3 Flashcards

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No contact rule 4.2

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Applies to all stages of a relationship even if litigation is not contemplated. Cannot talk to another party when represented by an attorney

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Critical points

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  • presupposes attorney client relationship

- must know that the person is represented

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In house counsel under no contact

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It is not the rule that the company is always represented by in house counsel. In house counsel must be notified of the issue so then the company would become represented on that issue.

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Class actions under no contact

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difficult because you don’t know who is represented before the class is certified

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Scope of no contact rule

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The contact cannot regard the subject of the representation. You can contact the individual about a separate issue.

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There are exceptions

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Prosecutors are sometimes allowed to talk to a represented person if investigating the case.

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Third parties

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Agent of lawyer can’t ask what the lawyer would normally ask.

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Can clients waive the no contact rule?

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There is a paternalism vs. autonomy problem. Represented parties can contact each other in some situations.

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Employees under no contact

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An employee can get out from the no contact rule by hiring their own personal lawyer. There is a major distinction between the ac relationship and the no contact rule.

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Government under the no contact rule

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Government has no contact rule but is greatly constrained due to constitutional right to petition the government. A lawyer can contact the government about policy issues vs specific litigation and can give notice.

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Testers vs. investigators R. 8.4

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Varies when the investigation becomes a lie. Testers become investigators if the they record the conversations and talk to executives.

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Split when client hires investigators

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Some say that the investigator is the clients agent some say the individual is a separate entity.

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No contact rule and companies

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there is a key disadvantage visited on persons/corporation if contacted (directly involved)

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Niesig Test

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An attorney may conduct ex part interviews with a corporate adversary’s employees if the employers do not have the power to bind the corporation.

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Restatement test

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Employees of a corporation are:

  • anyone who can direct legal counsel
  • people who have the power to settle the case
  • anyone whose actions can be imputed to the corporation
  • anyone whose statements can bind the corporation
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Control group test

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only controlling individuals in corporation are covered by the no contact rule.

17
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Government under no contact rule

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A government pay under the rule should be defined as

  1. any official who has the authority to bind the government in a matter that could be litigated.
  2. No restrictions should apply to communication with other government employees, except that the attorney is required to disclose the identity and the nature of the representation
18
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No contact in criminal matters

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Rule 4.2 applies in both situations. No contact also applies to prosecutors.

19
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Remedies for violation

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  1. Suppress the evidence
  2. dismissal of the charges
  3. The prosecutor is disbarred
20
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Unresolved problem

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Defense attorney’s maintain that police should treat all defendants as having counsel the moment you are arrested because if they do not hire one, they will be appointed one.

21
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Improper or accidental acquisition of information R 4.4b

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If you accidentally get information suggesting that the other side is withholding documents you should :

  1. not look at the document but tell the other side that there are missing docs
  2. notify the other side and go to court and ask to look at the documents in camera.
22
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ABA division between inadvertent and purposeful information

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Inadvertent receipt of other counsel’s information then you must send notice when you reasonably know or reasonably should know that you received the document inadvertently and comply with their instructions.

23
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ABA standard

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  1. Don’t read more than you accidentally did or to determine if it is privileged.
  2. Notify the other counsel.
  3. Do what counsel says.
  4. You can still use that information that you saw.
24
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States on the improper acquisition of material.

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All over the place.

25
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Terrell on improper acquisition

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Culpability (purposeful vs. accidental) and amount of information

VS

Impact on litigation (look at pg. 8)

26
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Metadata

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ABA says that you can use metadata but the states go both ways.