response to motion to disqualify attorney

/Pg 22 0 R /StructParents 2 /P 530 0 R %PDF-1.6 /Type /Page << endobj However, Comment 3 to Colo. RPC 1.9 sets a minimum baseline: In the case of an organizational client, general knowledge of the clients policies and practices ordinarily will not preclude a subsequent representation.. << 134 0 obj /Type /Page /K 9 /Pg 22 0 R /Type /Page endobj /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R (Att. /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) >> << /K 1 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 3 0 R /S /Link /P 528 0 R << 84 0 obj >> 342 0 obj /K 1 endobj << /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] /S /P /S /P endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 22 0 R /K 10 /Tabs /S >> /Parent 10 0 R 205 0 obj endobj 122 0 obj >> >> /Pg 38 0 R 46 0 obj /K 2 << /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 28 0 R 7. 278 0 obj >> /P 505 0 R 227 0 obj Upon consideration of the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /Pg 32 0 R 3 Rules 4-1.6, 4-1.7, and 4-1.9 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar generally govern in attorney conflict of interest disqualification matters. Brown v. Encompass Ins. /P 278 0 R /P 12 0 R /Type /Pages /K 1 /Tabs /S /Pg 31 0 R 309 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R /P 302 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). 156 0 obj << 321 0 obj >> /Tabs /S Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. 6. /P 124 0 R /K 18 /Pg 15 0 R /S /H2 /Pg 22 0 R 23 0 obj >> << endobj /Count 5 << endobj 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. /Lang (EN-US) << /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') /K 0 Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Pg 44 0 R /StructParents 28 /S /P >> endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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 . >> /K 5 141 0 obj << /Parent 11 0 R /S /Reference << endobj /K 20 /P 55 0 R citation to the law supporting the request. /K 6 /P 12 0 R >> superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. /Resources 387 0 R 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. Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /Parent 9 0 R /K [5 307 0 R 7] 75 0 obj 216 0 obj /S /P endobj /S /P 348 0 obj << >> /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 /S /H1 << Notice of Motion and Motion. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 12] and Memorandum in Support [Doc. << /Lang (EN-US) >> << disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. [18 -1] at 19. /Lang (EN-US) << This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. << Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. /Contents [437 0 R 438 0 R 439 0 R] endobj /Pg 23 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /S /P /S /P 303 0 obj /Resources 470 0 R /P 505 0 R >> << /Annots [423 0 R 424 0 R] << /P 55 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /S /H3 Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. /Pg 23 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Producer <6954657874AE20352E352E3920A9323030302D323031352069546578742047726F7570204E5620284147504C2D76657273696F6E29> /Pg 44 0 R << /Pg 15 0 R 0000006588 00000 n 0000006382 00000 n !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) at 390-91. endobj << >> As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. /K 16 >> /S /P /P 509 0 R /Resources 436 0 R 240 0 obj /A 513 0 R /Pg 21 0 R The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Pg 16 0 R 288 0 obj << /Pg 16 0 R <> /K 7 0000008092 00000 n 186 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> 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. endobj >> Attorney General . 42 0 obj /P 508 0 R 83 0 obj >> /K 15 Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. 70 0 obj /StructParents 21 /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 383 0 R << /StructParents 17 104 0 obj /K 1 /K [1 305 0 R 3] /S /P /S /P District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. >> /S /P /K 6 You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /K [12 514 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R >> /Pg 15 0 R /P 55 0 R /K 11 endobj 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 0000000896 00000 n /Type /Page 261 0 obj 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] >> /Pg 20 0 R >> /S /P endobj /Pg 27 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj endobj Fill out the forms. 438 0 obj endobj Co. v. Employers Ins. << /Resources 494 0 R /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] << 296 0 obj 7 0 obj /P 528 0 R 292 0 R null 294 0 R 295 0 R 294 0 R null 296 0 R 297 0 R 296 0 R null /K 31 << /P 12 0 R /Parent 11 0 R 282 0 obj File the forms. 281 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 123 0 R /K 2 /Pg 44 0 R endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R 4. endobj /S /Reference Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a motion to disqualify. /S /P /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P /S /P << endobj /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /K 4 /S /P /S /TOCI /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] 201 0 obj /K 37 /S /Link /K [6 277 0 R 8] 187 0 obj /S /P 237 0 obj >> /Pg 26 0 R >> << << << >> >> <> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 462 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj J. 80 0 obj << 0000006276 00000 n /K 2 << /S /P /S /P /P 508 0 R Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. 82 0 obj /S /P 6 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /P 509 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 6 0 R /A 520 0 R ________________________ United States District Judge. /S /Link /Type /Page << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. << /Lang (EN-US) endobj << Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. >> II. /S /P /Pg 22 0 R << 209 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R /S /P /S /P /P 12 0 R 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) See. /K 2 /P 12 0 R /S /P /K [0 325 0 R 13] 274 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R 25 [158 0 R 159 0 R] >> endobj >> /Parent 3 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. /Pg 26 0 R endobj 3. /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R /K 19 >> `%qs2"Z(-> ^eZAst`zqz~5{=rvvl6r7rhi_WSztQa%_`e.~QFCPN!Px:v7Pp}VDl|RUjND,a5KFVo}W4+7H/)fJ%o5mgS9BFcQ7HP13+Fxk{N25 wx7O)&[ /iCw %Fk|7on6 r9rH_wFS&`E9T8`jPDlm(n 17 [132 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R 136 0 R 137 0 R null 322 0 R 323 0 R 322 0 R null /Pg 22 0 R /P 12 0 R <> /K 0 365 0 obj 236 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 >> << >> /S /Reference by the party /Parent 9 0 R >> /P 528 0 R >> endobj endobj /Pg 16 0 R endobj Beddow, Erben & Bowen, P.A Second Floor - 2019 Building 2019 3rd Avenue, North Birmingham, AL 35203. /Pg 16 0 R /K [7 313 0 R 9] /K 0 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 /K 3 /K 1 /StructParents 1 /Tabs /S << /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] 78 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) 118 0 obj endobj /Type /Pages /Pg 36 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 505 0 R /S /P endobj /S /TOC endobj >> <> /S /TOCI /S /Reference << /S /P /K 4 /Pg 16 0 R /S /Reference /P 509 0 R << /K 0 >> 51 0 obj the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. 117 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 11 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 215 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 17 He also made 66 0 obj /Tabs /S endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << 258 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /S /Sect /P 12 0 R 226 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] /P 124 0 R /P 12 0 R << /K 29 317 0 obj 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Mark White, Esq. /Pg 17 0 R 241 0 obj See Rule 2.330 (f). endobj You have to fill out at least 2 forms, maybe more, to file your opposition. /S /P 206 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R 300 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> /S /P /Parent 6 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) Please do not message me here on Avvo. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /S /P endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) The State filed a response to the motion, see id. >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 27 0 R 163 0 obj /K 17 2. endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) 213 0 obj /S /Footnote 248 0 obj 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. 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. >> /Annots [] /Resources 474 0 R 0000002415 00000 n 143 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R /P 531 0 R endobj 67 0 obj 287 0 obj /Annots [] /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] endobj /Pg 16 0 R /S /P << endobj Rodriguez v. Dist. << /K 47 /K 3 /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) /K 19 /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] <> and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). 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. >> /P 12 0 R << 137 0 R 138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R 142 0 R 143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R /S /TOCI /S /P 334 0 obj /K 1 188 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 199 0 obj You are switching to another language. /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) >> << /Pg 17 0 R /K 7 /Lang (EN-US) >> 203 0 obj /S /P 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 43 0 obj /Type /Page >> /K 1 192 0 obj For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. /S /P . /Rotate 0 gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. /S /H1 endobj /S /P <> /P 56 0 R >> /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] /Rotate 0 /K 6 endobj /Annots [] << /Resources 498 0 R Mr. endobj 223 0 obj endobj 38 0 obj << This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . >> /Pg 16 0 R 136 0 obj << /S /TOCI endobj >> /Rotate 0 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 97 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 133 0 obj /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R << /Pg 44 0 R /S /P >> << 89 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R 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 /P endobj ; Utica Mut. >> << /Pg 40 0 R An official website of the United States government. /Pg 34 0 R /P 12 0 R 272 0 obj endobj 45 0 obj endobj /Annots [] >> /K 0 224 0 obj 29 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . /Pg 26 0 R /S /P /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] /K 3 /Pg 20 0 R Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations. . /Lang (EN-US) HarrisT19@michigan.gov . << 4 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /K 22 /Pg 20 0 R /S /P 103 0 obj Dec. 10, 2014) (order disqualifying Jones Day), assets.law360news.com/ 0606000/606910/Celgard-LGC%20Order%20disqualifying%20 Jones%20Day.pdf. /P 12 0 R >> /S /P /Pg 26 0 R In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported.1 Many disqualification motions are well-founded. 61 0 obj 32 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /Lang (EN-US) >> Woodard v. Dist. /Lang (EN-US) and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to . 0000013798 00000 n /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /S /P /Pg 33 0 R /Rotate 0 /K [5 512 0 R] >> /P 12 0 R endobj /P 529 0 R /K 30 /Lang (EN-US) Include the date to the template with the Date option. /S /P /Pg 23 0 R /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. /P 506 0 R endobj endobj /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P >> /S /P The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. /S /P 273 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /Parent 3 0 R /K 16 >> endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S << 524, 528 (D.Colo. /Pg 15 0 R endobj . >> /Pg 46 0 R /Annots [] /P 133 0 R /S /TOCI >> /Tabs /S /Type /Page >> 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. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Pg 43 0 R /S /Reference /S /P /K 8 323 0 obj /K 3 << 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. endobj >> /S /P << 358 0 obj >> /S /H1 /K 9 /P 529 0 R /P 163 0 R <> << << DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /K 1 /Pages 3 0 R /Pg 20 0 R 36 0 obj /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << endobj >> >> << /S /Footnote 228 0 obj << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. >> /Pg 17 0 R << /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /S /H3 /Pg 15 0 R << << endobj /S /H1 << /Pg 15 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] THE RESPONSE: The employee in question was Matthew Minno, who is a staff attorney with DMS. /P 509 0 R <> /P 12 0 R /S /Link >> /P 12 0 R 346 0 obj << Two Special Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frank Eldredge and James Hawkins, were present during the entirety of the meeting between the defendant and the prosecutors and are available to testify to the events in question. /Lang (EN-US) << 0 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /Pg 16 0 R CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. /S /P /S /P >> /K 10 26 0 obj /P 506 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /P 81 0 R /Pg 25 0 R /Resources 375 0 R 1. Here, two FBI agents were present during the defendant's meeting with the prosecutors and are available to testify as to what took place during the meeting. /Pg 28 0 R >> Official websites use .gov /Annots [] >> Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. Legal Standards. >> << endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) << >> Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 << /Pg 32 0 R /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] /K 23 << /K 0 /S /P >> << /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 151 0 obj /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 22 0 R /P 306 0 R /P 12 0 R /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 /Type /StructTreeRoot /Lang (EN-US) { 10} On July 11, 2006, the trial court ordered Bikkani to provide the discovery responses, including signed authorizations to release medical records, and notified /P 12 0 R Peters v. Dist. /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> /K 2 Terre Du Lac Property Owners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Shrum, 661 S.W.2d 45, 48 (Mo. /K 32 /P 12 0 R /K 4 52 0 obj endobj /S /P The Texas Supreme Court held that disqualification was proper, reasoning /P 286 0 R /Pg 38 0 R /Pg 45 0 R << 49 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 391 0 R 230 0 obj /Type /Page /Pg 16 0 R /Rotate 0 /S /P 336 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 304 0 R 101 0 obj 328 0 obj >> 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. /P 55 0 R /K 41 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 191 0 R] 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. /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /K 14 The defendant's demand is presently under consideration by the Justice Department. /Pg 18 0 R /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 5 Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /Pg 19 0 R endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << Legal Ethics 71, 77 (Winter 2014). /StructParents 11 /Rotate 0 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] << << >> 145 0 obj endobj /S /P /P 531 0 R Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /S /P The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . >> >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 8 13 0 obj 0000001952 00000 n 125 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 37 0 R Attorney Advertising. /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Pg 32 0 R /K 59 /Pg 17 0 R << 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.2 The attorney is also obligated to elevate the clients interests above the interests of the attorney and the law firm. In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. /Length 533 0 R /K [34 291 0 R 36] See Livingston v. /S /Link /K [22 285 0 R 24] 277 0 obj /K 2 >> 195 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 19 endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> << /K 6 >> /S /P Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. >> << /P 12 0 R /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R << endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 41 0 R /P 56 0 R /P 509 0 R 371 FILED 6/23/97. The Attorney General's Response to the Motion to Disqualify him and his Office from this matter is essentially this: rules are fine for everyone else, but I don't have to follow them. /S /P endobj 31 0 obj /Rotate 0 << /Lang (EN-US) 244 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 endobj /P 12 0 R 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 Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). /K [503 0 R 504 0 R] >> /Resources 379 0 R << << << >> /S /P /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 124 0 R /Type /Page 344 0 obj /A 517 0 R /S /P /Type /Catalog 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] White, Dunn & Booker 1200 First Alabama Bank Building Birmingham, AL 32503, Albert C. Bowen, Esq. 314 0 obj position as district attorney. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R 196 0 obj endobj >> /K 1 endobj /S /TOCI /P 282 0 R /Pg 30 0 R /S /P /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /P 162 0 R /P 508 0 R >> 467 0 obj /Tabs /S /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /P /K 7 /S /Link 193 0 obj endobj The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. /K 29 >> >> /S /P /P 531 0 R << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj 299 0 obj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R >> /Type /Pages << My name is Adam C. Sloane. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. /K 26 endobj endobj >> Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing endobj /K [16 518 0 R] 278 0 R 279 0 R 278 0 R null 280 0 R 281 0 R 280 0 R null 282 0 R 283 0 R /TextBox /Art /K 2 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. >> 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. 44 0 obj >> >> << 356 0 obj endobj 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 >> >> /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R /Parent 3 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /S /P << 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. << /Parent 7 0 R << << /S /P 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 /K 15 >> >> 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 123 0 R << /K 4 << Significantly, the increasing mobility of lateral attorneys (with attorneys rarely spending their entire legal careers at a single law practice or firm) has raised issues that can serve as the basis of a motion to disqualify. endobj 325 0 obj /K 11 As the prosecutors have no personal knowledge of the events prior to their meeting with the defendant, they are not material witnesses to those events and should not be called to testify. endobj

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