Vela
Vela v. City of Visalia
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PASTOR ISABEL VELA, Case No. 1:25-cv-00323-KES-EPG Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
DISQUALIFY COUNSEL
CITY OF VISALIA, et al., (ECF No. 6) Defendants.
15 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff proceeds pro se in this civil case removed on March 17, 2025. Generally, Plaintiff challenges the seizure of a vehicle and validity of a related search warrant. (ECF No. 1). Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion, filed on April 4, 2025, to disqualify defense 19 counsel from representing Defendants Michael Morgantini, Martin Aguilar, and Miguel Leon. 20 (ECF No. 6). Defendants, all represented by the same counsel, opposed the motion on April 18, 21 2025. (ECF No. 10). Plaintiff has not filed a reply, and the time to do so has expired. See Local 22 Rule 230(d) (providing 10 days for a reply after an opposition is filed). For the reasons given 23 below, the Court will deny Plaintiff’s motion to disqualify counsel.
II. DISCUSSION
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