response to motion to disqualify attorney

Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . endobj A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. >> /P 276 0 R /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R must. /P 124 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. /S /P /P 12 0 R 23 0 obj LAi7p:0qX t` P7SP.X8v('bsX.LC8p) iV 3C4=H0u2Fd Cg. /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /K 2 You are responsible for serving the other party with a copy of your filed forms, usually by mail or e-service. endobj endobj /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj 41 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R /Parent 8 0 R << /Pg 38 0 R << /K 13 << << >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R << 226 0 obj /S /P /S /P 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj 200 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 Petitioners' Pro Se Emergency Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Defendants Doug Smith and CPP. /Pg 16 0 R /P 505 0 R endobj /Tabs /S /S /P /S /P 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. /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. endobj /Lang (EN-US) 0000002381 00000 n << /Pg 15 0 R /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] >> However, disqualification is a harsh measure. /P 531 0 R endobj Two Special Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frank Eldredge and James Hawkins, were present during the entirety of the meeting between the defendant and the prosecutors and are available to testify to the events in question. /InlineShape /Figure /K 18 228 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /Contents [495 0 R 496 0 R 497 0 R] endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) . 310 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S endobj /StructParents 1 endobj /K 1 >> /Lang (EN-US) << 348 0 obj 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. >> >> >> /S /P /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R on January 7, 2002. << /Resources 452 0 R /Lang (EN-US) The trial court heard oral argument on the motion, and on August 9, << Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". /S /P 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] 176 0 obj /Annots [] /Resources 436 0 R /P 508 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 4 /Type /Page /K 3 /Tabs /S /Pg 15 0 R /K 3 endobj /K 2 endobj endobj /P 12 0 R 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. /Tabs /S /Pg 26 0 R /P 531 0 R . 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). endobj 95 0 obj 349 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R << endobj >> << stream << endobj Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. /Lang (EN-US) 147 0 obj /K 1 256 0 obj 0000006483 00000 n << << 362 0 obj /P 12 0 R 238 0 obj << /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) << /K 3 endobj /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 /P 529 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 246 0 obj >> 184 0 obj /K 0 /P 12 0 R /S /TOCI endobj endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /P 506 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 42 0 R /P 506 0 R endobj 205 0 obj 99 0 obj << /S /P >> >> endobj <> /K 3 Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a motion to disqualify. /P 507 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R << endobj <> endobj 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. /Pg 20 0 R 291 0 obj >> /Type /Page Following this, they have two options - either to transfer the case to another judge immediately or to file a written answer with the clerk. ; Utica Mut. 0000002515 00000 n /Rotate 0 217 0 obj As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. /Annots [] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /S /P endobj << /K 7 /Annots [] /S /Link /K 0 <> District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. endobj 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 /Footnote /S /P << /K 13 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] 0000006588 00000 n /P 12 0 R Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. >> >> /S /P /S /P 14 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R endobj >> /P 528 0 R 91 0 obj 3 Rules 4-1.6, 4-1.7, and 4-1.9 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar generally govern in attorney conflict of interest disqualification matters. /K 0 /Pg 16 0 R /K 3 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] trailer 148 0 obj /P 55 0 R 174 0 obj /K 13 endobj /P 123 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R >> /K 1 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 528 0 R 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 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /Parent 9 0 R endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R 150 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R << /Pg 27 0 R << 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. /K 2 << /K 3 /Pg 15 0 R << 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. /Lang (EN-US) /K 8 /S /P Rule 2.160(c) provides as follows: (c) Motion. 326 0 obj 271 0 obj >> >> endobj << /S /P Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. 287 0 obj /K 59 << After this hearing, M retained counsel (C.H.). /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 36 0 R 8. /Resources 383 0 R /S /P << 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. 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. /S /P endobj Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing endobj << 34 0 obj >> endobj /Tabs /S /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Pg 18 0 R 96 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] >> 215 0 obj >> >> /Pg 45 0 R 312 0 obj << Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. >> /K 3 /Type /Page /P 509 0 R /Resources 407 0 R endobj Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). /Lang (EN-US) 358 0 obj << However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. ________________________ United States District Judge. /S /P /S /TOCI << endobj 7. /S /TOCI endobj /Lang (EN-US) 288 0 R 289 0 R 288 0 R null 290 0 R 291 0 R 290 0 R null 292 0 R 293 0 R /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 endobj /K 33 /Parent 9 0 R <> /P 531 0 R endobj /K 1 524, 528 (D.Colo. /Type /Page /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] The Texas Supreme Court held that disqualification was proper, reasoning << >> >> /K 4 /Pg 43 0 R >> /P 12 0 R Rodriguez v. Dist. /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] 288 0 obj 75 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 32 0 R /S /P Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 428 0 R << In fact, the plaintiff's attorney conceded in open court, "I can honestly state I am not completely pre-pared to respond to the motion for summa-ry judgment." The judge, however, allowed the plaintiff to submit a brief on the . 234 0 obj /StructParents 20 /Pg 32 0 R >> /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] 233 0 obj <> endobj >> 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 46 0 R >> endobj /Pg 45 0 R /Parent 3 0 R /Type /Page << See Livingston v. endobj /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /Reference HarrisT19@michigan.gov . /K 5 /S /Reference endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /Pg 20 0 R Dec. 10, 2014) (order disqualifying Jones Day), assets.law360news.com/ 0606000/606910/Celgard-LGC%20Order%20disqualifying%20 Jones%20Day.pdf. << /Lang (EN-US) << /Parent 6 0 R /Pg 46 0 R << >> See People ex rel. << /K 7 <> /Parent 8 0 R endobj >> << endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. endobj 67 0 obj /Annots [] 282 0 obj Id. /Pg 30 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 1 130 0 obj >> 51 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R 327 0 obj /S /TOCI 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. 123 0 obj 221 0 obj <> /K 31 /Pg 45 0 R /K 4 endobj Motions to disqualify counsel are orchestrated for two primary reasons: Either an attorney or law firm have been unduly abusive or they have been so effective in defending or prosecuting a case. 109 0 obj /P 12 0 R Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. /P 505 0 R A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. 11. The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. >> /P 12 0 R endobj 193 0 obj /K 0 /K [22 285 0 R 24] endobj /P 56 0 R /Count 5 /Pg 16 0 R /Rotate 0 endobj /Lang (EN-US) Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. /Pages 3 0 R /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) 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 12 0 R /Type /Page /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /H3 Mark White, Esq. endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj 340 0 obj <> /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. >> /K 6 /Parent 6 0 R /S /H2 /Rotate 0 << /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] /S /TOCI /Pg 20 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /K 16 136 0 obj >> << This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. 117 0 R 118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R 123 0 R 124 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R endobj although Comment 3 to that Rule provides some context: Matters are substantially related for purposes of this Rule if they involve the same transaction or legal dispute or if there otherwise is a substantial risk that confidential factual information as would normally have been obtained in the prior representation would materially advance the clients position in the subsequent matter. /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /S /P /S /P /S /P /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 9 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> endobj 48 0 obj >> /Pg 28 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /MarkInfo 2 0 R << 225 0 obj Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K [1 305 0 R 3] at 391. 53 0 obj << endobj R. Evid. /S /Reference 229 0 obj 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. >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 27 0 R /Parent 7 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 endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> See Rule 2.330 (f). endobj /Pg 20 0 R /P 280 0 R /Pg 34 0 R /S /P /Pg 17 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 20 /S /P /S /P 134 0 obj 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. 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. endobj >> endobj /S /P >> 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 stream >> >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 22 0 R 232 0 obj /S /P 260 0 obj >> 170 0 obj /P 12 0 R << 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. /K 3 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R 305 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P specifies the date, time, and location where the hearing will take place, spells out what the party is requesting, and gives a . >> 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 Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. /StructParents 33 /K 12 << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R 141 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> 114 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 0 /Pg 43 0 R /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] 0000002415 00000 n >> endobj /P 56 0 R /S /P /Resources 367 0 R endobj 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 /S /P /S /P /Contents [384 0 R 385 0 R 386 0 R] >> /P 505 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 158 0 obj << << /Tabs /S /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) << >> /P 509 0 R 262 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PROSECUTORS MARK R. ROSMAN AND KAREN J. /P 12 0 R 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 >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R << /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . << /S /P /P 12 0 R 24 0 obj /P 529 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 /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) >> 239 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) Secure .gov websites use HTTPS >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) You cannot start a case by filing a motion. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 359 0 obj /StructParents 10 127 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Underline /Span /P 12 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 29 /Lang (EN-US) endobj If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. /S /P /P 12 0 R /Pg 15 0 R 280 0 obj (a) A court that determines that a person has signed a pleading or motion in violation of Section 10.001may impose a sanction on the person, a party represented by the person, or both. >> 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. /Pg 22 0 R endobj 83 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /S /Link /Rotate 0 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. /P 12 0 R /Annots [] Upon consideration of the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. << /S /P 107 0 obj /Annots [] << 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] /Pg 16 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.

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