response to motion to disqualify attorney

<< 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 endobj endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /Resources 448 0 R /S /P endobj Brennan, No. << 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 /Pg 24 0 R /Pg 17 0 R endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 41 0 R endobj 132 0 obj << >> Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /Filter /FlateDecode /Pg 18 0 R >> /S /P /Count 32 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. /Rotate 0 1857 0 obj <>stream endobj 1992) (citations omitted). /Parent 8 0 R endobj >> >> >> /Lang (EN-US) by the party /S /Reference /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P Disqualification motions put these obligations directly at issue. For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /S /TOCI 134 0 obj /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. 275 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R >> Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. important announcement Transparency Online Contact Us Interpreters FAQ Photos Holidays Menu Important Announcement Home Search Courts Probation Jury Self Help Forms Careers Media Administration Contact us Interpreters FAQ Photo Gallery Holiday Schedule >> /Type /Pages /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R endobj << << /K [14 523 0 R] /K [7 313 0 R 9] very brief. /S /P << Box 30758 . /S /P 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. Id. /A 515 0 R The defendant may not call the prosecutors as witnesses unless there is a compelling need to do so. endobj Rule 121 - Local Rules-Statewide Practice Standards, Colo. R - Casetext /Pg 30 0 R << 288 0 obj 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. startxref << >> 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 . /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 1 << /Underline /Span /StructParents 12 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 279 0 obj /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) 234 0 obj 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R /S /P 68 0 obj /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /K 27 /Pg 21 0 R >> gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /Pg 22 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 17 0 R 156 0 obj /K 0 /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. Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). >> +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn endobj /K 13 >> 13. /Pg 16 0 R Three Key Things To Consider On Motions To Disqualify - Civil Law /Pg 37 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Resources 466 0 R << endobj >> 333 0 obj /S /P /Rotate 0 /K 3 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 40 0 R 183 0 obj 180 0 obj 61 0 obj /P 55 0 R 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. << Cal. >> Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff's counsel, Greenberg Traurig, LLP ("GT") is a baseless effort to divert the Court from the merits of the controversy between the parties, in which GT's client has already been shown to have been seriously wronged by the moving parties. /Pg 46 0 R 19 0 obj RESPONSE to 70 MOTION to Disqualify Attorney Steve Morris and The Law <>stream /P 56 0 R endobj 162 0 obj /P 505 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 22 0 R >> /Pg 24 0 R endobj /A 522 0 R /P 124 0 R Legal Standards. /P 12 0 R Id. 329 0 obj /P 506 0 R 199 0 obj endobj 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] 287 0 obj << v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., No. >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R See Livingston v. /Tabs /S /Pg 22 0 R endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 28 0 obj Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al. >> /Pg 20 0 R endobj /K 8 /Annots [] /P 12 0 R 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> 140 0 obj << << endobj 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. /P 509 0 R 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). 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 (See Defendant's Motion Exhibit 2.) %PDF-1.6 % >> PDF United States District Court for The District of New Hampshire endobj You are responsible for serving the other party with a copy of your filed forms, usually by mail or e-service. 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. to the subject matter of this litigation. /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] << >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 10 /K 34 << << /S /P << 2023 Dentons. << /Pg 18 0 R << << /Lang (EN-US) /K 13 endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) Tenorio moves to supplement his Response to the Department's Motion for Summary Judgment with two cases: Jordan v. << /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 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. /K [13 311 0 R 15] << endobj 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. >> << /S /P 319 0 obj /Annots [] 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. /Parent 9 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << << /S /P >> /K 13 /Lang (EN-US) disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party. /Nums [0 [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 203 0 R 204 0 R 205 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R 208 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) <> Serve the other party . /P 12 0 R 2 [54 0 R null 274 0 R 275 0 R 274 0 R null 276 0 R 277 0 R 276 0 R null << endobj /P 322 0 R endobj endobj citation to the law supporting the request. This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . /S /P <> endobj /P 508 0 R 94 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /Reference endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /S /TOCI /K 6 >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 17 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /K 2 /P 132 0 R 63 0 obj /Tabs /S >> /Pg 19 0 R /S /P endobj /Pg 32 0 R 00016 Brian Frost Response to Motion to Disqualify Pigg - Google >> << /S /P /K 11 << Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. /Lang (EN-US) << /Annots [] 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] /Pg 19 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 7 << /Type /Page (quoting People ex rel. endobj 53 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P << In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported.1 Many disqualification motions are well-founded. On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. 239 0 obj 365 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) 205 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page endobj /S /P 79 0 obj /S /P /Pg 29 0 R >> 172 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /S /P >> /S /P >> /S /Reference /S /P endobj endobj endobj endobj >> /S /TOCI /P 531 0 R 7. ________________________ United States District Judge. /K 0 endobj /K 3 /K [6 277 0 R 8] >> /K 32 /Pg 45 0 R California Rules of Court: Title Eight Rules /K 16 /P 56 0 R endobj << 38 0 obj /S /P /K [5 307 0 R 7] << /K 5 /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. 21 0 obj << >> << >> endobj /S /P endstream endobj startxref /StructParents 5 46 0 obj /K 2 214 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /P 531 0 R /Pg 36 0 R /S /P 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. >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /Lang (EN-US) Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. /Tabs /S Terre Du Lac Property Owners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Shrum, 661 S.W.2d 45, 48 (Mo. endobj /K 18 (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 endobj /Pg 17 0 R 150 0 obj >> 11 0 obj << >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 11 /Tabs /S /S /P /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) << Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. << /K 7 endobj /Pg 15 0 R endobj /S /P << 119 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 182 0 obj 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. /S /P /Pg 15 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. /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] /S /P >> /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> . >> /Tabs /S endobj endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 14 /Pg 16 0 R >> /Pg 46 0 R /K 0 /Rotate 0 >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj 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 /Count 5 The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. /S /P 96 0 obj /P 56 0 R 299 0 obj /S /P Attorney Advertising. /Pg 44 0 R /Resources 399 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 32 0 obj endobj You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. /S /P /Pg 27 0 R endobj /Rotate 0 /Resources 478 0 R /Pg 17 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 0000009504 00000 n << United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. << /Endnote /Note /S /TOC /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 32 0 R << /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Catalog /S /H3 /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /Parent 9 0 R endobj endobj Deposit Ins. /Pg 20 0 R >> 212 0 obj endobj /Rotate 0 << /K 9 /S /Reference endobj 111 0 obj /Footnote /Note /P 508 0 R /Type /Page 254 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /P 4 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 55 0 R See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). 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. endobj <> /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] << /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 34 0 R /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] << >> 52 0 obj /Pg 38 0 R 157 0 R 158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R 163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R 166 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> << 115 0 obj 144 0 obj /S /P endobj 247 0 obj >> /S /P 128 0 obj /Resources 375 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /K 1 27 0 obj << /Pg 28 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 82 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /K 6 /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page 324 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R 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 << 524, 528 (D.Colo. /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj <> /Pg 44 0 R /S /P 0000005497 00000 n /Pg 36 0 R endobj >> /P 12 0 R endobj /Rotate 0 >> /K 19 /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 3 0 R 158 0 obj /StructParents 24 endobj /P 508 0 R 314 0 obj /StructParents 8 endobj /Tabs /S /P 56 0 R These motions are becoming ever more common. /P 280 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /ParentTreeNextKey 43 308 0 obj . endobj << endobj << 309 0 obj /Type /Page /K 0 northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. 9 [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 /Tabs /S << </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 /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] 60 0 obj /S /P 12-1]. /Pg 35 0 R 327 0 obj /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 126 0 obj