Legal Opinion
Mendez v. Hovensa, L.L.C.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided March 31, 2008No. Civil No. 02-0169PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtFinch, District Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(March 31, 2008)
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Notice of Appeal with Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Order. Defendant Hovensa, L.L.C. objects to the Magistrate Judge’s Order Regarding Defendant’s Motion to Disqualify filed on November 9, 2007.
Hovensa moved to disqualify Plaintiffs’ counsel for communicating ex parte with one of its employees, Shift Supervisor, Cecil Hodge, in violation of Rule 4.2 and 4.3 of the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct [hereinafter “MRPC”], which are adhered to in the District Court of the Virgin Islands.…
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