U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bay Club Fairbanks Ranch, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT Case No.: 3:18-CV-1853 W (AGS)

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

Plaintiff, MOTION TO DISQUALIFY v. COUNSEL [DOC. 66]

BAY CLUB FAIRBANKS RANCH, LLC

15 d/b/a FAIRBANKS RANCH COUNTRY CLUB; FAIRBANKS RANCH

COUNTRY CLUB, INC.,

17 Defendants.

19 Pending before the Court is Defendant Bay Club Fairbanks Ranch, LLC d/b/a Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, Inc.’s (“Bay Club”) motion to disqualify one of Plaintiff U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) attorneys, Connie Liem. Plaintiff opposes. The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Civ. L.R. 7.1(d.1). For the following reasons, the Court DENIES the motion [Doc. 66]. // // // I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff EEOC is represented in this lawsuit by, among others, attorney Connie Liem. In its motion, Defendant Bay Club seeks to disqualify Liem for impermissibly 4 …