep the attorney, or absorbing the fees associated with defending the motion to disqualify. /K 3 294 0 obj /K 1 331 0 obj /Resources 436 0 R >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. << /Resources 418 0 R 153 0 obj /S /P /Type /Pages /Pg 20 0 R >> 233 0 obj 347 0 obj endobj endobj /Parent 6 0 R /K 3 /K 0 /A 499 0 R /K 3 /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] 339 0 obj 329 0 obj 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 /S /P /PageLayout /OneColumn << Attorney Advertising. Dec. 10, 2014) (order disqualifying Jones Day), assets.law360news.com/ 0606000/606910/Celgard-LGC%20Order%20disqualifying%20 Jones%20Day.pdf. /Annots [] /P 55 0 R /K 41 /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 43 0 R /Parent 7 0 R The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /DropCap /Figure /S /Reference Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. /Lang (EN-US) 7. /Pg 46 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 31 0 R 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. 357 0 obj /K 2 endobj 160 0 obj /Parent 9 0 R /Rotate 0 /Pg 15 0 R /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /Resources 470 0 R >> Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. /P 505 0 R /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /StructParents 3 endobj >> /Pg 17 0 R UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION, 15 U.S.C. endobj 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. very brief. /Annots [] /P 4 0 R >> 00021 Motion to Strike Defendant BRIAN FROST's Affirmative Defenses. << 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. 524, 528 (D.Colo. /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj << /K 10 >> << /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R 310 0 obj 356 0 obj /K 1 /Pg 38 0 R endobj endobj << Legal Ethics 71, 77 (Winter 2014). /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R endobj /P 505 0 R >> endobj Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. /Lang (EN-US) << << /Lang (EN-US) << 275 0 obj << /K 11 << /Pg 20 0 R /K 23 /Pg 16 0 R 101 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Annots [] /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) at 390-91. /K 3 >> << /S /P >> >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 324 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Box 30758 . /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 16 0 R The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. >> /P 12 0 R Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P endobj endobj /P 12 0 R /K 2 /S /P File the forms. endobj /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] /P 278 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /P 55 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> << << endobj /S /P /K 2 /K 5 311 0 obj endobj 224 0 obj << /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 151 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 359 0 obj endobj endobj endobj >> /P 506 0 R >> /Pg 27 0 R /P 163 0 R << << << /Lang (EN-US) 286 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. endobj >> /Type /Catalog endobj 90 0 obj << >> 28 0 obj /Artifact /P /P 12 0 R /S /H1 168 0 obj /P 509 0 R 75 0 obj /Rotate 0 Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /Pg 40 0 R /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] /K 3 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. hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = << /Lang (EN-US) %%EOF /K 10 << >> /P 529 0 R /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] endobj /Type /StructTreeRoot 301 0 obj /P 528 0 R in writing. /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /K [14 523 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R >> /S /Link 1992) (citations omitted). /P 55 0 R 305 0 obj 358 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R 240 0 obj /K 0 /Tabs /S /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 84 0 obj << 314 0 obj endobj 16 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R 35 0 obj << /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 . /P 284 0 R endobj /K 1 /S /Sect

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