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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRANK WHITTY and TAZU

WHITTY,

Plaintiffs,

CASE NO. 05-CV-1021 H

(BLM)

ORDER RE COURT’S

INTENTION TO DECIDE ON

THE PAPERS PLAINTIFFS’

MOTION TO (1) DISQUALIFY

MARTIN McGUINN AS

ATTORNEY FOR ANY

DEFENDANT; OR IN THE

ALTERNATIVE (2) ALLOW

PLAINTIFFS TO CALL

MARTIN McGUINN AS A

WITNESS 

[Doc. No. 29]

vs.

FIRST NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE

CORPORATION, CITIMORTGAGE

INC., CITIGROUP INC., CHASE

MANHATTAN BANK, N.Y.,

WILLIAM WHEELER, SALLIE

KRAWCHECK, and DOES 1

THROUGH 80,

Defendants.

Martin T. McGuinn is the lead attorney for Defendants First Nationwide Mortgage

Corporation, CitiMortgage Inc., CitiGroup Inc., Sallie Krawcheck, and William Wheeler

in the above captioned case. On October 18, 2006, Plaintiffs Frank and Tazu Whitty

filed and served this motion seeking to disqualify McGuinn from representing any

Defendant in this suit, or in the alternative to allow Plaintiffs to call McGuinn as a

witness. (Doc. No. 29.) On November 1, 2006 Defendants filed an

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 opposition. (Doc. No. 38.) The Court exercises its discretion to decide this motion on

the moving papers, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 8, 2006

MARILYN L. HUFF, District Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 

COPIES TO:

Frank and Tazu Whitty 

12721 Coachman Court 

Poway, CA 92064 

Martin T McGuinn 

Hovey and Kirby 

600 B Street 

Suite 1950 

San Diego, CA 92101-4515 

Sung-Min C Yoo 

Alvarado Smith and Sanchez 

4 Park Plaza 

Suite 1200 

Irvine, CA 92614 

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