>> 364 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> << /Lang (EN-US) >> >> endobj >> 259 0 obj >> >> /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 15 >> >> /Lang (EN-US) 40 0 obj 96 0 obj 226 0 obj His argument is self-defeating. 353 0 obj /Parent 3 0 R /Type /Page >> << 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 507 0 R /K 17 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /K 3 /K 4 /Pg 44 0 R /S /P /Pg 27 0 R /S /P << /S /P /Pg 44 0 R /K [5 512 0 R] /P 12 0 R endobj << /Lang (EN-US) 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] << /P 530 0 R >> /Type /Page >> 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] 327 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) This sample opposition to California motion to vacate judgment with an attorney affidavit of fault is used to oppose a motion made under the mandatory attorney affidavit of fault provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 473 (b) on several grounds including that the motion is untimely, does not include the required attorney affidavit of /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /S /P /S /P << /Pg 43 0 R /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Length 533 0 R endobj /Tabs /S >> /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /Pg 16 0 R << >> << 0000013798 00000 n
46 0 obj /P 12 0 R 272 0 obj /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] 57 0 obj >> 103 0 obj Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 28 0 R endstream
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/Tabs /S 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] 148 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R /P 12 0 R /Parent 10 0 R 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 . /Pg 25 0 R 9 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC(an Arizona Corporation), Ed Magedson(an individual). /K 2 /Pg 25 0 R 231 0 obj endobj >> 276 0 obj /P 12 0 R 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. /Pg 23 0 R << /Annots [] 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. endobj /K [54 301 0 R 56] >> << << 345 0 obj << /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. endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> << . << /S /TOCI /S /Reference /Pg 20 0 R endobj /Rotate 0 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 endobj /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) endobj 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 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endstream
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<. /S /P endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Annots [] 10 0 obj The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /P 12 0 R /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] /K 3 212 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) He also made /Pg 17 0 R /P 509 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI 254 0 obj endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn 208 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R >> /InlineShape /Figure << /Tabs /S Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. endobj /S /P /S /P 129 0 obj /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 23 0 R /S /P >> /S /P When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. /K 2 /P 12 0 R << >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 317 0 obj (Att. << >> /S /P endobj /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] /P 306 0 R /K 4 R. Evid. 192 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /K 0 /K 9 >> /Tabs /S /ParentTreeNextKey 43 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R] /S /P 12] and Memorandum in Support [Doc. 142 0 obj /P 124 0 R /S /P /Pg 19 0 R >> 113 0 obj Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. 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. << endobj /Count 5 0000004058 00000 n
/Rotate 0 [ii] However, an order is final and appealable when it disqualifies a law firm which has represented a defendant during the trial from continuing its representation during an appeal, due to a conflict created when an attorney who represented the . /S /P Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Pg 33 0 R endobj /K 12 /K 6 /S /P However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. 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 /S /Link >> /K 2 /S /P This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. /K 33 /S /P endobj /S /P << 247 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R endobj ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ endobj /Pg 16 0 R hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA
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endobj endobj %%EOF But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . << 00021 Motion to Strike Defendant BRIAN FROST's Affirmative Defenses. 6. 19 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K [8 525 0 R] /Pg 45 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 342 0 obj 352 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> >> >> /Type /Page /S /P endobj << 1. 174 0 obj << /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R 206 0 obj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 35 [192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R /K 13 /StructParents 33 >> /S /P >> /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 46 0 R << /P 12 0 R >> The Texas Supreme Court held that disqualification was proper, reasoning /Pg 38 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R /P 508 0 R /S /P endobj /S /P endobj >> /S /P endobj /Pg 16 0 R /K 11 endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R /Pg 40 0 R /P 12 0 R stream
/K 30 /Lang (EN-US) Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. endobj >> endobj /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] << /K 36 /S /P >> 348 0 obj 12. /Lang (EN-US) endobj 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] << /K 1 >> /S /P /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Rotate 0 endobj /Resources 367 0 R /K 18 Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- 41 0 obj endobj to the subject matter of this litigation. 244 0 obj 17 0 obj /K [4 316 0 R 6] endobj /Rotate 0 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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 94 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /StructParents 3 /K 31 << /Pg 19 0 R 302 0 R null] /K 0 /S /P /Pg 15 0 R 311 0 obj >> << /P 508 0 R >> 28 0 obj >> << /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << endobj << /P 12 0 R /K 11 << 10. /P 505 0 R 127 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 8 0 R << /K 9 186 0 obj >> 37 0 obj /StructParents 16 endobj >> /S /P /P 506 0 R 280 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R 105 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] 248 0 obj << << >> /S /P 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] Dec. 10, 2014) (order disqualifying Jones Day), assets.law360news.com/ 0606000/606910/Celgard-LGC%20Order%20disqualifying%20 Jones%20Day.pdf. endobj /Annots [] >> /Lang (EN-US) 293 0 obj /P 123 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) << hearing. /P 508 0 R /K 0 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). /P 12 0 R >> The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj 267 0 obj /P 508 0 R /S /P /S /P 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 341 0 R 342 0 R 343 0 R 344 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /S /P >> /P 505 0 R /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] /P 529 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 6 0 R /S /TOCI << 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. /Pg 46 0 R >> /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 1 0 obj /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R << endobj /K 13 >> /K 19 << /S /P >> /S /P << 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 331 0 R /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 27 0 R /K 33 /Pg 17 0 R << Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. /Pg 29 0 R P.O. >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 43 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 49 0 obj Ct. App . /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 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"). endobj /S /P /S /P /P 531 0 R /K 9 /S /P /Pg 20 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 0000006276 00000 n
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