Legal Opinion
James K.J. Cheng v. Gaf Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 25, 1984No. 16, Docket 84-7246PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant GAF appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 566 F.Supp. 350, Owen, Judge, granting plain tiff Cheng’s motion to disqualify GAF’s counsel, Epstein, Becker, Borsody & Green, P.C. (the Epstein firm). We affirm.
Cheng began this employment discrimination suit against GAF in 1977. While the case was in the discovery stage, the Epstein firm hired as an associate, Philip Gassel, an attorney who had been employed by Legal Services for the Elderly Poor, the organization representing Cheng. Thereupon Cheng moved to disqualify the Epstein…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. RisjordSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- James K. J. CHENG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GAF CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- James K.J. Cheng v. Gaf CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- GAF Corp. v. ChengSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Cheng v. GAF Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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- Marshall v. State of New York Div. of State PoliceDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1997
- Matter of Emergency Beacon Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
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