Does a motion to withdraw from a civil action brought by a defendant against his attorney constitute a conflict of interest?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. White, 174 F.3d 290 (2nd Cir. 1999):
9 We have held in other contexts that disputes between defendants and their attorneys do not necessarily constitute conflicts of interest. See, e.g., United States v. O'Neil, 118 F.3d 65, 71-72 (2d Cir.1997) (no conflict of interest arising from defendant's failure to pay fees, from attorney's motion to withdraw, or from attorney's civil suit against client for failure to pay fees).
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