Case Name: Curvin J. TRONE, Jr., Trustee for Westgate California Corporation, et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. C. Arnholt SMITH et al., Defendants-Petitioners
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1977-05-10
Citations: 553 F.2d 1207
Docket Number: No. 77-8116
Parties: Curvin J. TRONE, Jr., Trustee for Westgate California Corporation, et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. C. Arnholt SMITH et al., Defendants-Petitioners.
Judges: Before BROWNING and TRASK, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 553
Pages: 1207–1207

Head Matter:
Curvin J. TRONE, Jr., Trustee for Westgate California Corporation, et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. C. Arnholt SMITH et al., Defendants-Petitioners.
No. 77-8116.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
May 10, 1977.
Alan D. Croll, Alan C. Lebow, Wyman, Bautzer, Rothman & Kuchel, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-respondents.
Thomas R. Sheridan, Simon & Sheridan, Mitchell L. Lathrop, Thomas S. Kidde, Kenneth A. Braun, Macdonald, Halsted & Laybourne, Los Angeles, Cal., Robert G. Steiner, Michael J. Weaver, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, San Diego, Cal., for defendants-petitioners.
Before BROWNING and TRASK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Despite the implications in Cord v. Smith, 338 F.2d 516 (9th Cir. 1964), we conclude that 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) is not the proper avenue by which to obtain review of the district court's denial of a motion to disqualify an attorney for conflict of interest. See Silver Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp., 496 F.2d 800 (2d Cir. 1974) (in banc). See also Melamed v. ITT Continental Baking Co., 534 F.2d 82 (6th Cir. 1976); Draganescu v. First National Bank of Hollywood, 502 F.2d 550 (5th Cir. 1974). We therefore deny permission to appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). The accompanying motion for a stay of further proceedings is denied without prejudice.