Legal Opinion
Bottaro v. Hatton Associates
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 2, 1982No. 955, Docket 82-7025PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs appeal from an Order of the United States District Court, for the Eastern District of New York, Edward R. Neaher, J., disqualifying the firm of Finkelstein, Thompson & Levenson (FT&L) from representing plaintiffs in this securities fraud action, 528 F.Supp. 1116. Judge Neaher or*896dered FT&L disqualified in light of Disciplinary Rule DR5-102(A) of the American Bar Association (ABA) Code of Professional Responsibility, the so-called lawyer-witness rule. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs, holders of limited partnership interests in defendant Hatton Associates, filed…
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