FHLMC v. La CONCHITA RANCH CO.

No. B121125.

80 Cal.Rptr.2d 634 (1998)

68 Cal.App.4th 856

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent, v. La CONCHITA RANCH COMPANY et al., Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Six.

December 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, Frank T. Sabaitis, Andrew D. Castricone, Los Angeles, and Kelly C. Franks, Menlo Park, for Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants.

Thorsnes, Bartolotta, McGuire & Padilla, John F. McGuire, Jr., San Diego, and Michael D. Singer, San Francisco, for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent.


GILBERT, J.

Where no conflict exists between an attorney's clients in a lawsuit, opposing counsel may not create a conflict through a meritless cross-complaint.

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to disqualify an opposing party's counsel. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion. We affirm.

FACTS

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