endobj << /K 0 endobj 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 Petitioners' Pro Se Emergency Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Defendants Doug Smith and CPP. /K 7 /Pg 20 0 R 50 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. >> endobj 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. >> 300 0 obj 346 0 obj /K 4 /K 15 >> /S /P endobj by the party /P 528 0 R 3. He also made 6 313 0 R 7 314 0 R 8 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R] 307 0 obj HarrisT19@michigan.gov . 121 0 obj /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] /S /P /Resources 462 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P << /K [18 283 0 R 20] endobj Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] /S /TOC >> >> << /Resources 486 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /S /P /K [9 309 0 R 11] /S /H3 24 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 8 endobj 155 0 obj >> /K 1 /P 12 0 R >> 1. /K 4 Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. /Resources 379 0 R >> /K 17 << (Att. /StructParents 31 /Tabs /S 9. endobj << << /Parent 9 0 R In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . /K 47 /S /TOCI /Pg 43 0 R motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 2 268 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /K 8 << /S /P My name is Adam C. Sloane. 255 0 obj 2:11-cv-03473-CBM-MAN (Aug. 26, 2014) (motion to disqualify Squire Patton Boggs), www.law360.com/dockets/download/53fdfac81101ea655a00000b?doc_ url=https%3A%2F%2Fecf.cacd.uscourts. endobj endobj << endobj /Pg 15 0 R >> 262 0 obj /K 7 endobj /Parent 3 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /Tabs /S endobj /S /P >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /Resources 494 0 R /K 4 << /Diagram /Figure 11. /Lang (EN-US) File the forms. /P 55 0 R << 351 0 obj endobj 26 0 obj 349 0 obj 326 0 obj << You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. /P 276 0 R << This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. 57 0 R 58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R 61 0 R 62 0 R 63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R 66 0 R /P 506 0 R Dec. 18, 2014) (denying motion for summary judgment on issue of whether Hunton & Williams should be disqualified in underlying arbitration), assets.law360news.com/ 0580000/580691/Memorandum%20and%20Order.pdf; Defendant and Counterclaimant Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLCs Notice of Motion and Motion to Disqualify Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof, Western Sugar Coop. /StructParents 14 /S /P endobj /Pg 16 0 R 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] /S /P 190 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 191 0 obj /S /P /P 12 0 R << << /A 513 0 R and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). /K 25 /Type /Page << endobj >> << endobj /Pg 43 0 R /P 509 0 R endobj /Rotate 0 /Resources 478 0 R 206 0 obj Dec. 10, 2014) (order disqualifying Jones Day), assets.law360news.com/ 0606000/606910/Celgard-LGC%20Order%20disqualifying%20 Jones%20Day.pdf. /K 42 << In 3/19, C.H. /InlineShape /Figure /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 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. >> << /StructParents 9 /Pg 22 0 R /K 36 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. /Lang (EN-US) >> /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 12 355 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) 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. >> >> endobj endobj Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Pg 17 0 R /K 4 /K 6 Ct. App . /K 40 /Type /Page /K 2 Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] 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) The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /S /P /Pg 29 0 R /P 508 0 R /S /P /K 12 0 R /K 18 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 38 0 R << /Pg 22 0 R >> /S /P /K [7 313 0 R 9] /Type /Page Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. Co. v. Employers Ins. /P 531 0 R 13. /Lang (EN-US) << 259 0 obj << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 endobj /K 17 endobj /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 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). /K 5 330 0 obj /P 506 0 R For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . /P 505 0 R /Strikeout /Span /Tabs /S /Pg 18 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /K 4 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. /K 14 0000009358 00000 n >> /Pg 16 0 R endobj 225 0 obj endobj Terre Du Lac Property Owners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Shrum, 661 S.W.2d 45, 48 (Mo. >> /P 292 0 R >> /Pg 15 0 R 358 0 obj << /S /P /K 13 DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /K 21 endobj /S /P >> << /S /P /Pg 16 0 R !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. /Rotate 0 263 0 obj /Rotate 0 /K 39 >> endobj /Pg 17 0 R /S /H1 198 0 obj 92 0 obj /S /P 172 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 508 0 R /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Introduction >> /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 42 0 R The defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need to call the prosecutors as witnesses in this case. << /K 9 endobj 306 0 obj endobj 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] << >> /P 508 0 R 216 0 obj P.O. 91 0 obj << /S /P 222 0 obj /K 1 8 0 obj /S /Reference >> /P 12 0 R The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . >> Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. /Type /Page /K 19 endobj << /Lang (EN-US) << << /K 1 << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /S /Link << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 16 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 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." >> /S /Footnote /K 13 /K 27 /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 83 0 obj /Tabs /S /Superscript /Span >> /P 529 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj 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 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 250 0 obj /P 508 0 R /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /S /P This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 301 0 obj endobj 195 0 obj /Tabs /S 192 0 obj /K 3 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R] >> /Pg 16 0 R 127 0 obj endobj endobj 315 0 obj endobj /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 /Length 533 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << 124 0 obj >> >> /K 10 Drew Mazzeo and his firm should be disqualified from further representation of Landes in this matter, due to ethical obligations toward Cuzdey as a former client, incurred when Mr. Mazzeo purchased the practice of << /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 16 0 R >> endobj /P 304 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R /Tabs /S /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << /K 14 << Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. /S /P << 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 /K [315 0 R 317 0 R 318 0 R] >> It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is /Lang (EN-US) A motion is usually made in writing. /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /S /P /K 0 << /Lang (EN-US) Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. /Pg 33 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /P 286 0 obj {{ ! >> /S /P /P 12 0 R 12] and Memorandum in Support [Doc. /S /Sect << >> << Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). endobj 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] /S /P 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] /K 2 /StructParents 12 185 0 obj /Parent 9 0 R >> /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Cf. >> << endobj /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R endobj >> /S /P /Parent 7 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. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> /S /P /K 2 gov%2Fdoc1%2F031119586589 &label=Case+Filing. Official websites use .gov 68 0 obj /Count 5 >> endobj /Pg 37 0 R /S /TOCI /S /TOCI All rights reserved. 125 0 obj endobj endobj >> endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 156 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K [10 279 0 R 12] << endobj endobj 325 0 obj >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) 341 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R 333 0 obj . /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 214 0 obj >> endobj 313 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 15 0 R /StructParents 20 /K 3 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 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. /K [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R 56 0 R 65 0 obj /Parent 6 0 R >> /K 1 /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] 242 0 obj << /StructParents 10 /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] >> /K 0 /S /P /S /TOCI /K 10 856 F. Supp. endobj /P 12 0 R 35 0 obj /K 2 Serve the other party . /P 12 0 R endobj << << /Pg 16 0 R /K 5 /S /P /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 29 0 R Secure .gov websites use HTTPS >> 8. 210 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R endobj As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. /P 56 0 R /K 3 /K [4 316 0 R 6] Brennan, No. /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] >> endobj >> /P 12 0 R << /P 55 0 R >> << /Annots [] /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 304 0 obj 85 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). /S /P /K 2 /P 12 0 R /A 526 0 R /Contents [449 0 R 450 0 R 451 0 R] /Type /Pages /Pg 41 0 R 0000002183 00000 n /S /P << >> (quoting People ex rel. /K [46 297 0 R 48] 161), filed on October 7, 2020" . << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. /P 507 0 R /Pg 45 0 R 29 [171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R] /S /P /Parent 3 0 R 319 0 obj /S /P >> /Type /Page endobj >> /P 162 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. 212 0 obj As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial /Lang (EN-US) 58 0 obj /Tabs /S /CropBox [0 0 612 792] These motions are becoming ever more common. 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 .