Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

McAlpin v. Armstrong

66 L. Ed. 2d 835

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1981-01-19
Topic
general

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.