Legal Opinion
The Chronicle Publishing Co. v. James P. Hantzis, Appeal of Robert E. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 10, 1990No. 90-1316PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
The underlying issue in this appeal is whether, upon a law firm’s withdrawal from a case in the face of conflict-of-interest charges, its work product may be turned over to successor counsel. The immediate issue is whether we have jurisdiction to entertain an interlocutory appeal from a district court order declining to enjoin such turnover. 732 F.Supp. 270. We conclude that jurisdiction is lacking, that mandamus relief is unwarranted, and that the appeal must accordingly be dismissed.
Bowditch and Dewey, a Worcester, Massachusetts law firm, represented Robert Anderson and other parties in…
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