response to motion to disqualify attorney

/Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R /K 0 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 /P 300 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P endobj << +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. /PageLayout /OneColumn /A 524 0 R /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 36 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 128 0 obj endobj Ins. /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj >> /S /H3 /K 1 /Pg 39 0 R /Type /StructTreeRoot /P 12 0 R << << /Type /Page /Pg 38 0 R /K 8 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. endobj /S /P endobj /DropCap /Figure Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. /Lang (EN-US) >> 438 0 obj /S /P /P 528 0 R NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. 260 0 obj /K 39 >> /S /P 1986 :: Florida Supreme Court Decisions - Justia Law >> 247 0 obj /S /P Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel >> >> 306 0 obj << >> /Pg 33 0 R /K 1 /Pg 44 0 R /S /P /S /P >> /P 508 0 R 0000009504 00000 n >> /Pg 29 0 R Rodriguez v. Dist. on January 7, 2002. /Parent 10 0 R << /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 29 0 R 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] endobj /P 12 0 R /S /P endobj endobj << endobj >> /Pg 19 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) ________________________ United States District Judge. /StructParents 16 /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] << endobj /S /P 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. 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. /K 16 297 0 obj /S /P endobj 281 0 obj Box 30758 . /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] /P 12 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 /P 12 0 R /Parent 8 0 R >> endobj /Resources 395 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 528 0 R /Pg 45 0 R endobj The Disqualification of Attorneys | New York Law Journal /Pg 16 0 R The defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need to call the prosecutors as witnesses in this case. >> /S /P << /Pg 27 0 R endobj PDF Greenberg traurig opposition to motion to disqualify 325 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 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. /K 11 << 8. /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R << /K 23 endobj at 241-47 . /Pg 34 0 R /K 8 /P 12 0 R << endobj /P 508 0 R << Id. 68 0 obj >> >> /K 3 As noted, this order addresses . /Pg 17 0 R 125 0 obj >> >> /S /TOCI /Pg 19 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 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) >> 347 0 obj PDF 10 Plaintiffs Response in Opposition to Motion to Disqualify /P 12 0 R << endobj 232 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 482 0 R 273 0 obj 226 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) 310 0 obj /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 /Pg 15 0 R << /S /H2 *243 In addition, the motion was not timely. 361 0 obj endobj /P 163 0 R << /Parent 6 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. /K 11 My name is Adam C. Sloane. /Pg 37 0 R >> /Parent 11 0 R /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /P 310 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 /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 44 0 R PDF No. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON PATRICIA LANDES, v 150 0 obj >> /Pg 26 0 R << >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 21 0 R /S /P << 71 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P /P 509 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 56 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 0000002614 00000 n Deposit Ins. /S /Link /P 12 0 R << endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /StructParents 24 >> /Rotate 0 319 0 obj /K 13 When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /P 506 0 R /P 12 0 R See Alps Prop., 526 F. Supp. /Pg 42 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 32 /K 0 << 7 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Rotate 0 /Pg 37 0 R /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R /S /P >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K [42 295 0 R 44] << California Rules of Court: Title Eight Rules endobj /Pg 23 0 R 144 0 obj << /K 23 and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to . PDF Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel /Pg 18 0 R << /S /P /StructParents 33 << /K 4 Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. 287 0 obj /S /H3 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Official websites use .gov /Pg 28 0 R 19 0 obj >> Woodard v. Dist. /Pg 19 0 R 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] /S /Reference /K 17 /P 505 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 2 Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. << /Annots [] Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. /S /H3 /P 12 0 R 160 0 obj endobj /S /P For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page << 0000002415 00000 n /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] << Northwoods Educational Foundation, Inc.'S Reply to Plaintiff'S Response /S /P /Pg 20 0 R /S /Footnote /K 17 /P 531 0 R endobj 173 0 obj /Rotate 0 endobj /Pg 24 0 R % /Pg 29 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> /Lang (EN-US) See Livingston v. >> endobj 77 0 obj /S /H3 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << HWYoF~G-I\#3 -*;Y^4N&GS/^N'jp09AYr3AG8Qw&ci`UyaFGjQ`H >pt$jxGON@QN]K+t(+|Z6*/@I f%4@Pygv,)23 j8[-h5y$#,Y+9Z2!CK >O6H)jF}ZA|k>&dn[1*.~.>u50,@Wt?fOG# i?k@;)d1GfzN]^;{f"U}2`%dC!5}| _Phf"HjjIzj[NC /S /Reference /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 15 /S /TOCI >> Id. << >> >> endobj /K 7 2 0 obj >> >> /Rotate 0 0000002515 00000 n >> >> 20 0 obj >> /P 162 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 339 0 obj /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) >> /Resources 403 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 54 0 obj /Annots [] 338 0 obj << endobj /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. /K 17 << 289 0 obj /Filter /FlateDecode << /Tabs /S 131 0 obj /Resources 474 0 R /P 294 0 R 86 0 obj /K 9 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. 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). 371 FILED 6/23/97. 211 0 obj /Type /Page /Pg 15 0 R /K 7 ECF No. /K 23 >> >> /S /P /S /TOC 266 0 obj /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) /S /H3 /P 505 0 R /K 0 T/CT stated that the motion was "'almost by definition untimely under these circumstances.'" C.H. /Parent 9 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 1 >> 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. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. /Pg 16 0 R /K 28 >> Mar. /Contents [364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R] Ct. App . << << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 346 0 obj Dentons - Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify /S /P 175 0 obj /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R] endobj /Pg 15 0 R >> /K [6 323 0 R 8] endobj 256 0 obj 113 0 obj << >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 20 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Pg 17 0 R /P 123 0 R Attorney Disqualification in Florida Following State Farm v. K.A.W >> The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. /Pg 16 0 R 47 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 126 0 obj /K 10 263 0 obj /K 1 >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R Upon consideration of the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /S /TOCI /K 18 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 245 0 obj Include the date to the template with the Date option. 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. /Tabs /S /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /S /P /Type /Page /P 531 0 R United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [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. 129 0 obj >> /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj endobj << CHAPTER 10. SANCTIONS FOR FRIVOLOUS PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS - Texas /S /P Rule 8.54. endobj Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". << PDF FLORIDA JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSldN - Supreme Court of Florida /K 9 endobj 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] /K 2 /Pg 17 0 R >> Motions - Utah Courts As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. /Pg 15 0 R endobj Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R << >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /Subscript /Span >> >> endobj /Resources 456 0 R endobj Attorney Advertising. Defendant's Motion at 1-3. /S /P << /K 43 /Lang (EN-US) In fact, the plaintiff's attorney conceded in open court, "I can honestly state I am not completely pre-pared to respond to the motion for summa-ry judgment." The judge, however, allowed the plaintiff to submit a brief on the . endobj /Pg 41 0 R /S /P Government Caught Between a Recusal Motion and Desperation /Pg 46 0 R She must asker lawyer. >> 237 0 obj << See People ex rel. 66 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 /K 7 << Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. endobj /K 25 6 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] endobj /Lang (EN-US) See also Harlan, 54 P.3d at 877 (the Court noted that [i]n determining whether disqualification is warranted the critical question is whether the litigation can be conducted in fairness to all parties and explained that [d]isqualification should not be imposed unless the claimed misconduct in some way taints the trial or legal system) (quoting Fed. /Rotate 0 /P 509 0 R /A 522 0 R endobj /Rotate 0 endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /P 508 0 R << >> /Pg 34 0 R << endobj /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] /K 3 << /K 1 /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R endobj 308 0 obj 104 0 obj 0000006588 00000 n endobj /S /P /P 508 0 R /K 2 /P 134 0 R endobj /Pg 46 0 R 135 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Pages /P 55 0 R 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.8 Often, motions to disqualify turn on the risk that a clients former attorney or law firm might be able to use against the client the confidences or secrets gained during the prior representation. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 0000009358 00000 n /Tabs /S /K 14 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] >> Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. /Artifact /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj Attorney appointed to represent Peter Angelos denies having conflicts %PDF-1.7 % /Pages 3 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /P 509 0 R 0000009454 00000 n endobj 0000008092 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. << endobj /S /P << 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. 343 0 obj /S /P endobj /K 5 Rule 121 - Local Rules-Statewide Practice Standards, Colo. R - Casetext