Legal Opinion
Cho v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 19, 1995No. B093767PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, J.
The issue in this case is whether a law firm must be disqualified as counsel in a lawsuit after employing the retired judge who had presided over the action and had received ex parte confidences from the opposing party in the course of settlement conferences. We conclude that screening procedures are not sufficient to preserve public trust in the justice system in these circumstances and therefore the firm must be disqualified.
Factual and Procedural Summary
Petitioner is the plaintiff in an action entitled Cho v. Cho Hung Bank (Super. Ct. L.A. County, No. BC080299) (the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Global Van Lines, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
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