Legal Opinion
Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v. Russian Kurier, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 3, 1998No. Docket No. 97-7444PublishedCited by 199 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLLACK, Senior District Judge:
PRELIMINARY
This Circuit’s opinion is that the district court has a “responsibility to protect its own officers in such matters as fee disputes.” Cluett, Peabody & Co. v. CPC Acquisition Co., 863 F.2d 251, 256 (2d Cir.1988).
BACKGROUND
During the final phases of a non-jury copyright litigation, after the case was tried but while it was sub judice, appellant Al J. Daniel (“Daniel”), an attorney for plaintiffs and counsel to the principal attorney for plaintiffs, Julian H. Lowenfeld (“Lowenfeld”), moved for leave to withdraw from further representation of the…
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