Caracciolo v. Ballard

MEMORANDUM

LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.

Defendants James C. Ballard and the Philadelphia Parking Authority move to disqualify plaintiffs’ counsel under Disciplinary Rule 9-101(B) of the Pennsylvania Code of Professional Responsibility. By Local Rule, the Pennsylvania Code is binding on the attorneys who practice before this court. 1 Essentially, defendants argue that the firm retained by the plaintiffs are barred from litigating this suit because one of the firm’s partners was once employed by the defendant Authority. Because the Pennsylvania Code provides no basis for the proposed…