What are the requirements of a federal district court to disqualify an attorney for failing to disclose a conflict of interest?
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The following excerpt is from United States v. Rosemond, No. 13-4262 (2nd Cir. 2014):
A district court has "two distinct obligations . . . when the specter of conflicts of interest arises." United States v. Levy, 25 F.3d 146, 153 (2d Cir. 1994). First, there is an "inquiry obligation" to "determine whether the attorney in fact suffers from an actual conflict, a potential conflict, or no genuine conflict at all." Id. Second, if the inquiry reveals an actual or potential conflict, "the court has a subsequent 'disqualification/waiver' obligation." Id.
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