Cox v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co.

TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:

This case presents an appeal from an order disqualifying the plaintiffs’ attorney, Robert L. Wiggins, Jr. We find that we have jurisdiction1 and reverse.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Fifteen years ago Annette Cox and others sued the American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO) for sex discrimination under Title VII. Following an adverse ruling in 1984, see Cox v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co., 585 F.Supp. 1143 (N.D.Ala.1984), rev’d in part and vacated in part, 784 F.2d 1546 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 107 S.Ct. 274, 93 L.Ed.2d 250 (1986), the original counsel for the…