ANDRIC v. CALIFORNIA

No. CV 96-3634 AHM VAPx.

55 F.Supp.2d 1056 (1999)

Lisa Hervatin ANDRIC and Lawrence Low, Plaintiffs, v. State of CALIFORNIA, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

June 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo James Terrell, Beverly Hills, CA, for plaintiff Lisa Hervatin Andric.

Neville L. Johnson, Johnson & Rishwain LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff Hon. Lawrence Low.

John M. Rea, Chief Counsel, Anthony Mischel, Asst. Chief Counsel, Frank Nelson Adkins, Counsel, Martin Fassler, Counsel, Dept. of Industrial Relations, State of California, Sacramento, CA, for defendant State of California.


AMENDED ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF LOW'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT

MATZ, District Judge.

This motion involves an ethical issue that is all-too-recurring within the legal profession: under what circumstances may a law firm hire an attorney who has previously represented a party that is litigating against the firm's client?

In this case, the professional issues are compounded by the fact that the parties themselves are attorneys. The...

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