response to motion to disqualify attorney

/Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) << 326 0 obj /S /P endobj /S /P 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. 196 0 obj 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 Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. /Lang (EN-US) /P 276 0 R 332 0 obj /K 3 Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. /P 531 0 R 202 0 obj /S /Link >> Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al. 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 98 0 obj 1. /Lang (EN-US) /K 16 << >> endobj /Pg 45 0 R Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Resources 486 0 R /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn /S /TOCI /Pg 46 0 R 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] >> /Resources 407 0 R /P 4 0 R Terre Du Lac Property Owners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Shrum, 661 S.W.2d 45, 48 (Mo. 191 0 obj >> /Pg 28 0 R endobj /S /P /StructParents 30 132 0 obj endobj motion to disqualify for a hearing. /S /P /Pg 41 0 R 250 0 obj 314 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Type /Page Prohibition is used as the justification for allowing judges to rule on their own motions to disqualify, as attorneys are given another means to have a judge disqualified. /Resources 448 0 R /Pg 15 0 R UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT appeared that mediation was at an /K 1 "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. Disqualification Motions in Texas: Don't Sit On Your Rights! /K 28 /S /P << >> endobj >> /P 505 0 R >> 76 0 obj 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. endobj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 32 0 R J. endobj /Pg 17 0 R Judicial Disqualification: What Every Practitioner (and Judge) Should 217 0 obj 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 /Pg 27 0 R /Tabs /S >> << Motions to Disqualify Counsel Unpredictable /S /P 59 0 obj >> /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] >> << /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 17 /Resources 466 0 R >> endobj << 264 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /K 9 You are responsible for serving the other party with a copy of your filed forms, usually by mail or e-service. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 14 << /Pg 28 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /S /TOCI /S /P /Resources 411 0 R endobj /P 508 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Motions - Utah Courts startxref 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 /K 1 >> /K 3 You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. /K 26 /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 255 0 obj >> Tenorio moves to supplement his Response to the Department's Motion for Summary Judgment with two cases: Jordan v. >> << On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. /S /P /Annots [] 114 0 obj 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. 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 . 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. >> 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R 115 0 R 116 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. /K 27 /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Type /Pages 113 0 obj 47 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] %PDF-1.7 % 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 /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /P 274 0 R >> /Pg 15 0 R endobj /Pg 46 0 R >> 79 0 obj /S /P /S /P /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /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 /Tabs /S << /K 41 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.3 Additionally, courts are usually reluctant to interfere with a clients choice of counsel unless the conflict is real and there are few options other than to grant disqualification.4. /P 12 0 R /P 509 0 R << >> << /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R Legal Standards. /Lang (EN-US) endobj Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. /K 0 /S /P Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. >> 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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. /K [6 323 0 R 8] 138 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 7 0 R /Annots [] /P 508 0 R /Pg 19 0 R 6. /Pg 20 0 R /S /P United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. /P 12 0 R endobj >> << endobj Id. /K [50 299 0 R 52] /S /P /S /P 4. /S /P Motion to Disqualify an Attorney for Florida State Circuit Court /Type /Pages << /S /P endobj PDF Response in Opp to Motion to Disqualify - Turtle Talk 0 >> /K [12 521 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R /S /P >> /S /P endobj /StructParents 14 /Resources 367 0 R >> /Tabs /S endobj /K 37 >> /Rotate 0 /Pg 16 0 R /P 529 0 R 204 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R endobj 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? << /K [10 527 0 R] /Type /Page << /Lang (EN-US) Rodriguez v. Dist. /S /TOC /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 3 >> 254 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 23 [152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] /K 10 167 0 obj /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /S /P /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /P 55 0 R << /Resources 395 0 R You cannot start a case by filing a motion. >> /Lang (EN-US) . 80 0 obj 199 0 obj 0000008829 00000 n /Parent 7 0 R You have to fill out at least 2 forms, maybe more, to file your opposition. >> /Lang (EN-US) 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 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 38 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 34 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 92 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R /Count 5 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. << 352 0 obj /S /Sect /P 509 0 R Attorney Disqualification in Florida Following State Farm v. K.A.W /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] /S /Link 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 /Type /Page /K 12 /K 5 << >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Serve the other party . 330 0 obj /Parent 9 0 R /P 531 0 R /S /P (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. /P 12 0 R /K 2 >> << 261 0 obj /Pg 37 0 R /S /P ________________________ United States District Judge. /Lang (EN-US) 18 0 obj << 242 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) (quoting People ex rel. /P 507 0 R /K 4 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 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). A motion is usually made in writing. /S /P endobj /P 12 0 R /K 8 endobj >> /Rotate 0 /K 25 355 0 obj /S /P endobj /K 1 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 17 /Lang (EN-US) Woodard v. Dist. 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . /StructParents 22 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 318 0 obj << >> /Type /Page 856 F. Supp. /P 505 0 R /K 0 Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. /K 2 /S /Link Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. /Pg 23 0 R /P 162 0 R >> >> Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. /Pg 16 0 R <> /Pg 24 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /P 506 0 R /Pg 15 0 R ), op. << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). In addition, if the motion is made by a former client, attorneys should consider providing notice of a potential circumstance to their legal malpractice insurer. >> 215 0 obj 95 0 obj motion to disqualify. >> /Pg 20 0 R /Type /Page Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /K 14 Motion to disqualify, the law firm is taking over a week to respond to /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 20 0 R 19 0 obj /Type /Pages /Rotate 0 /S /P endobj 101 0 obj /Tabs /S 214 0 obj /S /P /Pg 20 0 R According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << PDF In the 242nd District Court of Swisher County, Texas 150 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) These motions are becoming ever more common. /Tabs /S endobj motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] PDF Respondents' Reply to Response to Motion to Disqualify - Mike Kreidler endobj >> /K 9 >> 257 0 obj endobj >> /S /P /Pg 23 0 R /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R] 293 0 obj /S /P /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj 181 0 obj >> endobj /P 508 0 R /P 531 0 R 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 /Pg 19 0 R /S /P >> >> >> Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. /Lang (EN-US) 116 0 obj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 44 0 R << >> 275 0 obj /S /P You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. Under the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct (Colorado Rules or Colo. RCP), an attorney must safeguard client confidences and secrets, subject to a few exceptions. 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 ATTORNEY DREW MAZZEO By: Drew Mazzeo Bauer Pitman Snyder Huff Lifetime Legal, PLLC 1235 4th Ave E #200 Olympia, WA 98506 (360) 754-1976 dpm@lifetime.legal Attorney for Petitioner FILED SUPREME COURT STATE OF WASHINGTON 1012212019 8 :00 AM BY SUSAN L. CARLSON CLERK 41 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R 331 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R The government does not contest the fact that prosecutors Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp met with the defendant on June 21, 1995, and that the defendant was offered immunity, which he declined to accept. >> >> << >> /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] /K 2 >> << 265 0 obj << /S /H3 /K 3 >> << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /S /Footnote >> << << /Pg 29 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Rule 8.54. /P 531 0 R /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] >> >> 94 0 obj /Parent 7 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 39 /Filter /FlateDecode << >> >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Diagram /Figure <> endobj endobj /P 12 0 R endobj << /P 12 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 134 0 obj << Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 42 0 R 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] /K 10 /Pg 37 0 R /K 42 272 0 obj When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. 0000006483 00000 n /S /P << /P 506 0 R /StructParents 4 /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') /Pg 44 0 R << /S /P endobj hearing. /Parent 6 0 R endobj /K 5 /K 7 /Lang (EN-US) 252 0 obj endobj /S /P As noted, this order addresses . /K 17 /Annots [] the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 43 0 R << >> Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 16 0 R endobj <> endobj /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 /K 5 /StructParents 24 /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 /StructParents 35 /K 2 /S /P /Count 5 /K 31 << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /K 32 >> endobj 60 0 obj endobj Brown v. Encompass Ins. >> /P 12 0 R << /S /P /S /P /Pg 34 0 R /K 0 endobj endobj 67 0 obj 201 0 obj >> /Annots [] /Rotate 0 /K 8 Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R Dentons - Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify 137 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R 297 0 obj 0000000896 00000 n >> >> endobj << /S /P << <> /P 300 0 R /Pg 17 0 R << /K 0 /Pg 20 0 R >> /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] /P 508 0 R << The motion is legally sufficient if it shows the party's well-grounded fear that the party will not receive a fair trial. 210 0 obj endobj /P 55 0 R /S /P /Lang Motion to Disqualify Trial Judge: - Thomas M. Bates << 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] 24 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 341 0 obj << /K [8 510 0 R] /P 12 0 R 56 0 obj endobj /Pg 35 0 R 72 0 obj /S /Footnote <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R >> /Pg 38 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 12 0 R << 467 0 obj >> << >> /S /P /P 12 0 R >> /S /P /S /H3 >> << /Rotate 0 /K 3 /P 278 0 R (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 Deposit Ins. P.O. /Type /Page /S /P endobj Sharp, and the response of the United States. endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 2 0 obj Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /Type /Page /Pg 17 0 R /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 192 0 obj endobj /Parent 6 0 R /S /P /Tabs /S /K 1 /P 12 0 R /S /P Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. >> /P 12 0 R endobj 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 <> citation to the law supporting the request. /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 23 0 R /P 530 0 R 310 0 obj >> endobj /StructParents 5 endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 28 0 R << << It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is /P 12 0 R /StructParents 27 /Pg 17 0 R /K 2 endobj /K 2 277 0 obj /S /H2 /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 10 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << 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. <> /S /Reference /Pg 19 0 R 20 0 obj << /S /Reference endobj /P 509 0 R /S /P 75 0 obj >> /S /P /Pg 15 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. /P 12 0 R >> /S /P /K 4 /S /P and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to . /StructParents 31 /P 508 0 R /Tabs /S 0000001952 00000 n << /K 0 DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /Lang (EN-US) << << Defendant's Motion at 1-3. >> endobj << >> /K 2 >> << 5 0 obj /Rotate 0 T/CT stated that the motion was "'almost by definition untimely under these circumstances.'" C.H. endobj { 10} On July 11, 2006, the trial court ordered Bikkani to provide the discovery responses, including signed authorizations to release medical records, and notified /Tabs /S >> 175 0 obj endobj endobj For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . /Pg 15 0 R >> /K 24 /P 12 0 R endobj << /K 4 /P 531 0 R >> >> /K 3 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. 224 0 obj 4 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R /S /Link /P 12 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R endobj /Rotate 0 /S /P >> /P 12 0 R /S /P /K 1 /S /P /P 509 0 R by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . /K 0 /P 12 0 R 7 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /Pg 23 0 R /P 506 0 R /S /P endstream endobj startxref >> /Lang (EN-US) 52 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P 141 0 obj 325 0 obj /DropCap /Figure /Pg 27 0 R << << /Rotate 0 /S /Reference 104 0 obj << /Pg 15 0 R /Parent 11 0 R /Pg 19 0 R << 276 0 obj /K 33 /Annots [] endobj /K 3 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] << /S /P /P 55 0 R /Annots [] << endobj As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. 2. /S /P << /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /Pg 16 0 R Attorney Advertising. /StructParents 28 << endobj /Resources 456 0 R endobj << R. Evid. /P 290 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> << Co. of Am., No. >> /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 26 0 R /Pg 42 0 R endobj endobj /Pg 16 0 R /K 4 endobj >> /K 0 /Annots [] /P 531 0 R 362 0 obj unless the client consents after disclosure to the . 524, 528 (D.Colo. /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 33 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] >> /Annots [] 0000006588 00000 n >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 307 0 obj >> /K 2 /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] /P 123 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) II. /Rotate 0 << /Lang (EN-US) 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. /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). /Parent 3 0 R 241 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R At that point, the attorney is put in the awkward position of either explaining to the client why he or she should pay more money to keep the attorney, or absorbing the fees associated with defending the motion to disqualify. >> /Resources 478 0 R /K 4 /K 0

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