438 30 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 2 /K 19 305 0 obj /K 27 /S /Reference endobj endobj It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 5 33 0 obj << /S /P /K 5 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K [8 525 0 R] /Tabs /S 79 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R /S /H2 >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P << /P 12 0 R >> /K 0 /StructParents 33 Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). /Parent 9 0 R 219 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R << endobj << /P 12 0 R 6. /Pg 24 0 R >> 327 0 obj endobj /S /P Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 00021 Motion to Strike Defendant BRIAN FROST's Affirmative Defenses. /S /TOCI /S /P /StructParents 34 /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] /P 12 0 R /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 endobj Spears, 797 S.W.2d at 656; see also TEX. 252 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R >> /S /TOCI /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] /Rotate 0 Following this, they have two options - either to transfer the case to another judge immediately or to file a written answer with the clerk. /S /P << endobj /K 23 << /S /P /S /P His argument is self-defeating. 357 0 obj /S /P << /S /P 312 0 obj >> ECF No. /Pg 19 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode << /K 13 Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. /A 499 0 R << /K 2 /P 12 0 R /Pg 22 0 R UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION, 15 U.S.C. << endobj >> >> >> 47 0 obj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) << >> Federal courts have the inherent power to supervise the professional conduct of attorneys appearing before the courts, which includes the authority to disqualify an attorney. endobj 44 0 obj << 39 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 44 0 R << endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /Tabs /S /S /P << >> 1857 0 obj <>stream endobj 50 0 obj People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). 279 0 obj /Pg 36 0 R >> /K 13 /K 15 /Tabs /S endobj /K 1 endobj /Pg 16 0 R Courts differ on how they address motions to disqualify, especially because such motions are at times simply a litigation tactic by an opposing party in search of a strategic advantage.3 Additionally, courts are usually reluctant to interfere with a clients choice of counsel unless the conflict is real and there are few options other than to grant disqualification.4. << << /P 12 0 R /S /H3 Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. 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. << 163 0 obj << After this hearing, M retained counsel (C.H.). /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /K 0 Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. /P 12 0 R endobj /S /H1 /K 5 endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 306 0 R /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) Additionally, the motion must be "promptly presented" to the trial court for "immediate ruling." Id. /Tabs /S /K 28 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] >> /S /P A motion to disqualify shall be . 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. /P 509 0 R /Resources 387 0 R Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. >> 0000003370 00000 n /S /P /Pg 29 0 R 270 0 obj /P 12 0 R 24 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R /Count 5 /Rotate 0 >> /P 505 0 R 174 0 obj 9. >> 15 0 obj 102 0 obj /Type /Page 160 0 obj >> /K [50 299 0 R 52] endstream endobj startxref >> 94 0 obj /S /P 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 . /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 /K 39 For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. >> >> /S /P /S /P Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations. /P 505 0 R /P 288 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. 1. >> /Pg 34 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj 263 0 obj << endobj and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to . /Lang (EN-US) << endobj 286 0 obj >> /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 Rule 2.330 (e). /K 1 332 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << << /P 12 0 R /Type /Pages /Lang (EN-US) %PDF-1.6 /Pg 37 0 R /S /P /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 10 0 R /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] /Pg 45 0 R on January 7, 2002. /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /P 300 0 R << Co. of Wausau, No. >> 37 0 obj /S /Reference /S /P 106 0 obj 288 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj ; Utica Mut. /K 1 A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 39 0 R >> /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 399 0 R /K 1 endobj endobj /Pg 27 0 R << 168 0 obj /P 508 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /S /P << << << 292 0 R null 294 0 R 295 0 R 294 0 R null 296 0 R 297 0 R 296 0 R null 11. /Parent 11 0 R 278 0 R 279 0 R 278 0 R null 280 0 R 281 0 R 280 0 R null 282 0 R 283 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj 317 0 obj /K 29 /Pg 21 0 R 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] << 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. /S /P endobj << /P 12 0 R >> 224 0 obj /P 12 0 R Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). /Lang (EN-US) >> << /Lang (EN-US) 164 0 obj >> /Rotate 0 329 0 obj 0000006178 00000 n << << << /StructParents 25 I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the United States' Response to Defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. 0000000896 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 << A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. /S /P /S /Link 264 0 obj This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . /Lang (EN-US) /P 302 0 R >> endobj /P 55 0 R /K 5 >> /Rotate 0 /S /P /S /P /S /P /Pg 45 0 R 328 0 obj 2022 California Rules of Court. 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. 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). /S /P /Annots [423 0 R 424 0 R] Please do not message me here on Avvo. << /P 12 0 R 17 0 obj Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). >> /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 15 0 R >> /Parent 9 0 R >> << endobj /Pg 18 0 R >> /S /Reference /Pg 22 0 R >> /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] /P 163 0 R 4. /Pg 22 0 R >> << /S /H3 <>stream /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) >> Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. /P 12 0 R /StructParents 31 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Marked true >> << endobj 293 0 obj /K 7 /S /P << 206 0 obj /S /P << /Resources 367 0 R /Pg 19 0 R >> /S /P 266 0 obj <>stream /Lang (EN-US) >> << /P 509 0 R We are hired both to file and pursue disqualification, and to represent lawyers in resisting disqualification. 136 0 obj 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"). /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << endobj /K [0 319 0 R 13 320 0 R 15 321 0 R 17] >> Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. /K 11 /S /P /S /P << /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S /P 528 0 R /S /P >> /P 509 0 R /P 282 0 R endobj 166 0 obj /K 33 /Annots [] 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 /Lang (EN-US) 13 0 obj /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> << /P 12 0 R endobj endobj Attorneys should not assume that possession of mere playbook knowledge precludes disqualification. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 37 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) 255 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9A3F555EF45C79488712E0D1EABAE832>]/Index[233 34]/Info 232 0 R/Length 107/Prev 253809/Root 234 0 R/Size 267/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream 320 0 obj >> >> >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> << /S /H2 /Pg 16 0 R >> /Pg 41 0 R 28 0 obj 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 29 0 R /Parent 3 0 R << << The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. /StructParents 17 /Pg 20 0 R 21 0 obj /A 517 0 R /P 509 0 R /K 1 /P 278 0 R /Pg 29 0 R v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., No. /Pg 18 0 R 86 0 obj 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. /K 10 CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. /P 134 0 R /P 508 0 R << << /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 37 0 R /S /P /S /P << /K [4 316 0 R 6] 147 0 R 148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R 152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R 156 0 R 333 0 obj /P 505 0 R startxref /K 11 32 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) She must asker lawyer. /K 3 >> /P 80 0 R /S /P endobj >> << /K 16 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 76 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 15 /S /P /P 12 0 R 322 0 obj /S /Reference /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R 75 0 obj /Parent 3 0 R << >> /S /P /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] endobj /Annots [] /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Id. << /Pg 20 0 R endobj 119 0 obj 179 0 obj /Annots [] /Pg 39 0 R /Type /Page 64 0 obj /K 13 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. 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 /S /P << << Fill out the forms. /Lang (EN-US) 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 >> 247 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R >> << /Resources 432 0 R 202 0 obj << As the prosecutors have no personal knowledge of the events prior to their meeting with the defendant, they are not material witnesses to those events and should not be called to testify.