Legal Opinion
Huntington v. Great Western Resources, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 18, 1987No. 86 CIV 3320 (LBS), 86 CIV 6886 (LBS) and 86 CIV 6887 (LBS)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAND, District Judge.
Defendants Amtax Management Corp. (“Amtax”), Petroleum Income Associates (“PIA”) and M. Walter Levine (collectively, the “Amtax defendants”) move to disqualify attorney Barry Fredericks and Certil-man Haft Lebow Balin Buckley & Kremer (“Certilman”), the firm of which Fredericks was a member when the motion was made, from representing the plaintiffs in three related lawsuits. The motion arises in an unusual and somewhat complex factual context. For the reasons explained below, we are compelled to grant the motion to disqualify.
In deciding a motion to disqualify, a court is…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Board Of Education Of The City Of New York v. Ewald NyquistCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by19 opinions
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