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/Parent 11 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 18 endobj 81 0 R 314 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Outline /Span 332 0 obj Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 1. << >> >> /Parent 3 0 R /P 12 0 R 64 0 obj !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. /Pg 16 0 R /Type /Page endobj /K 3 /K [30 289 0 R 32] /K 6 Because there are other witnesses available to testify, there is no compelling need to put the prosecuting attorneys on the stand to testify. /S /P _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. 0000001974 00000 n /K 11 endobj /S /H3 endobj << 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] /S /Reference endobj /Tabs /S /Annots [] CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. 36 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 29 >> /P 531 0 R endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 /P 12 0 R 0000001860 00000 n /Type /Page I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. /S /Reference /Pg 17 0 R >> >> >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj 187 0 obj 125 0 obj . /StructParents 24 /Annots [] 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). /S /P /Pg 17 0 R /K 0 <> /K 0 306 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << << /S /P The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. >> >> /Lang (EN-US) 353 0 obj endobj << 131 0 obj 280 0 obj Co. of Wausau, No. >> Typically, a former client seeking to disqualify a former attorney from representing an opposing party must identify specific, cogent information that the attorney possesses and show that the information is confidential and implicates the duty of loyalty. /S /TOCI /S /P << >> District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. /K 9 endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P /Pg 15 0 R 43 0 obj 54 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. /S /H1 /Parent 8 0 R /Pg 44 0 R 0000002381 00000 n >> /K 1 128 0 obj >> << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. >> /Annots [] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Filter /FlateDecode Attorney General . /Type /Page << << 219 0 obj /S /P >> /P 531 0 R by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . /Lang (EN-US) endobj 58 0 obj << /Pg 17 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. /K 17 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /H3 << endobj << >> 90 0 obj /P 56 0 R endobj 112 0 obj << << /K 2 8. endobj /Tabs /S >> << 140 0 obj /Producer <6954657874AE20352E352E3920A9323030302D323031352069546578742047726F7570204E5620284147504C2D76657273696F6E29> 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 << /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] endobj << /P 12 0 R /K 31 /Pg 34 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Parent 9 0 R /P 509 0 R /K 8 /Lang (EN-US) /K 11 Notice of Motion and Motion: The . Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /Type /Page /S /P /K 1 << /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << 124 0 obj Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. >> /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] << endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Resources 418 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /Count 5 /Pg 16 0 R 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. 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. << /S /H3 >> 0000009248 00000 n Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. 287 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /Footnote /P 531 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 134 0 R 258 0 obj 159 0 obj 222 0 obj /S /P /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] /P 531 0 R /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] This website and its publications are not designed to provide legal or other advice and you should not take, or refrain from taking, action based on its content. II. /Pg 17 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) (a) An attorney may withdraw from a case, without leave of court where the withdrawing attorney has complied with all outstanding orders of the court and either files a notice of withdrawal where there is active co-counsel for the party represented by the withdrawing attorney, or files a substitution of counsel, signed by both the withdrawing and >> /S /P endobj >> 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. >> >> << endobj << /Filter /FlateDecode << /K 0 See also Harlan, 54 P.3d at 877 (the Court noted that [i]n determining whether disqualification is warranted the critical question is whether the litigation can be conducted in fairness to all parties and explained that [d]isqualification should not be imposed unless the claimed misconduct in some way taints the trial or legal system) (quoting Fed. << 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. /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] 110 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 271 0 obj /P 509 0 R 3d at 812. 158 0 obj << 126 0 obj /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) 0000007338 00000 n Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. /K 11 /Pg 16 0 R /K 0 /K 22 /K 27 endobj endobj 5 0 obj >> <> 45 0 obj /S /P << /S /Reference 111 0 obj << 186 0 obj A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P /Pg 26 0 R 84 0 obj Rule 2.330 (e). /P 12 0 R /S /P endobj 2. >> United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. /P 123 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 28 0 obj /StructParents 33 >> /K 29 119 0 obj /Pg 32 0 R /P 12 0 R 25 0 obj 185 0 obj at 390-91. This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 10 0 R 318 0 obj endobj 247 0 obj << /Parent 7 0 R endobj endobj 161), filed on October 7, 2020" . << 265 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 15 0 R 151 0 obj /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] >> 244 0 obj /Resources 486 0 R << /K 2 >> >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 43 0 R >> << /S /P << /S /P 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). 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. /K 33 /S /P /Parent 7 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) 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. /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 2 Here, Tenorio complied with LR 7-2(g) by filing a motion for leave to file supplemental authorities rather than filing a notice of supplemental authorities. /Lang (EN-US) /K 14 endobj /Rotate 0 /Pg 32 0 R /Annots [] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). /P 12 0 R 70 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R endobj /P 276 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 132 0 obj /Tabs /S /Resources 387 0 R 327 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 0000005497 00000 n 108 0 obj endobj /K 10 /K 17 << /Lang (EN-US) endobj Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. >> /P 528 0 R >> 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. >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj 235 0 obj 33 0 obj /S /H1 /P 12 0 R << >> >> >> /Pg 18 0 R endobj endobj 12 0 obj >> >> 0000009145 00000 n 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] 3 [null 304 0 R 305 0 R 304 0 R null 306 0 R 307 0 R 306 0 R null 308 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] 602. << 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. >> endstream endobj startxref 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. 18 323 0 R 19 [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R] /Type /Page 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 15 /S /P endobj /Parent 8 0 R << >> /Annots [] /Tabs /S >> 228 0 obj endobj /K 4 << 199 0 obj in writing. /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] endobj /S /P A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. >> >> /S /P 251 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 77 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /S /P /S /P 60 0 obj << Tenorio moves to supplement his Response to the Department's Motion for Summary Judgment with two cases: Jordan v. You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.. /Pg 30 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) 0000003370 00000 n endobj /K 0 << /K 4 /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R /S /P << /K 16 >> endobj endobj endobj endobj /P 531 0 R /Pg 30 0 R << >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 /Bibliography /BibEntry In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. /P 529 0 R >> /K 1 /S /P endobj endobj the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. { 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 530 0 R /Pg 16 0 R hb```c``X8c*}"3=O62ke'\9(8b /Pg 20 0 R /K 4 Woodard v. Dist. 0000006276 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 169 0 obj /P 12 0 R Rule 8.54. endobj 30 0 obj /Pg 43 0 R NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. << /K 43 /Lang (EN-US) 11. <> Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". /P 12 0 R endobj /K [5 512 0 R] << /Pg 45 0 R /S /TOCI 156 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) at 241-47 . /Tabs /S /Pg 15 0 R >> See People ex rel. << /K 0 /Pg 38 0 R /Pg 37 0 R 259 0 obj For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. 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 275 0 obj >> /Pg 42 0 R /S /P The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 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 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 38 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). << /K 1 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. /K 0 >> 296 0 obj endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. /P 12 0 R >> Co. of Am., No. << 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 3 >> /Pg 46 0 R /Parent 3 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> /P 12 0 R 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] /Subscript /Span >> /P 12 0 R 256 0 obj endobj endobj /Pg 16 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /Resources 371 0 R /Pg 17 0 R >> /K 12 endobj /Rotate 0 /S /P endobj /Length 533 0 R /Parent 11 0 R Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- We are hired both to file and pursue disqualification, and to represent lawyers in resisting disqualification. >> /Lang (EN-US) << >> /S /P /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 33 [184 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R 187 0 R 188 0 R 332 0 R 333 0 R 334 0 R 335 0 R 336 0 R /Type /Page << << endobj << /Pg 22 0 R /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] `%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 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /K 10 The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. 172 0 obj >> Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /Lang (EN-US) United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. endobj /Rotate 0 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 15 0 R /StructParents 2 endobj >> /S /H2 /K 2 endobj /P 508 0 R 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. /Pg 16 0 R /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R << /Pg 22 0 R << >> /StructParents 14 /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /Pg 20 0 R >> /Pg 20 0 R motion to disqualify for a hearing. /Lang (EN-US) /K 26 /P 310 0 R << /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] /S /P /P 55 0 R 59 0 obj General Use: Description. /Lang (EN-US) << and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to . 13. 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. >> Defendant's Motion at 1. endobj << /S /Footnote >> /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 1 /S /P Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). /K 28 << /Pg 22 0 R /Resources 498 0 R /K 39 << /K 10 endobj 175 0 obj /Tabs /S 299 0 obj 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. 246 0 obj >> /S /Link /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 325 0 obj /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 3 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 267 0 obj The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 29 0 R LAi7p:0qX t` P7SP.X8v('bsX.LC8p) iV 3C4=H0u2Fd Cg. >> /Pg 16 0 R <> >> >> 317 0 obj 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. 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 22 0 R /K 2 /P 12 0 R 282 0 obj /Parent 6 0 R Please click Confirm below to continue. /Pg 29 0 R /S /P 263 0 obj 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 /InlineShape /Figure /Pg 44 0 R 250 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 490 0 R /P 506 0 R 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 28 0 R /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Rotate 0 << The defendant may not call the prosecutors as witnesses unless there is a compelling need to do so. << >> /S /TOCI 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. 188 0 obj 1992). endobj << /P 509 0 R /K 14 /Parent 6 0 R 305 0 obj /Rotate 0 endobj /K 12 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /P 505 0 R /Rotate 0 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 /Pg 15 0 R /P 531 0 R /K 1 /P 508 0 R <> /S /P /Pg 24 0 R >> /K 10 endobj >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /S /P /K 3 /P 12 0 R >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. /S /P A motion is usually made in writing. /P 505 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. /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 >> << endobj /P 12 0 R << /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /P << endobj << 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 /Pg 16 0 R The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. << /K 8 /S /P /K 2 /K [10 279 0 R 12] 144 0 obj << "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. /S /P /Pg 19 0 R 69 0 obj >> endobj /P 531 0 R >> /P 302 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P endobj /Pg 16 0 R 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] An oral motion on the record, by an attorney of record, IS a formal motion, even if not accepted and demanded by the court to be submitted in writing. 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. /P 55 0 R /Annots [] Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. /Pg 29 0 R /K 2 /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] /P 12 0 R << 245 0 obj /StructParents 4 /S /P /Tabs /S << United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. /K 10 You cannot start a case by filing a motion. /Tabs /S /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> << /Rotate 0 >> endobj 168 0 obj /Resources 428 0 R /K 10 >> << She must asker lawyer. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 28 0 R /S /P /P 286 0 R /Pg 45 0 R << << /Pg 17 0 R /K 2 Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 200 0 obj /P 506 0 R << << endobj /Strikeout /Span endobj endobj endobj /Resources 444 0 R

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