<< >> /Type /Page << endobj This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. /P 506 0 R /K 0 300 0 obj Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. 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 /Parent 10 0 R 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. endobj << /K 1 >> /P 12 0 R << << >> /Lang (EN-US) gov%2Fdoc1%2F031119586589 &label=Case+Filing. endobj endobj endobj << /Pg 16 0 R /S /P Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff's counsel, Greenberg Traurig, LLP ("GT") is a baseless effort to divert the Court from the merits of the controversy between the parties, in which GT's client has already been shown to have been seriously wronged by the moving parties. >> /Pg 38 0 R /K [16 518 0 R] /P 12 0 R /P 506 0 R << /K 0 << /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] /S /P 209 0 obj /K 8 /S /Reference << /K [1 326 0 R 15] /Pg 18 0 R /K 55 /Pg 25 0 R /StructParents 35 /S /P << /P 505 0 R /K 4 >> /S /P << /K 11 /Rotate 0 >> 44 0 obj /Type /Page /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R . endobj /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /S /P >> >> /Length 533 0 R Significantly, the increasing mobility of lateral attorneys (with attorneys rarely spending their entire legal careers at a single law practice or firm) has raised issues that can serve as the basis of a motion to disqualify. >> /S /P /S /P /Parent 9 0 R 81 0 obj << /K 22 endobj /Annots [] /K [38 293 0 R 40] >> endobj 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 217 0 obj /Type /Page >> /P 12 0 R /K 0 154 0 obj SHARP The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. 162 0 obj /K 12 0 R /StructParents 13 /P 12 0 R 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 438 30 /Pg 22 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 506 0 R endobj People v. Nozolino, 298 P.3d 915, 919 (Colo. 2013) (Disqualification of a partys chosen attorney is an extreme remedy and is only appropriate where required to preserve the integrity and fairness of the judicial proceedings.) (citation omitted). /K 9 endobj These motions are becoming ever more common. << endobj 7. /K 8 /Lang (EN-US) 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 . >> /Resources 387 0 R /Tabs /S >> /Pg 25 0 R 168 0 obj /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] endobj >> /StructParents 20 337 0 obj /Contents [483 0 R 484 0 R 485 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). /Lang (EN-US) << hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = 330 0 R 162 0 R] /StructParents 24 /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 20 0 R >> /S /Reference endobj /StructParents 32 /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 32 /K 6 /InlineShape /Figure /S /P /K 4 /K 2 /Type /Page << Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. endobj trailer >> /P 12 0 R 249 0 obj See People ex rel. << /P 12 0 R 341 0 obj /S /P Where witnesses other than the prosecutor can testify to the same matters or conversations, no compelling need exists." /StructParents 26 >> 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> >> Instead, Colo. RPC 1.9(a) provides that, [a] lawyer who has formerly represented a client in a matter shall not thereafter represent another person in the same or a substantially related matter in which that persons interests are materially adverse to the interests of the former client unless the former client gives informed consent, confirmed in writing. endobj { 10} On July 11, 2006, the trial court ordered Bikkani to provide the discovery responses, including signed authorizations to release medical records, and notified /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Parent 8 0 R 0000006588 00000 n 16.21 et seq. /P 531 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 506 0 R 80 0 obj >> 174 0 obj 5 0 obj >> 186 0 obj /K [50 299 0 R 52] 0000006178 00000 n endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /P 531 0 R >> /S /P /S /P /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) 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. >> Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. %PDF-1.7 % /S /P But lawyers should use that weapon rarely and should resist the temptation, or a client's importuning, to . /Pg 16 0 R >> 50 0 obj >> /K 23 << << /K 2 /S /P 243 0 R 244 0 R 245 0 R 246 0 R 247 0 R 248 0 R 249 0 R 250 0 R 251 0 R 252 0 R >> /P 12 0 R Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. endobj /S /P endobj and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). >> /Pg 19 0 R by the party /Pg 46 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> << 171 0 obj /Pg 34 0 R /S /P /P 292 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> 191 0 obj >> /A 522 0 R 131 0 obj >> /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) << /K 18 /Lang (EN-US) /Footnote /Note /S /P Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 22 Brennan, No. /K 0 59 0 obj endobj /S /Reference A motion to disqualify should be made with "reasonable promptness" after the party becomes aware of the conflict so that it cannot be used as a strategic tool to deprive his opponent of counsel after a substantial amount of time has been spent on a case. Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. << /Pg 40 0 R 285 0 obj 339 0 obj endobj /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /P 508 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R 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. 214 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 256 0 obj 17 0 obj /Resources 367 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /K 13 << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /S /P /S /P 348 0 obj << >> /P 55 0 R /K 4 endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R 187 0 R 188 0 R 189 0 R 190 0 R 191 0 R 192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R . /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 7 0 R 319 0 obj /K 51 In the Motion, Presley seeks the entry of an order disqualifying and all co-counsel who represent Douglas Smith (Smith) and Carolina Preservation Properties, Inc. Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. /Pg 29 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 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. /K 2 83 0 obj /K 11 << /S /TOCI /K 18 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. << 232 0 obj /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Type /Page 329 0 obj /K 1 endobj ; Utica Mut. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 36 0 R /Pg 16 0 R << 224 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R 4 0 obj endobj << /Bibliography /BibEntry endobj endobj 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R /K 26 >> Mark White, Esq. << /P 529 0 R << endobj /S /P CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. endobj Include the date to the template with the Date option. /S /P << /Pg 32 0 R /TextBox /Art /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 42 0 R /Pg 45 0 R 204 0 obj 358 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R << /P 55 0 R /P 12 0 R 244 0 obj 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. >> Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 17 0 R Secure .gov websites use HTTPS /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] << /S /Link << /P 531 0 R When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R /Tabs /S /Pg 17 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 . /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /Count 32 333 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 9 Fill out the forms. << << /K [18 283 0 R 20] 202 0 obj 351 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /P 284 0 R /K 12 /Lang (EN-US) /S /H1 >> >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 509 0 R << /Pg 46 0 R /S /Reference >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Once the above requirements are met, the judge must enter an order granting disqualification if the motion to disqualify is "legally sufficient.". >> << >> /StructParents 27 endobj >> The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. >> >> /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 16 0 R /Contents [475 0 R 476 0 R 477 0 R] /S /P /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> << 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"). /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> /S /P endobj /Resources 482 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /Pg 31 0 R /K 31 /Parent 10 0 R endobj >> /Tabs /S /Pg 17 0 R 100 0 obj 67 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Resources 379 0 R /P 508 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> /S /Reference << << endobj >> To proceed, please click Accept. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> 213 0 obj /P 530 0 R /P 528 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K 2 << >> /K 2 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. endobj 216 0 obj endobj /S /P /P 133 0 R 6. 24 0 obj /S /P << /K [0 325 0 R 13] /S /P endobj /Rotate 0 /P 12 0 R /K [13 311 0 R 15] endobj Ins. 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R] /Pg 18 0 R /K 32 at 390-91. endobj /P 132 0 R >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj << /Type /Page Beddow, Erben & Bowen, P.A Second Floor - 2019 Building 2019 3rd Avenue, North Birmingham, AL 35203. /S /P Box 30758 . /Lang (EN-US) endobj << 195 0 obj >> 49 0 obj /Pg 39 0 R 344 0 obj 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. /Pg 16 0 R 273 0 obj << << /S /P << 38 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. >> /Lang (EN-US) /K [304 0 R 306 0 R 308 0 R 310 0 R 312 0 R] 276 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /Annots [] 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] /Pg 44 0 R << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. 205 0 obj /S /TOCI 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 << /K 5 << /P 124 0 R 117 0 obj /S /P << /ParentTree 13 0 R /Tabs /S /K 0 >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 29 << 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] /K 8 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] >> 47 0 obj /Pg 24 0 R 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. << << endobj endobj 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 /S /P /P 55 0 R 176 0 obj /Pg 32 0 R /Type /Page 150 0 obj endobj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] on January 7, 2002. Further, we cannot advise the asker as to what to do during an upcoming appearance in court.