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endobj 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] II. %PDF-1.6 % /Rotate 0 243 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 311 0 obj /K 1 /K 6 /StructParents 2 /Rotate 0 endobj 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 /S /P /Pg 18 0 R /S /P /P 132 0 R << 280 0 obj 330 0 R 162 0 R] /K 29 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 508 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 27 0 R << 9 0 obj endobj >> >> >> 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] /S /TOCI /Pg 17 0 R /S /P 1. /S /Footnote /Lang (EN-US) His argument is self-defeating. << >> 137 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R << endobj /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] 205 0 obj ECF No. 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. << >> /Pg 37 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 230 0 obj Unsolicited emails and other information sent to Dentons will not be considered confidential, may be disclosed to others, may not receive a response, and do not create a lawyer-client relationship. << endobj /Parent 7 0 R /S /TOCI /S /P << 266 0 obj /K 26 /S /P /Pg 34 0 R 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. >> << << 233 0 obj at 390-91. /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 16 0 R >> << /Pg 27 0 R /P 529 0 R << /Resources 418 0 R Brennan, No. /K 5 /K 6 /S /P /K 15 /Pg 44 0 R I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. /StructParents 3 /Pg 44 0 R /P 55 0 R 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. /P 56 0 R << >> /Lang (EN-US) >> << I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the United States' Response to Defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. citation to the law supporting the request. endobj 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R endobj /K 0 /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) 1986 :: Florida Supreme Court Decisions - Justia Law /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 44 0 R << 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. /S /P >> /P 531 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 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. << << 134 0 obj 365 0 obj 52 0 obj 342 0 obj /Rotate 0 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. 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In response to C.H.'s argument that F had not See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. /Lang (EN-US) Please do not message me here on Avvo. << endobj An official website of the United States government. endobj /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) An attorney for Louis Angelos had sought to disqualify Rosenberg, citing his "animus" against Peter Angelos' law firm, which is among the assets whose fate is in dispute within the family . /StructParents 14 endobj /K 30 /P 12 0 R 12-1]. 97 0 obj endstream >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R You have to fill out at least 2 forms, maybe more, to file your opposition. /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> 156 0 obj endobj 3. /Parent 8 0 R endobj 35 [192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance endobj 227 0 obj >> /K [1 326 0 R 15] Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. << to the subject matter of this litigation. /Pg 26 0 R 14 [123 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R null 315 0 R 316 0 R 315 0 R null 317 0 R null >> 18 323 0 R 19 [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) << << << /P 123 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 46 0 R endobj /K 16 /Lang (EN-US) << 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. endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Co. of Am., No. 356 0 obj /S /P /Tabs /S /dc43kgm@9{Q CF";dlx23H(k)+BH0s0~SxDmSKfy~x|}w"l'%%o2nrQr>VKwLB3=_KJgZ%'$(":xPU.m99(+'&{Mj4k%'5CS@w7)05eX G?A*hR'*X\r^nDb'OAWMRd.ZEOp:|ECldHP?=[U'UjdW'f}\&D]J}r). >> << /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 7 0 R << endobj This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . /Parent 7 0 R >> /Resources 498 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj 115 0 obj 292 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 162 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R endobj << endobj /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] << endobj /S /TOCI >> /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 >> /Pg 28 0 R /K 16 << A Motion to Disqualify: Tempting, but Dangerous - Corporate Counsel /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 3 0 R /K 13 In fact, the plaintiff's attorney conceded in open court, "I can honestly state I am not completely pre-pared to respond to the motion for summa-ry judgment." The judge, however, allowed the plaintiff to submit a brief on the . endobj /Pg 45 0 R << California Rules of Court: Title Eight Rules >> << /Diagram /Figure /K 4 /S /P /StructParents 25 /Pg 26 0 R APG/Z=p L_uQ7EVr+MHIRh2)Qg^HWjBY:],h(8BToqSirY[DHWBo~djX$dXS&U.uJ%Tj )].fm_ujmbzY'f}hHm=r5[9Bm^wcrz7zW>~/N /P 12 0 R << >> endobj Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. >> /S /P /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. >> ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. /Lang (EN-US) /K 23 /K 1 106 0 obj 231 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << 1. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 28 0 R /Pg 22 0 R 16.21 et seq. Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /Pg 36 0 R /Pg 27 0 R >> <>stream endobj 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. /K 4 /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /Annots [] /K 5 >> >> /Pg 19 0 R /S /P /Pg 30 0 R /Resources 422 0 R /Pg 25 0 R /Pg 15 0 R << /Pg 27 0 R endobj hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N /Pg 23 0 R 321 0 obj 139 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 283 0 obj >> << /Pg 20 0 R must. >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 37 89 0 obj 129 0 obj << 135 0 obj 358 0 obj /K 16 127 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 281 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 178 0 obj /Pg 36 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /Tabs /S 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] << 20 0 obj /S /P endobj 152 0 obj endobj /S /Reference endobj /Pg 22 0 R /Marked true Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. endobj /P 12 0 R How to Disqualify a Judge on Your Case | Pariente Law Firm, P.C. 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. /S /P /Parent 3 0 R << First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. /K 17 /S /P /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] The defendant's demand is presently under consideration by the Justice Department. << With respect to the events that occurred during the prosecutors' meeting with the defendant, it is not essential that the prosecuting attorneys testify at trial. /P 508 0 R 244 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K [1 305 0 R 3] 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 /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R 273 0 obj /S /H3 endobj 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. /K [2 275 0 R 4] /Lang (EN-US) 36 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` >> >> 0000006483 00000 n >> PDF Writing, Scheduling, and Opposing or Replying to Motions Guides for /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 20 0 R /K 39 >> /P 508 0 R endobj /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] 13. /PageLayout /OneColumn /S /P << endobj << 81 0 obj endobj /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. /S /P Terre Du Lac Property Owners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Shrum, 661 S.W.2d 45, 48 (Mo. >> >> /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [384 0 R 385 0 R 386 0 R] /S /P 352 0 obj These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. /Lang (EN-US) << /K 8 endobj 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. /P 528 0 R endobj 209 0 obj /S /P << endobj 43 0 obj A motion is usually made in writing. It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is /K 1 /Count 5 /K 11 /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /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. >> When a party wants to ask an Administrative Law Judge, or "ALJ," to do or change something about their case, it is called a "motion." Examples are requesting that a date for mediation be scheduled or that two cases be combined into one hearing (called a "consolidation"). endobj /P 529 0 R /S /TOCI >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 6 /K 6 /Pg 19 0 R >> /S /P << endobj 99 0 obj at 241-47 . /K 19 /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /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. /S /P Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. << Motion to Disqualify Trial Judge: - Thomas M. Bates 66 0 obj /Parent 3 0 R /Resources 494 0 R In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . endobj /P 322 0 R >> /K 11 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj 240 0 obj /Tabs /S /S /TOCI Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. /Type /Page endobj /K 7 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> /Type /Page /Pg 19 0 R /Annots [] 282 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Pg 16 0 R /K 0 disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party. << /Pg 16 0 R endobj /K 3 /S /P /S /TOCI /K 3 endobj >> 243 0 obj endobj /S /Footnote /P 505 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) >> 197 0 obj /P 12 0 R 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R] << /S /P /Pg 22 0 R 210 0 obj /Rotate 0 << 143 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R 158 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference 239 0 obj 263 0 R 264 0 R 265 0 R 266 0 R 267 0 R 268 0 R 269 0 R 270 0 R 271 0 R 272 0 R << << /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj 69 0 obj /P 509 0 R 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. 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 Judge Denies 2nd Motion To Nix Plaintiff Attorney In Abandoned Wells /P 12 0 R >> /P 123 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /S /P 301 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R << /S /P endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /K 6 /Type /Page /P 12 0 R /K 2 /TextBox /Art /S /P /Pg 38 0 R >> >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> << The State filed a response to the motion, see id. /A 522 0 R /K 1 /K 36 << endobj Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. /K 8 /S /P /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /P 310 0 R /Pg 42 0 R /Type /Pages endobj /Type /Page >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 0 332 0 obj /K 13 /Contents [495 0 R 496 0 R 497 0 R] /Pg 43 0 R /S /H2 endobj /S /P << /Pg 15 0 R /A 524 0 R << /S /TOCI /K 1 >> endobj /S /P << /P 509 0 R 141 0 obj 74 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj << /P 12 0 R /K 23 endobj /P 12 0 R << << /S /Reference endobj 289 0 obj >> << /S /Link /S /P >> >> /K 14 /K 2 >> 279 0 obj >> endobj /Parent 6 0 R 1992) (citations omitted). /K [12 514 0 R] 199 0 obj 246 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /Resources 436 0 R /Pg 43 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 506 0 R The Ethics of Moving to Disqualify Opposing Counsel for Conflict of Disqualification Motions in Texas: Don't Sit On Your Rights! Box 30758 . 164 0 obj >> 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 /A 499 0 R /K 1 /Pg 23 0 R by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . /Lang (EN-US) >> >> endobj /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 >> >> << /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. << /Length 532 0 R /Type /Pages +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn << 62 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Instead, Colo. RPC 1.9(a) provides that, [a] lawyer who has formerly represented a client in a matter shall not thereafter represent another person in the same or a substantially related matter in which that persons interests are materially adverse to the interests of the former client unless the former client gives informed consent, confirmed in writing. /K [11 511 0 R] /S /P endobj /Type /Page { 10} On July 11, 2006, the trial court ordered Bikkani to provide the discovery responses, including signed authorizations to release medical records, and notified /S /P /Footnote /Note 1992)). << 216 0 obj /Rotate 0 See Livingston v. Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- endobj /S /P /K 2 /S /P 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 [18 -1] at 19. /S /P Colorado Judicial Branch - Self Help - Forms - Miscellaneous General Use /S /P /K 1 /P 12 0 R >> >> 284 0 obj >> /K 28 /P 507 0 R 316 0 obj >> /Pg 45 0 R /K [8 525 0 R] endobj /P 509 0 R /Pg 21 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). /P 508 0 R /K 0 277 0 obj See Alps Prop., 526 F. Supp. at 391. >> /K [14 281 0 R 16] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 312 0 obj hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = /K [16 518 0 R] /Pg 15 0 R >> << >> 269 0 obj 261 0 obj Sharp, and the response of the United States. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R 14 0 obj /S /P /Tabs /S 0000013798 00000 n >> >> Visit the Civil General Use forms page.. Self-Help Resources Formularios en Espaol. /Pg 19 0 R >> /S /P /P 133 0 R 349 0 obj /P 506 0 R << P.O. A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. /Pg 45 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. 325 0 obj << 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. /K 9 /K 4 339 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P endobj 128 0 obj /Pg 24 0 R endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] << /K 0 >> << /S /P 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] >> /P 162 0 R /P 506 0 R /Pg 24 0 R /P 530 0 R 2 0 obj endobj << Secure .gov websites use HTTPS Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). endobj << endobj /P 12 0 R /P 531 0 R >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 0000001952 00000 n /StructParents 24 /K 14 Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., No. Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. 15 316 0 R 16 [127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R] 1992). Rodriguez v. Dist. /P 508 0 R See Rule 2.330 (f). /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] << >> /K [30 289 0 R 32] >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 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 /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R 296 0 obj 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 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] See People ex rel. /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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. 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. /S /Reference Notice of Motion and Motion. >> endobj /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /K 6 /K [13 311 0 R 15] /S /P In Sacramento, the . /K 24 << << /Outline /Span 215 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R Notice of Motion and Motion: The . /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 17 0 R 354 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. /S /P _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. 22 0 obj 0000009504 00000 n 114 0 obj /Tabs /S >> >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Type /Page << 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 /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) << >> << /S /P /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . /K 14 >> endobj << /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] 111 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> 4. /S /P /P 12 0 R /P 530 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R 169 0 R 170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R 174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported.1 Many disqualification motions are well-founded. /Lang (EN-US) superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. << /S /TOCI >> /P 133 0 R endobj /StructParents 0 << /K 1 /Parent 6 0 R PDF Craig Conlon Docket No.: Mon-l-3933-16 Enterprise Mobility Solutions >> /S /P When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. 8. 182 0 obj >> /P 529 0 R /S /P 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] /P 12 0 R /K [26 287 0 R 28] >> >> >> /K 1 330 0 obj /K [304 0 R 306 0 R 308 0 R 310 0 R 312 0 R] << /P 12 0 R endobj 0 >> /P 12 0 R 110 0 obj endobj x+ | Mr. >> /StructParents 31 /S /Reference << << endobj J. /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) << 225 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) 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. /K 9 /S /P 0000009036 00000 n /Tabs /S >> /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 2023 Dentons. /Pg 16 0 R /Resources 383 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R /P 294 0 R Brown v. 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Fill out the forms. >> Following this, they have two options - either to transfer the case to another judge immediately or to file a written answer with the clerk. /Lang (EN-US) >> << /Pg 22 0 R /S /P 295 0 obj /A 513 0 R >> and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Parent 11 0 R /Pg 37 0 R 329 0 obj 28 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 505 0 R >> >> /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) He also made /S /P << /S /P >> /S /P endobj /P 508 0 R >> endobj endobj 202 0 obj /Tabs /S << %PDF-1.7 % 153 0 obj Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 13 (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. >> 344 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R /Rotate 0 /S /P << /P 12 0 R PDF In the 242nd District Court of Swisher County, Texas << 0000006382 00000 n endobj 1 /. >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Endnote /Note /Lang (EN-US) 236 0 obj >> 266 0 obj <>stream /Lang (EN-US) >> << /K 5 207 0 obj 300 0 obj /Resources 411 0 R /K 4 endobj >> /K 10 166 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 endobj /Pg 15 0 R /K 2 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << << /S /P /P 505 0 R /P 509 0 R 50 0 obj << /K [38 293 0 R 40] The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). /Pg 44 0 R People v. Nozolino, 298 P.3d 915, 919 (Colo. 2013) (Disqualification of a partys chosen attorney is an extreme remedy and is only appropriate where required to preserve the integrity and fairness of the judicial proceedings.) (citation omitted). /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] 96 0 obj >> /K 0 Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. /S /P /Tabs /S /Strikeout /Span /Pg 45 0 R endobj << /P 12 0 R 185 0 obj << /K 3 186 0 obj endobj endobj /P 528 0 R << ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. RESPONSE to 70 MOTION to Disqualify Attorney Steve Morris and The Law >> /StructParents 21 endobj /S /P << 94 0 obj << endobj /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 26 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /Resources 403 0 R /S /P 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null >> 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. << /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /ParentTree 13 0 R /S /TOCI /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] /S /P endobj /K 3 /S /Link /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 345 0 obj endobj /K 2 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 34 >> /Tabs /S /K [54 301 0 R 56] << /Type /Page endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 25 0 R << /S /P /P 508 0 R /S /P /S /H2 /S /P 1857 0 obj <>stream endobj /S /P /P 280 0 R 125 0 obj endobj << endobj 308 0 obj