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. /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] /S /P >> (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 /S /P /Pg 20 0 R Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /P 529 0 R /K 20 /K 9 /P 529 0 R endobj /K 18 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R /P 12 0 R Co. v. Employers Ins. /S /P /A 499 0 R >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P endobj /Resources 418 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 529 0 R << /S /P His argument is self-defeating. 346 0 obj /Rotate 0 >> << /S /Link You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Producer <6954657874AE20352E352E3920A9323030302D323031352069546578742047726F7570204E5620284147504C2D76657273696F6E29> /P 509 0 R /P 123 0 R <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> /K 38 266 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R 105 0 obj 117 0 obj /S /Link /Pg 15 0 R /S /Reference United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. /K [304 0 R 306 0 R 308 0 R 310 0 R 312 0 R] >> /K [18 283 0 R 20] /Lang (EN-US) >> 143 0 obj >> << /Tabs /S /Pg 23 0 R << >> << /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /K 1 /StructParents 31 /Pg 17 0 R 330 0 R 162 0 R] /S /Reference /P 290 0 R /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << << /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << endobj endobj /K 11 155 0 obj 1990); United States v. Brothers, 856 F. Supp. endobj 318 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /S /Table endobj endobj >> /S /P << endobj endobj /K [13 311 0 R 15] endobj /dc43kgm@9{Q CF";dlx23H(k)+BH0s0~SxDmSKfy~x|}w"l'%%o2nrQr>VKwLB3=_KJgZ%'$(":xPU.m99(+'&{Mj4k%'5CS@w7)05eX G?A*hR'*X\r^nDb'OAWMRd.ZEOp:|ECldHP?=[U'UjdW'f}\&D]J}r). /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 12 /Type /Pages /P 12 0 R 270 0 obj /K 15 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] << << /Filter /FlateDecode >> /Parent 8 0 R /Type /Page /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /K 0 /K 4 122 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> 303 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI endobj /K 16 endobj /S /P /S /P 179 0 obj /P 509 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /K 6 /S /P /S /H1 2. 100 0 obj 218 0 obj 338 0 obj /K 10 283 0 obj /S /H2 133 0 obj endobj /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 0000013798 00000 n /Pg 44 0 R /P 12 0 R << >> 12. endobj << << >> << << /Lang (EN-US) >> 116 0 obj /Pg 37 0 R endobj >> 354 0 obj /P 531 0 R >> << >> >> << 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 `%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 /K 14 /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 /S /H1 /P 163 0 R /Rotate 0 /K [2 275 0 R 4] 1992). endobj /K [6 277 0 R 8] 309 0 obj /Pg 21 0 R 24 0 obj endobj << 75 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) Almost five years later, the Wife's former counsel filed a notice of appearance, and on December 29, 2016, almost seven years after the initial motion was filed, the Wife filed a "renewed motion to disqualify." The 2016 motion alleged not only that the Husband's attorney prepared the agreement and would be a 17, 2020), the Central District of California decided a motion to disqualify brought by the defendant based on two grounds: (1) a purported conflict based on plaintiff's counsel's prior employment by the defendant; and (2) plaintiff's counsel's improper receipt of information, procured 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) endobj /Lang (EN-US) 240 0 obj << 10. /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] 329 0 obj /S /P << << /Lang (EN-US) 85 0 obj /P 12 0 R Box 30758 . "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. /K 21 >> /P 12 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. /P 12 0 R << /Pg 22 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. /P 12 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 506 0 R << /Resources 407 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 15 endobj << /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 173 0 obj endobj 73 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 17 /S /H3 51 0 obj << /S /P /P 12 0 R /StructParents 11 170 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 528 0 R 856 F. Supp. /P 531 0 R >> << << trailer << at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. Cal. endobj endobj /StructParents 24 /Pg 15 0 R /Underline /Span See Rule 2.330 (f). /Subscript /Span endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R >> specifies the date, time, and location where the hearing will take place, spells out what the party is requesting, and gives a . /Pg 45 0 R >> endobj /Pg 29 0 R /S /Footnote /P 531 0 R << /Tabs /S 109 0 obj . /P 12 0 R /P 509 0 R /S /P 0000002415 00000 n /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) startxref These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. 0000002515 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) << Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. 154 0 obj /S /P << << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R This motion to disqualify is based on a single and brief telephone call in October 2007 for which there is neither a record nor an estimate of duration by Chinois counsel. >> >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page endobj /MarkInfo 2 0 R endobj << /Lang (EN-US) 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. 66 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj << << /K 19 201 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R << /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 16 0 R 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. /K 7 >> /Pg 27 0 R The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. /K [22 285 0 R 24] /P 506 0 R 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 /H3 /Pg 29 0 R 86 0 obj >> /S /P /Pg 36 0 R /P 132 0 R 253 0 obj /S /P /K 1 endobj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /Pg 37 0 R /P 531 0 R /P 529 0 R >> Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. /Parent 6 0 R /K 3 This website and its publications are not designed to provide legal or other advice and you should not take, or refrain from taking, action based on its content. /K 0 /Pg 22 0 R endobj /Pg 18 0 R /Parent 3 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Legal Ethics 71, 77 (Winter 2014). >> /P 508 0 R /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /P 12 0 R << /K 14 /Pg 45 0 R /S /P 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"). 23 [152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] /Tabs /S /S /P /K 30 << >> /Type /Page /P 12 0 R /K 0 /P 12 0 R /Resources 482 0 R 103 0 obj << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). 127 0 obj /K [12 514 0 R] 16.21 et seq. 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. endobj /Parent 10 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P /K 2 << /Pg 45 0 R >> endobj /Count 5 /P 55 0 R /S /P << /S /P 175 0 obj endobj >> 334 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 121 0 obj /S /H1 /K 1 >> >> 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] These motions are becoming ever more common. 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) << 78 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /Pg 45 0 R << The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. /A 517 0 R /StructParents 12 /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 330 0 obj endobj /K 2 /S /P endobj << << /Pg 16 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 140 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 38 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) 59 0 obj /S /TOC (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /P 528 0 R endobj << /Pg 29 0 R /Pg 15 0 R << /P 505 0 R /Pg 34 0 R 52 0 obj /Resources 436 0 R /K 2 /P 508 0 R << /Pg 33 0 R 289 0 obj /K [34 291 0 R 36] Notice of Motion and Motion. 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] /K [11 511 0 R] << endobj << >> /Rotate 0 /StructParents 23 /Lang (EN-US) Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). /K 6 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj /Type /Page /K 6 /P 162 0 R /Pg 46 0 R 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. /Pg 33 0 R Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. 351 0 obj 198 0 obj Increasingly, courts nationwide have recognized and accepted timely, effective ethics screens as a positive factor for permitting an attorney to continue the representation, although sometimes a screen is not enough to avoid the ramifications of an imputed conflict.12 Nonetheless, if the attorneys choose to employ a screen, it is important that it be erected before the involvement of the conflicted attorney in the new representation.13. endobj /K 4 /StructParents 21 0000006483 00000 n >> >> << This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . /K 5 0 People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). /Pg 39 0 R /S /P endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 27 0 R 0000002183 00000 n << endobj >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 174 0 obj endobj 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. /Parent 9 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 41 0 R /Resources 456 0 R x+ | 152 0 obj /S /P 263 0 obj endobj /K 42 << /P 531 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /K 2 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R] endobj /Pg 25 0 R >> endobj /S /P 207 0 obj /K 13 357 0 obj 172 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 17 0 R >> Because there are other witnesses available to testify, there is no compelling need to put the prosecuting attorneys on the stand to testify. >> 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 << /P 322 0 R /S /P << >> at 391. 348 0 obj /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] 185 0 obj /K 4 224 0 obj /K [14 281 0 R 16] >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. /Pg 26 0 R /Pg 38 0 R endobj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Secure .gov websites use HTTPS /S /P endobj 347 0 obj To proceed, please click Accept. /Pg 28 0 R << /P 12 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 45 0 R 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 /S /H3 /Resources 395 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 7 /K 5 /K 21 endobj /P 300 0 R /Type /Page /K 5 /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 26 0 R 222 0 obj << 8 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R /Count 5 /K 34 /Lang (EN-US) /P 528 0 R << << /Pg 44 0 R >> >> << /P 12 0 R /Pg 23 0 R >> /K 3 Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. /P 12 0 R /K [5 512 0 R] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 28 0 R << 36 0 obj /Strikeout /Span >> >> endobj endobj /S /P >> /Tabs /S endobj endobj /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) << /P 56 0 R 35 0 obj endobj Attorney General . /S /P /Pg 17 0 R 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. /S /P 282 0 obj /P 508 0 R /Tabs /S disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. endobj /S /P /K 0 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 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 /K 39 127 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 /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page << /S /P /K 331 0 R << endobj 141 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 17 0 R endobj >> /K 13 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 16 0 R 315 0 obj /K [54 301 0 R 56] 217 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 325 0 obj << /Pg 15 0 R >> << /S /P General Use: Description. /K 11 /S /Reference /Pg 27 0 R /Type /Page << /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 16 << >> 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. 19 0 obj /S /P << << /Lang (EN-US) endobj 112 0 obj Rule 4-1.6 provides that, except in limited circumstances, "a lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 15 0 R /S /P endobj /K 16