/S /P /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R endobj << 272 0 obj 30 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 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. /A 524 0 R /P 123 0 R Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /StructParents 10 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) The two motions to disqualify have been opposed; the motion to strike is unopposed. /Pg 21 0 R /K 32 /Pg 16 0 R 0000000896 00000 n
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266 0 obj /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R The defendant's demand is presently under consideration by the Justice Department. /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] >> /Pg 45 0 R Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 /K 0 /K 1 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 220 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R 61 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /S /P /Pg 19 0 R << /Resources 383 0 R /K 3 Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. /Pg 46 0 R In Brothers, the defendants tried to disqualify the prosecuting attorneys for being potential trial witnesses because the prosecutors had participated in a meeting in which the defendant was offered immunity. /Pg 20 0 R >> << /P 509 0 R 99 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 34 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] /K 0 4 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /K 1 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] /Pg 15 0 R 236 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R 87 0 R 88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R 91 0 R 92 0 R 93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R endobj 167 0 R 168 0 R 169 0 R 170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R 174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R 29 0 obj << /K 15 The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj 12. >> /S /Reference 122 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) R. Evid. h[o\{ C@9\`d-X"
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startxref 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. >> 95 0 obj /K [6 277 0 R 8] /S /P 18 323 0 R 19 [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 375 0 R /Pg 45 0 R endobj >> << /Lang (EN-US) << Id. /P 12 0 R /P 509 0 R endobj >> 205 0 obj >> << /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Parent 6 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /P 529 0 R 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) at 391. /S /P /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 13 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 531 0 R << << /Lang (EN-US) /K 8 /S /P on January 7, 2002. /K 2 >> /Parent 11 0 R >> You have to fill out at least 2 forms, maybe more, to file your opposition. 141 0 obj The attorney appointed to represent Orioles owner Peter Angelos in his family's fight over his fortune has rejected a move to disqualify him from the case, calling allegations that he has . 0000005497 00000 n
/S /P /P 12 0 R /Pg 37 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /P 506 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /S /P >> endobj /Pg 33 0 R /Pg 39 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 55 0 R << /P 55 0 R Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. >> /Resources 486 0 R 291 0 obj /S /P << /S /TOCI /Type /Pages << /S /P /Pg 17 0 R /K 11 endobj 265 0 obj /K 9 /Pg 45 0 R /K 1 51 0 obj << >> /Rotate 0 /Pg 45 0 R << << /S /TOCI 305 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) 27 0 obj >> /K 1 endobj << /P 528 0 R /P 288 0 R An official website of the United States government. >> endobj 110 0 obj << These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. >> /P 55 0 R 324 0 obj << /S /P /Count 7 156 0 obj /S /P endobj endobj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) 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. /K 4 /P 508 0 R >> endobj /P 506 0 R /P 508 0 R << Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. /P 507 0 R /K [8 525 0 R] << >> /Rotate 0 /S /P << /K 29 /Pg 17 0 R /Resources 428 0 R endobj [18 -1] at 19. /P 12 0 R endobj 206 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 171 0 obj /Resources 498 0 R /Rotate 0 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] 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. >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 1 endobj Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. /Tabs /S /P 509 0 R /Pg 32 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 13. >> /Annots [] He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. >> 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] 85 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R >> /K 12 23 [152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R /K 10 /Pg 28 0 R /K [10 527 0 R] /S /P endobj /Annots [] /S /P /Rotate 0 endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R /Pg 38 0 R /P 12 0 R 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 /P 134 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 26 0 R /K [54 301 0 R 56] District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. xref 7 0 obj /S /P >> 41 0 obj << << /Pg 20 0 R << See Fed. (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 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 169 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /S /P /K 37 /K 4 >> << 2. Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. /P 282 0 R /StructParents 32 /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R] >> /K [34 291 0 R 36] 121 0 obj /K [304 0 R 306 0 R 308 0 R 310 0 R 312 0 R] /K 1 unless the client consents after disclosure to the . 113 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /P 280 0 R Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. /Lang (EN-US) << << /K 6 /Filter /FlateDecode << endobj But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . /K [11 511 0 R] << /S /P 12-1]. endobj RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC for Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al :: Justia Dockets & Filings Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit Arizona District Court Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al Filing 39 Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al Filing 39 /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] /K 17 /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) /Artifact /P >> >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << /P 505 0 R << 281 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] << 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R null] As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. /P 12 0 R 0000008931 00000 n
>> (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). /K 13 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << 75 0 obj 354 0 obj /P 133 0 R Shari, 204 P.3d at 460-62. /K 1 197 0 obj 126 0 obj /P 506 0 R /Pg 38 0 R 0000003370 00000 n
<< 63 0 obj /S /P endobj /Type /Page /K [10 279 0 R 12] /Contents [437 0 R 438 0 R 439 0 R] /P 509 0 R endobj endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /P 163 0 R /Tabs /S /S /Link >> /Lang (EN-US) << /Type /Pages 340 0 obj /Annots [412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R] << 24 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P /K 0 /P 12 0 R << << /S /TOCI 250 0 obj /Pg 35 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /Reference /Pg 25 0 R The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 391 0 R 154 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /Link 68 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 >> << /Pg 16 0 R endobj << /K 0 /S /P endobj /Pg 15 0 R Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /K 2 << /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 36 0 R /Type /Page /K 36 /P 508 0 R /K 19 Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations.5 After all, parties filing disqualification motions based on multiple representation conflicts are typically strangers to the attorneyclient relationship. /K 13 Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. /Pg 15 0 R /K 38 >> /K 26 /Pg 45 0 R endobj 252 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R 190 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) However, disqualification is a harsh measure. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /P 12 0 R >> Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 4 [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 67 0 R endobj >> endobj 239 0 obj Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. The best way to deal with motions to disqualify is to prevent them. Introduction /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /S /P /K 2 1992)). /P 531 0 R << /Pg 42 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 10 /P 315 0 R >> << /Type /Page /S /P /A 515 0 R /K 0 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R