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/Rotate 0 /P 531 0 R /Pg 19 0 R << /K 0 The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. /StructParents 31 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /K 31 /P 508 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) My name is Adam C. Sloane. /Resources 432 0 R >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 0000002381 00000 n /S /P 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. /S /TOCI 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 /P 12 0 R << /P 528 0 R 175 0 obj /P 296 0 R /Tabs /S Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. >> /Pg 29 0 R 11 0 obj 318 0 obj >> /Pg 45 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 528 0 R /Pg 36 0 R /S /P /K [42 295 0 R 44] /Pg 15 0 R /S /P 359 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << >> << << /Lang (EN-US) /K 13 Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). /Resources 462 0 R endobj United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. endobj /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /P 288 0 R /Pg 15 0 R The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . << 191 0 R] /S /P /S /P 1 /. 351 0 obj endobj /K 40 /Parent 6 0 R 215 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /K 33 << 252 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. >> endobj /S /Reference /P 12 0 R 106 0 obj >> /P 528 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Type /Page /Pg 44 0 R >> << /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /P 531 0 R 58 0 obj << /Pg 29 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 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. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. /Pg 23 0 R /K 4 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 12 0 R << >> << /S /P /S /P 0 /S /P endobj 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] /S /P endobj << >> /P 508 0 R >> >> /P 12 0 R /Annots [] See. 133 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 54 0 obj /Rotate 0 << /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 1 /Pg 29 0 R /Length 532 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. /Pg 45 0 R >> 194 0 obj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. /P 12 0 R /P 55 0 R >> . >> >> /Pg 15 0 R 242 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 39 0 R endobj << endobj /Lang (EN-US) 0000009036 00000 n /P 507 0 R /S /Footnote 10-0101 San Francisco, CA 94102-3478 (415) 436-6660 (415) 436-6683 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff the United States of America Also filed on behalf of 10 Plaintiff States (See signature block) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION /Tabs /S /Parent 8 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 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. /Tabs /S /Pg 18 0 R J. /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] 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. /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 505 0 R >> /S /P 288 0 R 289 0 R 288 0 R null 290 0 R 291 0 R 290 0 R null 292 0 R 293 0 R /P 12 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. << >> 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. /Pg 19 0 R /P 508 0 R /P 509 0 R /P 530 0 R << /DropCap /Figure Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. /Pg 26 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 30 /K 1 /K 1 >> 33 0 obj /StructParents 20 /Pg 20 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj 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). 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. 1992)). /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Resources 498 0 R /P 12 0 R << endobj /S /P endobj Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << << 213 0 obj Notice of Motion and Motion. /K 37 /Parent 9 0 R >> 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 20 0 R HarrisT19@michigan.gov . /P 12 0 R << /K 5 >> >> endobj /Type /Page 279 0 obj 277 0 obj 253 0 R 254 0 R 255 0 R 256 0 R 257 0 R 258 0 R 259 0 R 260 0 R 261 0 R 262 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 25 0 obj << /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P /S /P /P 531 0 R << /Parent 6 0 R /K 39 /P 55 0 R 191 0 obj << /StructParents 2 261 0 obj 10. /Lang (EN-US) /K 19 /Lang (EN-US) /S /H3 /K 20 (See Defendant's Motion Exhibit 2.) 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 endobj >> /S /P /Marked true 306 0 obj /Rotate 0 0000007338 00000 n /Pg 19 0 R Include the date to the template with the Date option. /Annots [] Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). endobj /Annots [] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /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 << /P 12 0 R /K 3 /Pg 19 0 R /Type /Page 371 FILED 6/23/97. << << Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. /Parent 11 0 R >> 355 0 obj >> /P 506 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 407 0 R 39 0 obj The State filed a response to the motion, see id. Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. /Type /Page << /Pg 41 0 R /Pg 38 0 R 159 0 obj >> /K 16 /Pg 24 0 R 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 198 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] << /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /Pg 24 0 R 249 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) << /P 509 0 R 6. /P 80 0 R /Parent 11 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R << /Pg 46 0 R 63 0 obj /K 8 /Rotate 0 43 0 obj 121 0 obj /Pg 28 0 R >> Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. << /Lang (EN-US) /K 11 104 0 obj /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. Motions to disqualify counsel are orchestrated for two primary reasons: Either an attorney or law firm have been unduly abusive or they have been so effective in defending or prosecuting a case. /P 12 0 R 199 0 obj 0000009145 00000 n 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] /Pg 29 0 R >> << endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << >> endobj When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. >> /S /Link /K 15 << /Pg 15 0 R << 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. /Parent 7 0 R /Type /Page >> /StructParents 9 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. /K 2 /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] endobj 278 0 obj /S /P endobj /Pg 16 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. 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 /Strikeout /Span 26 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R >> /Tabs /S /K [46 297 0 R 48] White, Dunn & Booker 1200 First Alabama Bank Building Birmingham, AL 32503, Albert C. Bowen, Esq. /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 486 0 R 0000002415 00000 n /P 505 0 R /Annots [] endobj /Pg 18 0 R /K 3 /K 28 endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] The defendant has moved to have prosecutors Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp disqualified from conducting the trial in this matter due to the ethical prohibition against a lawyer conducting a trial in which he or she will be a necessary witness. /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] /S /Link 166 0 obj 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. /K 7 /K 41 317 0 obj This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . endobj /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /S /H1 /Pg 16 0 R << gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /K [22 285 0 R 24] /K 1 332 0 obj /S /P 203 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Annots [] endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 120 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R /S /TOC /P 280 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 11 /P 12 0 R << 314 0 obj 0000009504 00000 n /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 0 /Tabs /S /S /P endobj Brown v. Encompass Ins. /P 55 0 R >> /P 55 0 R endobj << /P 12 0 R << RESPONSE TO ORDER REGARDING APPOINTMENT, MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PRESIDING OFFICER, AND MOTION FOR A STAY PENDING RESOLUTION OF THE MOTION TO DISQUALIFY I, Adam C. Sloane, hereby state that: 1. Visit the Civil General Use forms page.. Self-Help Resources Formularios en Espaol. 56 0 obj /K 1 << /S /P /S /H3 endobj /K 0 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. 243 0 R 244 0 R 245 0 R 246 0 R 247 0 R 248 0 R 249 0 R 250 0 R 251 0 R 252 0 R /Type /Page >> /P 12 0 R /S /P endobj /P 12 0 R /StructParents 3 219 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 by the party 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) /P 12 0 R << 298 0 obj /S /H1 /K 31 /Type /Pages /K [10 527 0 R] >> /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). /K 19 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 29 0 R /Pg 20 0 R << << The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. /P 531 0 R >> >> /S /P endobj >> /S /P >> motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. /K 5 /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] 92 0 obj See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). /Pg 26 0 R /K 3 /K 2 >> However, disqualification is a harsh measure. . /Type /Page << /S /P Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). /Pg 46 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) 69 0 obj endobj /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /K 6 /S /P endobj /Pg 15 0 R << endobj /Lang (EN-US) 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 United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. /P 12 0 R Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. /K 4 >> 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 . endobj 343 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R 81 0 obj endobj /K 0 endobj /P 12 0 R endobj 0000002515 00000 n /S /Link /S /P important announcement Transparency Online Contact Us Interpreters FAQ Photos Holidays Menu Important Announcement Home Search Courts Probation Jury Self Help Forms Careers Media Administration Contact us Interpreters FAQ Photo Gallery Holiday Schedule /Count 5 30 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R endobj >> endobj NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. Drew Mazzeo and his firm should be disqualified from further representation of Landes in this matter, due to ethical obligations toward Cuzdey as a former client, incurred when Mr. Mazzeo purchased the practice of >> 196 0 obj /StructParents 14 /K 1 /K 1 endobj /K 9 /S /P >> 8 0 obj /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] /Pg 15 0 R /P 530 0 R >> (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. /K 2 hb```c``X8c*}"3=O62ke'\9(8b << /Pg 15 0 R 164 0 obj >> Box 30758 . /P 528 0 R >> /S /P /S /Link /P 12 0 R >> 60 0 obj 0000008092 00000 n /S /P 0000006483 00000 n [ii] However, an order is final and appealable when it disqualifies a law firm which has represented a defendant during the trial from continuing its representation during an appeal, due to a conflict created when an attorney who represented the . /K [5 307 0 R 7] /P 12 0 R 268 0 obj 31 0 obj endobj /K 2 << /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. Disqualification motions put these obligations directly at issue. 139 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /K 16 >> 61 0 obj disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endstream endobj startxref 126 0 obj /Resources 482 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /Type /Page >> endobj << /P 12 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 16 105 0 obj 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /S /P /K 9 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". << /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P >> %PDF-1.7 % endobj /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 42 0 R /P 506 0 R /K 9 << /PageLayout /OneColumn /Pg 40 0 R >> 263 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R /K 6 /S /P /K 3 0000008931 00000 n /InlineShape /Figure endobj 152 0 obj /P 55 0 R endobj /Pg 17 0 R /K 20 << /Pg 16 0 R /P 55 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P 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 << >> endobj /S /P /Parent 11 0 R /K 2 /Filter /FlateDecode endobj /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /K [34 291 0 R 36] /Lang (EN-US) >> >> Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. endobj 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] /Pg 45 0 R /K 10 134 0 obj endobj /S /H3 endobj /Pg 33 0 R endobj /K 42 Sharp, and the response of the United States. 182 0 obj /S /Reference /S /Reference /K 0 /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] endobj /K 19 /K 0 /K 1 /Pg 45 0 R Ins. /Lang (EN-US) /K [12 521 0 R] /S /P endobj endobj /P 12 0 R << Legal Standards. Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /K [26 287 0 R 28] 76 0 obj /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') /S /P 253 0 obj 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. /K 22 << /P 508 0 R /K [50 299 0 R 52] /Pg 16 0 R >> All rights reserved. /P 294 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /Parent 10 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 15 /Diagram /Figure /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 /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) . x+ | /Rotate 0 /K [8 525 0 R] /S /P << /StructParents 19 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) endobj SHARP The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. endobj /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) 0000008829 00000 n /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) 46 0 obj /S /P 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) /S /P >> << /K 14 << >> /K 31 247 0 obj The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 >> >> << << << /P 12 0 R 267 0 obj 112 0 obj /Pg 42 0 R 233 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) T/CT stated that the motion was "'almost by definition untimely under these circumstances.'" C.H. 300 0 obj Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . /S /P /K 1 /K [274 0 R 276 0 R 278 0 R 280 0 R 282 0 R 284 0 R 286 0 R 288 0 R 290 0 R 292 0 R /Pg 27 0 R endobj /Tabs /S Id. 10 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 2 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. >> /Pg 35 0 R >> /Pg 45 0 R << >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Type /Page 192 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P 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 /Pg 15 0 R 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. << /S /P /P 506 0 R << 308 0 obj 266 0 obj <>stream /Pg 17 0 R Introduction /K 2 /Resources 391 0 R >> >> /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /P 505 0 R endobj >> /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 26 0 R << /Pg 45 0 R by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . /S /Link /S /TOCI 45 0 obj /Pg 37 0 R >> << /Pg 43 0 R /P 12 0 R /Resources 436 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. /Pg 15 0 R /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. endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> 294 0 obj 341 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Endnote /Note endobj /P 12 0 R /P 315 0 R 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. << /Parent 6 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R >> >> /Count 5 << /P 12 0 R 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 341 0 R 342 0 R 343 0 R 344 0 R] >> /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 1 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj In fact, the plaintiff's attorney conceded in open court, "I can honestly state I am not completely pre-pared to respond to the motion for summa-ry judgment." The judge, however, allowed the plaintiff to submit a brief on the . endobj /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 16 0 R /K 14 /S /P /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R >> /Pg 41 0 R 11. 67 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /Table /Lang (EN-US) /Pages 3 0 R >> (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). /Pg 37 0 R 1992) (citations omitted). /Filter /FlateDecode /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj 20 0 obj >> 311 0 obj 248 0 obj II. 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) << /P 12 0 R 190 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 31 0 R >> /S /P /Pg 46 0 R >> Co. of Am., No. /Lang (EN-US) /K 18 246 0 obj 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. /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI /Pg 38 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj 0000000896 00000 n << /P 12 0 R << /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 27 /Pg 23 0 R /Rotate 0 28 0 obj /Subscript /Span endobj >> /S /P /Annots [] /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R] /P 508 0 R endobj endobj 161 0 obj endobj /K 27 /P 322 0 R >> The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 32 0 R >> >> endobj endobj /Pg 19 0 R << /K 12

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