response to motion to disqualify attorney

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. 8. /Type /Page endobj Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. << 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. /Rotate 0 213 0 obj /S /P 239 0 obj 254 0 obj /K 4 /P 274 0 R endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] /Pg 15 0 R 20 0 obj endobj << /Resources 490 0 R 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. << /Pg 20 0 R /S /Reference /P 12 0 R >> A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . /Lang (EN-US) /P 530 0 R 267 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /P 12 0 R /P 55 0 R Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. endobj 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 << /Resources 466 0 R . 290 0 obj endobj /S /P << Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al. endobj /Resources 371 0 R /P 531 0 R >> /Pg 15 0 R /S /TOCI /Pg 34 0 R 120 0 obj the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. /K 18 /Lang (EN-US) superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] << << . >> An oral motion on the record, by an attorney of record, IS a formal motion, even if not accepted and demanded by the court to be submitted in writing. << >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 31 >> >> /S /P /K 6 << 0000005497 00000 n << >> /Type /Page /S /P /P 509 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) << << 5 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R /K 0 /K 8 (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. >> 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. /StructParents 35 << /K [7 313 0 R 9] HWYoF~G-I\#3 -*;Y^4N&GS/^N'jp09AYr3AG8Qw&ci`UyaFGjQ`H >pt$jxGON@QN]K+t(+|Z6*/@I f%4@Pygv,)23 j8[-h5y$#,Y+9Z2!CK >O6H)jF}ZA|k>&dn[1*.~.>u50,@Wt?fOG# i?k@;)d1GfzN]^;{f"U}2`%dC!5}| _Phf"HjjIzj[NC Finally, assess whether the firm or different counsel should defend the motion to disqualify. 361 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 /S /P /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R << /Resources 395 0 R /S /P /Pg 45 0 R /S /Footnote >> /Tabs /S >> /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] /A 517 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R 0000002183 00000 n << >> << /P 509 0 R endobj /S /Link /S /P << 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] /K 0 /K 3 236 0 obj /K 3 /P 124 0 R >> /Annots [] << << >> << endobj >> endobj /Pg 45 0 R endobj /Strikeout /Span /S /P /StructParents 9 << /P 12 0 R specifies the date, time, and location where the hearing will take place, spells out what the party is requesting, and gives a . >> /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. endobj endobj endobj /P 506 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /P 56 0 R /Pg 37 0 R << /K [54 301 0 R 56] << 354 0 obj 15 0 obj Official websites use .gov /S /P /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /P 507 0 R 97 0 obj >> /Pg 15 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj Motions (a) Motion and opposition (1) Except as these rules provide otherwise, a party wanting to make a motion in a reviewing court must serve and file a written motion stating the grounds and the relief requested and identifying any documents on which the motion is based. /K 24 >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 3 0 obj 341 0 obj /S /P 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 >> Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. /K 11 /K 12 80 0 obj >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) 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 /S /P Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. endobj endobj 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. But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . Defendant's Motion at 1. << << << /K 47 /K 4 /K 0 /Pg 35 0 R /P 506 0 R 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 . 225 0 obj 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 . /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /Annots [] /P 506 0 R /P 508 0 R endobj 259 0 obj endobj /P 531 0 R E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R 159 0 obj /P 508 0 R 245 0 obj >> /Annots [] /P 12 0 R 323 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R 299 0 obj << << /S /P >> endobj /K 1 /Tabs /S 116 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R >> ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Disqualify is GRANTED and Andrew J. Cevasco, Esquire is disqualified pursuant to New Jersey Rule of Professional Conduct 3.7 from serving as legal counsel for the Defendants at the trial in this matter; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED pursuant to R. 1:5-1(a) that a copy of this Order will be /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Notice of Motion and Motion: The . 54 0 obj /K 0 /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 0000006382 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /P 12 0 R >> >> hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N >> 167 0 R 168 0 R 169 0 R 170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R 174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj 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. 170 0 obj 85 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /K 5 77 0 obj /S /P endobj United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. endobj One party may insist that the court bar the lawyer from representing another party through a motion to disqualify. /S /P /P 12 0 R 151 0 obj endobj >> << /K 2 /S /P /P 531 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> >> /Pg 46 0 R /S /P 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 endobj /S /P See Alps Prop., 526 F. Supp. /StructParents 26 /S /P /P 12 0 R 438 0 obj /Lang /Contents [495 0 R 496 0 R 497 0 R] endobj 11. 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). /Pg 46 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /K 2 Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /S /P /Pg 19 0 R /P 509 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /K 13 0000006588 00000 n /Pg 18 0 R /Count 7 >> 194 0 obj /Tabs /S endobj 244 0 obj << 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. >> 243 0 obj /K 12 The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). /S /P endobj /Resources 486 0 R ; Utica Mut. >> << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /P 12 0 R /Pg 22 0 R >> /Tabs /S 153 0 obj 107 0 obj /K [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R 56 0 R /K 3 /P 162 0 R /Type /Page >> << >> /Lang (EN-US) 349 0 obj << <> /P 12 0 R /S /TOCI 347 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /K 5 very brief. /Type /Page /Superscript /Span endobj /S /P /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] /Parent 3 0 R /Type /Page << Mar. /P 12 0 R /Pg 30 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 90 0 obj endobj Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. >> 126 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R << /S /P /S /P /P 509 0 R /Pg 44 0 R >> /Pg 43 0 R /Rotate 0 18 0 obj >> << ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. /P 12 0 R /S /Table /Pg 17 0 R Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. /Pg 33 0 R 333 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 19 << /Lang (EN-US) endobj People v. Nozolino, 298 P.3d 915, 919 (Colo. 2013) (Disqualification of a partys chosen attorney is an extreme remedy and is only appropriate where required to preserve the integrity and fairness of the judicial proceedings.) (citation omitted). 0000006178 00000 n Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Pg 17 0 R Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. /K 5 /Pg 45 0 R << 182 0 obj /S /P 167 0 obj An official website of the United States government. << >> /K [315 0 R 317 0 R 318 0 R] /S /P >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P 147 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference J. /P 528 0 R endobj 357 0 obj /S /P endobj endobj /K 33 /Lang (EN-US) >> << << 233 0 obj /Parent 11 0 R /S /P endobj /Pg 20 0 R /P 528 0 R >> /Resources 448 0 R endobj /K [13 311 0 R 15] /K 4 278 0 obj /S /P /S /P /Type /Page /K 2 55 0 obj /P 531 0 R /Parent 3 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 12 endobj /Pg 25 0 R >> >> 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. 524, 528 (D.Colo. /Pg 17 0 R 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. << /Type /Page His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. /K [6 277 0 R 8] /Lang (EN-US) >> >> at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. endobj /K 1 340 0 obj /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] endobj endobj >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 306 0 obj Petitioners' Pro Se Emergency Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Defendants Doug Smith and CPP. << /Pg 15 0 R /K 34 360 0 obj >> << /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R 137 0 obj /K 11 /P 505 0 R /Pg 22 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. << /S /P >> /K 17 endobj (a) A court that determines that a person has signed a pleading or motion in violation of Section 10.001may impose a sanction on the person, a party represented by the person, or both. /P 12 0 R /P 509 0 R (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). endobj endobj << >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) %%EOF /Pg 16 0 R 362 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) However, disqualification is a harsh measure. endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 3. /S /TOCI /S /H3 302 0 obj /S /Link /StructParents 12 /K 19 68 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 << << /K 16 /Parent 6 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. /K 19 endobj 134 0 obj endobj << 198 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R 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 /Annots [] 195 0 obj >> /S /TOCI 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 /K 14 << /Pg 35 0 R /Pg 26 0 R 190 0 obj 46 0 obj endobj << /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] 114 0 obj 199 0 obj These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. endobj >> endobj "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. /P 123 0 R Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. /Pg 17 0 R /K 6 /P 12 0 R 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. 348 0 obj /S /P I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 30 0 R /P 12 0 R 11 0 obj endobj << 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. /Lang (EN-US) /K [2 275 0 R 4] >> /Parent 9 0 R /P 530 0 R 96 0 obj 359 0 obj 232 0 obj Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] 0000000896 00000 n /P 528 0 R endobj /Pg 28 0 R /Pg 44 0 R 176 0 obj District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. 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. /Pg 46 0 R endobj 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. /K 19 endobj /P 12 0 R << /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). /StructParents 29 /P 528 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R << /Filter /FlateDecode Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. /P 12 0 R /P 4 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 217 0 obj >> /S /TOCI After this hearing, M retained counsel (C.H.). >> /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /Pg 44 0 R /K 13 /K [7 519 0 R] 241 0 obj << /P 12 0 R /K 3 << endobj >> /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R << /Count 5 /Pg 38 0 R /S /H1 /S /P >> /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] /K 2 (Att. /P 12 0 R /Pg 27 0 R 2. << 201 0 obj /Pg 24 0 R << << >> >> Deposit Ins. endobj endobj endobj 328 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /Resources 383 0 R /Rotate 0 You cannot start a case by filing a motion. << Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R /K 14 /K 331 0 R /P 12 0 R 332 0 obj >> /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] Ct. App . /Pg 43 0 R /K 11 << Co. of Wausau, No. /S /Reference /S /TOCI /Pg 38 0 R >> /K 17 >> /K 12 /P 12 0 R /Resources 452 0 R 365 0 obj /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P endobj /Pg 31 0 R /Pg 29 0 R << >> /K 31 /S /P 317 0 obj /K 10 /K 1 >> 286 0 obj For the reasons that follow, the two motions to disqualify are denied, and the motion to strike is granted in part and denied in part. /Pg 15 0 R /P 12 0 R >> endobj << 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. /K 10 /P 12 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P endobj /S /P /S /P endobj /Type /Pages >> 130 0 obj 127 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /P 12 0 R >> 293 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference << endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. /S /P /Resources 494 0 R 1. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 29 /Pg 38 0 R << /StructParents 25 /Lang (EN-US) << /StructParents 34 /Lang (EN-US) 197 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R /K 1 endobj << /S /P << 273 0 obj endobj 174 0 obj << /Pg 43 0 R /K 27 << 184 0 obj 311 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R /P 506 0 R /K 0 112 0 obj /InlineShape /Figure /P 505 0 R >> << /Pg 15 0 R 113 0 obj This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . 149 0 obj 0000009454 00000 n >> General Use: Description. /P 55 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 358 0 obj /Lang (EN-US)