Free Motion to Disqualify Counsel - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:03-cv-00383-WIG

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ______________________________ WASLEY PRODUCTS, INC., ET AL. : : Plaintiffs, : CASE NO. 3:03-cv-383(MRK) : V. : : BARRY LEONARD BULAKITES, : ET AL. : : Defendants. : JUNE 30, 2005 ______________________________: DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISQUALIFY DAY, BERRY & HOWARD, LLP AND ITS ASSOCIATED ATTORNEYS Defendants Barry L. Bulakites, James A. Winslow and Joshua Adams Corporation (collectively the Bulakites Defendants )

respectfully move that the court disqualify the law firm of Day, Berry & Howard, LLP and all of its associated attorneys from representing co-defendant Lincoln National Insurance Company (hereinafter Lincoln National ) and any other party that is

adverse to the interests of the Bulakites Defendants in these consolidated actions. The Bulakites Defendants submit the

attached memorandum of law and an affidavit from Barry L. Bulakites in support of this motion.

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE AND ERRANTE, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 52 TRUMBULL STREET P.O. BOX 1612 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06506-1612 TELEPHONE (203) 787-0275 FACSIMILE (203) 782-0278
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WHEREFORE, the Bulakites Defendants respectfully move that the court enter an order: 1. disqualifying the firm of Day, Berry & Howard, LLP and

all of its associated attorneys as counsel for co-defendant Lincoln National and any other party that is adverse to the Bulakites Defendants in these consolidated actions; and 2. precluding the law firm of Day, Berry & Howard, LLP

and all of its associated attorneys from assisting, in any way, any successor counsel for co-defendant Lincoln National and any other party that is adverse to the Bulakites Defendants in these consolidated actions, except for delivery of the files relating to the cases. Respectfully submitted, THE BULAKITES DEFENDANTS Barry L. Bulakites, James A. Winslow, and Joshua Adams Corporation

BY: ____________________________ STEVEN J. ERRANTE, ESQ. Fed. Bar No. ct04292

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE AND ERRANTE, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 52 TRUMBULL STREET P.O. BOX 1612 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06506-1612 TELEPHONE (203) 787-0275 FACSIMILE (203) 782-0278
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CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing was mailed on June 30, 2005 to all counsel and pro se parties of record via the United States Postal Service, postage prepaid, as follows: Joseph V. Meaney, Jr., Esq. Cranmore, Fitzgerald & Meaney 49 Wethersfield Avenue Hartford, CT 06114 Telephone: 860-522-9100 Facsimile: 860-522-3379 Ian O. Smith, Esq. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Esq. Moukawsher & Walsh Capitol Place 21 Oak Street, Ste. 209 Hartford, CT 06106 Telephone: 860-278-7000 Facsimile: 860-548-1740 Bryan D. Short, Esq. Deborah S. Freeman Sara Simeonidies, Esq. Bingham & McCutchen One State Street Hartford, CT 06103 Telephone: 860-240-2972 Facsimile: 860-240-2818

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE AND ERRANTE, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 52 TRUMBULL STREET P.O. BOX 1612 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06506-1612 TELEPHONE (203) 787-0275 FACSIMILE (203) 782-0278
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Albert Zakarian, Esq. Eric L. Sussman, Esq. Victoria Woodin Chavey, Esq. Day, Berry & Howard CityPlace 185 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103 Telephone: 860-275-0290 Facsimile: 860-275-0343 Jean Elizabeth Tomasco, Esq. Theodore J. Tucci, Esq. Robinson & Cole 280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 Telephone: 860-275-8323 Facsimile: 860-275-8299 ____________________________ Steven J. Errante, Esq.

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE AND ERRANTE, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 52 TRUMBULL STREET P.O. BOX 1612 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06506-1612 TELEPHONE (203) 787-0275 FACSIMILE (203) 782-0278
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