Unified Sewerage Agency Of Washington County v. Jelco Incorporated

646 F.2d 1339 UNIFIED SEWERAGE AGENCY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, a municipal corporation and County Service District, on behalf of and for the use and benefit of Teeples & Thatcher Inc., a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JELCO INCORPORATED, a corporation, and Seaboard Surety Company, a corporation, Defendants-Appellants. No. 78-1920. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 15, 1980. Decided June 1, 1981. Robert D. Maack, Salt Lake City, Utah, argued for defendants-appellants; Wayne Wadsworth, Watkiss & Campbell, Salt Lake City, Utah, Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler, Portland, Or., on brief. Dwight L. Schwab, Schwab, Burdick & Hilton, Daniel J. Seifer, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before GOODWIN, FLETCHER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge. 1 Jelco moved to disqualify the plaintiff's law firm on the theory that the attorneys were suing their own client in violation of Canons 4, 5 and 9 of the Code of Professional Responsibility of the State of Oregon (1980). 1 The trial judge denied the disqualification motion and Jelco…