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His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. /P 505 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P /S /H1 /Pg 17 0 R >> >> /K [12 514 0 R] /P 509 0 R 249 0 obj << >> endobj /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] <> /S /P 200 0 obj >> endobj 85 0 obj /StructParents 27 /Lang (EN-US) Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations.5 After all, parties filing disqualification motions based on multiple representation conflicts are typically strangers to the attorneyclient relationship. /K 3 >> 242 0 obj 142 0 obj >> /S /P 346 0 obj << /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 219 0 obj disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. /S /P /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) endobj 2. >> 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. /P 531 0 R /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) >> >> 0000004058 00000 n /K 28 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 15 316 0 R 16 [127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R] endobj /Pg 17 0 R /StructParents 1 endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 3 208 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) >> << /S /H3 endobj /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> II. >> /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] 315 0 obj 270 0 obj 326 0 obj /K 7 << << 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. /S /P >> endobj endobj >> endobj endobj /S /TOCI endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /H3 /Pg 29 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 11 112 0 obj /K 19 57 0 obj /S /Reference /S /P /S /P /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 . >> /K 2 >> << 0000003370 00000 n /Strikeout /Span /K 1 291 0 obj /ParentTree 13 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /S /Footnote Defendant's Motion at 1-3. /K 4 >> Legal Standards. endobj /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) 247 0 obj /P 55 0 R << /Pg 42 0 R /Pg 34 0 R /S /H3 /Tabs /S hb```c``X8c*}"3=O62ke'\9(8b /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 51 /Type /Page Include the date to the template with the Date option. Defendant's Motion at 1. /S /P endobj endobj endobj endobj /P 12 0 R 34 [345 0 R 346 0 R 347 0 R 348 0 R 349 0 R 350 0 R 351 0 R 352 0 R 353 0 R 354 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj >> /StructParents 19 /Lang (EN-US) 325 0 obj endobj very brief. << << Attorney General . /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R /S /P /S /P /P 505 0 R >> /Tabs /S You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. /P 508 0 R /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /K 30 /Annots [] Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations. 170 0 obj /P 508 0 R << 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 >> /S /P 13 0 obj citation to the law supporting the request. 245 0 obj 33 0 obj 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 36 0 obj endobj /S /P >> >> /StructParents 35 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. ECF No. 25 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R 229 0 obj 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 /Parent 9 0 R 117 0 obj Rule 2.330 (e). << 16.21 et seq. 330 0 obj /K 10 >> /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 16 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 124 0 R File the forms. /Pg 19 0 R /K [26 287 0 R 28] 3. << /K 0 /S /Reference Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. /Pg 16 0 R A motion to recuse is a legal motion filed in court that says a judge should be disqualified, or removed, from a legal case for a reason listed within CCP 170.1. endobj /Pg 16 0 R endobj /S /P 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. Woodard v. Dist. endobj 5 0 obj /StructParents 9 /S /P /Count 7 /K 20 << >> 341 0 obj /Pg 26 0 R /Lang (EN-US) This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. /Pg 19 0 R << /P 55 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R *243 In addition, the motion was not timely. 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 However, Comment 3 to Colo. RPC 1.9 sets a minimum baseline: In the case of an organizational client, general knowledge of the clients policies and practices ordinarily will not preclude a subsequent representation.. >> /S /P /Parent 7 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /K 5 << endobj << /Rotate 0 << /Pg 32 0 R But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. %%EOF /P 12 0 R >> 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 /Annots [] << /K 31 Notice of Motion and Motion. /Lang (EN-US) /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] /P 12 0 R /Pg 40 0 R (Att. << /Lang (EN-US) 205 0 obj endobj Co. of Wausau, No. /K 3 >> 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 /S /P /Pg 44 0 R /Resources 466 0 R /Contents [495 0 R 496 0 R 497 0 R] endobj 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. << endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 295 0 obj /Producer <6954657874AE20352E352E3920A9323030302D323031352069546578742047726F7570204E5620284147504C2D76657273696F6E29> Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. >> motion to disqualify. >> endobj /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] In assessing motions to disqualify based on conflicts, Colorado courts also consider (1) a clients preference for a particular counsel, (2) the clients right to confidentiality in communications with his or her attorney, (3) the integrity of the judicial process, and (4) the nature of the particular conflict of interest involved. /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 12 /K 1 212 0 obj /Type /Page /K 12 Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- endobj /P 12 0 R 189 0 obj 280 0 obj >> /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /K 21 >> /S /P /P 12 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 24 /P 531 0 R 300 0 obj 171 0 obj /K 17 >> /Annots [] endobj /P 274 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. /Tabs /S Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. 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 /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj << !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. endobj >> /Pg 27 0 R 334 0 obj << >> /Pg 20 0 R >> 162 0 obj 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. /K 2 Please click Confirm below to continue. >> >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Resources 395 0 R /K 1 >> /K 17 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> << 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R /S /H2 /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 0000009036 00000 n position as district attorney. /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 79 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page >> 91 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 0000006178 00000 n /K 22 /K 5 /Pg 46 0 R Serve the other party . /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 10 0 R 1 18 U.S.C. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> << /Pg 28 0 R Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. /P 506 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 19 0 R >> /S /TOCI /K 7 endobj /K 14 /S /P >> 306 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R >> /P 296 0 R /P 506 0 R /S /P /S /P /StructParents 33 /K 17 /S /Reference /Resources 407 0 R 0000000016 00000 n /P 12 0 R endobj 67 0 obj >> 157 0 obj 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. 198 0 obj 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] /Rotate 0 << /K 4 /S /P 235 0 obj See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. /S /P /P 55 0 R Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. << >> /S /P /Resources 422 0 R /Resources 432 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 18 0 R /Parent 11 0 R endobj /K 8 /Pg 37 0 R /P 506 0 R /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R /S /P endobj endobj << << /Pg 32 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 41 0 R /P 531 0 R /Superscript /Span endobj /P 528 0 R /K 1 /P 294 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj >> In Sacramento, the . /S /P << /S /P /P 508 0 R >> >> /Rotate 0 >> << >> endobj /P 12 0 R She must asker lawyer. 87 0 obj << Beddow, Erben & Bowen, P.A Second Floor - 2019 Building 2019 3rd Avenue, North Birmingham, AL 35203. /Pg 26 0 R /Annots [] /S /TOCI endobj /K 34 113 0 obj Health, Education & Family Services Division . /Pg 35 0 R /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. << 183 0 obj /S /P /S /Link /S /P /K 10 /S /P /K 2 /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) /K [14 516 0 R] As noted, this order addresses . 32 0 obj /S /P /Resources 462 0 R >> /Parent 6 0 R 144 0 obj However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K [4 316 0 R 6] << /Pg 22 0 R 0000006382 00000 n 65 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) 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. << A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 38 0 R /Subscript /Span /StructParents 17 234 0 obj 330 0 R 162 0 R] /S /P 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 In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported. /Pg 15 0 R 26 [160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R null 327 0 R null 328 0 R null 329 0 R 162 0 R >> << << << The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. >> /Type /Page /Parent 10 0 R << << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 15 0 R /K 8 << 357 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << << /K 6 >> /P 12 0 R << %PDF-1.6 % 88 0 obj << /K 32 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 /K 16 endobj 110 0 obj >> << endobj endobj /P 133 0 R Instead, Colo. RPC 1.9(a) provides that, [a] lawyer who has formerly represented a client in a matter shall not thereafter represent another person in the same or a substantially related matter in which that persons interests are materially adverse to the interests of the former client unless the former client gives informed consent, confirmed in writing. 342 0 obj 90 0 obj endobj /S /Link 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 << /Pg 28 0 R 277 0 obj 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. /S /P /Pg 37 0 R 138 0 obj /K 14 endobj endobj /P 531 0 R << /Pg 20 0 R /P 508 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj 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 >> /K 7 << See Fed. endobj 62 0 obj endobj << /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) An attorney for Louis Angelos had sought to disqualify Rosenberg, citing his "animus" against Peter Angelos' law firm, which is among the assets whose fate is in dispute within the family . /K 36 /S /P /K 1 /K 2 << /P 12 0 R An official website of the United States government. Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing endobj 232 0 obj >> /K 0 /Pg 15 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R << 336 0 obj endobj /S /P /StructParents 3 << /Pg 45 0 R /K 0 << Peters v. Dist. endobj /Tabs /S << >> << >> << 18 0 obj /S /Reference 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 9 /S /P /K 1 /P 288 0 R /Pg 19 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 /P 12 0 R endobj >> /S /P 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] endobj /K 3 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. HarrisT19@michigan.gov . 304 0 obj endobj This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . /K [1 326 0 R 15] 76 0 obj See Livingston v. /Pg 16 0 R endobj See Rule 2.330 (f). /P 12 0 R << endobj 192 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /Type /Pages endobj 95 0 obj << /Type /Page /P 276 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 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 >> endobj 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 /Lang (EN-US) 246 0 obj /Annotation /Span endobj /P 531 0 R << >> 172 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /K 13 << /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P /Pg 27 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) << 311 0 obj endobj << Ct. App . endobj In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. /S /P 111 0 obj endstream endobj startxref /Lang (EN-US) 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. << /S /P << /Pg 23 0 R >> endobj >> 20 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 353 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. 0000006588 00000 n >> /K 6 endobj /P 509 0 R << Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. << 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 >> << 99 0 obj 262 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /Link << 207 0 obj >> >> /S /P /Pg 37 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. /P 12 0 R /S /TOCI /Annots [] In 3/19, C.H. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer.