United States v. Francis Curcio and Gus Curcio

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal by Francis and Gus Curcio, who are defendants along with three other persons in a criminal prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 892 in the District of Connecticut, is a sequel to United States v. Curcio, 680 F.2d 881 (2 Cir.1982), familiarity with which is assumed. In Curcio I we vacated an order of Judge Daly disqualifying, at the Government’s request and over the Curcios’ opposition, Jacob D. Zeldes and his firm, Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, P.C. (hereafter Zeldes) from appearing for either or both of the Curcio brothers, whom Zeldes had represented in a number of…