response to motion to disqualify attorney

endobj /S /P >> R. Evid. /Type /Page /Resources 395 0 R 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] 55 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R 111 0 obj 298 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) 217 0 obj This is because it must be presumed that a client shared confidences with its attorney pursuant to the attorneyclient relationship.9 Appreciating this distinction is important to successfully making or defeating a motion to disqualify. << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 25 [158 0 R 159 0 R] endobj /P 12 0 R /K 18 225 0 obj His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. /Pg 19 0 R /K 3 /Pg 44 0 R (quoting People ex rel. endobj >> /Annots [] >> /Type /Page endobj /S /P /K [304 0 R 306 0 R 308 0 R 310 0 R 312 0 R] << /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] << Motion to disqualify, the law firm is taking over a week to respond to 0000009036 00000 n /K 0 /Count 32 /K 4 /Parent 3 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /K 10 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 << /Lang (EN-US) endobj Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) <> /P 124 0 R /S /P endobj /P 509 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /K 3 /P 55 0 R << 251 0 obj endobj << to the subject matter of this litigation. /S /P /Parent 10 0 R << << << /S /P /Parent 10 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 3 endobj 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 The attorney appointed to represent Orioles owner Peter Angelos in his family's fight over his fortune has rejected a move to disqualify him from the case, calling allegations that he has . /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << >> << 81 0 R 314 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] /Pg 15 0 R /P 507 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 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." UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION, 15 U.S.C. /Pg 19 0 R >> /Pg 17 0 R /K 13 endobj /Pg 25 0 R 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. endobj >> /Pg 17 0 R << /Tabs /S << << << << ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ >> << << << /P 12 0 R 332 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 0000002183 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) endobj The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. /K 16 Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. /Pg 15 0 R << endobj << /Lang (EN-US) 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. 114 0 obj /P 506 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 20 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /K 13 335 0 obj PDF Motions to Disqualify Judges for Bias or Prejudice /K 34 In those circumstances, courts are generally protective of confidences or secrets that the law firm or attorney may possess or to which the firm or attorney has access as a consequence of either the prior or the existing representation. /K 3 /S /TOCI << /Count 5 /S /Reference >> /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /K 21 /Pg 30 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) >> << Cf. /S /P /S /P /Pg 41 0 R 113 0 obj RESPONSE to 70 MOTION to Disqualify Attorney Steve Morris and The Law /S /P /Parent 9 0 R /K 1 /A 499 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> endobj 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 /S /P /Parent 6 0 R /S /P /K 1 /P 509 0 R /Type /Pages 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). /Rotate 0 << /S /TOC 2023 Dentons. /Lang (EN-US) Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /Tabs /S 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. /K 11 /P 505 0 R /P 506 0 R /S /TOCI /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 213 0 obj 107 0 obj endobj << >> >> >> endobj gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /P 531 0 R /K 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 11 endobj endobj endobj 116 0 obj /S /TOCI endobj /S /P /Pg 24 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 1 18 U.S.C. /Annots [] >> /S /Link /P 506 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 17 0 R >> /Resources 478 0 R /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] <> /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 PDF Craig Conlon Docket No.: Mon-l-3933-16 Enterprise Mobility Solutions endobj >> endobj 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 /S /P /P 55 0 R Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. 246 0 obj /S /Reference 41 0 obj /S /P /S /P << 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R Rule 121 - Local Rules-Statewide Practice Standards, Colo. R - Casetext /S /P /K 0 /ParentTreeNextKey 43 /K 3 /S /P 162 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << << /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 17 0 R 325 0 obj >> /S /P << 238 0 obj /K 2 215 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 509 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /Link /P 12 0 R >> >> /K 2 endobj Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). endobj 93 0 obj /K 9 << superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. /S /Reference /Parent 11 0 R /P 162 0 R 75 0 obj endobj 179 0 obj << 361 0 obj The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . 57 0 obj 64 0 obj 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 . The Disqualification of Attorneys | New York Law Journal /S /H2 /S /TOCI /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 endobj /Pg 35 0 R /S /P /K 11 /Type /Page endobj the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. 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. 112 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 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. 269 0 obj /P 529 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R 279 0 obj /Parent 7 0 R 98 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) in writing. /Count 5 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 27 0 R /S /P /A 522 0 R endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 16 /P 12 0 R /S /P (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 /Annots [] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /A 526 0 R << /S /P 0000002614 00000 n /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R 330 0 obj She must asker lawyer. /Lang (EN-US) << << endobj /Type /Page 359 0 obj /S /P 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 >> Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing << /Type /Page /S /P PDF Bikkani v. Lee - Supreme Court of Ohio >> /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] The trial court heard oral argument on the motion, and on August 9, /Lang (EN-US) endobj 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] endobj /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /S /P /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /P endobj /P 531 0 R 20 0 obj endobj /P 55 0 R >> /P 278 0 R >> /S /TOCI endobj 183 0 obj /K 4 /Pg 46 0 R << 13 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R /P 12 0 R Get Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas - US Legal Forms >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 38 0 R /S /P /S /P /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Endnote /Note endobj << /Tabs /S 74 0 obj Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /S /Sect << 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 /P 308 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 1992) (citations omitted). endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) << 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 34 0 obj Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. 363 0 obj at 241-47 . endobj /S /Reference /Pg 19 0 R 1. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 92 0 obj 339 0 obj /K 8 365 0 obj endobj 23 0 obj /P 12 0 R /StructParents 19 /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 9 0000006276 00000 n 264 0 obj /S /P /P 12 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /DropCap /Figure >> /K 15 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R 357 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R /K [14 516 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 PDF Response in Opp to Motion to Disqualify - Turtle Talk /K 0 motion to disqualify. /S /P /K 2 171 0 obj /S /P 320 0 obj /K 0 >> /P 12 0 R Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. /Parent 7 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. Official websites use .gov /P 508 0 R /K 22 >> >> /RoleMap 14 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R /P 531 0 R /Rotate 0 /K 2 /K 0 /S /Reference /Parent 8 0 R . /Type /Page << /Type /Page 263 0 obj << << The defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need to call the prosecutors as witnesses in this case. /S /H2 /S /Link PDF United States District Court Southern District of Florida <> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 10 0 R /K 2 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). << /S /P endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R endobj /K 12 /Pg 15 0 R >> 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. Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /K 5 << Secure .gov websites use HTTPS /Bibliography /BibEntry 139 0 obj 69 0 obj When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. << << 16.21 et seq. >> ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. Attorney appointed to represent Peter Angelos denies having conflicts /P 529 0 R /A 517 0 R >> /S /P endobj 309 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 505 0 R /Rotate 0 . /Pg 42 0 R << /K 15 /P 12 0 R /K 31 /K 13 /S /P /K 40 endobj /Pg 26 0 R endobj << endobj >> <> %PDF-1.6 /S /TOCI /S /P Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al. Appeals Regarding Disqualification of Judges or Counsel /Pg 32 0 R /K 14 /StructParents 30 /P 81 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 28 0 obj >> /Pg 39 0 R /P 80 0 R Opposing a Motion Filed Against You - Family Law Self-Help Center <> 0000009145 00000 n /P 508 0 R << Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /S /P endobj 0000001974 00000 n P.O. << The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. << << /Pg 22 0 R /S /H3 /P 12 0 R endobj 138 0 obj /P 528 0 R <> 302 0 R null] << 90 0 obj /S /TOCI /Pg 36 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /Type /Page /K 3 << >> Co. of Am., No. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 411 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /S /P endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] PDF Respondents' Reply to Response to Motion to Disqualify - Mike Kreidler /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 32 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /Pg 22 0 R endobj 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 . /P 12 0 R Defendant's Motion at 1. /S /P /StructParents 25 /K 6 /K 35 Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." 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Supp. /Pg 27 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 508 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 /S /P /S /P /S /P /Parent 3 0 R /Type /Pages Sample opposition to motion to vacate in California with an attorney /P 123 0 R PDF No. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON PATRICIA LANDES, v endobj /K 36 << /Pg 44 0 R >> 49 0 obj endobj 26 0 obj >> 602. 12 0 obj /S /P 51 0 obj >> << /S /P /S /Reference 232 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R endobj /K 16 << PDF FLORIDA JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSldN - Supreme Court of Florida /Rotate 0 /K 2 /Rotate 0 /Tabs /S endobj 273 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 16 0 R /Type /Page >> /K 43 /Resources 482 0 R << 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. Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 247 0 obj >> /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /P 12 0 R Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) >> <> /Pg 19 0 R >> >> /K [50 299 0 R 52] Co. of Wausau, No. endobj 58 0 obj << endobj /P 528 0 R /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /K [0 325 0 R 13] 235 0 obj /Pg 24 0 R 68 0 obj /K 29 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R]