endobj >> /S /P /Outline /Span /StructParents 4 The motion is legally sufficient if it shows the party's well-grounded fear that the party will not receive a fair trial. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /P 505 0 R >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Lang (EN-US) As noted, this order addresses . /P 12 0 R << /K 7 /K 1 /Pg 37 0 R << << >> << << endobj << /P 12 0 R /S /P 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 /Pg 20 0 R 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. /Rotate 0 endobj << 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 /TextBox /Art /Pg 44 0 R >> /Rotate 0 (Att. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. /Pg 17 0 R endobj >> /P 12 0 R /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /Parent 9 0 R /P 505 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << >> /K 59 /Annots [] See. /K [7 519 0 R] endobj /K 33 /P 531 0 R >> /K 10 endobj 191 0 R] However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance /S /P >> /S /P endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 22 0 R << 293 0 obj 258 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P 102 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /K 10 << This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. 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 /S /P 34 0 obj 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. endobj /Tabs /S 320 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] >> Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /S /P /K 3 /Parent 11 0 R << Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. /S /P 1. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /StructParents 33 0000006276 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S 161 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 16 0 obj 65 0 obj >> /K 37 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. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 339 0 obj endstream /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 40 0 R /P 529 0 R /S /P /Contents [364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R] 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 271 0 obj >> /K 7 << endobj /Resources 444 0 R Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). << DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /S /P /Rotate 0 /S /H3 << /Type /Page /StructParents 22 /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 45 0 R << /S /H1 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI >> /S /H1 endobj << endobj >> [18 -1] at 19. endobj 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] /K 10 << 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] 261 0 obj /Pg 32 0 R /P 531 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) 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. /S /Footnote >> /K 33 endobj 256 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R endobj endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R >> /Rotate 0 HarrisT19@michigan.gov . /P 12 0 R 252 0 obj 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.10 Below are some important concepts that have emerged in the context of motions to disqualify.11, The Colorado Rules do not bar attorneys from representing current clients against former clients. 330 0 R 162 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 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 236 0 obj 39 0 obj << endobj << /Pg 19 0 R Rule 2.330 (e). 177 0 obj /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] /S /P motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. h[o\{ C@9\`d-X" ?[]&5>fR*UVSO?>|/qnou':._^:WZ.Z.Fw7w/>{_?xw?>G}N/_>}}z>xVp~/zOy_}xwMQm|_}{}?^~'v>'_]/Fkum-i^iz]:JZ_^_^_^_^_^_Y_Y_Y_Yu|]u|}u_5wuRWmVmVmV:C:C:P:~ /]2Vcu9Vcu9Vcu9.X][oW2WWsu5WWs\>rt=9u8Zk[s~VWZNNNNNNiuuu~m^|])^)^)^yuNNNNZuu&?:wmO]$uMuM7~vz?u=uHs[P;?D[R;of}f[oCchO\o^=7o?]N+B/r^No~{>#n?'_~xp@x."Zyc4k4&omcVmnX:5oM[iKfz&lrQ,eM,~e? /P 12 0 R /P 292 0 R >> /Pg 23 0 R The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. 32 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null 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 << /S /H1 /Annots [] 524, 528 (D.Colo. endobj endobj /Pg 27 0 R 205 0 obj << /K 6 endobj /K 15 My name is Adam C. 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Rule 8.54. /Lang (EN-US) Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing 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. /S /P /StructParents 8 /K [22 285 0 R 24] 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] >> /Pg 42 0 R 41 0 obj /S /P /K 20 /P 12 0 R /S /P /Rotate 0 << /P 162 0 R >> Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. 37 0 obj Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /K 0 /Pg 44 0 R /K 1 /S /TOCI Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. << /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << 10-0101 San Francisco, CA 94102-3478 (415) 436-6660 (415) 436-6683 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff the United States of America Also filed on behalf of 10 Plaintiff States (See signature block) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION /P 531 0 R /K [503 0 R 504 0 R] /K 43 Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. /Pg 20 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 10 endobj /P 12 0 R Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> << /Pg 16 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << 360 0 obj 328 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 150 0 obj /K 17 /K [6 323 0 R 8] /P 12 0 R Health, Education & Family Services Division . As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. >> /S /Link /Annots [] 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. /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R Motions to disqualify counsel are orchestrated for two primary reasons: Either an attorney or law firm have been unduly abusive or they have been so effective in defending or prosecuting a case. /S /P >> /S /H3 /Count 5 /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] /P 290 0 R 306 0 obj >> >> /P 508 0 R /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /Resources 411 0 R /StructParents 21 /K 14 /Pg 46 0 R << /K 1 >> /P 12 0 R endobj 175 0 obj /Resources 432 0 R >> By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) See Rule 2.330 (f). 119 0 obj /Resources 407 0 R 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) /K 14 /P 12 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. /S /P /K 4 141 0 obj /S /P endobj /P 529 0 R the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. /K [1 305 0 R 3] endobj /Lang (EN-US) 1 /. /StructParents 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /S /P /Pg 21 0 R The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. /K 13 << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 199 0 obj /K [10 314 0 R 12] /S /P /S /P /S /P /S /P >> 348 0 obj << /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] >> As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 170 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. endobj >> /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] /P 12 0 R /K 4 << 355 0 obj /K 31 >> /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] /A 524 0 R For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . >> /K 12 /Rotate 0 50 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 38 0 obj /Pg 26 0 R /K 5 /P 508 0 R 24 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 270 0 obj 177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R 180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R 184 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 167 0 obj /S /H2 /P 531 0 R /Pg 28 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] << endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> 255 0 obj 160 0 obj /Resources 440 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 322 0 obj /K 8 /dc43kgm@9{Q CF";dlx23H(k)+BH0s0~SxDmSKfy~x|}w"l'%%o2nrQr>VKwLB3=_KJgZ%'$(":xPU.m99(+'&{Mj4k%'5CS@w7)05eX G?A*hR'*X\r^nDb'OAWMRd.ZEOp:|ECldHP?=[U'UjdW'f}\&D]J}r). endobj /Parent 8 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Lang (EN-US) northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions << 0000002183 00000 n << Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- ECF No. 0000007338 00000 n << /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] >> endobj /K 14 endobj >> 69 0 obj 190 0 obj 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 146 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /Resources 456 0 R /S /P /Pg 30 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> /S /P /K 29 /S /P /Pg 17 0 R >> /K 8 /P 12 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. /Pg 29 0 R 12 0 obj %%EOF endobj /S /P /S /P >> /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 00021 Motion to Strike Defendant BRIAN FROST's Affirmative Defenses. /Pg 16 0 R We are hired both to file and pursue disqualification, and to represent lawyers in resisting disqualification. hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N /K [50 299 0 R 52] endobj /K 2 As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. endobj /S /P /S /P >> 159 0 obj >> << >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /P 55 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 27 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /S /P See, e.g., People v. Shari, 204 P.3d 453, 457 (Colo. 2009) (distinguishing between duties to current clients under Colo. RPC 1.7 and to former clients under Colo. RPC 1.9). /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 38 0 R /K 6 /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] position as district attorney. Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." 316 0 obj 856 F. Supp. Petitioners' Pro Se Emergency Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Defendants Doug Smith and CPP. 174 0 obj 216 0 obj endobj /K 23 /Pg 32 0 R 345 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R endobj endobj Dec. 18, 2014) (denying motion for summary judgment on issue of whether Hunton & Williams should be disqualified in underlying arbitration), assets.law360news.com/ 0580000/580691/Memorandum%20and%20Order.pdf; Defendant and Counterclaimant Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLCs Notice of Motion and Motion to Disqualify Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof, Western Sugar Coop. /K 0 /P 12 0 R Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. /Tabs /S << >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /Parent 3 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /S /TOCI << endobj 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. /P 12 0 R In denying the defendants' motion, the court relied on the fact that there were other investigating agents present at the meeting who could testify to what occurred during the meeting. /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 endobj >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> 78 0 obj 55 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /S /Reference << /Pg 17 0 R 315 0 obj 89 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 46 0 R /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) /K [12 514 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K [8 525 0 R] /StructParents 13 /S /P endobj << endobj 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. The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. endobj /Pg 17 0 R endobj 248 0 obj >> endobj /P 505 0 R << >> /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R] /S /P << >> endobj A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. /S /Reference /S /P /Rotate 0 /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /S /Link endobj /Type /Page /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /Type /Page >> << /Parent 9 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj 3. 118 0 obj /P 55 0 R /K 4 endobj /S /P << >> /K 12 << 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. Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . << /S /P /K 1 117 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 /P 132 0 R Serve the other party . >> 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 509 0 R >> endobj << /K 29 >> Upon consideration of the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. >> /P 55 0 R However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] /Pg 15 0 R /Resources 482 0 R endobj /K 9 /Parent 7 0 R /S /P 200 0 obj /P 506 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /S /P /K 28 endobj endobj >> /K 31 /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R 92 0 obj 127 0 obj << << 107 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 39 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 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.

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