in that litigation detailing, inter alia, his role as counsel for Pendragon in the Ranch Litigation. James Li and his firm 4 LiLaw, Inc. (together, Li) represented Epic. Second, it must appear that by virtue of the nature of the former representation or the relationship of the attorney to his [or her] former client that confidential information material to the current dispute would normally have been imparted to the attorney. Id. DCH Health Services Corp. v. Waite (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 829, 832. Disqualification is only justified where the misconduct will have a continuing effect on judicial proceedings. Sheller v. Super. 1000 James Li and his firm 4 LiLaw, Inc. (together, Li) represented Epic. The court has discretion to allow an attorney to withdraw, and such a motion should be granted provided that there is no prejudice to the client and it does not disrupt the orderly process of justice. The purpose of disqualification is not to punish a transgression of professional ethics. TENTATIVE RULING: more or view all topics or full text. Protection of the attorney-client privilege is not the only ground for a motion to disqualify an attorney. Kennedy v. Eldridge (2011) 201 Cal. The plaintiff's counsel, Downtown Los Angeles Law Group attorney, Anthony Werbin, had previously done defense work for Costco. Some cases hold that the complaining party must prove a present or past attorney-client relationship with the attorney who is the target of the motion. of Corp. v. SpeeDee Oil Change Systems, Inc. (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1135, 1145; Code Civ. [T]he court has an independent interest in ensuring trials are conducted within ethical standards of the profession and that legal proceedings appear fair to all that observe them. Kennedy v. Eldridge (2011) 201 Cal.App.4th 1204-1205. On December 28, 2011, the court appoin SUBJECT: Motion to Disqualify Counsel TENTATIVE RULING: Jeff C. Hsu / Patrick A. Gillespie of Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney for moving defendant You will then receive a link in your inbox to reset your password. The purpose of disqualification is not to punish a transgression of professional ethics. 5 5 A motion to disqualify tests whether the opposing partys right to counsel of his or her choice, which is an important right, must yield to ethical considerations that affect the fundamental principles of our judicial process. People ex rel. (3) MOTION TO QUASH OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MODIFY DEPOSITION SUBPOENA; REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS 2 Absent evidence of actual knowledge of material confidential information, both prongs of the test must be satisfied before a Court applies the conclusive presumption of knowledge of such information. Department 5 Party: Defendants The Montebello Unified School District and The Montebello Unified School District Board of Education Discussion: 388 To comply with rule 3.1362, the moving party must submit the following forms: Cal. 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 plaintiffs counsels prior employment by the defendant; and (2) plaintiffs counsels improper receipt of information, procured by communicating with defendants managing agent in an alleged violation of the no contact rule. Nos. What constitutes adversity? FMG Attorney Michael Hill obtained affirmance of a summary judgment award on behalf of the City of Roswell and, Partners Michael Freed and Brian Goldberg Secure Appellate Win Affirming Dismissal of Plaintiffs Wrongful Foreclosure Claim, Richard Durham v. Aerial Funding, LLC, Case No. Specifically, the defendant argued that plaintiffs counsel possessed confidential information by virtue of his prior representation of the USPS, including that, in the context of a discovery dispute, plaintiffs counsel submitted a declaration citing his prior employment as an AUSA and noting his surprise at the defendants small production of documents. Rptr. In ruling on a motion to disqualify, the court should weigh: Mills Land & Water Co. v. Golden West Refining Co. (1986) 186 Cal.App.3d 116, 126. This was a significant victory for the client because Mr. Werbin was not directly involved in this specific lawsuit, and it was the first time Costco had prevailed on such a motion in Northern California, involving a location for which Mr. Werbin had never previously done work. b) Order compelling the Plaintiff to serve further responses to the Defendants special interrogatories; order imposing monetary sanctions. Before Trial (The Rutter Group 2016) 9:382. Disqualification is only justified where the misconduct will have a continuing effect on judicial proceedings. Sheller v. Super. Motion to Disqualify Counsel USA Motion to Disqualify Defense Counsel, CR. [W]hile federal courts generally limit standing to bring disqualification motions to clients or former clients, in California where the ethical breach is manifest and glaring and so infects the litigation in which disqualification is sought that it impacts the moving partys interest in a just and lawful determination of [his or] her claims, a nonclient might meet the standing requirements to bring a motion to disqualify based upon a third party conflict of interest or other ethical violation. Kennedy v. Eldridge (2011) 201 Cal.App.4th 1197, 1204 [135 Cal. at 1358. at 1145. CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. Motions to disqualify counsel are especially prone to tactical abuse because disqualification imposes heavy burdens on both the clients and courts: clients are deprived of their chosen counsel, litigation costs inevitably increase and delays inevitably occur. Ct. Dept. at 1358. This matter was last on calendar on 1/6/10. If Plaintiff does not file a proper proof of service, the court will discuss a continuance date with the parties at the hearing ..om one to the other. It does not appear that California Rules of Court 3.1362 applies to Plaintiffs Motion because that rule applies to motions brought by counsel. TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Taiwan corporation, Motions to disqualify counsel are especially prone to tactical abuse because disqualification imposes heavy burdens on both the clients and courts: clients are deprived of their chosen counsel, litigation costs inevitably increase and delays inevitably occur. 4 of Corp. v. SpeeDee Oil Change Systems, Inc. (SpeeDee) (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1135, 114546. Adams v. Aerojet General Corp. (2001) 86 Cal.App.4th 1324, 1331; In re Marriage of Zimmerman (1993) 16 Cal.App.4th 556, 563564. NO OTHER TYPES OF REMOTE APPEARANCES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PARTICULAR COURTROOM, INCLUDING COURT CALL. In 2009, Epic settled its claims against Ali 5 Corporation. [W]hile federal courts generally limit standing to bring disqualification motions to clients or former clients, in California where the ethical breach is manifest and glaring and so infects the litigation in which disqualification is sought that it impacts the moving partys interest in a just and lawful determination of [his or] her claims, a nonclient might meet the standing requirements to bring a motion to disqualify based upon a third party conflict of interest or other ethical violation. Kennedy v. Eldridge (2011) 201 Cal.App.4th 1197, 1204 [135 Cal. FMGs San Francisco appellate team obtained an affirmance from the California Court of Appeals of a trial courts denial, Georgia Court of Appeals Grants Petitions for Interlocutory Appeal to Two Cases Handled by FMG Tort and Appellate Teams, Friendship Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Elevation Chophouse v. Hasty, (Ga. Ct. Proc., 284. Plaintiff moves for a court order to substitute plaintiffs initial counsel of record in this litigation for replacement counsel that plaintiff has retained. 22 I. A trial courts authority to disqualify an attorney derives from the power inherent in every court [t]o control in furtherance of justice, the conduct of its ministerial officers, and of all ..t yield to ethical considerations that affect the fundamental principles of our judicial process. (SpeeDee, supra, 20 Cal.4th at pp. On the one hand, a court must not hesitate to disqualify an attorney when it is satisfactorily established that he or she wrongfully acquired an unfair advantage that undermines the integrity of the judicial process and will have a continuing effect on the proceedings before the court. On the other hand, it must be kept in mind that disqualification usually imposes a substantial hardship on the disqualified attorneys innocent client, who must bear the monetary and other costs of finding a replacement. (3) Defendant/Cross-Complainant Gopher Protocol, Inc. Your alert tracking was successfully added. 22 I. 9 1104.07000: CASE PROCESSING PROCEDURES; PROCEDURE BEFORE ALJ; Bias or Prejudice/Motion to Disqualify. Judge Colleen K. Sterne A motion to disqualify tests whether the opposing partys right to counsel of his or her choice, which is an important right, must yield to ethical considerations that affect the fundamental principles of our judicial process. People ex rel. Ct. App. "[W]hile federal courts generally limit standing to bring disqualification motions to clients or former clients, in California 'where the ethical breach is "'manifest and glaring'" and so "infects the litigation in which disqualification is sought that it impacts the moving party's interest in a just and lawful determination of [his or] her claims", a nonclient might meet the standing requirements to bring a motion to disqualify based upon a third party conflict of interest . Plaintiffs Evidentiary Objections PER Regulation 32155 does not empower an ALJ or other Board agent to rule on whether a Board member or the entire Board itself should be disqualified. Second, it must appear that by virtue of the nature of the former representation or the relationship of the attorney to his [or her] former client that confidential information material to the current dispute would normally have been imparted to the attorney. Id. EXTREME et al, ORDER DENYING DEFEDANT'S (JIN FAN HE) MOTION TO RECUSE PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL, OPPOSITION TO DEFTS MOTION TO RECUSE PLTFS COUNSEL FILED BY PLAINTIFF STAC, KHALIL MSALAM, et al vs. A160921 (Cal. App. A complaining party who files a motion to disqualify is required to have standing. and consolidated case, [T]he court has an independent interest in ensuring trials are conducted within ethical standards of the profession and that legal proceedings appear fair to all that observe them. Kennedy v. Eldridge (2011) 201 Cal.App.4th 1204-1205. Mar. [W]here an attorneys continued representation threatens an opposing litigant with cognizable injury or would undermine the integrity of the judicial process, the trial court may grant a motion for disqualification, regardless of whether a motion is brought by a present or former client of recused counsel. Kennedy v. Eldridge (2011) 201 Cal.App.4th 1197, 1205. Ct. (1967) 253 Cal.App.2d 703, 707. Exchange v. Fireman's Fund . Ct. (2008) 158 Cal.App.4th 1697, 1711. Ct., 177 Cal.App.3d 1021, 1028 (1986). Plaintiff Cleve Pell filed suit on October 16, 2017 against Defendants The Montebello Unified School District ..basis for the continuance. Discussion Your content views addon has successfully been added. A conflict arises when the circumstances of a particular case present a substantial risk that the lawyers representation of the client would be materially and adversely affected by the lawyers own interests or by the lawyers duties to another current client, a former client, or a third person. If you wish to keep the information in your envelope between pages, Cal. No. will be able to access it on trellis. Filing 31. the principal that the fair resolution of disputes requires vigorous representation of parties by independent counsel. In that matter, a former USPS employee sued the USPS for retaliation following the employees termination. Your subscription was successfully upgraded. One party may insist that the court bar the lawyer from representing another party through a motion to disqualify. 1370707 12 YI-CHING PAO, an individual, 13 Plaintiff, TENTATIVE RULING RE: MOTION TO DISQUALIFY 14 vs. In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district courts dismissal of an insureds claim for, FMG Attorney Philip Savrin Obtains Affirmance of Summary Judgment on Behalf of Insurance Company in Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Siasim Columbia, LLC, v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, Case No. In one recent out-of-state case, while denying a motion for disqualification in a patent infringement case, the court evaluated the opposing partys motion for sanctions based on the plaintiffs filing of a purportedly frivolous motion to disqualify. MOVING PARTY: (1) Plaintiffs Robert Warren Jackson and Gregory Bauer; Bank v. Adams (2002) 96 Cal.App.4th 315, 327. ORDER ON MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PLAINTIFFS' COUNSEL 294 signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on October 13, 2010. Bank v. Adams (2002) 96 Cal.App.4th 315, 327. The motion to disqualify Defendants counsel is DENIED. CLEVE PELL VS THE MONTEBELLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL. Nos. If you wish to keep the information in your envelope between pages, In considering whether to grant a motion to disqualify a law firm, "the court must weigh the combined effect of a party's right to counsel of choice, an attorney's interest in representing a client, the financial burden on a client of replacing disqualified counsel and any tactical abuse underlying a disqualification proceeding against . Last. 3 DISCUSSION The denial of a motion to disqualify counsel is an appealable order. In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. 9 Henriksen v. Great American Savings & Loan (1992) 11 Cal.App.4th 109, 113. Petrey Wholesale, Inc. 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DBA DIAMOND JIM'S CASINO, ~CIV Minute Order - Motion to Disqualify Counsel 11/19/2020 - Motion to Di, Hardeep Bhakhri vs. Ashwani Kumar Bhakhri, et al, ~CIV Minute Order - Motion to Disqualify Counsel 01/26/2021 - Motion to Di, PACIFIC DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENTS, LLC, a California limited liability compa, motion to disqualify MO - Motion to Disqualify Counsel, Motion to Disqualify Counsel 11/08/2019 - Motion to Disqualify Counsel, ~CIV Minute Order - Motion to Disqualify Counsel 07/02/2018 - Motion to Di, VIDA CAPITAL GROUP, LLC. Mother provided further briefing. A trial court's decision on a disqualification motion is reviewed for abuse of discretion. (Defendants Ex Parte Application to Continue Trial, p. 2:18-19; Skvarna Declaration.) 3 2:2017-cv-02331-AB-JC MOTION TO DISQUALIFY GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP AS COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT; MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT Henriksen v. Great American Savings & Loan (1992) 11 Cal.App.4th 109, 113. RWJ ADVANCED MARKETING, LLC ET AL. After an evidentiary hearing, an administrative law judge below dismissed a failure, FMG Attorneys Philip Savrin and Shawn Bingham Obtain Eleventh Circuit win a landmark case involving insurance coverage for lost business income due to COVID-19, Henrys Louisiana Grill, Inc. v. Allied Insurance Company of America, 35 F.4th 1318 (11th Cir. January 9, 2012 387 from Texas Tech University School of Law. ET AL. FMG attorneys Phil Savrin and Shawn Bingham prevailed on a motion for, NLRB Affirms Dismissal of Failure to Bargain Complaint, Dallas FMG attorney Robert Chadwick obtained a favorable appellate ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on behalf of a transportation company. I.e., on proper notice to the existing counsel and to all other parties, the client is entitled to a court order substituting new counsel, or substituting the client in propria persona. Weil & Brown, Civ. California. 2 (Dino v 9 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA 4) the Plaintiffs motion to compel the deposition of the Defendant. 6 Your content views addon has successfully been added. H. F. Ahmanson & Co. v. Salomon Brothers, Inc. (1991) 229 Cal.App.3d 1445, 1454. will be able to access it on trellis. will be able to access it on trellis. Your subscription was successfully upgraded. If competent evidence does not establish such a conflict, the attorney is not disqualified for a conflict. Sharp v. Next Entertainment, Inc. (2008) 163 Cal.App.4th 410, 425-426. Although the court declined to sanction the moving party, the court noted that the opposing partys request for sanctions was not unfounded.. Under the present rule, if a party is willing to accept less effective counsel because of the attorneys testifying, neither his opponent nor the trial court should be able to deny this choice to the party without a convincing demonstration of detriment to the opponent or injury to the integrity of the judicial process. Reynolds v. Super. 10 Party: Defendants The Montebello Unified School District and The Montebello Unified School District Board of Education On the one hand, a court must not hesitate to disqualify an attorney when it is satisfactorily established that he or she wrongfully acquired an unfair advantage that undermines the integrity of the judicial process and will have a continuing effect on the proceedings before the court. On the other hand, it must be kept in mind that disqualification usually imposes a substantial hardship on the disqualified attorneys innocent client, who must bear the monetary and other costs of finding a replacement. The current representation must be substantially related to the former representation to constitute a disqualifying conflict. Your recipients will receive an email with this envelope shortly and In both instances, the courts concluded that a disqualifying conflict did not exist and denied disqualification. (2) Cross-Defendant W.L. (Dino v 9 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA CLA's member registration page has move to: https://calawyers.org/create-account/, If you have any questions, please contact us at info@calawyers.org. The paramount concern must be to preserve public trust in the scrupulous administration of justice and integrity of the bar. Id. Counsel for the former employee promptly files a motion to disqualify Attorney A on the ground that he has a conflict of interest because he was counsel for the employee dur-ing the deposition in the prior case. First, there must be a substantial relationship between the former representation and the current representation. 1 - 7: SUSTAINED. Last. Judge Colleen K. Sterne Disqualification for conflict of interest (a) Arbitrator's duty to disqualify himself or herself The arbitrator must determine whether any cause exists for disqualification upon any of the grounds set forth in Code of Civil Procedure section 170.1 governing the disqualification of judges. at 1145. Nos. There are consolidated actions asserting claims of securities violations with respect to corporate stock. In 2009, Epic settled its claims against Ali 5 Corporation. Matters: (1) Motion of Defendants to Disqualify Gersh Derby as Counsel ..t attached as exhibit A to the motion is deemed served on the parties; plaintiffs shall file the first amended complaint, or arrange that the copy of the first amended complaint lodged with the court be filed, on or before January 13, 2012. Ct. (1997) 60 Cal.App.4th 473, 577-582. 3) the Defendants motion to recuse Plaintiffs counsel; and First, there must be a substantial relationship between the former representation and the current representation. MOVING PARTY: (1) Plaintiffs Robert Warren Jackson and Gregory Bauer; [A] highly speculative and tactical interest does not meet the standing requirements. Id. Id. The plaintiffs counsel, Downtown Los Angeles Law Group attorney, Anthony Werbin, had previously done defense work for Costco. If both prongs of this test are satisfied, access to confidential information by the attorney in the course of the first representation (relevant, by definition, to the second representation) is presumed and disqualification of the attorneys representation of the second client is mandatory. Jun Ki Kim v. True Church Members of Holy Hill Community Church (2015) 236 Cal.App.4th 1435, 1454. (Lead Case; Consolidated Action), Jeffrey Mitchell vs Stratus Media Group Inc et al, CLEVE PELL VS THE MONTEBELLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL. Your content views addon has successfully been added. INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff, v. LANTERN CREDIT, LLC, F/K/A NEW ENGLAND FUNDING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation; and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Defendant. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Disqualify Counsel, Christopher Jallo, from Trial (Dkt. . On March 1, 2019, Plaintiff filed an ex parte application to request an evidentiary hearing because the declaration of Dr. Mark Skvarna that was submitted in Plaintiffs ex parte application for a trial continuance may have contained a forged signature and been submitted without his k (1) MOTION TO DISQUALIFY COUNSEL; This presumption, if applicable, is conclusive and is thus, by definition, not rebuttable. try clicking the minimize button instead. Proc. What are the consequences of counsel failing to give counsel a reason for their failure to comply with a motion of motion? 114546.) The plaintiff was represented by counsel who had previously worked as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA). Only a party who has (or has had) a fiduciary relationship with a lawyer has standing to disqualify the lawyer. Your alert tracking was successfully added. H. F. Ahmanson & Co. v. Salomon Brothers, Inc. (1991) 229 Cal.App.3d 1445, 1454. Replies due . 390 Nature of Proceedings: Motion (Defendants Ex Parte Application to Continue Trial, p. 2:18-19; Skvarna Declaration.) MOTION to Disqualify Counsel BRIDGES & MAVRAKAKIS LLP filed by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC. Partner A motion to disqualify tests whether the opposing partys right to counsel of his or her choice, which is an important right, must yield to ethical considerations that affect the fundamental principles of our judicial process. People ex rel. NO. Ct. (2008) 158 Cal.App.4th 1697, 1711. While sanctions for an unsuccessful motion to disqualify are rare, clients (and their counsel) are best protected against the possibility of sanctions for bringing a frivolous motion to disqualify by thoughtfully and carefully researching and analyzing possible conflicts before moving to disqualify. App., June 30, 2020). Dept. DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, Plaintiff Julie Pavlina San Giorgio (Julie) has filed a motion to disqualify the firm of Farella Braun & Martel (Farella), counsel for Defendant and Cross-complainant Stephen Pavlina, Jr. (Stephen).1 [A] highly speculative and tactical interest does not meet the standing requirements. Id. 19-12747 (11th Cir., June 29, 2022). VS GOPHER PROTOCOL, INC. BACKGROUND of Corp. v. SpeeDee Oil Change Systems, Inc. (SpeeDee) (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1135, 114546. Rptr. Specifically, the court concluded that there was no direct adversity as between the two sets of plaintiffs and that, moreover, the affected clients confirmed that they had in effect given their informed written consent to concurrent representation., Finally, the court rejected disqualification based on plaintiffs counsels receipt of privileged emails, noting that counsel had not misused, and would not likely misuse, its knowledge of the privileged communications to gain an unfair advantage., In both Kinchen and Fregoso, the court denied disqualification. 1. As a result, these motions must be examined carefully to ensure that literalism does not deny the parties substantial justice. City of Santa Barbara v. Super. Accessing Verdicts requires a change to your plan. 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