Christensen v. United States District Court For The Central District Of California

844 F.2d 694 56 USLW 2618 Terry N. CHRISTENSEN, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation, In Its Capacity As Plaintiff In Case Number CV 86-6780, Real-Party in Interest. No. 88-7017. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 19, 1988. Louis R. Miller, Lawrence B. Steinberg, Wyman, Bautzer, Christensen, Kuchel & Silbert, Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner. Ronald C. Peterson, Tuttle & Taylor, Inc., Los Angeles, Cal., for real party in interest. Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before KOELSCH, REINHARDT and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. WIGGINS, Circuit Judge: 1 Terry N. Christensen petitions this court for a writ of mandamus to compel the district court to vacate its order disqualifying the law firm of Wyman, Bautzer, Christensen, Kuchel & Silbert (Wyman) from representing Christensen in a civil action initiated by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC). We issued an order March 8, 1988 granting the requested relief to be followed by this statement of our reasons. I. 2…