Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,120 Michael F. Armstrong v. Clovis McAlpin
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 12, 1979No. 1010, Docket 79-7042PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from denial of a motion to disqualify the law firm that represents the plaintiffs raises an important issue of legal ethics: whether and in what circumstances the disqualification of a lawyer because of his prior role as a government lawyer requires the disqualification of his law firm.
Theodore Altman, Esq. served on the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1967 to October, 1975. For the last three years of his government service Altman was Assistant Director of the Division of Enforcement. Altman supervised and had direct, personal…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Fund of Funds, Ltd. v. Arthur Andersen & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Emle Industries, Inc. v. Patentex, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Standard Oil CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Michael F. Armstrong v. Clovis McAlpinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Miller, William G.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Wright v. District Court in & for County of Gunnison, Seventh Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
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