City of Kalamazoo v. Michigan Disposal Service Corp.

OPINION

SCOVILLE, United States Magistrate Judge.

Introduction

Presently before the court is a motion by defendant Brunswick Corporation to disqualify plaintiffs counsel, Dykema Gos-sett. The asserted ground for disqualification is Dykema Gossett’s involvement in litigation previously pending before this court, to which Brunswick was a party, a case which Brunswick asserts is substantially related to the present case. For the reasons set forth below, the court finds that Dykema Gossett, as “common coun sel” for the Joint Defense Group in the previous litigation, had a direct attorney-client…