Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
McAlpin v. Armstrong
449 U.S. 1106
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1981-01-19
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- declining to adopt automatic application of ABA Code Canons 4 and 9 to require attorney disqualification
- affirming district court’s finding that imputation rules should not automatically be applied to disqualify
- although ABA committee that drafted Code has indicated rules were intended for use in disciplinary proceedings rather than in disqualification proceedings, court can refer to Code for guidance
- alleged conflict arose from use by plaintiff of a law firm whose members included a former SEC assistant director who had been involved in SEC’s action against movant defendant
- in light of the Firestone opinion
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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded with instructions that the appeal be dismissed. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord, ante, p. 368.