McAlpin v. Armstrong

McAlpin v. Armstrong, Receiver

McAlpin v. Armstrong, 449 U.S. 1106 (1981)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: January 19, 1981
Docket: No. 80-431
Citations: 449 U.S. 1106101 S. Ct. 91166 L. Ed. 2d 83549 U.S.L.W. 35141981 U.S. LEXIS 504

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Opinion of the Court

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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.

How later courts describe this case

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(declining to adopt automatic application of ABA Code Canons 4 and 9 to require attorney disqualification)

First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n of Pittsburgh v. Oppenheim, Appel, 110 F.R.D. 557 (S.D.N.Y. 1986)
(affirming district court’s finding that imputation rules should not automatically be applied to disqualify)

Associates v. Furman, 776 F. Supp. 800 (S.D.N.Y. 1991)
(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)

Marshall v. N.Y. Div. of State Police, 952 F. Supp. 103 (N.D.N.Y. 1997)
(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)

JPMorgan Chase Bank ex rel. Mahonia Ltd. v. Liberty Mut. Ins., 189 F. Supp. 2d 20 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)
(in light of the Firestone opinion)

In re Ford Motor Co., 751 F.2d 274 (8th Cir. 1984)

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