response to motion to disqualify attorney

/P 12 0 R << 187 0 obj << << /P 163 0 R /P 55 0 R /S /TOCI /K 16 endobj /K [38 293 0 R 40] Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. /K 37 /K 10 >> endobj endobj /Annots [] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /P 55 0 R >> stream /Pg 16 0 R /P 508 0 R The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. 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. /S /P /S /Reference Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 13 296 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 29 /Lang (EN-US) << 336 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /K 33 11. >> >> /Contents [400 0 R 401 0 R 402 0 R] /K 11 /K 23 endobj /S /P /S /P >> /P 508 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R 467 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R 298 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 272 0 obj /K 39 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 . << /S /Reference << LAi7p:0qX t` P7SP.X8v('bsX.LC8p) iV 3C4=H0u2Fd Cg. /Lang (EN-US) 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 508 0 R << 50 0 obj << /P 286 0 R /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] /K 16 Box 30758 . /P 507 0 R << endobj /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> /Rotate 0 /Rotate 0 183 0 obj << << 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 endobj /Type /Page endobj 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] /K 14 2 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 44 0 R In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported. /Resources 436 0 R 182 0 obj 36 0 obj >> >> /Lang (EN-US) << >> Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). /S /P /S /P /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj 281 0 obj /S /TOCI /S /P /K 3 /S /Reference /K 24 << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 3 /Annots [] endobj Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. 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. << /P 300 0 R >> /Annots [] /K 3 << /P 276 0 R /Parent 9 0 R /K [7 313 0 R 9] >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R << /S /P 0000006382 00000 n /K 4 endobj /Type /Page The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. 216 0 obj /S /Link Mar. /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R by the party >> >> 98 0 obj << >> endobj /S /P 24 0 obj /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] 114 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) THE RESPONSE: The employee in question was Matthew Minno, who is a staff attorney with DMS. 236 0 obj /Tabs /S /S /P /K 17 /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S >> %PDF-1.7 % >> /P 306 0 R 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. /P 12 0 R Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /Pg 46 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 >> endobj I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the United States' Response to Defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. 4 0 obj << << 324 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K [58 303 0 R 60] 202 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /Count 5 13 0 obj /K 18 /S /H3 /K 1 /Pages 3 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /K 47 <> /P 528 0 R /Pg 17 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << 68 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R /Type /Pages /TextBox /Art /P 12 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 31 0 R 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 /Pg 33 0 R /K [42 295 0 R 44] /Type /Page endobj << /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 43 0 R << endobj /Pg 29 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 7 309 0 obj Health, Education & Family Services Division . /P 12 0 R /S /P /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] /Parent 11 0 R /StructParents 12 endobj /S /P << >> /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] /K 10 /Lang (EN-US) << /P 508 0 R /K 12 /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> 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. << 204 0 obj /S /P >> << << Peters v. Dist. << /Lang (EN-US) 195 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 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. /P 508 0 R endobj /K 4 /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj /S /P /P 531 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K [10 527 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 7 0 R 0000006483 00000 n 30 0 obj /S /P /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] 62 0 obj >> U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. 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. /Type /Pages /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 9 0 R << /S /P >> /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 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. >> /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /S /P 5 [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 313 0 R 80 0 R /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] << /P 531 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. /P 12 0 R /K [12 514 0 R] /K 31 endobj /P 508 0 R /Annots [] /Pg 16 0 R 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). 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. An official website of the United States government. << << /Lang (EN-US) >> 41 0 obj /S /P endobj 358 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R << 17 [132 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R 136 0 R 137 0 R null 322 0 R 323 0 R 322 0 R null 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 . >> /Pg 22 0 R /S /TOCI /K 331 0 R /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] >> /S /P /Pg 33 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R 28 0 obj >> /Pg 46 0 R << /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] /K 0 << 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. /Lang (EN-US) 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] endobj Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /StructParents 27 /K 2 /S /P /K 11 /StructParents 26 10 0 obj /K 18 United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. /Pg 27 0 R The conflict is imputed to everyone in the law firm, and most certainly the firm will require more than one week to respond to the motion to disqualify. /S /P /Parent 6 0 R /K 7 0000001952 00000 n /K 21 /P 12 0 R /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] << 0000006178 00000 n /S /P /S /TOCI /P 124 0 R /S /Table /S /Link /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Footnote /Note << /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 153 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R << /Pg 23 0 R /S /P /K 11 268 0 obj << Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S 306 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj >> A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. 163 0 obj /K 2 endobj 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] /Pg 44 0 R /Type /Page >> 249 0 obj /Type /Page endobj >> /S /P /K 17 233 0 obj /Chart /Figure >> /S /TOCI /S /P /K 7 79 0 obj endobj /Pg 45 0 R << >> /Resources 466 0 R /K 5 >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 27 0 R /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 9 As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. 14 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> These motions are becoming ever more common. /Lang (EN-US) By far the majority of successful motions to disqualify are brought on the basis of a conflict of interest with a former or concurrent client or imputation, but attorneys should also be aware that successful motions to disqualify have been brought on the following bases, among others: (1) lawyer as witness, (2) appearance of impropriety, (3) receipt of confidential data, (4) personal interest, (5) violation of the no contact rules, and (6) misconduct with a witness. /S /P /Pg 15 0 R 290 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 /S /P /Rotate 0 /Pg 22 0 R >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) endobj by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . /P 531 0 R /P 508 0 R 263 0 obj /K 1 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 67 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /P 505 0 R /S /P 0000006588 00000 n /StructParents 9 endobj /K 2 endobj /Pg 42 0 R /Resources 391 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /K 7 /Parent 3 0 R Secure .gov websites use HTTPS << /Tabs /S 118 0 obj endobj /Pg 22 0 R /Parent 6 0 R 237 0 obj /Pg 17 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. 337 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 35 /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 23 0 R /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj Federal courts have the inherent power to supervise the professional conduct of attorneys appearing before the courts, which includes the authority to disqualify an attorney. >> /Pg 17 0 R /Type /Pages /Resources 486 0 R /Tabs /S /S /P /Pg 19 0 R 135 0 obj Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". << /S /P << /A 526 0 R ECF No. << >> Attorney General . /K 26 (See Defendant's Motion Exhibit 2.) /Lang (EN-US) /P 529 0 R Ins. /P 162 0 R 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. /K 0 /Strikeout /Span /Count 5 /Rotate 0 /P 55 0 R /P 12 0 R 23 0 obj /K 10 /K 6 << Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. endobj << >> /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /Pg 45 0 R endobj /P 509 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 10 0 R >> 285 0 obj /Type /Page 602. /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 /P 302 0 R >> /K 2 /S /P /S /P >> 253 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) very brief. /P 505 0 R 55 0 obj Following this, they have two options - either to transfer the case to another judge immediately or to file a written answer with the clerk. /Pg 42 0 R /Lang (EN-US) at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. >> endobj >> /P 12 0 R 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] /Artifact /P 33 0 obj 3d at 812. /Lang (EN-US) (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. 164 0 obj << >> /P 12 0 R /MarkInfo 2 0 R /Pg 18 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R >> disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R >> << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. endobj /K 1 endobj << /Lang (EN-US) %PDF-1.6 % /K 2 /S /P Tenorio moves to supplement his Response to the Department's Motion for Summary Judgment with two cases: Jordan v. /S /P >> /Parent 11 0 R 35 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> 88 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 26 0 R endobj endobj /P 123 0 R /K 5 endobj Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. /K 2 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] >> 44 0 obj >> >> First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. 2:11-cv-03473-CBM-MAN (Aug. 26, 2014) (motion to disqualify Squire Patton Boggs), www.law360.com/dockets/download/53fdfac81101ea655a00000b?doc_ url=https%3A%2F%2Fecf.cacd.uscourts. /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /TOCI >> /S /TOCI 139 0 obj /P 81 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? Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 1 524, 528 (D.Colo. << /P 12 0 R /Pg 28 0 R % << >> >> >> endobj /S /P /StructParents 23 << /P 506 0 R << 156 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Parent 7 0 R >> /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] Ct. App . 134 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> << 287 0 obj and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to . /Pg 16 0 R >> endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 230 0 obj /K 1 /K 33 /Pg 33 0 R Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /Resources 448 0 R /S /P >> Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. /P 55 0 R 65 0 obj >> /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R >> >> /K 19 << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn << /S /P << /S /P /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 15 0 R endobj << /Resources 367 0 R /Annots [] << Introduction 20 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 11 0 R endobj /K 0 /Pg 17 0 R stream /Pg 29 0 R /P 12 0 R >> 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. /S /Reference >> >> 12. >> >> >> /S /P /K 13 endobj /Pg 32 0 R 342 0 obj endobj 330 0 obj /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] << 170 0 obj /P 290 0 R /K 2 265 0 obj An oral motion on the record, by an attorney of record, IS a formal motion, even if not accepted and demanded by the court to be submitted in writing. 351 0 obj endobj As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial /Pg 15 0 R 333 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. endobj 226 0 obj << >> /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S >> /S /P << /StructParents 8 endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 124 0 R This motion to disqualify is based on a single and brief telephone call in October 2007 for which there is neither a record nor an estimate of duration by Chinois counsel. << /K 9 /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] >> 300 0 obj /K 9 endobj 0000004058 00000 n << << /Type /Pages /Pg 15 0 R 60 0 obj /Resources 452 0 R The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. 95 0 obj /P 80 0 R /K 1 /Parent 8 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /K 31 /S /P /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> 150 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 12 0 R << endobj 47 0 obj Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. /S /P << << 81 0 R 314 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] /K 1 /P 12 0 R 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 >> endobj /K 0 /P 505 0 R /StructParents 20 /Pg 15 0 R 340 0 obj 228 0 obj 254 0 obj /S /H2 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 /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R /K 5 endobj << /StructParents 17 /Lang (EN-US) 110 0 obj << 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 1 /K 3 /Pg 25 0 R >> << endobj << disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. 286 0 obj endobj endobj Id. 9 0 obj << specifies the date, time, and location where the hearing will take place, spells out what the party is requesting, and gives a . /Pg 19 0 R /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R << /P 12 0 R /K 38 >> 4. /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] >> /P 508 0 R /S /H1 endobj endobj >> >> >> /P 55 0 R /K 9 << Few things are worse for an attorney than getting a new big matter, starting work on it, and then facing a motion to disqualify. /StructParents 0 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. << >> /P 505 0 R endobj /Annots [] You cannot start a case by filing a motion. 22 0 obj >> /Pg 24 0 R

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