endobj /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /K 8 << /Pg 16 0 R /K 0 0000009504 00000 n /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] /Type /Page /K 33 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Tabs /S 9 [87 0 R 88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R 91 0 R 92 0 R 93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R /S /P /S /P /Pg 22 0 R /P 56 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /S /Footnote /K 15 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 315 0 R See People ex rel. Following this, they have two options - either to transfer the case to another judge immediately or to file a written answer with the clerk. /Pg 16 0 R /K 0 /S /TOCI Rodriguez v. Dist. /K 9 Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 328 0 obj << Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. << /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /K [42 295 0 R 44] endobj >> /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /K 17 >> << Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. 0000001860 00000 n >> >> /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. << /S /P endobj << /P 124 0 R << /S /P 109 0 obj 133 0 obj Significantly, the increasing mobility of lateral attorneys (with attorneys rarely spending their entire legal careers at a single law practice or firm) has raised issues that can serve as the basis of a motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) >> /Type /Catalog /Annotation /Span /Pg 20 0 R >> /K 14 For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. /Pg 27 0 R Include the date to the template with the Date option. /Pg 44 0 R /K 24 /S /P >> /S /P /K 0 /K 11 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 161), filed on October 7, 2020" . << 12 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 507 0 R 371 FILED 6/23/97. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 30 361 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> /P 81 0 R >> >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /P 56 0 R >> /Pg 37 0 R /K 13 /S /TOCI /K 0 are satisfied. 284 0 obj << /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /K 22 >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 /S /H3 endobj /Pg 44 0 R << /S /H3 275 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 365 0 obj /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /P 531 0 R endobj endobj 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. /K 0 at 390-91. 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] /S /H3 /P 505 0 R Mr. << >> >> 196 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 239 0 obj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] His argument is self-defeating. /P 123 0 R 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. >> >> >> << /P 12 0 R 2022 California Rules of Court. << << >> /S /P 316 0 obj /K [14 281 0 R 16] /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R >> /Pg 45 0 R /K 31 endobj /Pg 46 0 R 327 0 obj /P 12 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. 163 0 obj /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] /Parent 3 0 R 181 0 obj /S /P ), op. superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R 204 0 obj /S /P 150 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj The motion is legally sufficient if it shows the party's well-grounded fear that the party will not receive a fair trial. endobj 87 0 obj 319 0 obj /Parent 9 0 R << << 20 [142 0 R 143 0 R] /S /H2 Id. 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. While the government takes exception to the defendant's statement of "facts" in his Motion, it is evident that neither prosecutor Rosman nor Sharp was a witness to any events that occurred on June 21, 1995, before they met with the defendant. endobj >> endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K [304 0 R 306 0 R 308 0 R 310 0 R 312 0 R] >> << >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 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.12 Nonetheless, if the attorneys choose to employ a screen, it is important that it be erected before the involvement of the conflicted attorney in the new representation.13. /Parent 11 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> 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. /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /K 8 255 0 obj /K [22 285 0 R 24] /K 26 Serve the other party . << /P 12 0 R 81 0 obj << endobj /K [5 307 0 R 7] /S /P endobj endobj /P 12 0 R The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. 353 0 obj << 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] 227 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. endobj /S /P /S /P /Rotate 0 on January 7, 2002. << 89 0 obj /ParentTree 13 0 R /K 14 endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 38 0 R << Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. /K [4 316 0 R 6] >> /K 4 /K 42 endobj Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /Table 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. >> 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) endobj >> 224 0 obj /Pg 35 0 R In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . /Pg 15 0 R We are hired both to file and pursue disqualification, and to represent lawyers in resisting disqualification. 117 0 obj /K 3 /P 12 0 R /S /P /S /P /Pg 23 0 R /Pg 32 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /P 308 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 46 0 R << /P 506 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 54 0 obj >> /K 15 /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R << /S /P /K 17 endobj endobj /K [1 305 0 R 3] endobj >> << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> /Resources 403 0 R /Type /Pages /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 37 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) To proceed, please click Accept. 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. Here, two FBI agents were present during the defendant's meeting with the prosecutors and are available to testify as to what took place during the meeting. 856 F. Supp. << the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. >> Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. 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. /K 4 /S /Footnote 2. /K 10 << /P 12 0 R 193 0 obj /StructParents 33 For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . 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 298 0 obj endobj endobj 207 0 obj /S /H2 41 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 336 0 obj 334 0 obj See Fed. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Id. /P 531 0 R /Pg 25 0 R /Annots [] /S /P (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. Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). 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. /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 174 0 obj /P 12 0 R 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 The defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need to call the prosecutors as witnesses in this case. /RoleMap 14 0 R << >> /Pg 45 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 32 0 R << 162 0 obj << >> << /Pg 36 0 R /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 2 /P 12 0 R Legal Ethics 71, 77 (Winter 2014). endobj << /S /P 0000004782 00000 n /S /P 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). /Pg 15 0 R /K 1 /Pg 45 0 R endobj /S /Link endobj endobj 143 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R 35 0 obj 331 0 obj endobj /Resources 482 0 R 76 0 obj << 191 0 obj /Type /Page 107 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 28 7 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R << >> My name is Adam C. Sloane. /S /P /P 55 0 R /S /TOCI << /Type /Page << >> << /Pg 29 0 R >> /P 531 0 R 166 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R endobj << >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P /S /TOCI endobj /Pg 21 0 R /Parent 9 0 R 2023 Dentons. << /Lang (EN-US) 175 0 obj endobj >> << << /K 0 endobj /K 1 << /P 528 0 R << << Because there are other witnesses available to testify, there is no compelling need to put the prosecuting attorneys on the stand to testify. /P 12 0 R << /P 506 0 R >> Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court. << Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /Lang (EN-US) 222 0 obj Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . << According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.6 The moving partys burden for a motion to disqualify is satisfied only when the motion to disqualify sets forth specific facts that point to a clear danger that either prejudices counsels client or his adversary.7. 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 243 0 obj /Parent 11 0 R 315 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 8 /Annots [] << /Lang (EN-US) 104 0 obj >> /S /P 197 0 obj 14 0 obj gov%2Fdoc1%2F031119586589 &label=Case+Filing. /Count 5 /S /P << 0000009145 00000 n /K 6 /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /K 11 147 0 obj /P 505 0 R /Resources 440 0 R << As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. /P 310 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 59 UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PROSECUTORS MARK R. 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