23 This action arises from a dispute over the settlement of an earlier lawsuit. 5 1 279 Last. Motion to Disqualify Counsel Shandralina G. v. Homonchuk (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 395, 409. Last. Other courts permit disqualification on a different basis, holding that standing is established so long as the lawyer owed a duty of confidentiality to the complaining party and breached it. ET AL. Proc., 128(a)(5). by clicking the Inbox on the top right hand corner. 6 (2) Cross-Defendant W.L. 22 I. 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. Earl Scheib, Inc. v. Super. Alternate trial counsel must make an appearance in this case on Defendant's behalf within thirty (30) days of this Order. Petrey Wholesale, Inc.s notice of joinder in the motion to disqualify is GRANTED as timely. 394 However, the appeal in the instant case is from an order granting disqualification of counsel, which compels the party to hire a new attorney, "an act which satisfies the Sjoberg test." (Machado, at p. 882; but see Truck Ins. Cross-Defendant W.L. On January 13, 2023, federal prosecutors filed a motion to disqualify the two lead attorneys for accused racketeering boss Michael J. Miske, Jr. . Your subscription was successfully upgraded. (Defendants Ex Parte Application to Continue Trial, p. 2:18-19; Skvarna Declaration.) Standing generally requires that the plaintiff be able to allege injury, that is, an invasion of a legally protected interest. Great Lakes Construction, Inc. v. Burman (2010) 186 Cal.App.4th 1347, 1356. A disqualification motion can be granted before discovery is complete in certain circumstances. A client deprived of the attorney of his choice suffers a particularly heavy penalty where, as appears to be the case here, his attorney is highly skilled in the relevant area of the law. Gregori v. Bank of America ((1989) 207 Cal.App.3d 300. In exercising that discretion, the trial court is required to make a reasoned judgment which complies with the legal principles and policies applicable to the issue at hand. 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. by clicking the Inbox on the top right hand corner. Petrey Wholesale, Inc. The plaintiff,, Dismissal of 2 Zoning Ordinance Appeals in Georgia Court of Appeals, On behalf of FMG client, the City of Dacula, Amy Cowan successfully obtained the dismissal of two appeals before the Georgia Court of Appeals. 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. App.). NO. . January 9, 2012 1 - 2: SUSTAINED. Nature of Proceedings: Motion 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. Plaintiff moves to recuse counsel for Defendants James Hyojin Ahn and Robert Ahn. Motion to Disqualify Counsel 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. The plaintiffs counsel, Downtown Los Angeles Law Group attorney, Anthony Werbin, had previously done defense work for Costco. Your alert tracking was successfully added. 1 - 7: SUSTAINED. of Corp. v. SpeeDee Oil Change Systems, Inc. (SpeeDee) (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1135, 114546. [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. of Corp. v. SpeeDee Oil Change Systems, Inc. (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1135, 1145; Code Civ. Ct. (1967) 253 Cal.App.2d 703, 707. Ct. 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. N.D. Cal. During his employment as an AUSA, the plaintiffs counsel had represented the government in both criminal and civil matters, including defending employment law claims involving the USPS. 16 and SHYH-CHYI WONG, an individual, and (Dino v 9 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA try clicking the minimize button instead. (Lead Case; Consolidated Action), Jeffrey Mitchell vs Stratus Media Group Inc et al, CLEVE PELL VS THE MONTEBELLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL. 9 ATTORNEYS: Sept. 14, 2020), the court decided a motion to disqualify brought by the defendant in a wage and hour class action. 114546.) 3 DISCUSSION The denial of a motion to disqualify counsel is an appealable order. Adding your team is easy in the "Manage Company Users" tab. the attorneys interest in representing a client; the financial burden on a client of change of counsel; any tactical abuse underlying a disqualification motion; and. when new changes related to " are available. Specifically, California Rules of Court, rule 3.1362 (a), a motion to be relieved . These cases underscore the detailed factual analysis required to decide these issues. "[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 . One party may insist that the court bar the lawyer from representing another party through a motion to disqualify. Your recipients will receive an email with this envelope shortly and VS. SAN FRANCISCO RAWHIDE CORPORATION, INC, Memorandum of Points & Authorities - Memorandum of Points and Authorities, City of Chico et al vs. Move the Junkyard et al, NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER/NOTICE OF RULING FILED DEFENDANT MOTION TO RECUSE, Professional Negligence Attorney Malpractice, GREEN MUTUAL PROPERTY AND INVESTMENT CO., ET AL VS. WILSHIRE BANK ET AL. In discussing the unique relationship between attorney and client, this court stated that The interest of the client in the successful prosecution or defense of the action is superior to that of the attorney, and he has the right to employ such attorney as will in his opinion best subserve his interest. RWJ ADVANCED MARKETING, LLC ET AL. The defendant moved to disqualify the plaintiffs counsel, arguing that the plaintiffs counsel used information he learned during his former employment as an AUSA to benefit the plaintiff in prosecuting her retaliation claim against the USPS. Plaintiffs Evidentiary Objections This presumption, if applicable, is conclusive and is thus, by definition, not rebuttable. The views expressed herein are her own. 1 [A] highly speculative and tactical interest does not meet the standing requirements. Id. Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Disqualify Counsel filed by Alma Del Pueblo (Dino v 9 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. Nos. the interests of the present client and former client are materially adverse. 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. 392 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. Judge Colleen K. Sterne Cal. Order Granting Attorney's Motion to be Relieved as Counsel. 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. Before Trial (The Rutter Group 2016) 9:382. 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. (2) Cross-Defendant W.L. Please wait a moment while we load this page. 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. of Corp. v. SpeeDee Oil Change Systems, Inc. (SpeeDee) (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1135, 114546. Your credits were successfully purchased. 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. Motion to Disqualify Counsel ..motion to compel further responses to special interrogatories; A complaining party who files a motion to disqualify is required to have standing. (3) MOTION TO QUASH OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MODIFY DEPOSITION SUBPOENA; REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS Rptr. Accessing Verdicts requires a change to your plan. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Disqualify Counsel, Christopher Jallo, from Trial (Dkt. 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. Your credits were successfully purchased. Only a party who has (or has had) a fiduciary relationship with a lawyer has standing to disqualify the lawyer. 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 (2) NOTICE OF JOINDER; You will lose the information in your envelope, Ruling on Submitted Matter - re: Motion to Disqualify Counsel, PROCTOR-V-ECKO PRODUCTS GROUP ET AL Print. GIVEN THE CURRENT CORONAVIRUS CRISIS, THE COURT STRONGLY ENCOURAGES REMOTE APPEARENCES BY LACourtConnect. PLEASE MAKE SUCH ARRANGEMENTS IF YOU WISH TO APPEAR REMOTELY AT WWW.LACOURT.ORG/LACC/. We will email you the principal that the fair resolution of disputes requires vigorous representation of parties by independent counsel. Lawyers, and sometimes courts, struggle with complicated questions about conflicts of interest. Hahn Declaration Court-Ordered Dismissal - Other (Other) 07/13/2020, Other Civil Petition (General Jurisdiction), 1 A client deprived of the attorney of his choice suffers a particularly heavy penalty where, as appears to be the case here, his attorney is highly skilled in the relevant area of the law. Gregori v. Bank of America ((1989) 207 Cal.App.3d 300. The paramount concern must be to preserve public trust in the scrupulous administration of justice and integrity of the bar. Id. 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; Cal. Discussion: 1104.07000: CASE PROCESSING PROCEDURES; PROCEDURE BEFORE ALJ; Bias or Prejudice/Motion to Disqualify. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants fraudulently enticed them into buying a bad note. 114546.) 15 NINA YUAN, an individual, RICHWAVE 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. Dept. when new changes related to " are available. Sharon Collier prevailed on a motion to disqualify on behalf of client Costco. 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OOC INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION (D.B.A. [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. BACKGROUND 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 by communicating with defendant's managing agent in an alleged violation of the "no contact" rule. 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. As a general rule, a client has the right to replace his or her attorney at virtually any time with or without cause. People v. Ortiz (1990) 51 Cal.3d 975, 983; People v. Courts (1985) 37 Cal.3d 784, 789790; Fracasse v. Brent (1972) 6 Cal.3d 784, 790; Michelle K. v. Super. 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. at 1145. Cal. In that matter, a former USPS employee sued the USPS for retaliation following the employees termination. This presumption, if applicable, is conclusive and is thus, by definition, not rebuttable. 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. Please wait a moment while we load this page. (3) Defendant/Cross-Complainant Gopher Protocol, Inc. Gilbert v. Natl Corp. for Housing Partnerships (1999) 71 Cal.App.4th 1240, 1258, citing Smith, Smith & Kring v. Super. ANALYSIS of Corp. v. SpeeDee Oil Change Systems, Inc. (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1135, 1145; Code Civ. RESPONSE in Opposition re 29 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel for Millennial Media (Cooley LLP) MOTION to Disqualify Counsel for Millennial Media (Cooley LLP) filed by Millennial Media, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Chris C. Campbell, # 2 Exhibit 1 to Campbell Declaration, # 3 Declaration of Patrick A. Doody, # 4 Declaration of Kevin Todd Duncan, # 5 Declaration of Nelson Kuan, # 6 Exhibit A to Kuan Declaration, # 7 Exhibit B to Kuan Declaration, # 8 Exhibit C . Proc., 128(a)(5). First DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, MOVING PARTY: (1) Plaintiffs Robert Warren Jackson and Gregory Bauer; 8 The current representation must be substantially related to the former representation to constitute a disqualifying conflict. Department 5 This presumption, if applicable, is conclusive and is thus, by definition, not rebuttable. Santa Barbara County Superior Court Two recent California cases examine the different standards used to address conflicts of interest in the context of former clients and current clients. Whether an attorney should be disqualified is a matter addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court. of Corp. v. SpeeDee Oil Change Systems, Inc. (SpeeDee) (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1135, 114546. plaintiffs contend the trial court abused its discretion in denying their motion to disqualify defendants' counsel because (1) defendants' counsel improperly communicated with adverse. Adams v. Aerojet General Corp. (2001) 86 Cal.App.4th 1324, 1331; In re Marriage of Zimmerman (1993) 16 Cal.App.4th 556, 563564. will be able to access it on trellis. BACKGROUND: Other courts permit disqualification on a different basis, holding that standing is established so long as the lawyer owed a duty of confidentiality to the complaining party and breached it. We will email you H046505, 2020 WL 5513420 (Cal. MOVING PARTY: (1) Plaintiffs Robert Warren Jackson and Gregory Bauer; at 1359. Ct. (2013) 221 Cal.App.4th 409, 449. County of Riverside. CCP section 2030.300 the C Plaintiffs Motion to Recuse Former Counsel Cable Gallagher. She is a co-vice chair and founding member of the Ethics Committee of the California Lawyers Association. Given the importance of protecting the clients ability to retain his or her own counsel of choice, such a demonstration requires an evidentiary showing of some actual detriment to the opponent or of injury to the integrity of the judicial process, before the trial court could disqualify the attorney. (2) NOTICE OF JOINDER; Case: Jeffrey E. Mitchell v. Stratus Media Group, Inc., et al., Kinchen highlights Californias general rejection of disqualification based on the playbook theory. California. Therefore, Sharon argued that his entire firm had a conflict of interest in prosecuting the case against Costco. Cross-Defendant W.L. v. Wilshire Bank, et al. 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. (Lira, I) Download PDF. Moving Party: Plaintiff Cleve Pell Protection of the attorney-client privilege is not the only ground for a motion to disqualify an attorney. Kennedy v. Eldridge (2011) 201 Cal. In assessing motions to disqualify based on conflicts, Colorado courts also consider (1) a client's preference for a particular counsel, (2) the client's 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. at 1358. Discussion (Defendants Ex Parte Application to Continue Trial, p. 2:18-19; Skvarna Declaration.) The injury must be concrete and particularized, not hypothetical. Id. The alternative writ is discharged. 5 1000 16 and SHYH-CHYI WONG, an individual, and You can always see your envelopes The paramount concern must be to preserve public trust in the scrupulous administration of justice and integrity of the bar. Id. try clicking the minimize button instead. 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. The court noted that whether disqualification was warranted hinged on whether the two representations were substantially related.. 387 16 and SHYH-CHYI WONG, an individual, and 1000 at 1145. Bank v. Adams (2002) 96 Cal.App.4th 315, 327. 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. The attorney in an action or special proceeding may be changed at any time before or after judgment or final determination, as follows: It has long been recognized in this state that the clients power to discharge an attorney, with or without cause, is absolute. (California, United States of America) Does Section 170.6, subdivision (2) of the Peremptory Challenge Act require counsel to disclose the identity of the assigned judge to counsel before counsel for the moving party learns that the assigning judge has been identified? ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO RECUSE DAVID REPLOGLE, ESQ. The result illustrated the impact of aggressive defense handling at the onset of litigation. Disqualification is only justified where the misconduct will have a continuing effect on judicial proceedings. Sheller v. Super. a) Order compelling the Plaintiff to serve further responses to the Defendants form interrogatories; order imposing monetary sanctions. Nos. No. 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. 7 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).1 393 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. A160921 (Cal. 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