response to motion to disqualify attorney

>> /K 17 /P 12 0 R /K 18 >> 49 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R 216 0 obj << /S /P /K 16 endobj 14 0 obj /S /P << /S /Reference 291 0 obj in writing. /Pg 17 0 R /S /H1 225 0 obj /S /P /Rotate 0 /Pg 28 0 R >> << /Lang (EN-US) << /Chart /Figure /P 290 0 R 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. >> /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 16 0 R endobj << Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 17 0 R endobj << << /Type /Pages << /S /P /P 508 0 R endobj 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 . >> /K 3 << Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). /Tabs /S PDF United States District Court Southern District of Florida << /Type /Page /Pg 26 0 R 137 0 obj 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. /Lang (EN-US) <> /K [42 295 0 R 44] << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Parent 11 0 R /K 10 /P 506 0 R >> ECF No. His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] /K 8 /Pg 45 0 R /S /P /S /TOCI /P 505 0 R /Count 5 /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 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. endobj /K 18 226 0 obj 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 407 0 R /A 517 0 R <stream /Parent 11 0 R 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." /Pg 45 0 R << /Pg 25 0 R /S /P /Length 532 0 R /S /P endobj 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. /Lang (EN-US) endobj Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a 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.2 The attorney is also obligated to elevate the clients interests above the interests of the attorney and the law firm. /Pg 46 0 R /S /H3 << /Lang (EN-US) 1 0 obj <> Notice of Motion and Motion. /K 12 0 R /S /P /S /Footnote x+ | 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. at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. /P 12 0 R /K 23 endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) << /Parent 8 0 R As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. /Pg 26 0 R /Resources 498 0 R /P 509 0 R << >> 3 0 obj /S /P >> 206 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R /P 163 0 R /K 4 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. 162 0 obj endobj 63 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R /S /Link 192 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. >> /K [10 314 0 R 12] /Tabs /S /K 7 /S /P endobj 2. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /Resources 418 0 R /K 4 << /Pg 44 0 R >> /K 10 /Pg 37 0 R endobj /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 37 0 R >> /Type /Page United States' Response to Defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 25 0 obj endobj /Rotate 0 /K 21 << << << endobj In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R /K 1 /S /P Mark White, Esq. /P 530 0 R /P 322 0 R 305 0 obj 0000008829 00000 n << 139 0 obj /P 531 0 R /S /Footnote 171 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 298 0 R /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Resources 395 0 R /K 23 /Lang (EN-US) 11. 198 0 obj /K 2 << /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 10 0 R << Motion to Disqualify Trial Judge: - Thomas M. Bates 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 << << Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. /P 12 0 R endobj 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 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 22 0 R endobj /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. 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) Typically, a former client seeking to disqualify a former attorney from representing an opposing party must identify specific, cogent information that the attorney possesses and show that the information is confidential and implicates the duty of loyalty. (Att. /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page PDF state of maryland >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj 306 0 obj 0000000016 00000 n << /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /P 12 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R 284 0 obj 148 0 obj 3 [null 304 0 R 305 0 R 304 0 R null 306 0 R 307 0 R 306 0 R null 308 0 R /P 508 0 R 1. /K [1 326 0 R 15] /K 0 endobj File the forms. << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] /K 7 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 11 91 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION, 15 U.S.C. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] /S /P << 73 0 obj /P 12 0 R 13 0 obj ; Utica Mut. 235 0 obj /S /Reference /Type /Pages <> >> /K [13 311 0 R 15] My name is Adam C. Sloane. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /Pg 30 0 R endobj /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 endobj Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. /P 55 0 R 56 0 obj 159 0 obj /K 3 endobj >> /S /P /Tabs /S /Pg 15 0 R /P 310 0 R << endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 236 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R 19 0 obj >> endobj /P 123 0 R /Pg 45 0 R 278 0 R 279 0 R 278 0 R null 280 0 R 281 0 R 280 0 R null 282 0 R 283 0 R >> /S /P <> /P 505 0 R << endobj by the party /Pg 18 0 R /P 12 0 R << /Pg 15 0 R 269 0 obj endobj Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. 288 0 obj 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. endobj /Pg 22 0 R /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] /S /P /StructParents 1 /P 528 0 R >> PDF In the 242nd District Court of Swisher County, Texas /Lang (EN-US) << /StructParents 26 /Lang (EN-US) endobj 298 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 14 << /K 8 /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 0 >> /Pg 29 0 R << >> 272 0 obj endobj Official websites use .gov /P 12 0 R 38 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> /Tabs /S endobj /Lang (EN-US) The State filed a response to the motion, see id. /K 43 /S /P /K 11 /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R PDF Writing, Scheduling, and Opposing or Replying to Motions Guides for >> /Type /Page /K 1 90 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R /P 12 0 R 27 0 obj /K 30 /P 12 0 R << /StructParents 21 << 438 30 244 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 9 /S /TOCI 361 0 obj 353 0 obj endobj << /StructParents 16 << /Pg 37 0 R /Parent 3 0 R << at 391. District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. /Lang (EN-US) <> /Lang (EN-US) 315 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) << <> 2. endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 1 /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] /S /P << /Pg 16 0 R 158 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Resources 375 0 R endobj endobj /P 276 0 R /Pg 46 0 R << /S /P /Rotate 0 1 /. /K 0 >> 179 0 obj /K 1 /Type /Pages << /K 4 /P 55 0 R >> /P 529 0 R 261 0 obj <> << >> >> >> /S /P Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel /StructParents 3 /P 12 0 R /S /P /Resources 428 0 R endobj /Annots [] /K 15 >> /K 25 endobj PDF No. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON PATRICIA LANDES, v >> >> >> << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 17 0 R << endobj /Parent 3 0 R /P 55 0 R <> endobj endobj 143 0 obj /Annots [] /Pg 27 0 R << << /Pg 15 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 42 0 R /Pg 15 0 R << /S /P >> /P 296 0 R >> /Pg 28 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P 257 0 obj MOTIONS DISQUALIFY LITIGATION - State Bar of Texas /Pg 44 0 R Motions to Disqualify Counsel Unpredictable /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /P 12 0 R 248 0 obj /K 18 /Pg 20 0 R <<