response to motion to disqualify attorney

0000001952 00000 n 84 0 obj /K 0 57 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 160 0 obj This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. 358 0 obj 17 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Count 32 /K 1 ; Utica Mut. Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. >> See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). /Tabs /S /K 17 /Lang (EN-US) 244 0 obj 103 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R endobj 204 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) >> << /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] 0000004058 00000 n /K 5 /K 3 endobj /P 509 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R >> /Parent 6 0 R /K 27 >> << << << << /K 1 >> endobj /PageLayout /OneColumn /P 12 0 R Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. /K 42 467 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /Annots [] /K 39 /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 347 0 obj /Parent 6 0 R << << /Pg 33 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /MarkInfo 2 0 R 337 0 obj >> Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. /Pg 44 0 R /K 6 /P 12 0 R /P 278 0 R /K 15 /K [34 291 0 R 36] /ParentTree 13 0 R /K 4 >> /StructParents 23 /Pg 16 0 R stream /Pg 15 0 R << << 294 0 obj %%EOF 144 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R << /Resources 478 0 R /Type /Pages << << /Resources 490 0 R /S /P 27 0 obj 112 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 19 0 R << /S /P /Type /Page /S /P >> /Type /Page << << /S /P << /K 6 /S /P and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). /P 529 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /S /TOCI 12. << /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R << /Pg 41 0 R /StructParents 31 endobj /S /P 157 0 obj endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R >> endobj /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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) unless the client consents after disclosure to the . /S /TOCI Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . Attorney General . /K 31 endobj at 390-91. /Pg 18 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> motion to disqualify for a hearing. /K [1 326 0 R 15] endobj << << 326 0 obj endobj /Pg 16 0 R << << /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 506 0 R << /StructParents 10 163 0 obj /K 7 /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) << /Parent 8 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) 46 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R >> 233 0 obj <> endobj 162 0 obj {{ ! 308 0 obj >> /P 508 0 R /P 298 0 R 49 0 obj %PDF-1.6 % /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R 192 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 34 0 R endobj /Count 5 /Filter /FlateDecode /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 27 /Parent 11 0 R endobj /StructParents 33 endobj /Pg 15 0 R 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null /Lang (EN-US) The trial court heard oral argument on the motion, and on August 9, /Resources 486 0 R /K 2 /K 2 229 0 obj /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] /StructParents 19 /S /TOCI The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. endobj endobj << /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 15 0 R endobj endobj << /Pg 45 0 R >> 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. 82 0 obj /K 6 >> /P 508 0 R endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Type /Pages /Pg 41 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. /Pg 19 0 R /P 12 0 R The call did not result in an attorney-client relationship of any nature or duration between Steve Morris or his law firm and Chinois or any 4 5 6 0000007338 00000 n /K 5 252 0 obj << 208 0 obj /P 306 0 R endobj /Annots [] >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> << /Parent 11 0 R /S /P << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Rotate 0 /Pg 32 0 R >> endobj /Pg 19 0 R 295 0 obj /S /P /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> endobj /Pg 32 0 R >> /Pg 22 0 R endobj >> /P 528 0 R . /K 11 /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 32 0 R << /Parent 3 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 3 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. /Pg 29 0 R /Annots [] >> 197 0 obj 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). /P 12 0 R >> This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. /S /P endobj 0000006276 00000 n /Pg 44 0 R endobj endobj /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 19 0 R 2. >> /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.3 Additionally, courts are usually reluctant to interfere with a clients choice of counsel unless the conflict is real and there are few options other than to grant disqualification.4. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /K 12 184 0 obj >> << endobj /P 12 0 R The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /Pg 29 0 R /K 19 /ParentTreeNextKey 43 /Lang (EN-US) 278 0 R 279 0 R 278 0 R null 280 0 R 281 0 R 280 0 R null 282 0 R 283 0 R /Pg 15 0 R << /Pg 28 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 32 0 R /Rotate 0 << /S /P << Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. 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. /P 12 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. Woodard v. Dist. >> /S /P << /K 11 /Lang (EN-US) This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . 146 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 >> << /P 123 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /P 12 0 R You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. /Parent 7 0 R 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] >> /K 2 /K 14 /Type /Page 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. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 294 0 R 355 0 obj >> /Resources 470 0 R /Pg 18 0 R 125 0 obj >> 56 0 obj << 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). 0000009454 00000 n endobj /Pg 43 0 R /S /P /Pg 17 0 R /K [14 523 0 R] 9 0 obj >> /S /Link Notice of Motion and Motion. /Pg 42 0 R /Pg 34 0 R 318 0 obj Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. 254 0 obj /P 282 0 R /S /P United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. /Lang (EN-US) position as district attorney. /K 5 /P 506 0 R /Pg 26 0 R << Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. /Parent 11 0 R << /K 0 /P 55 0 R endobj 124 0 obj /Tabs /S << /S /P << /K 25 /P 12 0 R 182 0 obj /K [11 511 0 R] << << /Lang (EN-US) >> >> >> /Rotate 0 << >> endobj << %PDF-1.6 % >> << /Annots [] Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." 3. << << /K 13 >> << /Lang (EN-US) >> 13. endobj >> 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R 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. /K 4 << /S /P /Parent 11 0 R 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. endobj /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /S /P << << endobj << 317 0 obj /A 526 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) 32 0 obj << endobj /Pg 17 0 R The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /K 3 endobj { 10} On July 11, 2006, the trial court ordered Bikkani to provide the discovery responses, including signed authorizations to release medical records, and notified << /P 12 0 R /K 39 /Annots [] /K 18 endobj A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. /Rotate 0 275 0 obj >> /S /P 322 0 obj 89 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 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. endobj >> >> >> 90 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P 122 0 obj 42 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 2 /Pg 44 0 R See Fed. << >> /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P Please do not message me here on Avvo. Serve the other party . "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] endobj 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. /S /P 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] 147 0 obj 72 0 obj xref /Pg 22 0 R /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R >> >> /Pg 16 0 R /Annots [] /S /TOCI His argument is self-defeating. /Pg 30 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. /Type /Page /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 28 0 R endobj endobj << /K 0 endobj endobj 120 0 obj /Annots [] endobj /S /Link /Type /Catalog << endobj /P 509 0 R >> /S /P /Pg 25 0 R /K [10 527 0 R] >> /Count 5 156 0 obj /Parent 7 0 R /K 1 214 0 obj /Type /Pages Following this, they have two options - either to transfer the case to another judge immediately or to file a written answer with the clerk. /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) << /Tabs /S 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. /K 0 >> /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /K [12 521 0 R] /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). 309 0 obj All rights reserved. << /P 123 0 R << << J. >> /S /TOCI << << /K 10 In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . >> /S /P << 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. << 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 508 0 R << >> /Annots [] 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. >> /Lang (EN-US) 4 0 obj /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R endobj /S /P >> /P 12 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Type /Page /S /TOCI Mr. 231 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 299 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 55 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) by the party /Tabs /S /A 499 0 R /P 531 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /K 4 /S /P /K 4 /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << /S /Reference /Pg 37 0 R << /Pg 20 0 R 5 0 obj 338 0 obj /Annots [] << 83 0 obj << /Pg 15 0 R Defendant's Motion at 1. /S /P /Type /Page endobj citation to the law supporting the request. >> /Contents [400 0 R 401 0 R 402 0 R] << /Pg 15 0 R /K 3 << /S /P /Type /Page /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 27 0 R >> /K 5 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 16.21 et seq. 206 0 obj /K 2 /InlineShape /Figure << /K 14 320 0 obj 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 << /P 530 0 R endobj /K 3 /S /P 154 0 obj The facts stated in Mrs. Landes' Response to the Motion to Disqualify, are true and correct, including the fact that I do not have Mr. Cuzdey's client file. /K 2 Almost five years later, the Wife's former counsel filed a notice of appearance, and on December 29, 2016, almost seven years after the initial motion was filed, the Wife filed a "renewed motion to disqualify." The 2016 motion alleged not only that the Husband's attorney prepared the agreement and would be a /P 12 0 R /Pg 31 0 R << /P 12 0 R 65 0 obj << endobj /Pg 20 0 R /P 55 0 R /K [14 281 0 R 16] /P 506 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /StructParents 25 << >> /Pg 17 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 16 0 R << endobj /K 10 /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. >> /S /P >> E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. 130 0 obj /Tabs /S endobj 161 0 obj << /Parent 10 0 R /K [10 279 0 R 12] /Pg 22 0 R /K 23 endobj 273 0 obj << 142 0 obj /K [9 309 0 R 11] << endobj 121 0 obj /S /P /Annots [] /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 1992). /K 2 3 0 obj 51 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R endobj /StructParents 17 >> /Lang (EN-US) She must asker lawyer. /P 12 0 R 24 0 obj /P 505 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Pg 45 0 R >> /S /P endobj Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. /Pg 45 0 R Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. /Tabs /S << /Pg 22 0 R /S /P /P 304 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R << /Annots [] He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /Pg 17 0 R >> /Type /Pages /P 12 0 R /K 6 >> >> 313 0 obj endobj Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. /S /P /K 5 /Pg 23 0 R /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] /P 12 0 R /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 29 0 R 11. /K 0 350 0 obj << endobj Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /P 12 0 R /Parent 10 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj 312 0 obj 255 0 obj /S /P /S /P << Indeed, even if the attorney does not possess any direct information regarding the present lawsuit or transaction, the client may say that the attorney understands how the client thinks and acts. /Pg 16 0 R /S /Sect /Pg 15 0 R at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) x+ | endobj Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Pg 45 0 R /Rotate 0 << << /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 << /Lang (EN-US) << 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] /P 506 0 R 270 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. >> >> /S /Reference /P 12 0 R << /P 529 0 R /Type /Page endobj /Tabs /S endobj /S /P /K 8 >> /P 80 0 R endobj /K 0 /P 531 0 R /K 8 /Pg 23 0 R /K 1 << /Annots [423 0 R 424 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 45 0 R << /K 2 << /Pg 17 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. /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R to the subject matter of this litigation. /P 56 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /P 509 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P /StructParents 4 endobj /Lang (EN-US) << >> >> /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') /P 506 0 R /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) 73 0 obj R. Evid. << >> 23 [152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << << 360 0 obj endobj 264 0 obj /Pg 40 0 R 187 0 obj >> << /S /P /S /P /Pg 34 0 R /Pg 16 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R 183 0 obj << 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] >> /Parent 10 0 R 68 0 obj /Pg 40 0 R << 230 0 obj /P 12 0 R Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /K [5 307 0 R 7] >> >> /S /P Health, Education & Family Services Division . endobj >> endobj /P 12 0 R /K 3 157 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 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 16 /P 12 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /S /P /S /P /K 3 /S /H3 << endobj >> `%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 /S /H1 /P 286 0 R endobj Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. 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. 74 0 obj /K [7 519 0 R] 357 0 obj /K 1 /P 12 0 R /Pg 25 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 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R 213 0 R 214 0 R 215 0 R 216 0 R 217 0 R 218 0 R << DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. 87 0 obj /K 16 134 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 9 endobj >> /S /P /Underline /Span 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 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 238 0 obj /K 10 /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R /S /TOCI /Pg 46 0 R /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /P 315 0 R 245 0 obj /S /P Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. << 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. << /K 13 /Pg 33 0 R 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 /Tabs /S /Pg 44 0 R endobj /Resources 482 0 R /Lang (EN-US) ANSWER or RESPONSE DATE. /K 1 /S /H2 endobj 205 0 obj /K 13 >> endobj You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. /Lang (EN-US) 136 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 116 0 obj Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . 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.

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