Legal Opinion
Osborn v. District Court, Fourteenth Judicial District
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 6, 1980No. 80SA205, 80SA164PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Justice.
Two original proceedings provide the foundation for this opinion. The issue before us in both cases centers on disqualification of a lawyer because of ethical requirements that (1) a lawyer must protect his client’s confidences and secrets 1 and (2) a lawyer must avoid even the appearance of professional impropriety. 2 In each of these cases, motions were granted in the district court 3 which disqualified the lawyers for the defense in one instance, and the prosecution in the other. Review of these rulings was sought in this Court by the disqualified lawyers, who seek writs…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- T. C. Theatre Corp. v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1953
- Michael F. Armstrong v. Clovis McAlpinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Silver Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corporation and Chrysler Realty CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- In Re Yarn Processing Patent Validity Litigation. Celanese Corporation and Fiber Industries, Inc. v. Leesona Corporation, Lex Tex Ltd., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Rodriguez v. District Court for the City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. IshamDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1992
- State v. Tippecanoe County CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
- Williams v. District Court, El Paso CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- McCall v. District Court for the Twenty-First Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
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