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/MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. /P 12 0 R /K 1 very brief. /K 9 endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> 315 0 obj 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. /S /P /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] 14 0 obj /P 505 0 R << << at 241-47 . endobj << 1857 0 obj <>stream << 208 0 obj /S /P 153 0 obj endobj << 16 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . /Artifact /P /K 1 endobj See Fed. << /Pg 20 0 R /Pg 26 0 R 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). >> endobj 6. 328 0 obj endobj /S /P 98 0 obj endobj /K 24 /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R endobj /S /Reference /Pg 44 0 R /Type /Page /Tabs /S /S /P /Pg 46 0 R /P 300 0 R /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) 0000002515 00000 n << /P 505 0 R << 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. /Lang (EN-US) endobj << >> /Rotate 0 /StructParents 1 /Resources 403 0 R >> /P 528 0 R 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] /K 37 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. 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] << /Pg 22 0 R >> /MarkInfo 2 0 R 69 0 obj /S /P endobj <>stream /S /P On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. /StructParents 9 endobj /K 30 >> /S /P 135 0 obj 57 0 R 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 /P 276 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /K 0 endobj 169 0 obj >> /K [46 297 0 R 48] 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 118 0 obj >> >> /K 3 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.. << /Pg 46 0 R /K 5 /S /P /K 3 /K [14 523 0 R] Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing 255 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9A3F555EF45C79488712E0D1EABAE832>]/Index[233 34]/Info 232 0 R/Length 107/Prev 253809/Root 234 0 R/Size 267/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream >> 147 0 obj /Endnote /Note /Superscript /Span endobj 6 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R << << endobj /Pg 43 0 R Please do not message me here on Avvo. endobj endobj 114 0 obj 93 0 obj /P 505 0 R endobj endobj << << /Pg 44 0 R /S /TOCI << 227 0 obj 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 /Lang (EN-US) endobj Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) An official website of the United States government. /S /P endobj /P 531 0 R >> 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. 183 0 obj >> >> endobj endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 127 0 obj /S /P >> /P 12 0 R 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. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /Link /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 34 0 R /S /H2 /Rotate 0 197 0 obj /S /H3 /K 0 76 0 obj endobj endobj 184 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /S /Link >> 149 0 obj See Livingston v. In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. /Parent 8 0 R Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. /Pg 44 0 R /P 505 0 R /Pg 42 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. /TextBox /Art 18 323 0 R 19 [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> << 117 0 obj /P 12 0 R 191 0 obj << Almost five years later, the Wife's former counsel filed a notice of appearance, and on December 29, 2016, almost seven years after the initial motion was filed, the Wife filed a "renewed motion to disqualify." The 2016 motion alleged not only that the Husband's attorney prepared the agreement and would be a endobj 185 0 obj Visit the Civil General Use forms page.. Self-Help Resources Formularios en Espaol. /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /S /P /K 2 /S /P 140 0 obj /P 132 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R >> hb```c``X8c*}"3=O62ke'\9(8b /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 428 0 R /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] /S /H3 /K 3 << /K 3 /Pg 15 0 R /S /P For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. 344 0 obj endobj Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. << /StructParents 11 /S /P /K 13 /Lang (EN-US) << >> /K 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Type /Page ________________________ United States District Judge. /Pg 15 0 R 3. /StructParents 8 /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) /K 8 >> /P 531 0 R /P 81 0 R /P 531 0 R /Count 5 << endobj endobj /Pg 22 0 R >> << /K 1 >> >> endobj /Pg 18 0 R See. << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) . << /Lang (EN-US) 325 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 276 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /H3 /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) << << /P 506 0 R 438 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R /S /P /Pg 22 0 R 5. /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R /Resources 387 0 R >> /K 40 >> << filed a motion to disqualify the judge under CCP 170.1 [challenge of trial judge for cause] based on purported bias that the judge demonstrated during the first. /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] /P 506 0 R /S /P /K [11 511 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R 1 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R >> /S /Link << /K 7 /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. /Pg 39 0 R endobj 15 0 obj /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) 161 0 obj >> See People ex rel. /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] /P 508 0 R 287 0 obj << >> /Pg 21 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) See Alps Prop., 526 F. Supp. /P 56 0 R << >> 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. 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 Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. 0000009036 00000 n /S /P Legal Standards. endobj /P 12 0 R By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. /Pg 27 0 R << /P 55 0 R Rule 2.330 (e). /Lang (EN-US) /K 9 << >> endobj /Tabs /S 286 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> /ParentTreeNextKey 43 >> /Pg 16 0 R 0 /Lang (EN-US) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R 157 0 obj In Sacramento, the . /K 10 /P 528 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 1 /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] 202 0 R] >> endobj 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. >> << /P 505 0 R /K 10 205 0 obj /S /P >> << disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. endobj << 261 0 obj endobj /P 55 0 R endobj /P 508 0 R endobj /StructParents 16 A motion to disqualify shall be . /K 1 /Pg 16 0 R 45 0 obj /S /P 1 /. << /K 3 /S /P /Resources 367 0 R /Pg 31 0 R /K 10 /Pg 28 0 R 364 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. 28 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) 3 Rules 4-1.6, 4-1.7, and 4-1.9 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar generally govern in attorney conflict of interest disqualification matters. endobj Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 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 171 0 obj endobj /K 26 endobj /P 508 0 R >> >> 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P /Type /Page 300 0 obj 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. endobj ), op. 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. %PDF-1.6 318 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /S /Reference /Resources 375 0 R 241 0 obj 256 0 obj << endobj >> /K 1 << /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 383 0 R /Pg 24 0 R 602. << 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 1992)). /P 531 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 18 0 R /Count 5 endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 16 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null /Pg 15 0 R 280 0 obj endobj Peters v. Dist. /P 509 0 R /K 1 But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . /K 5 Following this, they have two options - either to transfer the case to another judge immediately or to file a written answer with the clerk. endobj /K 9 CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. /K 19 /Pg 17 0 R 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 22 0 R /S /P 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. 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 /S /P /Pg 24 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 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 endobj /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R 239 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 308 0 obj endobj Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. /K 18 You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. /Parent 7 0 R 54 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 /Pg 16 0 R Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. endobj /Lang (EN-US) << << /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 17 0 R The Texas Supreme Court held that disqualification was proper, reasoning /Lang (EN-US) As the prosecutors have no personal knowledge of the events prior to their meeting with the defendant, they are not material witnesses to those events and should not be called to testify. endobj 100 0 obj /S /P /P 531 0 R 123 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 528 0 R << /K 2 Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al. >> >> 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 /K 8 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. 61 0 obj Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . /P 12 0 R >> /K 6 endobj UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION, 15 U.S.C. 3 0 obj endobj endobj << 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] 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. /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Rodriguez v. Dist. /Count 5 /Pg 18 0 R << 290 0 obj << /P 56 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. /Parent 7 0 R >> /Pg 45 0 R LAi7p:0qX t` P7SP.X8v('bsX.LC8p) iV 3C4=H0u2Fd Cg. >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /S /P endobj /P 12 0 R >> << /StructParents 33 339 0 obj endobj /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /S /Link /K 38 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Underline /Span 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 /P 12 0 R >> /S /H1 175 0 obj endobj << /S /Footnote /K 6 SHARP The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. 104 0 obj /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] /P 531 0 R /Pg 33 0 R /Resources 444 0 R /K 15 /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] /S /P /Pg 40 0 R /K 4 /K 1 /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << 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. /K 4 /K 17 34 0 obj /S /P /S /Footnote >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 11 0 R 289 0 obj Woodard v. Dist. /P 12 0 R /S /P /S /P /P 528 0 R 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 25 0 R endobj endobj /P 278 0 R endobj << 145 0 obj See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. endobj << 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 /Rotate 0 /P 280 0 R 356 0 obj >> endobj /K [50 299 0 R 52] /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P 309 0 obj /P 282 0 R >> endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /K [34 291 0 R 36] 186 0 obj 222 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj While the government takes exception to the defendant's statement of "facts" in his Motion, it is evident that neither prosecutor Rosman nor Sharp was a witness to any events that occurred on June 21, 1995, before they met with the defendant. >> << 295 0 obj << endobj /P 12 0 R /K [38 293 0 R 40] 0000002614 00000 n /Resources 482 0 R endobj /K 14 >> >> endobj /K [10 527 0 R] << /Pg 19 0 R << 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] /K [503 0 R 504 0 R] /S /P /P 55 0 R /K 3 !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. 59 0 obj 0000008829 00000 n /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 /S /P /Pg 30 0 R endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) << 260 0 obj >> /K 31 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R >> /Rotate 0 49 0 obj /Rotate 0 endobj 346 0 obj /K 12 0 R /Pg 24 0 R /P 12 0 R /Annots [] /K 3 These motions are becoming ever more common. /Pg 16 0 R /K 1 /S /H1 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 /StructParents 22 /Resources 470 0 R 0000006588 00000 n /K 3 << 231 0 obj endobj >> /K 331 0 R endobj << 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.12 Nonetheless, if the attorneys choose to employ a screen, it is important that it be erected before the involvement of the conflicted attorney in the new representation.13. /Pg 23 0 R /K 3 Co. v. Employers Ins. /Tabs /S /Pg 22 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P >> 259 0 obj /P 507 0 R /Pg 44 0 R 345 0 obj /P 505 0 R 271 0 obj /Lang /K 15 /Pg 16 0 R superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 7 326 0 obj 113 0 obj /Type /Pages /Pg 17 0 R /StructParents 35 /Pg 19 0 R >> /K 3 /K 1 >> /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Lang (EN-US) 0000009504 00000 n /S /P /P 12 0 R /K [5 307 0 R 7] /P 12 0 R /S /H3 >> /K 14 /P 12 0 R /Type /Page (quoting People ex rel. /K 27 347 0 obj /K 7 /Pg 17 0 R P.O. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /Lang (EN-US) 200 0 obj >> /P 507 0 R /P 12 0 R by the party << endobj /S /P >> /Resources 494 0 R 212 0 obj << /P 12 0 R 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] /K 28 2. >> >> RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC(an Arizona Corporation), Ed Magedson(an individual). /Lang (EN-US) specifies the date, time, and location where the hearing will take place, spells out what the party is requesting, and gives a . /Tabs /S >> /P 80 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 0 << 164 0 obj 73 0 obj 359 0 obj /Rotate 0 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. /P 12 0 R >> << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /StructParents 2 /Pg 32 0 R /K 23 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) endobj 229 0 obj 296 0 obj gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /P 274 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << %PDF-1.6 % /K 18 endobj 63 0 obj 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 >> For the reasons that follow, the two motions to disqualify are denied, and the motion to strike is granted in part and denied in part. << 43 0 obj /K 27 << /StructParents 24 endobj << 187 0 obj 0 313 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R endobj 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. /K 13 /Annots [] 9. >> 338 0 obj << . The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. 324 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) at 390-91. /Annots [] 1. /Lang (EN-US) The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. 4 0 obj 319 0 obj /Annots [] endobj >> /P 12 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << << 165 0 obj endobj /P 505 0 R 331 0 obj /S /P /S /P /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R In determining whether to disqualify an attorney on the ground that he or she will likely be a witness, the court is guided, but not bound by, the standards set forth in Rule 3.7, and whether to disqualify an attorney rests in the sound discretion of the Court. endobj /P 12 0 R Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. Id. /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] /P 12 0 R << 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. >> /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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." >> /P 531 0 R /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] >> /StructParents 13 HarrisT19@michigan.gov . 273 0 obj << << 56 0 obj 155 0 obj /S /Reference /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 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 26 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /Link /S /P >> endobj /Pg 41 0 R /S /P /Pg 45 0 R endobj 283 0 obj /Pg 32 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /Pg 38 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. << >> << /Pg 18 0 R 350 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 33 0 R /S /P 210 0 obj >> << endobj the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. 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. << /Rotate 0 /Type /Page /Length 532 0 R /S /P >> /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 216 0 obj >> /K 0 /Resources 422 0 R /Pg 16 0 R endobj /K [1 326 0 R 15] /K 10 endobj 39 0 obj /Annots [] << /S /P Official websites use .gov /Parent 11 0 R /P 505 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions 42 0 obj /P 306 0 R << /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R /K 32 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. /K 1 /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P /P 302 0 R Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. /Pg 16 0 R /S /P 355 0 obj 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. /P 506 0 R >> << As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. << /K 55 /K 10 /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Parent 6 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. 146 0 obj (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 << 5 0 obj >> /K 2 endobj 116 0 obj /S /P /K 22 /Pg 22 0 R 292 0 R null 294 0 R 295 0 R 294 0 R null 296 0 R 297 0 R 296 0 R null >> /K 34 << << endobj 14 [123 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R null 315 0 R 316 0 R 315 0 R null 317 0 R null /K 2 /P 133 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /K 1 /P 531 0 R 247 0 obj /S /P 134 0 obj /K 5 /S /P 181 0 obj /P 505 0 R >> << << >> /Parent 11 0 R /K 14 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 28 0 R << 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. /K 13 >> 147 0 R 148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R 152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R 156 0 R << Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R 75 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R endobj /S /TOC >> /Type /Page 334 0 obj Id. /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] /Resources 411 0 R 0000009454 00000 n >> >> >> Sharp, and the response of the United States. /S /P and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). /Type /Page /S /P /S /P /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 45 0 R /Parent 6 0 R endobj <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> /P 12 0 R See Rule 2.330 (f). << /K 2 /S /Reference >> /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. /S /P 148 0 obj << /P 12 0 R << 207 0 obj >> /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 97 0 obj << << /K 1 0000004782 00000 n /K 17 /K 31 endobj Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. 16.21 et seq. 108 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /P 505 0 R /Pg 44 0 R endobj >> 0000009248 00000 n /Type /Page /Diagram /Figure /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 29 0 R 2 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> >> << endobj 232 0 obj endobj /P 508 0 R 47 0 obj 53 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << /S /P /S /P /K 6 >> /Pg 34 0 R 0000013798 00000 n 107 0 obj /Parent 9 0 R /Pg 15 0 R << /Pg 15 0 R /K 0 endobj /P 12 0 R 167 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 0 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. 310 0 obj endobj /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 150 0 obj endobj 298 0 obj << >> /Resources 399 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 13 /Pg 44 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R << 196 0 obj endobj /S /P 57 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] /S /P /S /P 0000000896 00000 n /Resources 440 0 R Here, as in Brothers, the defendant has other sources of evidence available, namely two FBI agents, that must be exhausted before the prosecutors are called as witnesses. >> 317 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> Id. /Pg 27 0 R 128 0 obj /S /H3 >> /Parent 8 0 R Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. % endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 0000003370 00000 n My name is Adam C. 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