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ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Disqualify is GRANTED and Andrew J. Cevasco, Esquire is disqualified pursuant to New Jersey Rule of Professional Conduct 3.7 from serving as legal counsel for the Defendants at the trial in this matter; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED pursuant to R. 1:5-1(a) that a copy of this Order will be >> stream
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A federal judge in West Virginia denied a hydraulic fracturing company's second attempt to disqualify the counsel for landowners in a dispute over abandoned wells, ruling that there is no ethical violation on the part of the fracking operator's former employee Bryan "Wayne . /K 28 endobj After this hearing, M retained counsel (C.H.). /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 30 0 obj This sample opposition to California motion to vacate judgment with an attorney affidavit of fault is used to oppose a motion made under the mandatory attorney affidavit of fault provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 473 (b) on several grounds including that the motion is untimely, does not include the required attorney affidavit of United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. << >> Brown v. Encompass Ins. endobj ; Utica Mut. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 46 0 R ,"w0:IYbJ!`.^OtX]8Xhyi(< 1+!)CafX>2p1D0UXrA!iP2j\ 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. >> /K 13 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] /P 12 0 R /P 276 0 R 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] /Pg 18 0 R 63 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Mark White, Esq. /S /Link /Pg 15 0 R >> endobj /K 2 298 0 R 299 0 R 298 0 R null 300 0 R 301 0 R 300 0 R null 302 0 R 303 0 R /Pg 25 0 R /Tabs /S >> endobj UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION, 15 U.S.C. /K 42 Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland, and Carrie J. Williams, Assistant Attorney General, pursuant to this Court's October 12, 2022 order, hereby responds to Mr. Syed's motion to disqualify the Office of the Attorney General as counsel for the State of Maryland or strike the State as a party to the appeal and states as follows: I. << /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 11 0 R The Attorney General's Response to the Motion to Disqualify him and his Office from this matter is essentially this: rules are fine for everyone else, but I don't have to follow them. /S /H3 >> /P 12 0 R >> 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] << /S /P /P 304 0 R /S /P /S /TOCI /Producer <6954657874AE20352E352E3920A9323030302D323031352069546578742047726F7570204E5620284147504C2D76657273696F6E29> endobj 162 0 obj 2023 Dentons. 209 0 obj 31 0 obj /S /H1 /Pg 22 0 R << endobj /P 12 0 R >> /P 55 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). >> /S /P R. Evid. >> /Pg 46 0 R /K 4 >> endobj 200 0 obj /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] /K [5 512 0 R] << /P 12 0 R 306 0 obj /Type /Pages 44 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Annotation /Span 287 0 obj /P 528 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 11 0 obj 112 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R >> /K 15 >> >> endobj A motion to disqualify shall be . /Lang (EN-US) 255 0 obj /Pg 26 0 R /Pg 20 0 R << By far the majority of successful motions to disqualify are brought on the basis of a conflict of interest with a former or concurrent client or imputation, but attorneys should also be aware that successful motions to disqualify have been brought on the following bases, among others: (1) lawyer as witness, (2) appearance of impropriety, (3) receipt of confidential data, (4) personal interest, (5) violation of the no contact rules, and (6) misconduct with a witness. /S /P << << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R >> /S /P As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. << 128 0 obj /Pg 40 0 R [email protected] . endobj /P 55 0 R /S /P /S /Reference endobj /S /H3 Background "Florida courts have held that disqualification of counsel "is an extraordinary remedy and should only be resorted to sparingly." (Manning v. Cooper (2008) 981 So.2d 668, 670 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) (quoting Alexander v. /K 4 137 0 R 138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R 141 0 R 142 0 R 143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 3 >> endobj /S /H2 >> /Rotate 0 endobj /K 14 /Annots [] The government does not contest the fact that prosecutors Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp met with the defendant on June 21, 1995, and that the defendant was offered immunity, which he declined to accept. /Pg 27 0 R /K 4 /Pg 27 0 R /P 12 0 R 299 0 obj /P 55 0 R endobj /Annots [] /Tabs /S 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 endobj >> /StructParents 22 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 347 0 obj ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. /Lang (EN-US) /P 55 0 R >> 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 . endobj /S /P endobj << endobj /Lang (EN-US) 359 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 22 438 0 obj << << Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) >> >> /Rotate 0 /S /P << /P 12 0 R /Parent 9 0 R 289 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 endobj /Pg 15 0 R << /K 7 << 29 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Tabs /S << /Rotate 0 /P 164 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /K 4 /Pg 44 0 R 263 0 obj 324 0 R null 325 0 R 132 0 R 326 0 R 134 0 R] The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance Upon consideration of the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /K 13 /Pg 29 0 R >> << >> << Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. See also Harlan, 54 P.3d at 877 (the Court noted that [i]n determining whether disqualification is warranted the critical question is whether the litigation can be conducted in fairness to all parties and explained that [d]isqualification should not be imposed unless the claimed misconduct in some way taints the trial or legal system) (quoting Fed. In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . >> /Parent 7 0 R >> /S /P endobj /Type /Page >> >> /Pg 41 0 R /Pg 36 0 R /Type /Page << /Lang (EN-US) /K [8 525 0 R] /Pg 21 0 R /Parent 9 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) 290 0 obj On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. >> /Lang (EN-US) >> >> He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /P 506 0 R endobj << endobj /Type /Page << endobj /P 298 0 R << A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. /P 12 0 R /P 531 0 R /K 2 /S /P Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. /Type /Page /Artifact /P /K 14 /Pg 26 0 R /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. /Lang (EN-US) /K 0 >> /Pg 16 0 R /K 17 << /P 529 0 R /S /P 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 27 /P 12 0 R File the forms. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 168 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /P 505 0 R >> << /Pg 37 0 R If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. /K 16 << /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /P 55 0 R >> /StructParents 4 Please click Confirm below to continue. /S /P 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). /K 2 << << /K 2 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. /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R /Pg 23 0 R endobj endobj 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. 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Supp. endobj << /P 12 0 R << /K 3 >> /Parent 10 0 R Co. of Wausau, No. >> /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 18 0 R >> /Pg 22 0 R Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. /P 55 0 R >> << 343 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /P 12 0 R 2:11-cv-03473-CBM-MAN (Aug. 26, 2014) (motion to disqualify Squire Patton Boggs), www.law360.com/dockets/download/53fdfac81101ea655a00000b?doc_ url=https%3A%2F%2Fecf.cacd.uscourts. /K 0 /Pg 45 0 R >> /DropCap /Figure The defendant asserts that the prosecutors are material witnesses in this case because they "have personal knowledge of material, exculpatory information which is crucial to the defense."