endobj /S /P >> /K 2 /Pg 22 0 R TENORIO v. NEVADA | Case No. 2:20-cv-00517-ART | 20230227a19| Leagle.com /S /P >> CHAPTER 10. SANCTIONS FOR FRIVOLOUS PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS - Texas /Lang (EN-US) /P 292 0 R endobj 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. /P 12 0 R /K [5 307 0 R 7] endobj /S /P See. 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. Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /S /P Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? /Rotate 0 >> hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /StructParents 4 /Annots [] /Pg 17 0 R /S /Link 142 0 obj /K 25 Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. endobj Terre Du Lac Property Owners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Shrum, 661 S.W.2d 45, 48 (Mo. 275 0 obj are satisfied. Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- >> endobj >> /K [0 325 0 R 13] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Resources 474 0 R /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] >> /P 508 0 R /Rotate 0 /Type /Pages /K 31 Motions - California 34 0 obj << Id. _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. /Parent 6 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K [22 285 0 R 24] You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. 0000001860 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Parent 7 0 R >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 9 /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << 179 0 obj >> /K 12 /K 33 /Pg 39 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 58 0 obj 169 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] /K 5 << 93 0 obj /Parent 3 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 312 0 obj 37 0 obj /ParentTree 13 0 R 353 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /StructParents 1 endobj /Tabs /S /K 0 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] /Pg 20 0 R 230 0 obj /P 508 0 R 348 0 obj ), op. /Pg 15 0 R Mark White, Esq. /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) 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. 224 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Pg 19 0 R 163 0 obj endobj >> /Pg 15 0 R /Annots [] << /Parent 11 0 R /S /P << 251 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 15 /K 1 According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.. 15 316 0 R 16 [127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R] >> The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. /K 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 528 0 R Mar. /Pg 16 0 R << I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] /Pg 42 0 R /Type /Page endobj >> << /Pg 23 0 R << Judge Denies 2nd Motion To Nix Plaintiff Attorney In Abandoned Wells /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 19 endobj Fill out the forms. >> /P 12 0 R >> /K 2 endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /K 0 << endobj /S /Reference /Filter /FlateDecode 81 0 obj Dentons - Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 138 0 obj << << /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] /Lang /Tabs /S Colorado Judicial Branch - Self Help - Forms - Miscellaneous General Use << /K 8 << 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] endobj endobj << Typically, a former client seeking to disqualify a former attorney from representing an opposing party must identify specific, cogent information that the attorney possesses and show that the information is confidential and implicates the duty of loyalty. << /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] >> 233 0 obj <> endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 4 0 obj << /P 528 0 R /S /P endobj 317 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) 268 0 obj Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] /P 12 0 R on January 7, 2002. 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R /S /TOCI 0000008829 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. /S /P /S /TOCI /S /P 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. << endobj endobj /Pg 17 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> << /Pg 41 0 R As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> 8. /Lang (EN-US) 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. << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 113 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R R. Evid. /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 24 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 327 0 obj `%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 Notice of Motion and Motion. 123 0 obj Judicial Disqualification: What Every Practitioner (and Judge) Should << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 42 /Tabs /S 0000007338 00000 n /Pg 20 0 R /K 21 << /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /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 << << >> << endobj << /K 0 << /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 15 0 R >> /S /P << endobj endobj /S /P endobj /P 12 0 R /PageLayout /OneColumn 245 0 obj << 217 0 obj 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 /P 12 0 R /P 531 0 R /P 506 0 R endobj >> << /P 12 0 R 144 0 obj /K 2 /Pg 20 0 R Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. /Lang (EN-US) 206 0 obj /S /P /P 12 0 R << 301 0 obj << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Type /StructTreeRoot /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> /Rotate 0 157 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) 43 0 obj << /Resources 391 0 R /S /P endobj 336 0 obj /K 11 /S /H3 /K 11 "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R 25 0 obj endobj /S /P /K 13 /P 508 0 R /K 3 /K 2 159 0 obj 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). >> /K 28 /Pg 30 0 R I don't recommend it, but this is what you must do to get a judge << NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. /Parent 10 0 R >> /K 8 /P 509 0 R /K 16 /Pg 46 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 44 0 R << 177 0 obj << /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Annots [] << /S /Reference /K [7 519 0 R] endobj 0000001952 00000 n endobj Please do not message me here on Avvo. In this case, the defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need for the prosecutors' testimony or that the information sought cannot be obtained from an alternative source. Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). 187 0 R 188 0 R 189 0 R 190 0 R 191 0 R 192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R << >> << /Lang (EN-US) /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') /P 506 0 R endobj /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /K 10 << /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S /Resources 448 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R /P 531 0 R PDF United States District Court for The District of New Hampshire 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. 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 /P 310 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj 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 0000004058 00000 n RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC(an Arizona Corporation), Ed Magedson(an individual). /Annotation /Span /K 1 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 0000002183 00000 n endobj /Rotate 0 . Court Declines Disqualification Under Lawyer Witness Rule /K 35 endobj << /Lang (EN-US) 1992)). /Type /Catalog /Pg 45 0 R 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. /P 12 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /Pg 40 0 R endobj /Pg 33 0 R /Pg 34 0 R 161 0 obj endobj 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 /K 0 /S /P >> /S /P endobj endobj Rule 2.160(c) provides as follows: (c) Motion. /Rotate 0 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. endobj /Lang (EN-US) northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions 337 0 obj endobj /S /P /K 14 /Pg 25 0 R /P 12 0 R 264 0 obj /K 13 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 223 0 obj /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] at 391. /K 8 >> /Pg 45 0 R /K 1 endobj /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S >> endobj /S /Footnote << endobj /Pg 17 0 R endobj >> endobj 246 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R endobj endobj /S /Reference /Pg 15 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 29 0 R 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 << /P 12 0 R /K 10 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 247 0 obj You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. /S /P /K 0 endobj . >> /Annots [] 158 0 obj << endobj /Lang (EN-US) << >> /Resources 482 0 R /S /P << << /Pg 45 0 R << >> /Lang (EN-US) 302 0 R null] endobj 1 /. << endobj This motion to disqualify is based on a single and brief telephone call in October 2007 for which there is neither a record nor an estimate of duration by Chinois counsel. Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. /S /P However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. 365 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << 18 323 0 R 19 [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R] << /K 4 endobj /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R >> >> >> endobj As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. /S /Link /P 508 0 R /K 13 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 15 0 R >> /Annots [] << << >> /K 9 /S /H1 /P 509 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /Table 99 0 obj PDF No. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON PATRICIA LANDES, v at 390-91. /Lang (EN-US) The defendant may not call the prosecutors as witnesses unless there is a compelling need to do so. endobj 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R] /Pg 44 0 R /Type /Page /K 4 << 72 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. /P 123 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 20 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Rotate 0 /Parent 9 0 R /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Health, Education & Family Services Division . 173 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R /K 2 << << /S /P /Resources 387 0 R /Pg 37 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj 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 The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. /Lang (EN-US) 78 0 obj /A 520 0 R endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 37 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /Tabs /S x+ | /Lang (EN-US) << 3. /Lang (EN-US) 0000009036 00000 n /Pg 45 0 R 300 0 obj When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 17 0 R endobj endobj 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] /Parent 7 0 R 352 0 obj 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. /P 56 0 R /Pg 19 0 R 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 Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R /K [18 283 0 R 20] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 0 /A 499 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Annots [] >> /Lang (EN-US) CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. 263 0 obj /K [14 523 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 /StructParents 25 /Lang (EN-US) << << 92 0 obj /TextBox /Art /Pg 37 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 22 /K [11 511 0 R] /P 506 0 R 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. /S /P /StructParents 10 51 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R /S /P /Tabs /S /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] endobj endobj /Parent 3 0 R /S /P /S /Link << /K 31 /K 4 << disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. 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). Affidavit to Disqualify or Recuse Judge for Prejudice - US Legal Forms /Tabs /S /Pg 16 0 R << /Pg 17 0 R /K [30 289 0 R 32] endobj /Pg 42 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /P 529 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Pg 27 0 R PDF Attorney for Petitioner - Washington State Courts Washington Courts << /P 56 0 R << /A 515 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 << A Motion to Disqualify: Tempting, but Dangerous - Corporate Counsel endobj >> ECF No. /K 3 endobj /K 4 /P 529 0 R >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. /P 508 0 R endobj >> /S /P /Annots [423 0 R 424 0 R] 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 >> << >> /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /Annots [] Co. of Wausau, No. Motions to Disqualify Counsel Unpredictable 286 0 obj endobj /K 21 /S /Reference /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] endobj /Pg 20 0 R endobj /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /P 296 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj << >> /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] 141 0 obj 64 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Exclude << /Pg 44 0 R 45 0 obj 170 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) 29 0 obj /Parent 11 0 R endobj /StructParents 12 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /K [8 510 0 R] << >> /K 38 very brief. << 212 0 obj /P 81 0 R /Rotate 0 /Parent 6 0 R /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> << /K 4 /P 133 0 R /K 16 Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. /StructParents 26 150 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. /Pg 17 0 R 324 0 obj >> /Pg 28 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /K [10 279 0 R 12] << << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page 0000009454 00000 n << << endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 19 0 R /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] endobj >> See also Harlan, 54 P.3d at 877 (the Court noted that [i]n determining whether disqualification is warranted the critical question is whether the litigation can be conducted in fairness to all parties and explained that [d]isqualification should not be imposed unless the claimed misconduct in some way taints the trial or legal system) (quoting Fed. endobj /P 505 0 R Secure .gov websites use HTTPS /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << 24 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R stream 176 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 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 E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. 178 0 obj /K 2 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. endobj >> << /Resources 428 0 R << 220 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) endobj Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). /K 2 << /Pg 45 0 R endobj endobj endobj 148 0 obj /P 123 0 R << >> >> endobj endobj /Pg 15 0 R 244 0 obj On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. /K 0 /P 12 0 R 303 0 obj 97 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) PDF Greenberg traurig opposition to motion to disqualify /S /Link 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] /Annots [] << endobj /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 16 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R /Type /Page /S /P /P 506 0 R /K 6 endobj /K 10 >> << 88 0 obj /S /P << << /K 3 endobj /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] at 391; United States v. 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Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R >> 17 0 obj >> /K [13 311 0 R 15] the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. /P 506 0 R Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations. << The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. << gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /Parent 9 0 R 355 0 obj /K 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] 48 0 obj 81 0 R 314 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] /Tabs /S >> << >> /P 12 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 267 0 obj << /P 505 0 R /S /P /DropCap /Figure 200 0 obj /Resources 383 0 R /P 12 0 R motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. endobj /Type /Page << /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R /P 506 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> Motion to Disqualify an Attorney for Florida State Circuit Court /S /P << /P 12 0 R /K 7