/P 55 0 R << /K 43 /S /TOCI >> 0000002183 00000 n /S /P /Pg 35 0 R /Type /Page endobj /StructParents 10 /K 14 /K 28 /K 3 << /Pg 46 0 R 89 0 obj /P 508 0 R endobj /K 12 6. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Resources 418 0 R endobj 00021 Motion to Strike Defendant BRIAN FROST's Affirmative Defenses. 47 0 obj /K 17 endobj /StructParents 20 Official websites use .gov /S /H3 /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 25 0 R /Pg 17 0 R 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] 330 0 obj 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. 210 0 obj /P 531 0 R /P 55 0 R endobj /P 56 0 R /Pg 28 0 R /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] endobj /Parent 7 0 R /Rotate 0 endobj >> /Pg 31 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Subscript /Span /Pg 18 0 R /Tabs /S 8 0 obj /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) 33 0 obj /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] >> 176 0 obj << 163 0 obj /K 1 << You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. endobj >> /Pg 45 0 R Brennan, No. /K 5 276 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Parent 6 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 28 0 R /Resources 383 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. /StructParents 9 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj >> /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] 320 0 obj /K 2 endobj /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. /S /P /K 4 /K 17 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. >> /K 2 endobj /Resources 395 0 R /Pg 17 0 R R. Evid. /StructParents 4 /Lang (EN-US) 353 0 obj /S /P endobj As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. 335 0 obj endobj >> /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /S /Sect /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K [1 326 0 R 15] Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . 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. 7. Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). 272 0 obj endobj /P 529 0 R /K 9 /K 1 endobj /S /P /K 331 0 R A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. /Lang (EN-US) 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) >> [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 . endobj endobj /P 508 0 R << /K 23 /K 18 Health, Education & Family Services Division . << /S /TOCI This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . /Resources 403 0 R /K 2 /Pg 16 0 R /S /P endobj /P 531 0 R 170 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << endobj endobj endobj 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). /Lang (EN-US) 0 /Lang (EN-US) 362 0 obj /S /P /Rotate 0 endobj endobj endobj /S /P 201 0 obj /S /P /Annots [] endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj endobj endobj /K [54 301 0 R 56] Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. /S /TOCI endobj /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] Serve the other party . /P 12 0 R >> /S /P >> /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 38 0 R At that point, the attorney is put in the awkward position of either explaining to the client why he or she should pay more money to keep the attorney, or absorbing the fees associated with defending the motion to disqualify. /Tabs /S 313 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 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 1. 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. Please do not message me here on Avvo. << >> See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). /P 55 0 R /Type /Pages The motion is legally sufficient if it shows the party's well-grounded fear that the party will not receive a fair trial. << /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Parent 8 0 R endobj 258 0 obj /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) 151 0 obj /S /P /Tabs /S endobj /S /Reference >> endobj /P 132 0 R /Pg 17 0 R Ct. App . << >> endobj endobj << /Pg 44 0 R >> gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /P 12 0 R 38 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj 259 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> 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 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 43 0 R << /S /P Cal. 81 0 obj /K 1 /Pg 37 0 R Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /K 41 >> /K 10 /Rotate 0 /Resources 432 0 R << /S /P /Resources 422 0 R and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to . << << /S /P /K 5 /S /P 297 0 obj /Pg 33 0 R /Resources 482 0 R 30 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> 0000001974 00000 n endobj /K 3 0000009248 00000 n /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 20 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . endobj << endobj /ParentTreeNextKey 43 /Pg 20 0 R /K [7 519 0 R] << 290 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R >> 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. /S /P /Pg 42 0 R /S /H3 /Lang (EN-US) 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 /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page See Alps Prop., 526 F. Supp. << << /S /P /S /P /K 27 74 0 obj /S /H1 153 0 obj /K 7 27 0 obj >> /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] 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. /P 509 0 R 262 0 obj /K 7 to the subject matter of this litigation. endobj << /Pg 46 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 43 0 obj /K 2 >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 51 0 obj /P 531 0 R endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R /K 19 << /P 12 0 R /Pg 41 0 R 67 0 obj << 97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R 106 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 19 << Rule 2.330 (e). >> /Pg 16 0 R See Fed. /Lang (EN-US) ), op. 300 0 obj endobj hb```c``X8c*}"3=O62ke'\9(8b /Pg 15 0 R 237 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /K 0 /K 8 /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj << /K 18 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. /S /P This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . /StructParents 14 /Tabs /S 739, 744 (S.D.N.Y. >> /P 506 0 R /S /P /P 55 0 R /K 14 Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) << /K 13 Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. << /K 23 155 0 obj << 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R 115 0 R 116 0 R /K 4 << << 3. /Lang (EN-US) << 355 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /S /P /Pg 46 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj << /P 508 0 R 11. /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 9 0 R /DropCap /Figure << /K 13 /S /P << endobj >> /Resources 375 0 R endobj endobj >> UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION, 15 U.S.C. << /Pg 17 0 R endobj endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 509 0 R endobj << /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 359 0 obj /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P >> /P 12 0 R /K 19 The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. /Pg 16 0 R 295 0 obj Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). 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. /Lang (EN-US) 0000004058 00000 n /K 11 endobj /S /P /Type /Page 318 0 obj 13. /P 12 0 R endobj /K 0 These motions are becoming ever more common. >> endobj >> /Pg 28 0 R /S /P /Rotate 0 344 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R /S /P /P 306 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P /S /P /P 507 0 R Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . endobj >> >> 0000009036 00000 n 149 0 obj >> /S /P His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. /Pg 37 0 R >> /Pg 15 0 R << >> endobj /Count 5 >> /S /P << /S /Table /K [58 303 0 R 60] /Type /Page /P 12 0 R >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 25 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). 327 0 obj He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. 2. 321 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] J. /P 278 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> << /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R THE RESPONSE: The employee in question was Matthew Minno, who is a staff attorney with DMS. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 55 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 19 << endobj << /Pg 46 0 R /K 15 /K 35 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. 183 0 obj /P 529 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> Include the date to the template with the Date option. /Pg 19 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 528 0 R 0000004782 00000 n endobj 108 0 obj /StructParents 11 << endobj 34 0 obj /Pg 34 0 R 242 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P >> /S /P endobj endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R endobj << >> endobj /Parent 6 0 R >> /A 513 0 R /Pg 17 0 R >> >> endobj << /P 12 0 R endobj /K 24 >> 351 0 obj endobj >> /Pg 26 0 R >> /S /P >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). 334 0 obj 185 0 obj /K 2 99 0 obj /Tabs /S /K 16 /Lang (EN-US) 55 0 obj /Annots [] endobj endobj /S /P << 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. 112 0 obj For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . 230 0 obj /K 33 endobj /S /Reference /S /P /S /P /Pg 15 0 R endobj << >> /K 6 When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 9 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /H2 /Tabs /S 215 0 obj File the forms. However, disqualification is a harsh measure. >> /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [437 0 R 438 0 R 439 0 R] 118 0 obj 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. /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /Pg 19 0 R endobj /K 4 /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P >> /S /Link << /P 508 0 R /P 296 0 R /P 531 0 R /K 0 /S /TOCI /P 12 0 R 28 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R Mr. >> /P 12 0 R Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. /P 509 0 R /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /InlineShape /Figure Co. of Am., No. Because there are other witnesses available to testify, there is no compelling need to put the prosecuting attorneys on the stand to testify. You are responsible for serving the other party with a copy of your filed forms, usually by mail or e-service. /P 509 0 R << /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /K 51 2 [54 0 R null 274 0 R 275 0 R 274 0 R null 276 0 R 277 0 R 276 0 R null /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 1992). endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . endobj >> /S /P /Pg 17 0 R 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 [7 313 0 R 9] 0000006178 00000 n /K [5 307 0 R 7] /K 12 /S /Reference 292 0 R null 294 0 R 295 0 R 294 0 R null 296 0 R 297 0 R 296 0 R null 249 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) by the party /P 505 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /S /P /K 5 /Pg 16 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 97 0 obj /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. /Bibliography /BibEntry /StructParents 2 /K 59 18 0 obj /K 3 endobj >> 256 0 obj endobj /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 << %PDF-1.6 % /P 508 0 R /K 1 /Pg 16 0 R Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. /K 0 >> << Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? 267 0 obj >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 25 0 R /K [304 0 R 306 0 R 308 0 R 310 0 R 312 0 R] /Rotate 0 >> /P 12 0 R 102 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R /K 1 Please click Confirm below to continue. /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << << /Lang (EN-US) 131 0 obj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P endobj >> endobj /K 30 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /Annots [] /Parent 8 0 R /Footnote /Note /S /P endobj /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) Cf. 251 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Pages << >> >> << /Pg 22 0 R << >> /P 531 0 R /Annots [] /K 4 /S /Footnote endobj /Rotate 0 266 0 obj << << /Pg 32 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 26 14 [123 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R null 315 0 R 316 0 R 315 0 R null 317 0 R null /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P /Rotate 0 222 0 obj /P 530 0 R >> /P 12 0 R 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. << << /Lang (EN-US) << << /Pg 34 0 R << Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /Pg 16 0 R /S /P >> << 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. /Pg 16 0 R << 171 0 obj Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. 364 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R /Rotate 0 /P 506 0 R In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported.1 Many disqualification motions are well-founded. /S /P 218 0 obj 136 0 obj 164 0 obj He also made /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R 195 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 56 0 R 1992) (citations omitted). endobj << /Lang (EN-US) 1 [233 0 R 234 0 R 235 0 R 236 0 R 237 0 R 238 0 R 239 0 R 240 0 R 241 0 R 242 0 R 1. 48 0 obj /PageLayout /OneColumn /Parent 11 0 R /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R] /Resources 466 0 R /P 531 0 R 64 0 obj 317 0 obj /S /P /K 11 << 61 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 194 0 obj /Annots [] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> << >> However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance /Lang (EN-US) 60 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 283 0 obj Brown v. Encompass Ins. /K 1 /Parent 9 0 R 303 0 obj << 306 0 obj 294 0 obj /S /P 172 0 obj >> /StructParents 5 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. 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. /Resources 371 0 R 1 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R <>stream /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] endobj /K 10 endobj >> /Pg 32 0 R 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. /S /Footnote >> Motions (a) Motion and opposition (1) Except as these rules provide otherwise, a party wanting to make a motion in a reviewing court must serve and file a written motion stating the grounds and the relief requested and identifying any documents on which the motion is based. /Pg 16 0 R Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. endobj /Resources 452 0 R /K 1 342 0 obj Co. of Wausau, No. endobj endobj 13 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R << 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. 141 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> 524, 528 (D.Colo. /K 0 263 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 /Lang (EN-US) 371 FILED 6/23/97. /P 80 0 R >> /K 0 >> 120 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. << << /S /P 139 0 obj endobj /Pg 31 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 216 0 obj /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] << /K 2 332 0 obj 90 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 17 0 R The conflict is imputed to everyone in the law firm, and most certainly the firm will require more than one week to respond to the motion to disqualify. /K 11 /S /P /P 508 0 R ECF No. endobj 232 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P << 339 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 /Lang (EN-US) << 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. Mark White, Esq. 279 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] 236 0 obj >> >> motion to disqualify. << /Pg 15 0 R >> /K [14 281 0 R 16] /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 40 0 R /Pg 38 0 R Deposit Ins. << /Pg 29 0 R /S /P /Resources 498 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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 284 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj << Sharp, and the response of the United States. /P 322 0 R >> /K 3 << /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /P 12 0 R << /K 7 >> << /P 529 0 R /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 16 0 R Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. << endobj << superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. /P 12 0 R /P 531 0 R 225 0 obj /K 7 /P 164 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /Parent 3 0 R /P 505 0 R /P 56 0 R 0000006382 00000 n /S /TOCI endobj /Annots [] /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') /Parent 3 0 R /Producer <6954657874AE20352E352E3920A9323030302D323031352069546578742047726F7570204E5620284147504C2D76657273696F6E29> /S /H3 /Pg 26 0 R 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] LAi7p:0qX t` P7SP.X8v('bsX.LC8p) iV 3C4=H0u2Fd Cg. /K 0 The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. /S /Reference endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /S /P /Pg 45 0 R /K 6 /S /P /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 /S /P >> /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] /K 0 73 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /K 2 << /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). >> Ct., 951 P.2d 926, 930 (Colo. 1998). /K 38 /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 8 /Pg 16 0 R /Tabs /S /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 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 6 << endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] /K [5 512 0 R] endobj << /P 12 0 R << >> << endobj << Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. << 358 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /K 18 /S /TOCI /Pg 16 0 R << /P 12 0 R 10 0 obj << /P 12 0 R 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. >> /S /P 323 0 obj endobj APG/Z=p L_uQ7EVr+MHIRh2)Qg^HWjBY:],h(8BToqSirY[DHWBo~djX$dXS&U.uJ%Tj )].fm_ujmbzY'f}hHm=r5[9Bm^wcrz7zW>~/N /S /P 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. /StructParents 27 /Pg 22 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 . 156 0 obj endobj 304 0 obj /K 6 /Pg 46 0 R /K 0 << 288 0 obj /Pg 21 0 R /StructParents 16 /K 22 >> 856 F. Supp. endobj /Resources 387 0 R endobj All rights reserved. 138 0 obj 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 38 0 R << /Pg 29 0 R endobj 0000005497 00000 n endobj << /S /H1 /Pg 15 0 R << >> /K 4 /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions /S /P >> /K 40 << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /K 10 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 304 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /K 21 << /Resources 407 0 R /P 163 0 R As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial /Pg 20 0 R >> and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R endobj Notice of Motion and Motion: The . >> /Rotate 0 Prohibition is used as the justification for allowing judges to rule on their own motions to disqualify, as attorneys are given another means to have a judge disqualified. /Annots [] 123 0 obj Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /K 8 /Pg 37 0 R 309 0 obj 174 0 obj /P 531 0 R endobj 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] 203 0 obj /K 1 << /S /P An important requirement contained in rule 2.160 (e) is that a disqualification motion must be made within 10 days after the "discovery of the facts constituting the grounds" for the motion. 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. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Pages (Att. /S /H2 /P 55 0 R According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.6 The moving partys burden for a motion to disqualify is satisfied only when the motion to disqualify sets forth specific facts that point to a clear danger that either prejudices counsels client or his adversary.7. /Pg 20 0 R 54 0 obj /Lang (EN-US)
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