Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Michael F. Armstrong v. Clovis McAlpin
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 20, 1980No. 745, Docket 79-7042Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partVan Graafeiland, Circuit Judge
The refusal of a district court to disqualify counsel leaves neither court nor opponent without remedy. The court may order disqualification at any later time if subsequent events make it appropriate. Disbarment, see United States v. Costen, 38 F. 24 (C.C.D.Colo.1889), reversal, see United States v. Bishop, 90 F.2d 65 (6th Cir. 1937), injunctive protection, see United States v. Mahaney, 27 F.Supp. 463 (N.D.Cal.1939), and denial of compensation, see Gesellschaft Fur Drahtlose Telegraphie M. B. H. v. Brown, 78 F.2d 410 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 296 U.S. 618, 56 S.Ct. 139, 80 L.Ed. 439 (1935),…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gesellschaft Fur Drahtlose Telegraphie M. B. H. v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1935
- United States v. CostenU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Colorado · 1889
- United States v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1937
- United States v. MahaneyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1939