II. >> >> endobj Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al. 46 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /TOCI /Pg 44 0 R << >> endobj Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. >> << /S /P << >> >> /K 4 << 38 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 {{ ! /Pg 26 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 45 0 R 175 0 obj << /Tabs /S 39 0 obj /P 12 0 R Include the date to the template with the Date option. endstream /S /P 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 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 8 194 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 239 0 obj Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. 221 0 obj endobj /K 0 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. << /K 13 /P 528 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 9 0 R 34 [345 0 R 346 0 R 347 0 R 348 0 R 349 0 R 350 0 R 351 0 R 352 0 R 353 0 R 354 0 R /P 528 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 387 0 R /K [0 325 0 R 13] The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . 203 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Marked true /Pg 17 0 R /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /P 12 0 R << >> 219 0 R 220 0 R 221 0 R 222 0 R 223 0 R 224 0 R 225 0 R 226 0 R 227 0 R 228 0 R Defendant's Motion at 1-3. endobj /S /P >> 125 0 obj >> 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 8. >> /S /P >> << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. /Resources 391 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P { 10} On July 11, 2006, the trial court ordered Bikkani to provide the discovery responses, including signed authorizations to release medical records, and notified /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] << /Type /Page /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 37 0 R /Type /Page /Resources 498 0 R endobj >> /S /P /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] /P 12 0 R /A 515 0 R 118 0 obj /P 300 0 R 0000009504 00000 n /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 46 0 R 189 0 obj >> motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. /Rotate 0 /S /P 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 1 0000006382 00000 n /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Resources 494 0 R endobj 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 /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Catalog /S /Reference endobj /K [11 511 0 R] SHARP The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. 289 0 obj 220 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Filter /FlateDecode /P 531 0 R /P 529 0 R /Annots [] /P 290 0 R The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. << although Comment 3 to that Rule provides some context: Matters are substantially related for purposes of this Rule if they involve the same transaction or legal dispute or if there otherwise is a substantial risk that confidential factual information as would normally have been obtained in the prior representation would materially advance the clients position in the subsequent matter. /S /P endobj /StructParents 31 %PDF-1.6 % /P 530 0 R /S /P are satisfied. endobj /Rotate 0 /S /P 321 0 obj /S /P /K 9 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P endobj Petitioner also filed a pretrial motion seeking to disqualify the Broward County State Attorney's Office from prosecuting him and asking the court to dismiss the indictment due to prosecutorial misconduct. /Pg 23 0 R /K 0 /K [6 323 0 R 8] /Strikeout /Span /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 11 /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 2:11-cv-03473-CBM-MAN (Aug. 26, 2014) (motion to disqualify Squire Patton Boggs), www.law360.com/dockets/download/53fdfac81101ea655a00000b?doc_ url=https%3A%2F%2Fecf.cacd.uscourts. endobj /P 531 0 R /K 47 /P 123 0 R /K 2 /S /P The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. /Parent 3 0 R << /Pg 15 0 R endobj /K 11 /Pg 16 0 R /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 5 /K 7 << endobj endobj >> /Annots [] /S /P 63 0 obj /Parent 11 0 R The State filed a response to the motion, see id. /P 12 0 R << endobj United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. 245 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 45 0 R >> << /Pg 44 0 R 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. %%EOF /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] /Annots [] >> 191 0 R] << endobj >> endobj /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] /S /P << /S /P /S /P endobj /K 15 /P 12 0 R 0000000896 00000 n /A 522 0 R 214 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << 139 0 obj /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 1 249 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /K 8 /P 505 0 R 319 0 obj 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 /Lang (EN-US) >> >> 11 0 obj << % /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /P 505 0 R >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] << /S /P endobj endobj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. >> /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /Resources 383 0 R 202 0 obj << 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /S /P /S /P >> /K 4 << /Superscript /Span /K 1 >> 233 0 obj <> endobj /Rotate 0 >> Id. /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [423 0 R 424 0 R] /S /P Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a motion to disqualify. 267 0 obj /S /P << /K 9 316 0 obj /S /P /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) /S /H3 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /H3 /Tabs /S << endobj After this hearing, M retained counsel (C.H.). 147 0 obj >> << /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 15 0 R /S /P 103 0 obj << /S /P /S /P 297 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Resources 486 0 R 259 0 obj /P 507 0 R 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. /S /P /S /H1 endobj /S /TOCI 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 >> 307 0 obj /K 16 213 0 obj /K 10 /K 27 P.O. endobj 48 0 obj /Resources 367 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 42 0 R >> endobj /Resources 436 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj /Pg 16 0 R 76 0 obj /K 35 /K [12 514 0 R] endobj Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 36 0 obj 15 0 obj 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) at 241-47 . << >> << << /Pg 16 0 R 201 0 obj /P 12 0 R /P 55 0 R >> /Parent 11 0 R << Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . >> /Lang (EN-US) << endobj endobj endobj /P 505 0 R >> >> 107 0 obj << /P 12 0 R << /Pg 46 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Pg 15 0 R endobj 195 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 444 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /K 19 /Parent 6 0 R >> 225 0 obj /S /Reference /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Count 5 /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 /Type /Page in writing. Sharp, and the response of the United States. << 305 0 obj >> 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. /Pg 20 0 R endobj >> /K 2 The defendant asserts that the prosecutors are material witnesses in this case because they "have personal knowledge of material, exculpatory information which is crucial to the defense." 170 0 obj endobj /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) Dec. 18, 2014) (denying motion for summary judgment on issue of whether Hunton & Williams should be disqualified in underlying arbitration), assets.law360news.com/ 0580000/580691/Memorandum%20and%20Order.pdf; Defendant and Counterclaimant Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLCs Notice of Motion and Motion to Disqualify Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof, Western Sugar Coop. << >> >> /Parent 6 0 R endobj 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R RESPONSE TO SOME SPECIFIC CLAIMS OF IMPROPRIETY IN THE MOTION TO DISQUALIFY (1) THE CLAIM: Special Counsel breached confidentiality by allowing a DMS employee to be present for sworn testimony of numerous witnesses. /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /S /P >> /Pg 21 0 R /Parent 7 0 R 302 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) 326 0 obj As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R endobj /Tabs /S /K 0 << endobj << << Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /S /P /StructParents 14 /Annots [] /Pg 16 0 R /P 508 0 R /Type /Page /S /P /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /Pg 33 0 R /K 1 /Pg 25 0 R >> endobj /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S /Pg 31 0 R /DropCap /Figure endobj >> endobj /S /P 353 0 obj >> >> /Resources 452 0 R endobj In those circumstances, courts are generally protective of confidences or secrets that the law firm or attorney may possess or to which the firm or attorney has access as a consequence of either the prior or the existing representation. /P 508 0 R /Pg 43 0 R >> endobj /S /P << /S /P 222 0 obj Tenorio moves to supplement his Response to the Department's Motion for Summary Judgment with two cases: Jordan v. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << /Annots [] >> /Tabs /S UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION, 15 U.S.C. >> >> 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. 273 0 obj 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 /P 12 0 R 126 0 obj /P 12 0 R << 124 0 obj /S /Link << very brief. 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. << /K 12 << /S /P /Pg 28 0 R endobj See Livingston v. /S /P My name is Adam C. Sloane. >> /K 1 254 0 obj /Contents [437 0 R 438 0 R 439 0 R] /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. /P 296 0 R /K 12 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] /P 505 0 R /Resources 440 0 R >> >> /P 12 0 R 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. 0 United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. /Pg 45 0 R 153 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., No. See Fed. /P 505 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /P 134 0 R << /P 12 0 R RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC(an Arizona Corporation), Ed Magedson(an individual). /P 12 0 R /K 22 endobj endobj /P 12 0 R 2023 Dentons. /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /S /P /K 4 endobj 2. /Pg 20 0 R /Type /Pages /Pg 44 0 R endobj Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. /Pg 16 0 R endobj /S /P 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. /Lang (EN-US) 143 0 obj << /Resources 466 0 R >> << /Lang (EN-US) 4 0 obj 149 0 obj To proceed, please click Accept. /S /P /K 14 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 509 0 R << /K 30 /K 3 endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /S /H1 Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /Tabs /S 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. 2 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /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). /K 1 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> << endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /StructParents 25 >> endobj 265 0 obj << /S /P 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. /P 508 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 /Lang (EN-US) endobj 150 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. (quoting People ex rel. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. << General Use: Description. /K 35 /K [2 275 0 R 4] endobj << <> 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. /P 12 0 R /Parent 10 0 R Co. v. Employers Ins. /P 274 0 R << /S /P 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] << 113 0 obj /S /P /Pg 24 0 R /P 124 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) << endobj >> << endobj >> /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 528 0 R >> /Type /Pages /S /P /S /P << /S /P /Pg 45 0 R >> /Pg 17 0 R /P 531 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 8 /Lang (EN-US) All Responses to Motions and Answers to Petitions must be filed with the Office of Judicial Records and submitted to the Motion Clerk on or before the Response Date. The conflict is imputed to everyone in the law firm, and most certainly the firm will require more than one week to respond to the motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) 295 0 obj << << 109 0 obj << /S /P /P 322 0 R /P 55 0 R /Pg 24 0 R /Pg 21 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 22 0 R /K 5 >> 3. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> /S /Link /Pg 45 0 R endobj However, disqualification is a harsh measure. /Pg 38 0 R << A motion to disqualify shall be . /P 509 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /K 9 << /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 137 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> /Resources 428 0 R << /S /P 75 0 obj /K 2 >> /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.. 155 0 obj endobj << endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 1 363 0 obj 358 0 obj /S /P >> endobj >> /Pg 27 0 R 185 0 obj endobj /Pg 17 0 R 164 0 obj >> << >> << /P 80 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Ct. App . /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj 14 0 obj /S /P >> 1 18 U.S.C. +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn << /S /H2 /P 508 0 R >> /Pg 45 0 R 354 0 obj << /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 19 0 R endobj << /Pg 15 0 R >> 64 0 obj 27 0 obj /K 20 /S /P /Type /Page endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. /Lang (EN-US) << 33 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R /S /P << << /Tabs /S 29 0 obj /S /P /S /TOCI /P 12 0 R 133 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R . << endobj >> /Pg 16 0 R endobj /P 298 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) In those circumstances, courts are generally protective of confidences or secrets that the law firm or attorney may possess or to which the firm or attorney has access as a consequence of either the prior or the existing representation. /Pg 46 0 R /K [54 301 0 R 56] /S /H1 /K [46 297 0 R 48] /K [1 305 0 R 3] >> << U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. /Pg 16 0 R >> The trial court heard oral argument on the motion, and on August 9, /Lang (EN-US) 55 0 obj endobj /Pg 28 0 R /P 12 0 R x+ | First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. 163 0 obj /P 508 0 R /Type /Page 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. /P 528 0 R >> Co. of Am., No. /P 55 0 R /Pg 25 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. /Lang (EN-US) Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge.

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