Legal Opinion
Sauer v. Xerox Corp.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided February 24, 2000No. 95-CV-6485LPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LARIMER, Chief Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This action arises out of a dispute over certain industrial equipment (“the equipment”) between plaintiff Fred Sauer and defendant Xerox Corporation. In a letter to the court dated August 31, 1999, Xerox requested that the court issue an order disqualifying plaintiffs attorney, Gordon Locke, from continuing to represent plaintiff in this action. The basis for defendant’s request was that Locke had allegedly violated Disciplinary Rules 5-103(a), which prohibits a lawyer from “acquir[ing] a proprietary interest in the cause of action or subject…
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