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/P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. /P 508 0 R /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /P 12 0 R /Pg 46 0 R 308 0 obj /Pg 24 0 R One party may insist that the court bar the lawyer from representing another party through a motion to disqualify. /S /TOCI /Pg 27 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 37 0 R /Pg 15 0 R endobj /PageLayout /OneColumn /Parent 3 0 R /P 308 0 R 116 0 obj /S /P endobj /K 1 /Pg 16 0 R These motions are becoming ever more common. /K 8 >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 73 0 obj /P 508 0 R /Annots [] /K [7 519 0 R] endobj When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /Pg 44 0 R >> /Count 32 /Pg 32 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 17 0 R endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. 350 0 obj 274 0 obj Introduction >> /S /P See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. << endobj HarrisT19@michigan.gov . endobj >> /Type /Page endobj /K 17 /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] << >> /K 331 0 R 336 0 obj I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. /Pg 17 0 R (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 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /S /TOCI 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. endobj /S /P /A 517 0 R +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn << endobj /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /K 23 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 0000008931 00000 n /Pg 16 0 R 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 0000004058 00000 n 29 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Count 5 /Pg 18 0 R >> >> /K 7 157 0 obj /K [274 0 R 276 0 R 278 0 R 280 0 R 282 0 R 284 0 R 286 0 R 288 0 R 290 0 R 292 0 R endobj >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 14 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. /K 0 << endobj /Pg 17 0 R endobj A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. << /K 41 /S /P /P 508 0 R /S /TOCI 213 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R 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 /P Attorney General . /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. 15 316 0 R 16 [127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R] << /Tabs /S White, Dunn & Booker 1200 First Alabama Bank Building Birmingham, AL 32503, Albert C. Bowen, Esq. 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. >> /K 2 >> /P 12 0 R /P 55 0 R endobj endobj /S /P 135 0 obj << You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. endobj << 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. << /S /P /S /H3 <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. << endobj /Pg 22 0 R /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] /P 508 0 R endobj /P 508 0 R /Pg 41 0 R /Resources 411 0 R << /K 6 /P 286 0 R /S /P /StructParents 23 endobj /K [22 285 0 R 24] 3d at 812. 163 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 2 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. /P 12 0 R 25 [158 0 R 159 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 80 0 obj /P 12 0 R 11. Legal Standards. >> 95 0 obj endobj << /Pg 27 0 R /Tabs /S << /Lang (EN-US) endobj xref /StructParents 8 /Lang (EN-US) 200 0 obj << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 21 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /K 25 27 0 obj endobj /Resources 494 0 R endobj << /Parent 3 0 R /K 9 United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. 235 0 obj /S /P << 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 endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /K 3 231 0 obj /K [11 511 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 /S /Reference . << <> 292 0 obj /S /P /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] >> >> /Lang (EN-US) >> << 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. /S /P 4. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 524, 528 (D.Colo. /S /P /Pg 37 0 R /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Pg 20 0 R 305 0 obj /K 3 << /P 132 0 R /Lang (EN-US) When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. /Pg 15 0 R /Rotate 0 But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . endobj >> << Legal Ethics 71, 77 (Winter 2014). /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 30 0 R Fill out the forms. /K [16 518 0 R] >> << << 23 0 obj northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions /StructParents 34 /Lang (EN-US) << << /Pg 35 0 R 347 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj 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. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS >> 348 0 obj /S /P >> /S /P /S /P As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. /S /P << /S /P << 356 0 obj /S /P 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] << People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). /K 14 Notice of Motion and Motion. endobj /K 2 /S /P /S /Footnote /Pg 45 0 R >> >> /Pg 44 0 R <> /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 33 0 R /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 << /Pg 26 0 R >> << /K 4 /Pg 17 0 R >> >> 236 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 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. /S /Reference First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. << %%EOF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. 252 0 obj /Length 533 0 R 1992). /Type /Page << /Lang (EN-US) /K 11 << >> Disqualification motions put these obligations directly at issue. /S /Table /Resources 466 0 R 10-0101 San Francisco, CA 94102-3478 (415) 436-6660 (415) 436-6683 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff the United States of America Also filed on behalf of 10 Plaintiff States (See signature block) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION /K [9 309 0 R 11] 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 /K 9 /K 38 << the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. 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 83 0 obj 362 0 obj 202 0 obj 57 0 obj >> /S /TOCI >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 15 0 obj endobj /K 33 << /S /P 0000009358 00000 n 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 /Pg 43 0 R /K 0 endobj Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] /Pg 26 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 13 151 0 obj << /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S /K 9 /Subscript /Span << /K 39 endobj << /P 528 0 R << Increasingly, courts nationwide have recognized and accepted timely, effective ethics screens as a positive factor for permitting an attorney to continue the representation, although sometimes a screen is not enough to avoid the ramifications of an imputed conflict. /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Contents [384 0 R 385 0 R 386 0 R] 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 39 286 0 obj /StructParents 16 >> /Type /Page /P 506 0 R hearing. endobj /RoleMap 14 0 R /S /P /S /Reference 208 0 obj /K 51 /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. << /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.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. /P 529 0 R /P 12 0 R 214 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 10 /Pg 17 0 R She must asker lawyer. /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. /P 12 0 R endobj >> /Parent 10 0 R endobj >> 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 180 0 obj 0000006178 00000 n /S /P 254 0 obj 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 10 0 obj In 3/19, C.H. motion to disqualify for a hearing. endobj << /S /P << /S /P /Annots [] endobj /S /P /S /P /Resources 399 0 R /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] >> >> /S /P 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. 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". /S /P /P 505 0 R /K 1 /K 4 /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] 115 0 obj /P 56 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R] /K 15 /StructParents 9 /P 505 0 R endobj /Parent 11 0 R 32 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R 164 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] >> %PDF-1.6 % >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 16 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) /K 15 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 34 0 obj /K 6 /Pg 17 0 R Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. 8 0 obj >> << << >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) 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 /Annots [] /S /Table /Parent 8 0 R 51 0 obj 141 0 obj >> >> endobj /P 12 0 R /S /P /S /P >> endobj Defendant's Motion at 1. /P 12 0 R endstream << 358 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R /S /P /Pg 29 0 R /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] endobj /K 0 /Pg 16 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 2. 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. /Pg 17 0 R /Type /Page >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> Drew Mazzeo and his firm should be disqualified from further representation of Landes in this matter, due to ethical obligations toward Cuzdey as a former client, incurred when Mr. Mazzeo purchased the practice of /Lang (EN-US) 6. /K 1 /Pg 23 0 R The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. /Pg 16 0 R << 312 0 obj /Resources 379 0 R 224 0 obj >> << /Lang (EN-US) >> 251 0 obj 0000004782 00000 n /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) 182 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 234 0 obj endobj /K 0 /Pg 16 0 R /Length 532 0 R 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. /K [503 0 R 504 0 R] /K 7 /Pg 16 0 R 313 0 obj /S /P /S /P << /Parent 6 0 R /S /P << /K 5 /Parent 8 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /Pg 44 0 R endobj The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. 30 0 obj /S /P /Resources 387 0 R endobj << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Pg 17 0 R endobj /K [8 510 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /Sect >> << /Annots [] 114 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << /K [38 293 0 R 40] /Resources 367 0 R << at 241-47 . /Parent 3 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 31 >> /Pg 15 0 R 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. CARLSON CLERK /K 1 /S /P /Tabs /S >> << /K 0 /S /P /P 123 0 R 24 0 obj 123 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R >> /Pg 18 0 R /K 15 /K 6 endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Tabs /S /Annotation /Span /P 509 0 R See Livingston v. /Pg 17 0 R /Tabs /S /Pg 15 0 R /K [10 314 0 R 12] /Pg 20 0 R endobj /S /H3 endobj endobj /Tabs /S /K 42 Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." /P 12 0 R /StructParents 35 /S /P /S /P /P 12 0 R >> >> Deposit Ins. endobj 129 0 obj << /Rotate 0 85 0 obj /K 6 9 0 obj /S /P 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 /S /P 92 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) << 306 0 obj endobj /K 2 0000002515 00000 n 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. 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). >> 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 44 0 R 37 0 obj << /Pg 27 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 26 >> /S /TOC >> /Pg 24 0 R << 127 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 34 0 R endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 509 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 137 0 R 138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R 142 0 R 143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R /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. /Type /Pages /K 10 /Pg 16 0 R /Type /Page A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. /S /P /P 12 0 R >> endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) 198 0 obj /P 162 0 R /P 530 0 R >> 7. /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R >> endobj /S /Link /S /P 0000008829 00000 n >> /P 509 0 R /Pg 22 0 R << /K 0 << /Pg 39 0 R 0000009145 00000 n >> /Tabs /S 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. endobj << /Parent 7 0 R endobj 0000001952 00000 n >> Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. /StructParents 31 /P 528 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /K 10 0000009036 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) >> 106 0 obj As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial endobj >> /S /Link Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. << >> 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. /Pg 42 0 R Notice of Motion and Motion. 41 0 obj >> endobj /K 8 << /Resources 383 0 R endobj /P 300 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 9. /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /StructParents 4 /Lang (EN-US) << << 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 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). /CropBox [0 0 612 792] disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party. /Tabs /S endobj /Tabs /S 270 0 obj 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 /S /P <> 278 0 obj endobj /K 0 11 0 obj >> >> endobj Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- /Annots [] /K 0 128 0 obj The motion is legally sufficient if it shows the party's well-grounded fear that the party will not receive a fair trial. /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R] >> << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] /K 7 /Pg 38 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj Please do not message me here on Avvo. /S /Reference endobj /K 33 endobj position as district attorney. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> R. Evid. /Pg 15 0 R 260 0 obj /Resources 470 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). 81 0 obj /S /P /S /P /S /P endobj /StructParents 14 12-1]. endobj /S /P in writing. /K 10 261 0 obj CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. /Pg 16 0 R 2022 California Rules of Court. >> /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. 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] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /Link 53 0 obj endobj >> _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. << /Pg 43 0 R >> << /Lang (EN-US) /K [10 279 0 R 12] >> /K 17 /Lang (EN-US) 191 0 obj /Rotate 0 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R endobj 242 0 obj 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 by the party 290 0 obj 233 0 obj <> endobj 7 0 obj /S /P /P 531 0 R endobj 201 0 obj >> A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . 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." /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. /S /Reference /Underline /Span >> endobj endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /K 10 Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). 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 Rule 2.160(c) provides as follows: (c) Motion. /K 26 endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /P 529 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 155 0 obj 43 0 obj /K 14 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. 0000006382 00000 n << endobj II. /Rotate 0 /K 4 >> >> /K [4 316 0 R 6] endobj << >> 88 0 obj 248 0 obj endobj endobj endobj >> endobj /P 12 0 R 256 0 obj /S /P /Rotate 0 >> >> << /K 7 <> /P 508 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 43 0 R endobj /S /P /K 18 /S /P /K 2 /Pg 46 0 R >> You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. The defendant may not call the prosecutors as witnesses unless there is a compelling need to do so. /P 12 0 R /K 17 >> 331 0 obj He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] << 0000000016 00000 n are satisfied. /Pg 15 0 R /Rotate 0 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 endobj /P 508 0 R << endobj << /P 284 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Annots [] /P 12 0 R << endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 2 361 0 obj 247 0 obj /Resources 486 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 531 0 R 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] /Parent 7 0 R /S /P >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] 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. /S /P /Pg 37 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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 /S /P << 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 28 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P >> /Pg 45 0 R /Tabs /S /P 508 0 R 316 0 obj 262 0 obj 3. endobj /Lang (EN-US) 1992)). /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 11 0 R >> >> << << 61 0 obj endobj /P 322 0 R 303 0 obj << /K 2 <> 249 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R 1. Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. /P 509 0 R /K 0 /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 40 0 obj endobj endobj endobj /P 509 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << >> /P 55 0 R /S /P /K 35 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << 12 0 obj /P 506 0 R See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). << /S /P 357 0 obj endobj /Pg 16 0 R . Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. 103 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. /K [315 0 R 317 0 R 318 0 R] /K 43 360 0 obj /K 0 /Pg 18 0 R /K 1 125 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /S /P 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 . /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 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 /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 endobj endobj 107 0 obj endobj /K 7 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. and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to .