/Pg 18 0 R /K 8 /Pg 27 0 R Disqualification Motions in Texas: Don't Sit On Your Rights! >> /Rotate 0 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 355 0 obj 344 0 obj 127 0 obj /Resources 462 0 R /Resources 452 0 R /K 8 /Pg 41 0 R 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. /K 59 The State filed a response to the motion, see id. To proceed, please click Accept. /K [22 285 0 R 24] 16 0 obj /S /P << /Pg 16 0 R Few things are worse for an attorney than getting a new big matter, starting work on it, and then facing a motion to disqualify. /S /P 0000008829 00000 n /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /Rotate 0 /S /P >> << /S /Reference /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R /K 27 /Rotate 0 /P 284 0 R /S /P endobj endobj Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." /K 31 /P 12 0 R /Annotation /Span /S /P /P 12 0 R 79 0 obj 256 0 obj << /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . << 331 0 obj /K 1 /P 12 0 R /Parent 11 0 R /S /P endobj /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /Lang (EN-US) 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. << endobj << << << endobj << /Pg 37 0 R File the forms. /K 1 endobj /P 55 0 R /Pg 19 0 R endobj When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. >> endobj << >> /Pg 30 0 R /Tabs /S 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] /S /H1 /Pg 28 0 R /P 506 0 R 55 0 obj >> /P 508 0 R >> /S /P /K 1 endobj /Parent 7 0 R /P 508 0 R Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. /K 1 >> /Annots [] /Pg 22 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /S /H3 247 0 obj endobj endobj << /K 15 /Parent 9 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /TOCI << /S /P << /MarkInfo 2 0 R endobj /S /Link /P 508 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /Annots [] /K 0 /K 3 << /P 530 0 R endobj /Pg 43 0 R /StructParents 31 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. /StructParents 27 /P 508 0 R /P 123 0 R A motion to disqualify shall be . /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') /P 12 0 R PDF Response in Opp to Motion to Disqualify - Turtle Talk /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 119 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 40 /S /Link /P 12 0 R /Pg 22 0 R >> Woodard v. Dist. /Resources 440 0 R 6 0 obj << /Rotate 0 Motions to Disqualify Counsel Unpredictable 287 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj 16.21 et seq. /S /P 1 [233 0 R 234 0 R 235 0 R 236 0 R 237 0 R 238 0 R 239 0 R 240 0 R 241 0 R 242 0 R /S /P Include the date to the template with the Date option. /K 11 /S /H3 /K 19 << >> /K 1 /S /P << /Annots [] /Parent 10 0 R /P 531 0 R 310 0 obj /K 0 endobj [18 -1] at 19. ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. /Rotate 0 1 /. /StructParents 0 /S /P 212 0 obj >> /K 4 /S /P << In the Motion, Presley seeks the entry of an order disqualifying and all co-counsel who represent Douglas Smith (Smith) and Carolina Preservation Properties, Inc. << /Lang (EN-US) /P 530 0 R << /K 13 /Pg 32 0 R PDF Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /S /P << UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT appeared that mediation was at an /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> 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 1 << >> >> /K 13 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. /S /Reference 263 0 obj endobj /S /P /K 3 /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 37 0 R /Annots [] /Type /Pages /Lang (EN-US) <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> >> /Lang (EN-US) motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. endobj /Tabs /S >> >> /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /S /Table >> >> >> The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. << << endobj 71 0 obj 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. /K 0 /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> >> << 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 106 0 R Opposing a Motion Filed Against You - Family Law Self-Help Center R. Evid. /S /P PDF United States District Court for The District of New Hampshire >> You cannot start a case by filing a motion. >> 134 0 obj /S /TOCI endobj When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /Pg 19 0 R /S /P 105 0 obj /S /P /P 12 0 R Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). Motions - Utah Courts /Pg 17 0 R Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /P 506 0 R << /Pg 15 0 R endobj %%EOF /Pg 46 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 35 /Lang (EN-US) 222 0 obj << << >> /K 24 /S /P 108 0 obj >> << A motion is usually made in writing. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj 4 [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 67 0 R 243 0 obj 53 0 obj << 56 0 obj 38 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 179 0 obj endobj /Pg 17 0 R endobj endobj Co. v. Employers Ins. >> /S /P /P 12 0 R endobj /K 3 Cf. endobj 293 0 obj /K 27 102 0 obj << /Annots [] /S /P /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] << /Lang (EN-US) 0000004058 00000 n /K 31 /P 508 0 R >> << >> at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. /Pg 20 0 R /P 506 0 R /S /Link /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /S /Link /Pg 45 0 R /S /Reference /K 26 /S /P /Pg 16 0 R 101 0 obj /K 4 PDF STATE OF CALIFORNIA GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION endobj /K 16 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. /P 12 0 R /K 55 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R << << /K 2 >> 11. 0000007338 00000 n /P 507 0 R /S /P << II. << 304 0 obj Disqualification motions put these obligations directly at issue. /P 531 0 R /S /Reference /K 7 /Lang (EN-US) 124 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R 233 0 obj /K 6 << /P 12 0 R /S /P >> 5 [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 313 0 R 80 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 16 /S /P endobj /P 12 0 R /K 10 602. endobj by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . /S /P >> endobj As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. /Pg 15 0 R /Rotate 0 /Pg 22 0 R /K 8 On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. 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LG Chem., Ltd, No. >> /Pg 40 0 R << endobj /Tabs /S 189 0 obj endobj endobj 280 0 obj endobj >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page at 391. /Rotate 0 << /Pg 15 0 R /P 506 0 R 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 >> /Pg 44 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) *243 In addition, the motion was not timely. 282 0 obj /Tabs /S 274 0 obj endobj endobj 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. /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /S /P /Pg 23 0 R /S /P >> /S /P Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations. /StructParents 17 /K 1 This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . 323 0 obj <>stream PDF Franklin Circuit Court Division I Case No. 18-ci-379 Electronically Filed An important requirement contained in rule 2.160 (e) is that a disqualification motion must be made within 10 days after the "discovery of the facts constituting the grounds" for the motion. endobj /S /P /Pg 39 0 R /K 1 << /S /P /Count 7 /P 12 0 R 125 0 obj /S /TOCI /A 499 0 R %PDF-1.7 % << endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 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. /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 29 128 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 1. RESPONSE to 70 MOTION to Disqualify Attorney Steve Morris and The Law >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R 0 /Lang (EN-US) In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported. Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . /K 6 >> This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. << 259 0 obj 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] PDF Greenberg traurig opposition to motion to disqualify Notice of Motion and Motion. /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /P 508 0 R /K 28 312 0 obj Judge refuses to disqualify attorney from representing Orioles owner /Pg 24 0 R endobj endobj Motions - California /Pg 15 0 R /K 0 /S /P >> /Resources 474 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 Serve the other party . /Lang (EN-US) /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /Tabs /S /P 505 0 R 11. /Lang (EN-US) /K 14 151 0 obj 362 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. endobj 11 0 obj 45 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 18 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 . /K 1 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 0000006588 00000 n /Count 5 >> /S /P /K 9 338 0 obj 258 0 obj << /Nums [0 [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 203 0 R 204 0 R 205 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R 208 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /P 506 0 R /K 0 ________________________ United States District Judge. /S /P << /S /P 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. /P 12 0 R Dentons - Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify endobj %PDF-1.6 Here, Tenorio complied with LR 7-2(g) by filing a motion for leave to file supplemental authorities rather than filing a notice of supplemental authorities. /P 505 0 R 0000002183 00000 n endobj 363 0 obj /K 0 /Annots [] << /Pg 24 0 R /Annots [] endobj /Pg 41 0 R 185 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R 23 0 obj << /S /P >> /Pg 15 0 R 273 0 obj /S /P << /A 515 0 R The defendant may not call the prosecutors as witnesses unless there is a compelling need to do so. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj << ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ /S /H3 >> >> endobj /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /K 2 /K 8 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). Because there are other witnesses available to testify, there is no compelling need to put the prosecuting attorneys on the stand to testify. 183 0 obj 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. /StructParents 30 /P 12 0 R 339 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Resources 498 0 R >> << 168 0 obj /Pg 40 0 R /S /P /P 508 0 R >> 257 0 obj >> /Pg 16 0 R >> 353 0 obj 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] 157 0 R 158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R 163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R 166 0 R /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] /K [6 323 0 R 8] /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 28 0 R The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. Peters v. 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Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /K [26 287 0 R 28] /K 16 /K 1 /S /P /P 12 0 R /K 6 /Pg 16 0 R endobj /P 509 0 R << << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R << 2. 142 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R << /S /Reference >> 3. /K 20 /P 528 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 305 0 obj 190 0 obj /S /P 26 [160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R null 327 0 R null 328 0 R null 329 0 R 162 0 R See Fed. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R /K 7 endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /Annots [] /K 14 /S /P 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. << << endobj >> /S /P << /DropCap /Figure endobj /S /P /Pg 17 0 R /K [13 311 0 R 15] /K 34 >> /Pg 44 0 R /K [10 527 0 R] 250 0 obj /P 12 0 R /StructParents 34 /Pg 46 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R /K [34 291 0 R 36] Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. /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 << /K 36 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R 135 0 obj /P 505 0 R Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. >> /P 12 0 R Northwoods Educational Foundation, Inc.'S Reply to Plaintiff'S Response 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. He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /S /H2 /K [1 326 0 R 15] /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 /P 509 0 R /S /P << << /Pg 17 0 R >> >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Parent 10 0 R disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. >> endobj /P 12 0 R 2022 California Rules of Court. /K 17 Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. 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 << endobj endobj << 67 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R endobj /S /P << endobj 110 0 obj /S /P District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. << /K 1 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << endobj PDF United States District Court Southern District of Florida /P 12 0 R Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. << PDF Motions to Disqualify Judges for Bias or Prejudice /Lang (EN-US) 15 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /Pg 28 0 R /K 33 endobj /S /P 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 341 0 R 342 0 R 343 0 R 344 0 R] Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). << /Parent 11 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a motion to disqualify. << 0000006382 00000 n /P 12 0 R >> endobj 195 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R << /K [10 279 0 R 12] /K 3 endobj /P 509 0 R hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = endobj Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. 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 0 /S /P /K 3 /P 80 0 R << /K [11 511 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /P 55 0 R Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Exclude /Lang (EN-US) This website and its publications are not designed to provide legal or other advice and you should not take, or refrain from taking, action based on its content. /P 508 0 R << /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R PDF FLORIDA JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSldN - Supreme Court of Florida 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. /K 21 >> /StructParents 23 /Pg 27 0 R 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] /S /P endobj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj 354 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R endobj endobj 158 0 obj >> 314 0 obj 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. endobj PDF For the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Mark Jackson : Civil Action >> >> /K 30 >> /P 531 0 R endobj << endobj 180 0 obj 284 0 obj /P 12 0 R /P 507 0 R Petitioners' Pro Se Emergency Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Defendants Doug Smith and CPP. /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj PDF Attorney for Petitioner - Washington State Courts Washington Courts /Pg 15 0 R /P 531 0 R /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] /Tabs /S endobj /InlineShape /Figure /Pg 17 0 R 345 0 obj 9 0 obj endobj /S /Reference /K 1 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 531 0 R 297 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 27 0 obj motion to disqualify for a hearing. 112 0 obj /K 0 << << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] endobj /K 15 /S /P /K 0 However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance 216 0 obj /S /P >> >> /Length 532 0 R << Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify.