Sullivan v. Cangelosi

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Cahill, J.), entered January 27, 2010 in Ulster County, which granted defendant’s motion to disqualify plaintiffs counsel.

After plaintiff commenced this action against defendant alleging, among other things, that defendant had trespassed on her property and assaulted her, defendant moved to disqualify plaintiff’s attorney, Edward Carroll. Defendant’s motion was based on a telephone call he made to Carroll approximately one month prior to his alleged trespass and assault seeking representation with respect to his ongoing dispute with plaintiff, who…