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Dist. /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 67 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /Count 5 endobj /P 508 0 R endobj /P 56 0 R All rights reserved. << /StructParents 32 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 310 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 Mr. /P 506 0 R /K [14 281 0 R 16] << /Pg 44 0 R >> << /P 505 0 R >> /K 13 Petitioners' Pro Se Emergency Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Defendants Doug Smith and CPP. 41 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj endobj >> /P 506 0 R 235 0 obj endobj 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] /S /P /Pg 34 0 R endobj << /dc43kgm@9{Q CF";dlx23H(k)+BH0s0~SxDmSKfy~x|}w"l'%%o2nrQr>VKwLB3=_KJgZ%'$(":xPU.m99(+'&{Mj4k%'5CS@w7)05eX G?A*hR'*X\r^nDb'OAWMRd.ZEOp:|ECldHP?=[U'UjdW'f}\&D]J}r). Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. /P 506 0 R /ParentTreeNextKey 43 << /S /Reference 149 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Pg 20 0 R 89 0 obj 142 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] endobj /Resources 383 0 R /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] /Tabs /S 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] /Pg 15 0 R /K [34 291 0 R 36] 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. 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 506 0 R 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 (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 163 0 obj endobj >> /K 17 << /Pg 16 0 R 98 0 obj /P 12 0 R 252 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 19 /Parent 6 0 R 263 0 R 264 0 R 265 0 R 266 0 R 267 0 R 268 0 R 269 0 R 270 0 R 271 0 R 272 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << endobj >> /Pg 33 0 R /S /Link /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] /Pg 16 0 R Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. << NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. very brief. /Pg 27 0 R /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 Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. 271 0 obj >> /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R 190 0 obj /P 531 0 R << /Pg 15 0 R endobj << /P 509 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 22 /S /TOCI endobj Deposit Ins. /Pg 45 0 R /K 42 RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC(an Arizona Corporation), Ed Magedson(an individual). 107 0 obj 242 0 obj endobj /Rotate 0 /P 12 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. /K 1 The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. << >> /Resources 379 0 R 347 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 15 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P 0000009145 00000 n 7 0 obj /P 12 0 R 344 0 obj << /K 26 3 0 obj << /P 531 0 R >> The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. /K [13 311 0 R 15] /K 14 /S /Reference endobj /Contents [364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R] /S /TOCI /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /S /P 199 0 obj << /Underline /Span /S /P endobj /StructParents 3 /S /P << 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. >> << 86 0 obj 247 0 obj /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R] << /Lang (EN-US) /K [12 521 0 R] 80 0 obj endobj /K [0 325 0 R 13] 4 [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 67 0 R << >> /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R << /K 25 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. /Pg 34 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 . /Pg 16 0 R endobj /P 133 0 R /Pg 38 0 R /Pg 21 0 R /S /P /K 17 endobj /P 12 0 R >> An official website of the United States government. << 69 0 obj /S /Link >> endobj /Pg 27 0 R /Resources 478 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 8. /Pg 33 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 528 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 6 /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /TOCI << 57 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << Visit the Civil General Use forms page.. Self-Help Resources Formularios en Espaol. << /Pg 19 0 R /S /P endobj /Type /Page /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R 856 F. Supp. /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] 16.21 et seq. 15 316 0 R 16 [127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 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. /Parent 9 0 R /K 15 303 0 obj /K 0 236 0 obj /K 8 0000009504 00000 n /K 20 /P 531 0 R >> /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] /Pg 15 0 R 5 0 obj /K 4 /S /P Few things are worse for an attorney than getting a new big matter, starting work on it, and then facing a motion to disqualify. << /Lang (EN-US) Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff's counsel, Greenberg Traurig, LLP ("GT") is a baseless effort to divert the Court from the merits of the controversy between the parties, in which GT's client has already been shown to have been seriously wronged by the moving parties. 73 0 obj 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 18 0 obj /P 505 0 R /S /P >> << /P 12 0 R 215 0 obj See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. /S /P /K 9 >> 157 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R /P 505 0 R 128 0 obj >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /TOCI endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 23 0 R /P 12 0 R << >> << endobj /P 282 0 R /K 33 endobj endobj /S /P endobj /K 6 Notice of Motion and Motion. 108 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /K 30 /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 40 /Lang (EN-US) Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. 218 0 obj >> /S /TOCI 170 0 obj endobj /S /H3 Beddow, Erben & Bowen, P.A Second Floor - 2019 Building 2019 3rd Avenue, North Birmingham, AL 35203. << >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << 91 0 obj 197 0 obj >> /StructParents 29 endobj /K 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] are satisfied. /StructParents 30 /Lang (EN-US) 308 0 obj << >> 20 [142 0 R 143 0 R] Sharp, and the response of the United States. 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." endobj 0000009248 00000 n superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. << The defendant's demand is presently under consideration by the Justice Department. endobj /S /TOCI /Type /Page /Resources 466 0 R >> endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. /P 56 0 R /Pg 28 0 R /S /P . /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. << /S /P 353 0 obj << << 10 0 obj endobj endobj /K [5 512 0 R] /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R >> /P 55 0 R 0000001974 00000 n Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . /S /P /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported. endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /K 14 endobj /P 55 0 R /K 11 /Tabs /S << /Lang (EN-US) << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) 82 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj /P 508 0 R << /S /P /K 1 78 0 obj /Pg 38 0 R /K 8 Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. << << /K 4 << /Lang (EN-US) << endobj 1 0 obj /P 508 0 R /Parent 11 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /K 2 >> /Pg 30 0 R /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R >> >> /K 32 /Pg 27 0 R This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. Include the date to the template with the Date option. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R >> << /Annots [] << endobj 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. /P 12 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 531 0 R << /P 508 0 R /Pg 19 0 R 210 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << 209 0 obj /Pg 32 0 R /Pg 20 0 R 131 0 obj 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. endobj /Pg 44 0 R 211 0 obj /Count 32 United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. >> ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. endobj /S /P Disqualification motions put these obligations directly at issue. 38 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] << 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] /Pg 23 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 10 /S /P /Rotate 0 34 0 obj /Pg 39 0 R endobj /K [6 277 0 R 8] /K [38 293 0 R 40] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Annots [423 0 R 424 0 R] << >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference >> /Type /Page /K 1 >> >> 176 0 obj 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. /Type /Page 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. /Pg 45 0 R Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /S /H3 2. /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page endobj /Pg 17 0 R /Annots [] 297 0 obj /K 0 /StructParents 2 /P 163 0 R 6 313 0 R 7 314 0 R 8 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R] /S /P >> /S /P /K 18 /Rotate 0 202 0 R] /K 6 /Parent 7 0 R Cf. /P 12 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 304 0 R /S /P << 155 0 obj /Tabs /S /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << >> >> << << /Tabs /S /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 32 0 R >> /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] endobj /StructParents 14 306 0 obj << endobj 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. >> /Pg 16 0 R /K 11 << endobj /Superscript /Span ECF No. /K 19 1. 104 0 obj << 262 0 obj >> endobj 263 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 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. /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /P 162 0 R /K 31 /P 508 0 R endobj 22 0 obj /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] << endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 140 0 obj /Marked true endobj /Pg 20 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 486 0 R /Annots [] /Annots [] << /P 56 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 334 0 obj UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PROSECUTORS MARK R. ROSMAN AND KAREN J. /Lang (EN-US) 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] 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. << endobj endobj /K 2 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. 270 0 obj 340 0 obj The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . 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. /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') /Type /Page /S /P /PageLayout /OneColumn 67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 0000003370 00000 n >> endstream endobj startxref /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 341 0 R 342 0 R 343 0 R 344 0 R] [email protected] / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . 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. 15 0 obj /K 11 /S /P >> /Pg 46 0 R It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is /Pg 25 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] >> /Pg 22 0 R endobj 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /P 55 0 R 125 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) << >> << Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. 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. 359 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> /S /P 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 . << endobj 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 /S /P /P 12 0 R << /K 13 203 0 obj endobj /K 1 /Pg 46 0 R ________________________ United States District Judge. 124 0 obj 166 0 obj /P 55 0 R 288 0 obj /K 1 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. /S /P 39 0 obj endobj /K [6 323 0 R 8] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R 23 [152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] ; Utica Mut. 54 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P See Livingston v. /P 508 0 R 1 18 U.S.C. /K [10 314 0 R 12] 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null 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 /Pg 17 0 R /K 6 /Lang (EN-US) As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. endobj /K 16 37 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R << << 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 /K 0 /Pg 16 0 R 249 0 obj /Parent 3 0 R endobj 29 0 obj 307 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 528 0 R /Pg 18 0 R When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. 193 0 obj Co. v. Employers Ins. >> /Pg 15 0 R /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 37 0 R 112 0 obj /S /Link /P 506 0 R << 179 0 obj >> << /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] /Lang (EN-US) 234 0 obj /K 8 /Pg 45 0 R >> >> /K [22 285 0 R 24] /Pg 16 0 R If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. /P 12 0 R >> /Tabs /S endobj /K 7 >> 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 /Type /Page /K [16 518 0 R] People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). >> >> << endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. 333 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R << << << /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . endobj /K 5 >> 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 /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] /P 531 0 R 12-1]. /S /P /Pg 20 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) >> /K [7 519 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 0000005497 00000 n << /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 /K 27 >> 9. /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 36 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /K [30 289 0 R 32] 350 0 obj Introduction 206 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Resources 399 0 R /S /Sect Ins. endobj /StructParents 16 49 0 obj >> /Parent 9 0 R 147 0 obj endobj endobj /K 0 >> 182 0 obj /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /K 9 /K 1 /P 12 0 R (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. /S /Link /StructParents 12 northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions /Annots [] 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. 27 0 obj /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << >> 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. << >> /P 300 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) 48 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] /S /Footnote /Type /Page /S /P >> /Pg 17 0 R /K 0 /Type /Page << /Lang (EN-US) 115 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 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). /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 244 0 obj /K 14 %PDF-1.6 /S /P 0000006276 00000 n /K 5 /Pg 18 0 R endobj /P 505 0 R /Pg 30 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /H3 /Pg 31 0 R << /P 506 0 R endobj /S /P /S /P endobj /P 12 0 R /K 1 /Pg 16 0 R 185 0 obj 330 0 R 162 0 R] /Parent 10 0 R (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). 139 0 obj /K 4 /Pg 31 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P 137 0 obj /P 298 0 R 9 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 15 0 R at 390-91. 360 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /K [10 527 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 191 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R /S /P << 293 0 obj >> /S /P 0000002183 00000 n << /P 531 0 R >> 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R /P 163 0 R >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 22 0 R >> /Pg 17 0 R endobj disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. /RoleMap 14 0 R 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. << >> 81 0 R 314 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] >> 47 0 obj endobj /Parent 10 0 R /Pg 42 0 R This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. endobj /S /P /P 528 0 R First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj endobj endobj /Resources 387 0 R /S /Reference endobj /S /P [email protected] . endobj /S /P endobj /S /P << 81 0 obj (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. 355 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 27 0 R endobj /K [5 307 0 R 7] endobj endobj /Pg 20 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 17 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 /S /P /P 531 0 R endobj /S /P /Type /Pages << /K 1 /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] endobj 356 0 obj /S /P /Annots [] >> /K 30 endobj endobj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 40 0 R /S /P 274 0 obj /Annots [] 260 0 obj /K 3 /Pg 37 0 R 336 0 obj /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) 195 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /A 499 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 88 0 obj endobj /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /K 19 /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Pages /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 45 0 R 191 0 obj /P 509 0 R /K 6 >> 225 0 obj << << /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /K 0 << >> 325 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 162 0 R Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. /K 10 endobj /S /P /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) See Rule 2.330 (f). /K 2 4 0 obj endobj /Rotate 0 276 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R (quoting People ex rel. /Rotate 0 startxref /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /P 509 0 R /K 2 /K 16 In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported.1 Many disqualification motions are well-founded. /S /P >> /S /P >> /K 27 endobj /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 357 0 obj /K 1 << /Lang (EN-US) /A 513 0 R DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /Lang (EN-US) 135 0 obj /Resources 407 0 R 154 0 obj /Pg 25 0 R 283 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R /K 12 >> /P 274 0 R /Pg 29 0 R Rule 2.330 (e). /P 12 0 R However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. >> 84 0 obj /K 3 Mark White, Esq. 178 0 obj 261 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R The facts stated in Mrs. Landes' Response to the Motion to Disqualify, are true and correct, including the fact that I do not have Mr. Cuzdey's client file. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /S /Reference /P 506 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. /K 8 /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? /K 6 >> Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. << motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) /P 308 0 R endobj 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. >> << endobj << 243 0 obj 132 0 obj << /P 290 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 7 0 R << 327 0 obj endobj endobj << >> endobj /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] /Tabs /S << >> 294 0 obj /K 0 /K 29 >> /Parent 8 0 R 253 0 obj the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. endobj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 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 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K [14 516 0 R] /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] << /S /P /K 1 endobj I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). /Pg 15 0 R /P 505 0 R Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. endobj /S /P endobj One party may insist that the court bar the lawyer from representing another party through a motion to disqualify. /S /H2 << 2. /Pg 17 0 R 175 0 obj endobj /K 28 /Annots [] endobj /P 124 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /K 0 /P 505 0 R >> /Parent 9 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj General Use: Description. The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. /K 3 /P 529 0 R /Tabs /S /StructParents 25 /Pg 19 0 R /Type /Page /Pg 33 0 R /K 5 << (Att.

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