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endobj 1992) (citations omitted). /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 0000004058 00000 n 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. /Type /StructTreeRoot /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 0000008931 00000 n /StructParents 24 << << 259 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. /S /P /Pg 40 0 R /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) endobj 327 0 obj << << 2. /Pg 16 0 R endobj 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] Tenorio moves to supplement his Response to the Department's Motion for Summary Judgment with two cases: Jordan v. endobj endobj /S /P See Rule 2.330 (f). /P 531 0 R /Tabs /S 252 0 obj /K 4 /P 12 0 R %PDF-1.6 % 187 0 obj endobj >> Because there are other witnesses available to testify, there is no compelling need to put the prosecuting attorneys on the stand to testify. /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) >> << >> /K 0 United States v. Prantil, 764 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. << /S /P endobj endobj Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . 280 0 obj endobj 282 0 obj endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 173 0 obj << /StructParents 26 endobj Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Disqualify the prosecutors should be denied. endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 13 << endobj endobj /Pg 22 0 R >> endobj << >> /Parent 10 0 R >> 150 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 33 0 obj /P 509 0 R /Parent 10 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 32 >> /S /Reference 278 0 R 279 0 R 278 0 R null 280 0 R 281 0 R 280 0 R null 282 0 R 283 0 R endobj /P 506 0 R 283 0 obj /P 531 0 R 290 0 obj /S /P << 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 /S /P /K 1 /P 505 0 R /P 508 0 R >> endobj /K 2 0000009248 00000 n << /Rotate 0 /Pg 17 0 R /P 531 0 R endobj endobj 151 0 obj <> /P 12 0 R >> /Pg 46 0 R /K 23 243 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 /Lang (EN-US) /K 20 116 0 obj 0000009036 00000 n endobj /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj << /K 2 !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. /Pg 15 0 R /P 508 0 R /K 0 In addition, if the motion is made by a former client, attorneys should consider providing notice of a potential circumstance to their legal malpractice insurer. /Type /Page /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] << /K 17 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /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. 16 0 obj /Pg 34 0 R /Pg 19 0 R Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. /P 81 0 R 130 0 obj endobj 197 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 10 241 0 obj /K 1 For the reasons stated below, Petitioner's Motion to Disqualify Counsel . /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 211 0 obj /S /TOCI /Pg 22 0 R /K 7 278 0 obj Sharp, and the response of the United States. << 330 0 obj /S /P /S /P >> % 1992). The defendant may not call the prosecutors as witnesses unless there is a compelling need to do so. Here, as in Brothers, the defendant has other sources of evidence available, namely two FBI agents, that must be exhausted before the prosecutors are called as witnesses. /S /Footnote /Lang (EN-US) 127 0 obj /P 292 0 R CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. /Lang (EN-US) /P 56 0 R /Pg 24 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> /K 3 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] /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] stream /Lang (EN-US) /K [14 281 0 R 16] 330 0 R 162 0 R] /P 506 0 R /P 290 0 R 246 0 obj /P 123 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 156 0 obj You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. /Pg 17 0 R >> << /Pg 32 0 R /Type /Page 208 0 obj 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. << /S /TOCI 217 0 obj /P 12 0 R 301 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. /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 endobj 1857 0 obj <>stream /K 17 219 0 R 220 0 R 221 0 R 222 0 R 223 0 R 224 0 R 225 0 R 226 0 R 227 0 R 228 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << 1 / Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice have no authority to testify until the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. 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. /S /P /Type /Pages 0000001952 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) 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. /P 505 0 R /P 509 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. /Pg 16 0 R /P 282 0 R /S /P 251 0 obj /K 2 /P 288 0 R /StructParents 10 /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /DropCap /Figure /Type /Pages << << %PDF-1.6 % /StructParents 23 /Pg 15 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 856 F. Supp. /P 123 0 R /S /P endobj /K 26 /P 12 0 R /S /P /S /H3 260 0 obj /StructParents 4 << /Tabs /S Rodriguez v. Dist. /A 522 0 R 32 0 obj /K 19 /Tabs /S >> /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 42 0 R << /P 12 0 R 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. In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported.1 Many disqualification motions are well-founded. >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . >> >> /K 1 <> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << endobj /Parent 11 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 << endobj endobj Fill out the forms. >> endobj /Contents [376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R] >> /K 19 >> endobj endobj /S /Reference >> >> Petitioners' Pro Se Emergency Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Defendants Doug Smith and CPP. >> File the forms. /Pg 41 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 20 SHARP The United States, through the undersigned attorney, hereby responds to the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /Pg 22 0 R >> 138 0 obj /K 0 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R /P 508 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. >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 32 0 R /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 26 0 R /Rotate 0 /S /Reference >> and Cynthia J. Presley (Presley). /Resources 399 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /Rotate 0 /S /Reference /K 14 White, Dunn & Booker 1200 First Alabama Bank Building Birmingham, AL 32503, Albert C. Bowen, Esq. /Lang (EN-US) 0000008092 00000 n /P 509 0 R To proceed, please click Accept. endobj /P 12 0 R /K 1 /S /Reference << /Pg 37 0 R << /S /P << >> /K [14 523 0 R] /K 10 << /K 32 118 0 obj /K 10 >> >> endobj /Type /Page /S /P << /K 11 See Swisher, The Practice and Theory of Lawyer Disqualification, 27 Geo. /S /TOCI Legal Ethics 71, 77 (Winter 2014). /S /P 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. /S /P << "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. /Parent 10 0 R endobj /K 11 endobj /K 7 /Parent 7 0 R endobj U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. /Rotate 0 << 146 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 1 18 U.S.C. /P 12 0 R /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] << /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << /Annots [] 43 0 obj endobj 168 0 obj >> >> /P 505 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) << <> /Tabs /S /P 528 0 R /K 12 << /S /P /K 0 326 0 obj 268 0 obj endobj 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. 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 /S /P /K 16 60 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R >> /S /TOCI << /K 2 359 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) <> endobj 134 0 obj endobj 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. >> Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. /Resources 474 0 R 10 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 3 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> << >> << /S /P Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. << 312 0 obj >> 311 0 obj /S /P /P 12 0 R 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. /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] /S /TOCI 48 0 obj . /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R Please click Confirm below to continue. /Pg 22 0 R << /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /Pg 45 0 R endobj /Parent 7 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 2 /P 55 0 R First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << >> /S /H1 endobj /Contents [479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] endobj The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. /K [8 525 0 R] /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 38 0 R 33 [184 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R 187 0 R 188 0 R 332 0 R 333 0 R 334 0 R 335 0 R 336 0 R >> Introduction /Pg 15 0 R /Rotate 0 >> /MarkInfo 2 0 R /K 17 /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << /K [22 285 0 R 24] >> /Pg 18 0 R As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. /S /P /Resources 418 0 R << << << /Pg 19 0 R /P 507 0 R 288 0 obj /P 308 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 10 /S /P << >> endobj 78 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P << 52 0 obj /K 5 /K 2 /Pg 37 0 R 77 0 obj << 348 0 obj endobj /Tabs /S /S /P << /K 17 338 0 obj /K 4 >> /K [10 279 0 R 12] /Pg 16 0 R 207 0 obj Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. /StructParents 31 /Lang (EN-US) /K 38 /S /P 81 0 obj Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] /K 18 /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] /Parent 10 0 R 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. /P 12 0 R 149 0 obj 307 0 obj 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. >> Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /P 55 0 R 357 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R /Annots [] /ParentTree 13 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /Pg 45 0 R /Tabs /S endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Pages /S /P endobj << endobj 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 /Type /Page /K 0 23 0 obj /Kids [25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] >> /Pg 46 0 R /StructParents 28 /Pg 15 0 R on January 7, 2002. 0000008829 00000 n /S /Reference /Annots [] 316 0 obj /Parent 10 0 R /P 508 0 R 239 0 obj /P 12 0 R Conflict violations are not always the focal point for resolution of a motion to disqualify. 284 0 obj Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. /S /H3 << /Lang (EN-US) /P 531 0 R << << >> /S /P /K 15 /K 21 /Resources 375 0 R << /S /Table /S /P /Rotate 0 endobj /Pg 23 0 R /Pg 46 0 R /S /P 339 0 obj >> /A 499 0 R 24 0 obj /P 306 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R x+ | 147 0 obj /K 0 <> hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N endobj Co. of Am., No. 371 FILED 6/23/97. << /K 4 286 0 obj /K 13 /Resources 403 0 R /Pg 16 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /S /P >> /P 124 0 R /Resources 470 0 R 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). 351 0 obj /Pg 43 0 R endobj /Pg 44 0 R /P 506 0 R /Resources 490 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P >> RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC for Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al :: Justia Dockets & Filings Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit Arizona District Court Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al Filing 39 Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al Filing 39 /S /P /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R >> << >> endobj /Resources 456 0 R /K 0 /P 12 0 R /Pg 19 0 R {{ ! /P 310 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) 297 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R 27 0 obj /K 9 /Lang (EN-US) 131 0 obj (a) A court that determines that a person has signed a pleading or motion in violation of Section 10.001may impose a sanction on the person, a party represented by the person, or both. /StructParents 17 /K 29 /Count 5 /Parent 11 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) 349 0 obj << Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. endobj /InlineShape /Figure /Type /Page /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /K 3 /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] 10 filed 06/26/19 PageID.515 Page 2 of 32 /Pg 17 0 R >> endobj >> >> << 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. /K 17 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 << /S /Link << /Pg 25 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 20 0 R 233 0 obj << /P 12 0 R /K 2 /S /P /P 505 0 R << /Pg 17 0 R /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 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 Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). /Count 5 endobj Prohibition is used as the justification for allowing judges to rule on their own motions to disqualify, as attorneys are given another means to have a judge disqualified. /Pg 44 0 R /Nums [0 [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 203 0 R 204 0 R 205 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R 208 0 R /K 5 /S /P /S /Link /Lang (EN-US) >> /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /P 12 0 R << 204 0 obj These motions are becoming ever more common. /Pg 32 0 R /P 508 0 R /StructParents 5 /Pg 45 0 R /P 506 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R endobj 19 0 obj /S /P << /S /P /P 530 0 R /Tabs /S >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 1 3. /K 7 << (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 /Resources 411 0 R 189 0 obj /Parent 3 0 R Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. /P 508 0 R << /S /Reference << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R 12 [115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R] 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R << This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. endobj /Pg 24 0 R /P 531 0 R >> 169 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /TOCI 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. /Pg 15 0 R >> /Type /Catalog endobj /Lang (EN-US) You are responsible for serving the other party with a copy of your filed forms, usually by mail or e-service. << /S /P 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). << /S /P /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P << endobj the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. Peters v. Dist. /P 12 0 R Box 30758 . Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). 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 endobj 309 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R 86 0 obj Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. >> /Pg 27 0 R << /Pg 16 0 R endobj /S /Footnote endobj /Underline /Span /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K [12 514 0 R] in writing. /Pg 28 0 R 238 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 303 0 obj endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. /Pg 38 0 R /S /Reference 264 0 obj 183 0 obj << 67 0 obj 38 0 obj 255 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9A3F555EF45C79488712E0D1EABAE832>]/Index[233 34]/Info 232 0 R/Length 107/Prev 253809/Root 234 0 R/Size 267/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R /K [13 311 0 R 15] /Lang (EN-US) endobj 135 0 obj /S /P /K 4 >> (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). << >> endobj 107 0 obj /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R endobj /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 19 0 R /S /P >> /P 509 0 R /K 1 << /K 1 endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] /K 17 << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 4 /K 3 /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R 115 0 obj +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn /Pg 46 0 R endobj 7 0 obj >> /K 8 endobj /K 2 /P 12 0 R See. /P 505 0 R The trial judge observed the motion for recusal was likely a dilatory tactic. . /P 12 0 R /Rotate 0 endobj /Lang (EN-US) 76 0 obj endobj /P 529 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 276 0 R /S /P /Rotate 0 /Pg 17 0 R endobj /P 529 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 /Rotate 0 /Pg 15 0 R << >> District Attorney McEachern made no response to any of the claims presented in Mr. Williams's Application. << /S /P /S /P _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. 261 0 obj >> Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . /StructParents 21 /Pg 39 0 R Health, Education & Family Services Division . /K 7 << /A 513 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 26 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) endobj 235 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) << 179 0 obj << endobj >> /PageLayout /OneColumn endobj endobj /Resources 462 0 R >> /S /P >> <> << /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 endobj /Pg 16 0 R endstream endobj startxref /Pg 28 0 R /P 12 0 R The motion is legally sufficient if it shows the party's well-grounded fear that the party will not receive a fair trial. /K 0 /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). /S /P 6 313 0 R 7 314 0 R 8 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R] >> endobj endobj /S /P /Pg 18 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj >> << Id. >> 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." << /S /P 0000006178 00000 n /P 12 0 R endobj 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). endobj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj << 3 Rules 4-1.6, 4-1.7, and 4-1.9 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar generally govern in attorney conflict of interest disqualification matters.