United States Tenth Circuit

Court reverses the prior judicial order disqualifying a U.S. Attorney's office from representing the government on defendant's motion to compel. The district court failed to make attorney-specific factual findings and legal conclusions before disqualifying them.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/24/2003
• Published 12/24/2003

Judges

• TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge., Before TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Arlene Joplin, Assistant United States Attorney (Robert G. McCampbell, United States Attorney, and Sue Tuck Richmond, Assistant United States Attorney, with her on the briefs), Office of the United States Attorney, Oklahoma City, OK, appearing for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul Antonio Lacy, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, Oklahoma City, OK, appearing for Appellee.