Niou v. Austin

By Judge T. J. Markow

This case comes before the Court on a verified Bill of Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief seeking to have defendant Austin disqualified from and enjoining his continued representation of defendants Dan and Laurie Hardin in the matter of Hardin v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter et al., a pending arbitration with the National Association of Securities Dealers. Austin demurred to the Bill of Complaint.

Complainants allege that Austin’s representation of the Hardins in the current arbitration matter following his representation of Niou is a conflict of interest…