Opinion
11-cv-1722 (ADS)(WDW)
10-04-2012
BARBARA BAUGHAN, Plaintiff, v. MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BARBARA SHAW, and MICHAEL NAGLER, Defendants.
Leeds Brown Law, P.C. Attorneys for the Plaintiff By: Matthew Brian Weinick, Esq. Rick Ostrove, Esq., Of Counsel Sokoloff Stern LLP Attorneys for the Defendants By: Brian S. Sokoloff, Esq. Anthony F. Cardoso, Esq., Of Counsel
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
APPEARANCES: Leeds Brown Law, P.C.
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
By: Matthew Brian Weinick, Esq.
Rick Ostrove, Esq., Of Counsel
Sokoloff Stern LLP
Attorneys for the Defendants
By: Brian S. Sokoloff, Esq.
Anthony F. Cardoso, Esq., Of Counsel
SPATT, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is a motion to disqualify counsel filed by the Defendants, alleging that the Plaintiff's Counsel, Leeds Brown Law, P.C., has a conflict of interest in representing the Plaintiff in this case based upon their prior representation of Dr. Lorenzo Licopoli in two previous matters, an individual who may be a material witness in the present case for the Defendants. In turn, the Plaintiff has filed a cross-motion to compel the preclusion of Dr. Lorenzo Licopoli as a witness in this case.
The parties are directed to appear for a hearing before this Court on October 12, 2012, at 10:00am, in Courtroom 1020, to discuss both matters. SO ORDERED.
Dated: Central Islip, New York
October 4, 2012
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ARTHUR D. SPATT
United States District Judge