Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Joel E. Sandahl and Complex Systems, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 2, 1992No. 92-3129PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendants in a commercial lawsuit petition us for a writ of mandamus directing Judge Mills to vacate his order disqualifying the law firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt from representing them. The petition requires us to determine the scope of our mandamus jurisdiction over orders of disqualification.
An order disqualifying a lawyer or law firm is not considered a collateral order and therefore cannot be appealed as a matter of right as soon as it is entered. Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Roller, 472 U.S. 424, 426, 105 S.Ct. 2757, 2758, 86 L.Ed.2d 340 (1984). But the courts,…
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