response to motion to disqualify attorney

56 0 obj /Resources 375 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << endobj /P 507 0 R >> endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) >> Mr. << << >> 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. endobj The motion is legally sufficient if it shows the party's well-grounded fear that the party will not receive a fair trial. /Pg 28 0 R endobj /K 7 /Lang (EN-US) << >> 52 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 128 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Pg 45 0 R >> >> endobj /P 163 0 R endobj endobj Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. motion to disqualify, the district court must strictly adhere to an exacting standard to discourage a party from using the motion as a dilatory tactic. /S /P 524, 528 (D.Colo. << /Type /Page All rights reserved. 282 0 R null 284 0 R 285 0 R 284 0 R null 286 0 R 287 0 R 286 0 R null 371 FILED 6/23/97. The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. /StructParents 32 /Lang (EN-US) 176 0 obj << /Outline /Span << /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. >> 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. Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. endobj /Type /Page >> /Pg 19 0 R endobj /S /P Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . 344 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R >> 70 0 obj Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /StructParents 4 /K 0 281 0 obj /P 506 0 R /K 331 0 R endobj disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. /K 4 << 133 0 obj 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 /K 12 motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. endobj /Pg 24 0 R endobj /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) 184 0 obj 85 0 obj 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 /K 0 Brown v. Encompass Ins. /Annotation /Span /K 1 /P 531 0 R endobj 183 0 obj << >> /K [58 303 0 R 60] /Footnote /Note In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported.1 Many disqualification motions are well-founded. >> /Pg 18 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /P 56 0 R /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 >> << << >> endobj >> << 48 0 obj << >> 310 0 obj >> /P 529 0 R /Annots [] /S /P 288 0 obj /Strikeout /Span /P 531 0 R 61 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 0000007338 00000 n /S /P 258 0 obj /Parent 10 0 R endobj The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. /StructParents 20 /Tabs /S /K 15 /K 38 See Fed. /S /TOCI Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. endobj endobj /P 56 0 R /Pg 42 0 R >> endobj /P 12 0 R endobj 185 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 18 323 0 R 19 [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R] << /S /TOCI /Pg 40 0 R endobj 345 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R /S /Reference 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. /S /Link 244 0 obj /Annots [] /P 55 0 R /K 3 endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /K 4 /Tabs /S 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R 115 0 R 116 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. /S /H3 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 8 /StructParents 22 /K 6 /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /Pg 41 0 R << << /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 /S /Footnote >> >> /Pg 37 0 R /K 0 100 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj /ParentTree 13 0 R << 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] /Pg 27 0 R endobj /S /Footnote hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = << endobj /Parent 11 0 R disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party. >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 23 0 R << << 137 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 81 0 R 314 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] /S /P /K 2 endobj /P 132 0 R ; Utica Mut. endobj << /Parent 11 0 R 275 0 obj /A 513 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 98 0 obj >> endobj 218 0 obj >> 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. /P 531 0 R /K 1 /P 505 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 265 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 16 0 R 45 0 obj >> 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 . /Type /Pages 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. <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> /A 517 0 R /Pg 32 0 R J. 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [495 0 R 496 0 R 497 0 R] /Pg 34 0 R << 165 0 obj "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] /K [4 316 0 R 6] 6 0 obj << 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. /P 12 0 R 201 0 obj /Type /Pages /S /Reference 143 0 obj /S /Footnote /S /Link endobj /K 13 /K 6 /S /P /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R] << endobj United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. >> /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 214 0 obj /S /P endobj << Brennan, No. 93 0 obj /P 508 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 19 0 R /P 528 0 R >> /S /P /Annots [] /K [10 279 0 R 12] /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) 280 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) 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 . /P 531 0 R /Tabs /S /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference << 114 0 obj /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] 312 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 34 0 R United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 341 0 obj /K 39 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] endobj >> /MarkInfo 2 0 R >> The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. >> >> endobj 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. /K 1 _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /Pg 22 0 R /K 2 endobj Woodard v. Dist. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 endobj << 0000009248 00000 n Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. /StructParents 1 /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> /K 2 >> endobj /P 12 0 R << ECF No. << endobj /Pg 37 0 R >> /P 12 0 R 8 0 obj /Pg 36 0 R << >> 200 0 obj >> /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 27 0 R The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 20 /K 5 stream /Lang (EN-US) 89 0 obj << /K 33 /Parent 8 0 R /K 1 >> /P 528 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /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 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 241 0 obj /ParentTreeNextKey 43 /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 353 0 obj endobj /Resources 456 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) endobj Mar. /Pg 15 0 R >> /Type /Page /Annots [] Co. of Wausau, No. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 14 /Pg 22 0 R /Resources 440 0 R /Pg 16 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 80 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /P 508 0 R endobj /K 16 >> endobj /Annots [] Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. 305 0 obj endobj 50 0 obj >> /Rotate 0 268 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 330 0 R 162 0 R] 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. /K [50 299 0 R 52] endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 18 /K 0 /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] endobj /K 23 /K [503 0 R 504 0 R] 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 205 0 obj /S /P endobj endobj 285 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R endobj >> << /S /P /K 15 endobj /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /TextBox /Art /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 30 0 R /P 55 0 R >> /A 499 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 278 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /S /Reference /StructParents 17 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj /K 8 endobj << endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 260 0 obj Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel /Pg 17 0 R endobj 26 0 obj 352 0 obj /S /P Peters v. Dist. 182 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R << >> Attorneys should be aware, however, that clients can make a successful case for disqualifying attorneys who had a greatly invested role with the organizational client or where the playbook knowledge is uniquely and particularly relevant to the new representation. /K 0 253 0 obj /P 12 0 R 238 0 obj endobj /Resources 391 0 R >> endobj /K 1 In the Motion, Presley seeks the entry of an order disqualifying and all co-counsel who represent Douglas Smith (Smith) and Carolina Preservation Properties, Inc. /Pg 15 0 R /K 4 << /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 Health, Education & Family Services Division . /Lang (EN-US) >> << << /K 3 301 0 obj >> 228 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> << /Rotate 0 /Parent 3 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 Please click Confirm below to continue. /Rotate 0 /P 531 0 R /S /P >> 30 0 obj 16 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj /K 1 /K 1 /P 505 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P 286 0 obj 0000009358 00000 n Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. >> /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /K [42 295 0 R 44] /PageLayout /OneColumn /S /P endobj /K 4 /Pg 23 0 R The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. /P 529 0 R Upon consideration of the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /K [46 297 0 R 48] /S /P /K 6 /S /P /Pg 45 0 R /S /P /Pg 15 0 R ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. << /P 509 0 R 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." /S /P /P 12 0 R >> 348 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 endobj Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations.5 After all, parties filing disqualification motions based on multiple representation conflicts are typically strangers to the attorneyclient relationship. 67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Lang (EN-US) 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 /Pg 29 0 R << >> /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 0 /S /P << endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> 115 0 obj >> 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). 74 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 45 0 R /K 30 >> /K 6 0000004058 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /P 506 0 R endobj endobj /K 31 /K 29 /P 12 0 R endobj 168 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 33 0 R >> 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] >> >> /Pg 46 0 R << /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] /P 12 0 R << endobj /P 505 0 R 5. << Disqualification motions put these obligations directly at issue. << 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 /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << We are hired both to file and pursue disqualification, and to represent lawyers in resisting disqualification. 12] and Memorandum in Support [Doc. HWYoF~G-I\#3 -*;Y^4N&GS/^N'jp09AYr3AG8Qw&ci`UyaFGjQ`H >pt$jxGON@QN]K+t(+|Z6*/@I f%4@Pygv,)23 j8[-h5y$#,Y+9Z2!CK >O6H)jF}ZA|k>&dn[1*.~.>u50,@Wt?fOG# i?k@;)d1GfzN]^;{f"U}2`%dC!5}| _Phf"HjjIzj[NC /Parent 6 0 R 206 0 obj These motions are becoming ever more common. /Pg 24 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /K 7 /A 520 0 R 64 0 obj /Parent 11 0 R The defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need to call the prosecutors as witnesses in this case. /Lang (EN-US) 118 0 obj << /Pg 16 0 R /Parent 8 0 R 221 0 obj endobj >> 167 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 17 endobj /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] /Pg 22 0 R endobj 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 294 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /A 522 0 R >> 0000003370 00000 n /StructParents 31 +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn /K [7 519 0 R] >> 360 0 obj Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. << /Pg 20 0 R /K 9 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . /Producer <6954657874AE20352E352E3920A9323030302D323031352069546578742047726F7570204E5620284147504C2D76657273696F6E29> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 26 0 R 23 0 obj /Annots [] 269 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /S /P endobj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] 0000006276 00000 n >> << endobj 208 0 obj endobj /Pg 15 0 R << endobj /S /P /K 1 163 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj /Resources 444 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 22 0 R >> /Resources 387 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /P 505 0 R 349 0 obj DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 43 0 R 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. /Pg 15 0 R endobj 37 0 obj 250 0 obj endobj /A 524 0 R >> However, disqualification is a harsh measure. >> 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 /Pg 16 0 R << /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 531 0 R << /S /P /S /P endobj << << << << /K 9 /P 509 0 R /K 4 << /Pg 17 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 323 0 obj /K 10 /P 12 0 R /S /Link >> /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj >> >> 107 0 obj People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). You are responsible for serving the other party with a copy of your filed forms, usually by mail or e-service. endobj >> /Pg 18 0 R << endobj /Pg 17 0 R /S /P >> << endobj << 15 316 0 R 16 [127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R] /S /P 43 0 obj << /Pg 17 0 R /Tabs /S /Resources 478 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj << << % endobj 354 0 obj endobj Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". /K 14 >> /S /Link /Type /Page 330 0 obj << 9 0 obj /P 508 0 R 340 0 obj << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) 139 0 obj /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S << /Lang (EN-US) 230 0 obj <> /P 506 0 R /K 2 >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /StructParents 2 endobj 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. /K 3 << >> 255 0 obj >> >> 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] /K 1 >> << 46 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /StructParents 19 disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. endobj << endobj 364 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Type /Page 18 0 obj >> /K 6 /K 11 /S /H3 /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] 346 0 obj 1 0 obj superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 0000006483 00000 n endobj /Pg 15 0 R endobj endobj >> Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /Pg 18 0 R endobj << endobj endobj /Pg 20 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /K 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> << /P 322 0 R 284 0 obj >> << endobj /S /P 321 0 obj >> /K 51 >> /K 13 Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." 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. /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << 257 0 obj << /Pg 17 0 R Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. << /Rotate 0 /Rotate 0 /K 1 /S /P <>stream /P 12 0 R endobj /P 509 0 R /P 12 0 R 6. 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. >> /P 12 0 R /K 14 >> 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. << The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 8 0 R /S /TOCI /P 505 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 309 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) SHARP The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. >> /Resources 494 0 R /Parent 9 0 R /S /P Box 30758 . /S /P /Filter /FlateDecode ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Disqualify is GRANTED and Andrew J. Cevasco, Esquire is disqualified pursuant to New Jersey Rule of Professional Conduct 3.7 from serving as legal counsel for the Defendants at the trial in this matter; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED pursuant to R. 1:5-1(a) that a copy of this Order will be endobj /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 37 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 6 /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. >> >> /Parent 10 0 R endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. 322 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Annots [] /StructParents 0 endobj Co. of Am., No. /Pg 16 0 R /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /P 12 0 R /K 7 /K 31 /P 531 0 R >> /K 6 /K 10 92 0 obj /Pg 37 0 R endobj >> In denying the defendants' motion, the court relied on the fact that there were other investigating agents present at the meeting who could testify to what occurred during the meeting. endobj /S /P 359 0 obj 0000013798 00000 n /K [6 323 0 R 8] >> /Pg 18 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI /S /P << 337 0 obj 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 /StructParents 16 /K 0 /P 506 0 R /S /P 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. 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.

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