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0000002515 00000 n /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /P 274 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /S /P /Type /Page Here, as in Brothers, the defendant has other sources of evidence available, namely two FBI agents, that must be exhausted before the prosecutors are called as witnesses. 137 0 obj << >> << /P 163 0 R << >> /P 531 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /Type /Page /K 15 People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). /S /Reference /K 23 /Lang (EN-US) 739, 743-44 (S.D.N.Y. Attorney Advertising. >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /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. /Lang (EN-US) >> /Tabs /S /S /P << /S /P /Pg 16 0 R The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. endobj /Lang (EN-US) << 9. 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). >> 14 0 obj Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel 363 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Peters v. Dist. /K 0 /Rotate 0 /S /P 99 0 obj /Contents [364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R] << 328 0 obj << /K 2 /Pg 34 0 R >> /Type /Page >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 36 350 0 obj ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. /K 1 << << /S /P 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.2 The attorney is also obligated to elevate the clients interests above the interests of the attorney and the law firm. /K 10 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] endobj /P 12 0 R /P 55 0 R 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. >> endobj >> /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 0000009358 00000 n /P 12 0 R /K 11 /S /P endobj << /P 509 0 R 208 0 obj 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 He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. endobj /Lang (EN-US) 131 0 obj /K 2 /P 528 0 R 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). /S /P /S /P << << << >> endobj 90 0 obj Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. /Pg 17 0 R /K 1 >> << /Type /Page /K 13 /Pg 17 0 R 6 313 0 R 7 314 0 R 8 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R] /K 0 /Parent 8 0 R /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Pg 43 0 R /P 55 0 R 163 0 obj 356 0 obj /Type /Page Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /P 507 0 R 13. << << 66 0 obj (quoting People ex rel. /K 8 >> /Lang (EN-US) << << /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 1 /. /Pg 26 0 R [18 -1] at 19. /K 7 >> 241 0 obj << << endstream endobj startxref Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. 251 0 obj endobj /K 2 /Pg 16 0 R << >> endobj >> /K 2 endobj >> /A 513 0 R 76 0 obj endobj /S /P /Marked true 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 18 0 R /K 13 10. /Tabs /S /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 134 0 obj /Type /Pages /Pg 20 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 530 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 << /Pg 17 0 R 133 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 If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. /P 56 0 R /K 2 /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /P 508 0 R << << << endobj See. /Pg 16 0 R << /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R /K 0 210 0 obj << See Fed. 331 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R /S /P << 292 0 obj 96 0 obj Notice of Motion and Motion: The . /Tabs /S 212 0 obj >> /K 3 T/CT stated that the motion was "'almost by definition untimely under these circumstances.'" C.H. /S /P /Type /Page 232 0 obj The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. /P 12 0 R 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. << /P 531 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /H1 /K 1 >> /Pg 32 0 R << 199 0 obj 194 0 obj /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. 12-1]. /P 505 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 2. /Annots [] << /Pg 44 0 R 218 0 obj /K 1 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. >> >> 58 0 obj << << /P 12 0 R /S /P These motions are becoming ever more common. /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /H1 endobj >> endobj Cal. /P 12 0 R endobj /S /H3 /P 508 0 R /Type /Pages /P 123 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. 9 0 obj 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] /K 1 /P 12 0 R Petitioner also filed a pretrial motion seeking to disqualify the Broward County State Attorney's Office from prosecuting him and asking the court to dismiss the indictment due to prosecutorial misconduct. Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /S /P << << /S /P /Pg 15 0 R << /Pg 34 0 R << Independent counsel, free from the suggestion of economic self-interest, often can more effectively than the attorney press the case for allowing the client to keep its counsel of choice. /S /P /Pg 19 0 R endobj /S /H2 /P 12 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /S /Link /K 20 /P 12 0 R >> v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., No. /Rotate 0 << position as district attorney. 298 0 obj endobj << >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 27 0 R >> /StructParents 16 /K 10 /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] >> /P 12 0 R 20 [142 0 R 143 0 R] /P 505 0 R /Annots [] /K 10 endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) << << hearing. /P 12 0 R 197 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] 146 0 obj 0000007338 00000 n 122 0 obj 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R] 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 /S /P /Parent 11 0 R endobj >> 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. >> /P 531 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /Rotate 0 endobj << The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. << endobj >> /P 529 0 R 175 0 obj /K 6 >> endobj << << 51 0 obj 10-0101 San Francisco, CA 94102-3478 (415) 436-6660 (415) 436-6683 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff the United States of America Also filed on behalf of 10 Plaintiff States (See signature block) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 355 0 R 356 0 R 357 0 R 358 0 R 359 0 R 360 0 R 361 0 R 362 0 R 363 0 R 190 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] << /Count 32 << endobj << << /StructParents 35 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. endobj /Lang (EN-US) 84 0 obj /Tabs /S hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = << /S /H1 /Parent 10 0 R /K 5 << /Pg 16 0 R Federal courts have the inherent power to supervise the professional conduct of attorneys appearing before the courts, which includes the authority to disqualify an attorney. 47 0 obj /K 19 /P 12 0 R /K 2 /K 1 United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. /K [58 303 0 R 60] . endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 42 0 R The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. /K 39 /K 3 >> /Lang (EN-US) 273 0 obj /S /P 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] by the party >> /S /P /S /P /Pg 20 0 R /K 6 /S /Link /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 19 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. 268 0 obj >> << endobj disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. endobj << << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 182 0 obj >> 263 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 1992) (citations omitted). /S /P /S /P /S /P 168 0 obj >> /S /P !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. /K 12 /S /P /Pg 29 0 R >> /S /P 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 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 /Contents [437 0 R 438 0 R 439 0 R] /K 2 >> /S /P Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. /S /P 42 0 obj endobj /Lang /K [0 325 0 R 13] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. /Resources 466 0 R /Tabs /S << /S /P endobj Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. 130 0 obj << /Resources 440 0 R /K 2 152 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /Parent 9 0 R /A 515 0 R /P 81 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 250 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R >> endobj 65 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. 303 0 obj /K 15 0000009454 00000 n CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) APG/Z=p L_uQ7EVr+MHIRh2)Qg^HWjBY:],h(8BToqSirY[DHWBo~djX$dXS&U.uJ%Tj )].fm_ujmbzY'f}hHm=r5[9Bm^wcrz7zW>~/N endobj /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 [] endobj /Pg 46 0 R /A 499 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> endstream endobj >> >> /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) 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. Id. 20 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is /K 6 101 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 16 0 R >> /Pg 40 0 R 37 0 obj /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] >> /Tabs /S >> /Pg 17 0 R 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"). /S /TOCI 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. /Pg 29 0 R Finally, assess whether the firm or different counsel should defend the motion to disqualify. /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') /K 16 /Lang (EN-US) Include the date to the template with the Date option. 225 0 obj /S /P /RoleMap 14 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /S /P 267 0 obj /K 1 /Pg 18 0 R /StructParents 2 >> /K 2 endobj Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. /K 15 >> /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] << << /S /Footnote << 330 0 R 162 0 R] Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al. /S /P /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] /Type /Page 205 0 obj << Defendant's Motion at 1-3. /Pg 41 0 R << /Type /Pages /Resources 452 0 R /S /TOCI 186 0 obj /S /P /S /P Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. << endobj 120 0 obj endobj 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. 82 0 obj /Pg 26 0 R /K 7 Sharp, and the response of the United States. /S /P /StructParents 4 Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." << endobj /Pg 42 0 R /Pg 17 0 R See Rule 2.330 (f). /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] << 100 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /Type /Page >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R 337 0 obj 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] /StructParents 14 Fill out the forms. /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] 223 0 obj endobj /Pg 23 0 R 355 0 obj /K 17 /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 150 0 obj >> /K 18 /S /TOCI /K 10 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 << /Pg 17 0 R 362 0 obj /S /TOCI Few things are worse for an attorney than getting a new big matter, starting work on it, and then facing a motion to disqualify. 23 0 obj endobj << >> The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. /P 12 0 R 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 /K 4 << /Resources 490 0 R << 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 126 0 obj << A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. << /S /P /Pg 15 0 R << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 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. You have to fill out at least 2 forms, maybe more, to file your opposition. 129 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. 288 0 obj endobj /Pg 16 0 R /K 0 >> ECF No. /S /P (See Defendant's Motion Exhibit 2.) 138 0 obj 293 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R 234 0 obj /Superscript /Span For the reasons that follow, the two motions to disqualify are denied, and the motion to strike is granted in part and denied in part. /Filter /FlateDecode 24 0 obj endobj endobj endobj /Contents [392 0 R 393 0 R 394 0 R] >> /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) to the subject matter of this litigation. /Pg 33 0 R /Parent 7 0 R (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. << /StructParents 11 /P 508 0 R /P 531 0 R endobj 5 0 obj endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R endobj The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /P 12 0 R 321 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K [22 285 0 R 24] >> /S /P << /S /P /Resources 391 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 >> /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) 351 0 obj << /Pg 46 0 R 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. 230 0 obj /S /Link << 191 0 obj /S /Link /K 3 /Resources 462 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K [7 313 0 R 9] Rodriguez v. Dist. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 280 0 R /S /P << 59 0 obj /P 310 0 R /P 505 0 R Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. endobj Introduction 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] /Rotate 0 248 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /K [54 301 0 R 56] /P 12 0 R /Pg 44 0 R endobj endobj Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. << /Parent 6 0 R 160 0 obj 106 0 obj Because there are other witnesses available to testify, there is no compelling need to put the prosecuting attorneys on the stand to testify. endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 509 0 R << /P 509 0 R /P 56 0 R /K 1 >> >> /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) 0000005497 00000 n 260 0 obj /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << 242 0 obj /P 528 0 R /S /TOCI /Pg 32 0 R << << << endobj E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. << << >> /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 46 0 R >> << /S /P /S /P /S /Link /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R << /S /P Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). 313 0 obj /StructParents 9 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << << /S /Footnote >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 307 0 obj 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 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . endobj 0000002614 00000 n This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . /P 134 0 R 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 << /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /Rotate 0 /S /TOCI /S /P J. /K [14 516 0 R] /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 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. /Annots [] /P 531 0 R /Type /Pages /P 12 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /K 1 (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 /P 508 0 R >> << He also made Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff's counsel, Greenberg Traurig, LLP ("GT") is a baseless effort to divert the Court from the merits of the controversy between the parties, in which GT's client has already been shown to have been seriously wronged by the moving parties. 39 0 obj 111 0 obj /S /P 193 0 obj 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. 19 0 obj 602. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R /Type /Page /K 4 endobj endobj /Pg 44 0 R /S /Sect /K 0 262 0 obj 36 0 obj >> /Pg 15 0 R >> /S /P >> 0000002415 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> endobj endobj /S /P /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 34 0 R /Rotate 0 /Contents [400 0 R 401 0 R 402 0 R] /S /P Dec. 10, 2014) (order disqualifying Jones Day), assets.law360news.com/ 0606000/606910/Celgard-LGC%20Order%20disqualifying%20 Jones%20Day.pdf.

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