response to motion to disqualify attorney

/P 12 0 R The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. Cal. /Pg 43 0 R 104 0 obj /S /P /Pg 15 0 R endobj 856 F. Supp. << /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] . /P 508 0 R 64 0 obj >> /Pg 17 0 R << 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] endobj 194 0 obj Co. v. Employers Ins. >> /Parent 10 0 R /K 2 >> << 162 0 obj >> /S /P /Parent 9 0 R /S /P 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. endobj 240 0 obj /K 27 << endobj endobj /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 25 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) endobj Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. 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. /P 508 0 R /Pg 27 0 R endobj /S /P << << /Pg 30 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 6 0 R 13. << /Lang (EN-US) 342 0 obj Rule 2.330 (e). 229 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. >> citation to the law supporting the request. <> 349 0 obj >> /Parent 8 0 R . 192 0 obj /Pg 44 0 R /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /K 24 20 0 obj >> endobj 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 75 0 obj /S /P /K 0 /S /P 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 [ii] However, an order is final and appealable when it disqualifies a law firm which has represented a defendant during the trial from continuing its representation during an appeal, due to a conflict created when an attorney who represented the . 200 0 obj >> If you are not already a client of Dentons, please do not send us any confidential information. << /Annots [] 159 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R 278 0 obj /S /P <> >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 164 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Pg 15 0 R 169 0 obj The trial court heard oral argument on the motion, and on August 9, << /Pg 38 0 R endobj /K 6 /K 1 >> endobj /Pg 16 0 R /S /P 290 0 obj << >> 12-1]. /Pg 19 0 R << 160 0 obj /P 509 0 R << << /Pg 29 0 R . << << by the party 294 0 obj /P 505 0 R >> /P 12 0 R 193 0 obj Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. /S /P >> /K [10 314 0 R 12] /Annots [] 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 125 0 obj /Pg 35 0 R endobj 5 0 obj endobj >> endobj << endobj /Pg 17 0 R <> /Lang (EN-US) >> 0000006483 00000 n >> /StructParents 4 /S /P /Contents [437 0 R 438 0 R 439 0 R] /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /Parent 9 0 R /Pg 24 0 R /K [0 325 0 R 13] /Pg 39 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R >> /Type /Page /Parent 11 0 R /Pg 28 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R Official websites use .gov /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 28 0 R 337 0 obj /K 10 /P 56 0 R /Pg 41 0 R /Rotate 0 /P 505 0 R endobj endobj LAi7p:0qX t` P7SP.X8v('bsX.LC8p) iV 3C4=H0u2Fd Cg. /S /P << << /A 513 0 R 23 0 obj /Type /Page 238 0 obj << Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). /Pg 37 0 R >> endobj /P 162 0 R /Resources 418 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 HWYoF~G-I\#3 -*;Y^4N&GS/^N'jp09AYr3AG8Qw&ci`UyaFGjQ`H >pt$jxGON@QN]K+t(+|Z6*/@I f%4@Pygv,)23 j8[-h5y$#,Y+9Z2!CK >O6H)jF}ZA|k>&dn[1*.~.>u50,@Wt?fOG# i?k@;)d1GfzN]^;{f"U}2`%dC!5}| _Phf"HjjIzj[NC << By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. 49 0 obj << /Pg 29 0 R << /P 12 0 R /K 18 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. << endobj /Lang (EN-US) 365 0 obj /P 55 0 R >> >> /K 2 /P 12 0 R 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. << /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 11 0 R 152 0 obj /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R] /Pg 19 0 R >> << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R endobj endobj /K 35 88 0 obj /K [5 307 0 R 7] /P 529 0 R /Pg 15 0 R endobj hb```c``X8c*}"3=O62ke'\9(8b >> The call did not result in an attorney-client relationship of any nature or duration between Steve Morris or his law firm and Chinois or any 4 5 6 << /Lang (EN-US) DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /Subscript /Span 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 [email protected] Attorney for Petitioner FILED SUPREME COURT STATE OF WASHINGTON 1012212019 8 :00 AM BY SUSAN L. CARLSON CLERK >> /K [38 293 0 R 40] >> /S /P << /K 3 << << /Pg 27 0 R 1992)). 224 0 obj >> >> << endobj >> >> Notice of Motion and Motion. /P 12 0 R endobj >> 315 0 obj 108 0 obj /K 8 /K 1 >> << << /Type /Pages /Pg 16 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 18 Brown v. Encompass Ins. /Pg 21 0 R endobj /K 12 << 287 0 obj /K 12 /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /Pg 16 0 R I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. 8. endobj /S /Link Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. must. /Lang (EN-US) >> /Rotate 0 /Pg 16 0 R District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. /Pg 22 0 R << /K 15 >> << 202 0 R] /Pg 20 0 R /P 508 0 R /Pg 32 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> 257 0 obj << 272 0 obj >> >> 2023 Dentons. 524, 528 (D.Colo. /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /S /H3 /K 5 119 0 obj 41 0 obj /S /P endobj >> /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 29 0 R << /Tabs /S /Tabs /S << /K 6 %PDF-1.6 endobj /Pg 28 0 R Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /S /TOC << /K 21 3. 360 0 obj 602. << /StructParents 33 >> endobj by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . /Lang (EN-US) endobj 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] >> /S /P <>stream /K 1 /K [6 323 0 R 8] /Footnote /Note /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R 40 326 0 R 41 329 0 R 42 330 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) endobj << 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 . /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 45 0 R << << 87 0 R 88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R 91 0 R 92 0 R 93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> << /S /P 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 /Pg 16 0 R endobj /K 28 << 116 0 obj endobj endobj /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /P 124 0 R You are responsible for serving the other party with a copy of your filed forms, usually by mail or e-service. >> /K 0 0000009248 00000 n Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. /S /P 208 0 obj /S /H1 /P 12 0 R << 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] /StructParents 20 << endobj /K 1 << endobj /Pg 26 0 R >> /Pg 24 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. 343 0 obj In 3/19, C.H. 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. /S /P /S /Reference /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 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. >> /Pg 17 0 R >> 306 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 308 0 R << 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. 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Stanley et al. /K 7 /S /P /K 8 /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R endobj >> >> /StructParents 19 /Resources 470 0 R THE RESPONSE: The employee in question was Matthew Minno, who is a staff attorney with DMS. 291 0 obj 195 0 obj 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 341 0 R 342 0 R 343 0 R 344 0 R] << startxref /P 12 0 R /Annots [] endobj /S /P /Count 5 << /Lang (EN-US) 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. /Pg 15 0 R /K [4 316 0 R 6] As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. /Parent 11 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 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. << /Pg 22 0 R /S /P /Pg 27 0 R Here, two FBI agents were present during the defendant's meeting with the prosecutors and are available to testify as to what took place during the meeting. << 30 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 16 0 R >> /Parent 7 0 R /K [13 311 0 R 15] In Sacramento, the . /Annots [] 328 0 obj /K 24 /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] He also made 327 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R 3. /Pg 16 0 R endobj endobj She must asker lawyer. /S /P 143 0 obj 222 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /S /P <> <> >> endobj endobj endobj << /K [42 295 0 R 44] /Annots [] 83 0 obj << /Annots [] 202 0 obj endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. /Pg 20 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 2 /S /TOCI In this case, the defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need for the prosecutors' testimony or that the information sought cannot be obtained from an alternative source. /Pg 19 0 R /S /P << /Pg 15 0 R >> /Pg 25 0 R /P 529 0 R >> /Pg 44 0 R . 236 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> /Annots [] 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] /Pg 31 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. Please do not message me here on Avvo. Rodriguez v. Dist. /S /P /K 9 Secure .gov websites use HTTPS /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 46 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /Reference /Pg 30 0 R gov%2Fdoc1%2F031119586589 &label=Case+Filing. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Type /StructTreeRoot In determining whether to disqualify an attorney on the ground that he or she will likely be a witness, the court is guided, but not bound by, the standards set forth in Rule 3.7, and whether to disqualify an attorney rests in the sound discretion of the Court. /Lang (EN-US) <> v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., No. /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 /Lang (EN-US) /Count 5 /Pg 17 0 R 11. /P 506 0 R << to the subject matter of this litigation. >> endobj /Tabs /S /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 80 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj /Tabs /S >> 218 0 obj << /P 282 0 R /S /P << /Pg 15 0 R endobj /S /P 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. 0000000896 00000 n endobj 24 0 obj >> endobj >> << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 0 /K 26 << /P 530 0 R 0000004058 00000 n 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. /S /P endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> << /S /H1 /Type /Page 131 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 175 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 17 /Type /Pages /P 12 0 R /K 0 << /P 12 0 R 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. endobj 182 0 obj hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] /S /P /Pg 26 0 R /P 528 0 R /P 531 0 R /P 55 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 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 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /P 12 0 R endobj 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 >> /Pg 16 0 R 110 0 obj >> >> /K 3 85 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"). /S /P 0000009358 00000 n /P 55 0 R >> /P 508 0 R Sharp, and the response of the United States. endobj /K 8 << /S /P Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. /S /P /S /P endobj 191 0 R] >> 178 0 obj /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P 325 0 obj /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] at 391. 26 [160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R null 327 0 R null 328 0 R null 329 0 R 162 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) 210 0 obj << endobj The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. /S /P /K 12 0 R Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. << 0000006588 00000 n 47 0 obj 279 0 obj /K 20 /Pg 19 0 R You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. endobj << /K 40 An official website of the United States government. endobj >> 98 0 obj << /Pg 37 0 R /K 21 /K 10 /Pg 20 0 R /S /P /P 12 0 R /P 505 0 R /S /P >> /P 12 0 R /Pg 46 0 R endobj endobj /P 508 0 R The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /Pg 22 0 R >> /Pg 41 0 R Health, Education & Family Services Division . << /Lang (EN-US) 347 0 obj 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] << endobj Where a conflict exists, an effective written consent is the best defense to a motion to disqualify. >> /K 8 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S Defendant's Motion at 1-3. /Tabs /S /Pg 21 0 R very brief. /S /P 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 106 0 R 50 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. /Type /Page <> /Pg 23 0 R >> /Type /Page << /K 31 /Lang (EN-US) /P 280 0 R /TextBox /Art /P 508 0 R 438 30 /Pg 16 0 R /Contents [396 0 R 397 0 R 398 0 R] 302 0 R null] /K [10 279 0 R 12] << >> /P 292 0 R 314 0 obj /Rotate 0 endobj 130 0 obj /P 163 0 R >> 249 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 16 0 R 286 0 obj /K 0 /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US)