In re Disbarment of Fischer, 449 U.S. 1106 (1981). · Go Syfert
In re Disbarment of Fischer, 449 U.S. 1106 (1981). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“absent a threat of taint to the trial, we continue to believe that possible ethical conflicts surfacing during the litigation are generally better addressed by the comprehensive machinery of the state and federal bar”
176 citation events (26 in the last 25 years) across 42 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: In Re Estate of Chuong (dc, 1993-03-02)
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Top citers, strongest first. 31 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) In Re Estate of Chuong
D.C. · 1993 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
f the order granting disqualification is erroneous, correcting it with an appeal at the end of the case might well ... an almost insurmountable burden
examined Cited as authority (quoted) MMR/Wallace Power & Industrial, Inc. v. Thames Associates
D. Conn. · 1991 · signal: cf. · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
absent a threat of taint to the trial, we continue to believe that possible ethical conflicts surfacing during the litigation are generally better addressed by the comprehensive machinery of the state and federal bar
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Armaza
S.D.N.Y. · 2003 · signal: see · confidence high
See Silver Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp., 518 F.2d 751, 754-56 (2d Cir.1975), overruled on other grounds by Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433 (2d Cir.1980), vacated and remanded, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" JPMorgan Chase Bank Ex Rel. Mahonia Ltd. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
S.D.N.Y. · 2002 · signal: see · confidence high
See Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433 (2d Cir.1980), overruled on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981) (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); Board of Educ. v. Nyquist, 590 F.2d 1241 (2d Cir.1979) (alleged conflict arose from lawyer for an association representing one set of members of a union that provided financial support for that association in a dispute against another set of members of the union); Glueck v. Jonatha…
discussed Cited "see" Brown v. City of Oneonta
unknown court · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433, 445-46 (2d Cir.1980) (in banc), vacated on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981); see also Bottaro v. Hatton Assocs., 680 F.2d 895 , 896-97 (2d Cir.1982).
discussed Cited "see" National Union Fire Insurance v. L.E. Myers Co. Group
S.D.N.Y. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See generally Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433, 444 (2d Cir.1980) (adopting a restrained approach to disqualification), vacated on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" Dworkin v. General Motors Corp. (2×)
E.D. Pa. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See Armstrong v. McAlpin, 606 F.2d 28, 34 (2d Cir.1979) (stating that “there is no effective way to prevent an upward adjustment of the disqualified attorney’s salary, if he is an associate, or share of all other firm earnings, if he is a partner”), vacated, 625 F.2d 433 (2d Cir.1980), vacated, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" Decora Inc. v. DW Wallcovering, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See Silver Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp., 518 F.2d 751, 756-57 (2d Cir.1975), overruled on other grounds by Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433 (2d Cir.1980), vacated and remanded, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981); Cheng, 631 F.2d at 1056-57 .
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Gotti
E.D.N.Y · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433 , 446 n. 26 (2d Cir. 1980) (en banc), vacated on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981); United States v. Wallert, 733 F.Supp. 570, 572 (E.D.N.Y.1990), aff'd without op., 935 F.2d 1278 (2d Cir.1991).
discussed Cited "see" Papanicolaou v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
S.D.N.Y. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See *1087 Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433, 445 (2d Cir.1980) (en banc), vacated on other grounds and remanded, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981); Manning v. Waring, Cox, James, Sklar & Allen, 849 F.2d 222, 225-26 (6th Cir.1988); cf. Cheng v. GAF Corp., 631 F.2d 1052, 1057-59 (2d Cir.1980), vacated on other grounds and remanded, 450 U.S. 903 , 101 S.Ct. 1338 , 67 L.Ed.2d 327 (1981); Yaretsky, supra, 525 F.Supp. at 29-30 ; United States Football League, supra, 605 F.Supp. at 1466 ; LaSalle Nat’l Bank v. County of Lake, 703 F.2d 252, 258-59 (7th Cir.1983).
discussed Cited "see" United States Football League v. National Football League (2×)
S.D.N.Y. · 1985 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433, 444-45 (2d Cir.1980), vacated, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
cited Cited "see" Oneida Indian Nation of Wisconsin, Oneida of the Thames Band v. State of New York
2d Cir. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433, 440-41 (2d Cir.1980) (in banc), vacated on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
cited Cited "see" State v. Rapuano
Conn. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433, 440-41 (2d Cir. 1980), vacated on other grounds and remanded, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S. Ct. 911 , 66 L.
discussed Cited "see" City of Philadelphia v. District Council 33, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (2×)
Pa. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433, 442-443 (2d Cir.1980), vac. on other grounds, McAlpin v. Armstrong, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" Ross v. Canino
N.J. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433 (2d Cir.1980) (en banc), vacated and remanded on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981) (deciding not to disqualify firm where former SEC attorney had been screened from any participation in the case); United States v. Uzzi, 549 F.Supp. 979, 984 (S.D.N.Y.1982) (refusing to allow “Chinese wall” where former assistant U.S. Attorney had participated in investigation); Kesselhaut v. United States, 555 F.2d 791, 793 (Ct.Cl.1977) (permitting former government attorney to be screened from case); Note, “Developments in the Law …
cited Cited "see" United States v. Patrick J. Cunningham and John J. Sweeney
2d Cir. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433, 440-41 (2d Cir. 1980) (en banc), vacated on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
cited Cited "see" Yaretsky v. Blum
S.D.N.Y. · 1981 · signal: see · confidence high
See 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Reimerdes
S.D.N.Y. · 2000 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433, 446 (2d Cir.1980) ("However, absent a threat of taint to the trial, we continue to believe that possible ethical conflicts surfacing during a litigation are generally better addressed by the comprehensive disciplinary machinery of the state and federal bar.”) (quotations omitted), vacated on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981); Board of Educ. of the City of New York v. Nyquist, 590 F.2d 1241, 1246 (2d Cir.1979) ("[UJnless an attorney’s conduct tends to taint the underlying trial ... courts should be quite hesit…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Blinder, Robinson & Co. (In Re Blinder, Robinson & Co.)
Bankr.D. Colo. · 1991 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also the "peripheral representation" exception presented in Silver Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp., 518 F.2d 751 (2nd Cir.1975), overruled on other grounds, Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433 (2nd Cir.1980), vacated on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981); State of Arkansas v. Dean Foods Products Co., 605 F.2d 380, 382 (8th Cir.1979), overruled on appealability issue In re Multi-Piece Rim Products Liability Litigation, 612 F.2d 377, 378 (8th Cir.1980), vacated sub nom Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord, 449 U.S. 368 , 101 S.Ct. 669 , 66 …
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Huntington v. Great Western Resources, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · 1987 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Emle Industries, Inc. v. Patentex, Inc., 478 F.2d 562, 564 (2d Cir.1973); see also Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433 (2d Cir.1980) (en banc), vacated on other grounds and remanded, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Rosman v. Shapiro
S.D.N.Y. · 1987 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433, 444-46 (2d Cir.1980) (en banc) (quoting Board of Éducation v. Nyquist, 590 F.2d 1241, 1246 (2d Cir.1979)), vacated and remanded on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981); see also Gleuck v. Jonathan Logan, Inc., 653 F.2d 746, 748 (2d *1447 Cir.1981).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Oneida of the Thames Band, Oneida Indian Nation of Wisconsin, the Houdenosaunee, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees v. State of New York
2d Cir. · 1985 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Interco Systems, Inc. v. Omni Corporate Services, Inc., 733 F.2d 253 (2d Cir.1984) (per curiam); see also Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433, 440-41 (2d Cir.1980) (in banc) (recognizing appellate jurisdiction over orders granting disqualification motions in civil cases), vacated on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Robinson v. Silverman (In re Johns-Manville Corp.)
S.D.N.Y. · 1985 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433 (2d Cir.), vacated on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1980).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." In Re Ford Motor Company
8th Cir. · 1984 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
In strictly circumscribing piecemeal appeal, Congress must have realized that in the course of judicial decision some interlocutory orders might be erroneous.” Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Holland, 346 U.S. 379, 382-83 , 74 S.Ct. 145, 147-48 , 98 L.Ed. 106 (1953) (footnote omitted); see, e.g., In re South Dakota, 692 F.2d 1158 , 1162 n. 8 (8th Cir.1982). [T]he potential harm that might be caused by requiring that a party await final judgment before it may appeal even when the denial of its disqualification motion was erroneous does not “diffe[r] in any significant way from the harm resul…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Patt Gibbs and Tamara Utens v. Bruno Paluk, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants
5th Cir. · 1984 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Gough v. Perkowski, supra, 694 F.2d at 1142 13 In re Coordinated Pre-Trial Proceedings in Petroleum Products Antitrust Litigation, supra, 658 F.2d at 1357 (emphasis added) 14 Oneida Indian Nation of Wisconsin v. New York, 732 F.2d 259 (2d Cir.1984) 15 Interco Systems, Inc. v. Omni Corporate Services, Inc., 733 F.2d 253, 255 (2d Cir.1984) 16 625 F.2d 433, 437-41 (2d Cir.1980) (en banc), vacated on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981) (holding grants of disqualification motions in civil cases immediately appealable, but anticipating Supreme Court's Fire…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." NFC, INC. v. General Nutrition, Inc.
D. Mass. · 1983 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433 (2d Cir. 1980) (en banc), vacated and remanded on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981) (vacated because of Su *335 preme Court ruling that orders denying motions to disqualify are not appealable); Kesselhaut v. United States, 555 F.2d 791 (Ct.Cl. 1977); Sierra Vista Hospital, Inc. v. United States, 639 F.2d 749 (Ct.Cl.1981). 4 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Alfred B. Freeman v. Chicago Musical Instrument Co.
7th Cir. · 1982 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433, 440-41 (2d Cir. 1980), vacated on other grounds, 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981); In re Multi-Piece Rim Products Liability Litigation, 612 F.2d 377, 378 (8th Cir. 1980), vacated sub nom.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Jack E. Bronston (2×)
2d Cir. · 1981 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e. g., Armstrong v. McAlpin, 606 F.2d 28 (2d Cir. 1979), vacated by en banc court, 625 F.2d 433 (1980), vacated 449 U.S. 1106 , 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981); Note, The Chinese Wall Defense to Law-Firm Disqualification 128 U.Pa.L.Rev. 677 (1980); Anderson, Conflict of Interest 52 Wash.L.Rev. 807 (1977); Note, Unchanging Rules in Changing Times; The Canons of Ethics and IntraFirm Conflicts of Interests, 73 Yale L.J. 1058 (1964).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Unified Sewerage Agency of Washington County v. Jelco Inc.
9th Cir. · 1981 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Pennwalt Corp. v. Plough, Inc., 85 F.R.D. 264, 267 (D.Del.1980); see also, Silver Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Motor Corp., 518 F.2d 751, 754, 759 (2nd Cir. 1975), and at p. 759 (Adams, J., concurring), overruled on other grounds Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433 (2nd Cir. 1980), vacated McAlpin v. Armstrong,-U.S.-, 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,017 Carl R. Duncan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
5th Cir. · 1981 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e. g., Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433 at 440-41 (2nd Cir. 1980), vacated on other grounds,-U.S.-, 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Unified Sewerage Agency Of Washington County v. Jelco Incorporated
9th Cir. · 1981 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Pennwalt Corp. v. Plough, Inc., 85 F.R.D. 264, 267 (D.Del.1980); see also, Silver Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Motor Corp., 518 F.2d 751, 754, 759 (2nd Cir. 1975), and at p. 759 (Adams, J., concurring), overruled on other grounds Armstrong v. McAlpin, 625 F.2d 433 (2nd Cir. 1980), vacated McAlpin v. Armstrong, -- U.S. --, 101 S.Ct. 911 , 66 L.Ed.2d 835 (1981).
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In re Disbarment of Fischer
No. D-199.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jan 19, 1981.
449 U.S. 1106

Disbarment entered. [For earlier order herein, see ante, p. 989.]