REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
This case arises on a petition for a writ of mandamus. Petitioners, the defendants in the underlying litigation, challenge the district court's denial of their motion to disqualify attorney Joel Bennett from representing plaintiff James Kemper. Petitioners seek disqualification primarily because of Bennett's alleged connection with John Scholl, who previously represented petitioner Merle Norman Cosmetics while a partner in a law firm with...
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