Manning v. Waring, Cox, James, Sklar & Allen

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

The law firm of Waring, Cox, James, Sklar & Allen (“Waring, Cox”), third-party defendant, appeals from an order of the district court granting the motion of defendant and third-party plaintiff, Fort Deposit Bank, to disqualify the law firm of Heiskell, Donelson, Bearman, Adams, Williams & Kirsch (“Heiskell, Donelson”) from serving as counsel for Waring, Cox in the claim brought against it by the bank. 619 F.Supp. 1327. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), the district court certified the order for immediate appeal, and appeal was permitted by a panel of this court.

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