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TRONE v. SMITH

No. 77-1832.

621 F.2d 994 (1980)

Curvin J. TRONE, Jr., Trustee for Westgate-California Corp., et al., Appellees, v. C. Arnholt SMITH, James F. Mulvaney, Richard P. Woltman, William B. Connoley, Voler L. Viles, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

June 23, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Sheridan, Simon & Sheridan, Los Angeles, Cal., Robert G. Steiner, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, San Diego, Cal., for appellants.

Alan D. Croll, Los Angeles, Cal., argued for appellees; Wyman, Bautzer, Rothman & Kuchel, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief.

Before GOODWIN and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and HILL, District Judge.

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

We review1 the district court's refusal to grant a motion to disqualify plaintiff's counsel. Whether the refusal was correct on the facts of this case turns upon the effect of the rule against suing a former client.

This appeal is one aspect of the complex litigation filed by the trustees in bankruptcy for Westgate-California Corporation (Westgate) and other entities...

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