/Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 0 /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R /K 14 endobj endobj /Resources 403 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 255 0 obj 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] /Annots [] /K 5 << << This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . /P 508 0 R /S /P 0 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 12 0 R /Tabs /S /Resources 494 0 R Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. endobj << >> /P 508 0 R /StructParents 9 << /Pg 17 0 R /K [304 0 R 306 0 R 308 0 R 310 0 R 312 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R << 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. /P 12 0 R the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. 301 0 obj /K 51 The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. /P 531 0 R 371 FILED 6/23/97. >> >> 333 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R endobj /K 14 << /Parent 9 0 R 324 0 obj 291 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. 298 0 R 299 0 R 298 0 R null 300 0 R 301 0 R 300 0 R null 302 0 R 303 0 R /P 529 0 R 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 endobj << /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] /Resources 371 0 R endobj /S /P 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. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 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 119 0 obj Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /Pg 28 0 R /P 531 0 R /K 4 Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. 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. Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. endobj /Lang (EN-US) 247 0 obj << /K 3 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. /K [6 323 0 R 8] << 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. << >> /K 3 << /Count 5 /P 509 0 R 170 0 obj >> 217 0 obj /P 12 0 R << << 302 0 obj 329 0 obj >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 100 0 obj /S /H3 /Pg 19 0 R /K 29 motion to disqualify for a hearing. /P 531 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 T/CT stated that the motion was "'almost by definition untimely under these circumstances.'" C.H. >> /S /P 154 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /Pg 20 0 R endstream endobj startxref /S /P << /K 1 /P 509 0 R 53 0 obj /S /P /S /P /S /P /StructParents 12 >> /P 12 0 R Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. << /K 20 /K 1 /Chart /Figure endobj 0000001952 00000 n 364 0 obj >> /Artifact /P 190 0 obj endobj /K 2 207 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R >> << 2 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 306 0 obj >> 242 0 obj >> 363 0 obj 130 0 obj /P 12 0 R (Att. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 7 303 0 obj >> 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. 34 0 obj /K 16 /K 10 0000008931 00000 n /Count 32 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 196 0 obj >> /Pg 40 0 R endobj /K 4 /P 300 0 R /K [6 277 0 R 8] /P 508 0 R Attorney General . /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) << << Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 171 0 obj endobj 0000001974 00000 n /Pg 19 0 R 73 0 obj >> /K 19 /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI /Pg 24 0 R hearing. /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Tabs /S << /P 12 0 R 202 0 obj The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. /P 123 0 R 285 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 6 /K 13 /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 General Use: Description. 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] 287 0 obj /Outline /Span >> /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 /K 24 >> disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. /Pg 45 0 R /S /Link /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /Parent 7 0 R >> /K 23 /K 5 << /K 25 endobj << /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 10 endobj /P 12 0 R /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /K 21 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << >> /Rotate 0 /Type /Page >> >> /Pg 18 0 R 51 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 25 0 R /P 509 0 R /P 531 0 R /S /P /K 12 0 R to the subject matter of this litigation. /S /P /Pg 16 0 R %PDF-1.6 % /Pg 15 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /A 524 0 R /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 18 0 R The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. /Pg 46 0 R /K 30 358 0 obj /StructParents 24 /Resources 407 0 R 6. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 46 0 R /Parent 11 0 R 115 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] The defendant has moved to have prosecutors Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp disqualified from conducting the trial in this matter due to the ethical prohibition against a lawyer conducting a trial in which he or she will be a necessary witness. << /Lang (EN-US) 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 163 0 R /P 508 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /K [7 313 0 R 9] /Pg 24 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Resources 452 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /StructParents 28 On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. /Pg 16 0 R << >> >> endobj As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial /Rotate 0 endobj 13. endobj /S /P endobj /P 506 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /StructParents 13 /S /P The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. 349 0 obj 114 0 obj Please do not message me here on Avvo. /S /P /P 12 0 R 167 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R 17, 2020), the Central District of California decided a motion to disqualify brought by the defendant based on two grounds: (1) a purported conflict based on plaintiff's counsel's prior employment by the defendant; and (2) plaintiff's counsel's improper receipt of information, procured /Lang (EN-US) << << /S /P >> >> << endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R endobj I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. endobj endobj 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 _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. /StructParents 22 /K 25 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. 267 0 obj << << /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << /S /P 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null /S /Sect Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /Pg 44 0 R endobj 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. 155 0 obj /K 4 Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. 118 0 obj >> << /P 124 0 R /Rotate 0 /Pg 18 0 R endobj See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. >> >> 56 0 obj /P 12 0 R 241 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Secure .gov websites use HTTPS 269 0 obj /S /TOCI >> /StructParents 33 << endobj /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /P 531 0 R /S /P /S /Reference /S /P >> /P 56 0 R Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. << << /A 526 0 R /S /Reference /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 10 endobj /Contents [475 0 R 476 0 R 477 0 R] >> A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. << 325 0 obj endobj >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 endobj /S /TOCI /Tabs /S << /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. 32 0 obj /Resources 399 0 R >> /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << 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. /Rotate 0 260 0 obj 235 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R << Two Special Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frank Eldredge and James Hawkins, were present during the entirety of the meeting between the defendant and the prosecutors and are available to testify to the events in question. /S /P stream /K 11 /P 508 0 R /Parent 8 0 R 0000009145 00000 n /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << >> /Pg 15 0 R /Type /Page endobj 147 0 obj endobj 90 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /P 55 0 R /S /P endobj 0000013798 00000 n >> /K 35 /K 7 /Pg 18 0 R To proceed, please click Accept. 356 0 obj 29 0 obj << disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. /Pg 38 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) 0000006483 00000 n << /Annots [] >> /P 508 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 169 0 obj 28 0 obj /P 529 0 R >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 330 0 R 162 0 R] With respect to the events that occurred during the prosecutors' meeting with the defendant, it is not essential that the prosecuting attorneys testify at trial. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 20 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 /Pg 41 0 R unless the client consents after disclosure to the . /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P 330 0 obj /K 0 /K 3 << /P 12 0 R << /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Resources 432 0 R 14 0 obj >> /Annots [] 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). 198 0 obj A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. 95 0 obj /S /P /P 12 0 R 112 0 obj endobj /K [10 279 0 R 12] /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] /P 163 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P at 391. 0000000896 00000 n /P 509 0 R 42 0 obj endobj See. 317 0 obj << endobj >> /P 55 0 R /A 499 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 46 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /K [10 314 0 R 12] >> << 25 0 obj endobj /K 19 /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). /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 282 0 R /K 6 9 0 obj /K 31 Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. endobj endobj /Tabs /S Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. /S /Footnote 293 0 obj << >> << /S /P /P 531 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 133 0 obj >> endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Footnote /Note /K 14 The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. >> /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. /P 81 0 R >> << /K [11 511 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. /K [10 527 0 R] endobj >> RESPONSE TO SOME SPECIFIC CLAIMS OF IMPROPRIETY IN THE MOTION TO DISQUALIFY (1) THE CLAIM: Special Counsel breached confidentiality by allowing a DMS employee to be present for sworn testimony of numerous witnesses. /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 4 /S /H3 /Tabs /S >> endobj 188 0 obj << endobj Include the date to the template with the Date option. /Type /Page /P 12 0 R >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) 6 0 obj >> /Type /Page When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. /Pg 40 0 R 204 0 obj << /Type /Page /S /Link /P 528 0 R endobj /Pg 18 0 R >> ________________________ United States District Judge. /P 505 0 R >> 102 0 obj << /S /P 199 0 obj endobj << 273 0 obj 173 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj 360 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 28 0 R /Resources 418 0 R /Pg 32 0 R citation to the law supporting the request. /Pg 44 0 R 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 >> << /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] endobj /Parent 7 0 R In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. 243 0 R 244 0 R 245 0 R 246 0 R 247 0 R 248 0 R 249 0 R 250 0 R 251 0 R 252 0 R endobj /Parent 6 0 R endobj >> >> >> 305 0 obj Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. Box 30758 . /P 509 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. << HarrisT19@michigan.gov . << 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R /K [58 303 0 R 60] endobj 271 0 obj A motion to disqualify should be made with "reasonable promptness" after the party becomes aware of the conflict so that it cannot be used as a strategic tool to deprive his opponent of counsel after a substantial amount of time has been spent on a case. endobj (quoting People ex rel. CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. /K 2 /StructParents 19 /S /P >> 248 0 obj endobj >> /Parent 10 0 R /P 55 0 R /K 11 >> 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 The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . << /P 506 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) << endobj 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. >> /Parent 10 0 R << Brown v. 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