/Resources 486 0 R /K 16 /Lang (EN-US) 13. << endobj Notice of Motion and Motion. endobj << See. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 0 /Type /Pages /Tabs /S /StructParents 3 /S /P /Pg 40 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << >> << >> >> /K 1 endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> 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. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P << 14-CV-01885-RM-BNB, 2014 WL 7177378 at *2 (D.Colo. Possessing general knowledge about a client may not, by itself, be enough for disqualification. 272 0 obj 125 0 obj 255 0 obj 79 0 obj << endobj 347 0 obj /Resources 391 0 R His argument is self-defeating. /Annots [] endobj /A 513 0 R endobj Include the date to the template with the Date option. /S /P endobj << 254 0 obj _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. 188 0 obj /P 506 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /StructParents 11 /Parent 6 0 R << The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /Parent 9 0 R 311 0 obj /S /H1 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. /Lang (EN-US) << >> /Rotate 0 This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . 169 0 obj 328 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R 13 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 440 0 R /Pg 44 0 R << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 83 0 obj Finally, assess whether the firm or different counsel should defend the motion to disqualify. Upon consideration of the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. >> << /S /P /Pg 20 0 R /S /P 163 0 obj 281 0 obj /Pg 27 0 R ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. /Pg 46 0 R /Tabs /S /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] /S /Link 166 0 obj /P 12 0 R See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOC >> /Pg 16 0 R 739, 743-44 (S.D.N.Y. /S /P /Parent 8 0 R /P 124 0 R Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. 245 0 obj Introduction >> /K 0 /Underline /Span White, Dunn & Booker 1200 First Alabama Bank Building Birmingham, AL 32503, Albert C. Bowen, Esq. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 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. /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R >> 1. /K 1 /Pg 17 0 R >> /P 310 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R 115 0 R 116 0 R >> /Tabs /S endobj /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] >> /K 6 /P 509 0 R /K 0 << /Lang (EN-US) /K 35 203 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . /S /P >> position as district attorney. endobj /Pg 15 0 R 252 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 6 0 R endobj /K 36 95 0 obj /Type /Page 258 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) % /S /H3 endobj /Pg 17 0 R /K 14 /K [10 279 0 R 12] at 390-91. << /Contents [495 0 R 496 0 R 497 0 R] 44 0 obj 310 0 obj /K [38 293 0 R 40] /S /Table 164 0 obj 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. /S /Reference << /Type /Page 293 0 obj Legal Ethics 71, 77 (Winter 2014). /K 8 endobj /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << /K 0 /Parent 10 0 R /Tabs /S /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 11. >> endobj /Pg 46 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /K [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R 56 0 R /P 163 0 R /S /P . /StructParents 2 << /Resources 494 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 528 0 R /P 506 0 R /S /P >> /K 2 You are switching to another language. While the government takes exception to the defendant's statement of "facts" in his Motion, it is evident that neither prosecutor Rosman nor Sharp was a witness to any events that occurred on June 21, 1995, before they met with the defendant. 130 0 obj 8. 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P /S /P /StructParents 33 >> /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 383 0 R /P 12 0 R 217 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R /K 12 << /S /H2 endobj /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /S /P The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /K 32 /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 endobj As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial >> /S /P >> /Type /Page 357 0 obj /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 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 4 /Pg 15 0 R /K 23 /Bibliography /BibEntry 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 /Lang (EN-US) 52 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) An official website of the United States government. /Pg 16 0 R 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) 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. << /Pg 38 0 R Here, Tenorio complied with LR 7-2(g) by filing a motion for leave to file supplemental authorities rather than filing a notice of supplemental authorities. endobj endobj >> 9 0 obj /S /P /Pg 32 0 R << 303 0 obj /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') /K 13 /Pg 19 0 R /S /P >> /P 284 0 R /StructParents 9 /Pg 24 0 R endobj 318 0 R null 319 0 R 123 0 R 320 0 R 123 0 R 321 0 R 123 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 62 0 obj endobj >> /Pg 17 0 R /K 9 endobj For the reasons that follow, the two motions to disqualify are denied, and the motion to strike is granted in part and denied in part. /Type /Page 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. The defendant has moved to have prosecutors Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp disqualified from conducting the trial in this matter due to the ethical prohibition against a lawyer conducting a trial in which he or she will be a necessary witness. /K 39 /Pg 16 0 R endobj << The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. /K 6 endobj /K 11 /K 15 /K 16 /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 19 0 R >> /P 300 0 R << /K 3 53 0 obj << /Pg 20 0 R >> 59 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) 184 0 obj /K 0 /K 4 /P 508 0 R 283 0 obj RESPONSE TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ATTORNEY DREW MAZZEO By: Drew Mazzeo Bauer Pitman Snyder Huff Lifetime Legal, PLLC 1235 4th Ave E #200 Olympia, WA 98506 (360) 754-1976 dpm@lifetime.legal Attorney for Petitioner FILED SUPREME COURT STATE OF WASHINGTON 1012212019 8 :00 AM BY SUSAN L. CARLSON CLERK /K 0 << >> 0000003370 00000 n R. Evid. However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. 77 0 obj >> endobj 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"). Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. /Pg 17 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] /Chart /Figure 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 16 0 R 231 0 obj >> /S /P << A motion to recuse is a legal motion filed in court that says a judge should be disqualified, or removed, from a legal case for a reason listed within CCP 170.1. >> /S /TOCI << 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. 12 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 69 0 obj 0000006178 00000 n >> << endobj /S /Reference 34 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /S /Reference I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. 295 0 obj /K 3 endobj endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /Pg 33 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 363 0 obj 25 0 obj >> /Pg 26 0 R << /Pg 15 0 R endobj 189 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P 168 0 obj /P 529 0 R /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] /S /H3 /Pg 17 0 R << Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations. 1992)). 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. 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. /Lang (EN-US) The conflict is imputed to everyone in the law firm, and most certainly the firm will require more than one week to respond to the motion to disqualify. << endobj >> << /P 509 0 R to the subject matter of this litigation. endobj >> /S /P 279 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R >> /S /Link /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 251 0 obj 222 0 obj endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /S /P 355 0 obj 61 0 obj endobj /Tabs /S 0000000896 00000 n /Annots [] endobj /K 2 /Lang (EN-US) >> 76 0 obj /K [8 510 0 R] /P 12 0 R /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Pages 145 0 obj 144 0 obj Secure .gov websites use HTTPS Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel /P 12 0 R /S /P /StructParents 17 /K 6 << /P 12 0 R /S /H1 << /P 55 0 R /DropCap /Figure /Lang (EN-US) >> /Type /Page 238 0 obj %%EOF << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 498 0 R << << 284 0 obj endobj /Rotate 0 /P 509 0 R /P 531 0 R /S /P /P 509 0 R /K 20 endobj /S /Footnote /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 5 << << Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. Unsolicited emails and other information sent to Dentons will not be considered confidential, may be disclosed to others, may not receive a response, and do not create a lawyer-client relationship. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Brown v. Encompass Ins. /S /P endobj << << endobj 3 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R 99 0 obj /S /TOCI /S /P /Annots [] `%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 endobj /K 6 << /K 4 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /Pg 16 0 R endobj endobj >> /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Rotate 0 /S /P 3 [null 304 0 R 305 0 R 304 0 R null 306 0 R 307 0 R 306 0 R null 308 0 R /Tabs /S >> endobj 336 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /K 35 /Pg 20 0 R /Resources 432 0 R >> /S /P 246 0 obj 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. 160 0 obj /P 12 0 R The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. specifies the date, time, and location where the hearing will take place, spells out what the party is requesting, and gives a . /Pg 17 0 R /K [42 295 0 R 44] << /S /Link 178 0 obj /Tabs /S /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 353 0 obj 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] << /S /P /P 12 0 R A motion is a document asking the court to order something in an existing case. 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 /Resources 371 0 R /Rotate 0 296 0 obj << 219 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> << << << 191 0 obj /Parent 9 0 R /S /P << endobj Official websites use .gov /Type /Page >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 15 0 R >> /K 29 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /K 0 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. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 321 0 obj 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. /S /P /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). >> /Pg 17 0 R endobj >> Rodriguez v. Dist. /P 505 0 R << /K 0 9. /Pg 29 0 R << /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] endobj On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] It is only appropriate to disqualify an attorney due to her status as a potential witness if the attorney's testimony is /P 12 0 R /Parent 8 0 R endobj For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. endobj << 7 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << In denying the defendants' motion, the court relied on the fact that there were other investigating agents present at the meeting who could testify to what occurred during the meeting. /Lang (EN-US) >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 0000002381 00000 n endobj << /S /P /P 508 0 R 202 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R >> /P 507 0 R /Pg 21 0 R /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 32 /P 12 0 R 45 0 obj endobj << /Pg 23 0 R 438 30 << << /P 528 0 R << /Pg 42 0 R /Subscript /Span >> In Sacramento, the . /P 12 0 R 322 0 obj >> endobj 123 0 obj /K 0 /S /P 110 0 obj /Resources 422 0 R /Pg 30 0 R /Tabs /S /Parent 11 0 R /S /P 10 0 obj 31 0 obj /Resources 407 0 R << >> << >> >> 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 2 /K 31 /K [7 519 0 R] /K [14 523 0 R] 308 0 obj /Contents [463 0 R 464 0 R 465 0 R] endobj /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /A 499 0 R /K [30 289 0 R 32] /S /P /P 506 0 R << << << /StructParents 28 /Lang (EN-US) Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . /S /P /Parent 10 0 R << /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << /S /H1 << << /Rotate 0 endobj Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R /S /P endobj endobj 259 0 obj endobj << /Annots [] /Parent 8 0 R /P 12 0 R However, disqualification is a harsh measure. 351 0 obj >> 249 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /P 276 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P /Pg 23 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] /P 12 0 R << >> /Pg 22 0 R endobj /Type /Page /K [34 291 0 R 36] >> /S /P superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. 16 0 obj Co. of Am., No. 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 /Lang (EN-US) 157 0 obj 161), filed on October 7, 2020" . << >> /S /P >> >> /Rotate 0 /S /P You have to fill out at least 2 forms, maybe more, to file your opposition. /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 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. /S /P endobj >> << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. /K 15 51 0 obj 124 0 obj /Lang (EN-US)
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