BANNING RANCH CONSERVANCY v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. G044223.

193 Cal.App.4th 903 (2011)

BANNING RANCH CONSERVANCY, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

March 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, Andrew W. Schwartz , Robert S. Perlmutter , Deborah L. Miller and Erin B. Chalmers for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

David R. Hunt , City Attorney, and Kyle E. Rowen , Deputy City Attorney, for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

THE COURT.*

Litigants have a right to be represented by counsel of their choice, particularly in substantive areas requiring particular expertise. In short, they have the right to hire the best professionals for their team. But they cannot induce their adversary's attorney to switch sides midstream. There is a rule of automatic disqualification...

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