Urs Corp. v. Venture
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT:*
*876Does an appeal of an order disqualifying counsel result in an automatic stay pursuant *676to Code of Civil Procedure section 916 ?1 If so, how far does the automatic stay extend-solely to enforcement of the disqualification order or to all trial court proceedings? Surprisingly, these precise questions have not yet been answered by California courts. *877The trial court ruled that nothing was stayed by the appeal. We conclude the appeal automatically stayed enforcement of the order disqualifying counsel, but not all trial court proceedings. We therefore grant, in part, appellants' petition…
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