Legal Opinion
Merle R. Jenkins v. Michael A. Sterlacci
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 6, 1988No. 87-7108PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.
D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
The question raised by this appeal is whether the district court properly denied appellant’s motion to disqualify a special master who, while preparing a report in this case, represented a client in an unrelated proceeding in which a member of the law firm representing appellant served as opposing counsel. In order to resolve this question, we must assay the degree to which each member of a law firm is charged with knowledge about the activities of every other member of the firm, the ethical…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. HaldemanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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