John Edwards v. CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN EDWARDS, Case No.: 21cv878-H(RBB)
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. DISQUALIFY PLAINTIFF’S
COUNSEL AND REQUEST FOR
CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC, et
MONETARY SANCTIONS
al., [ECF NO. 13] Defendants. 16 17 18 On September 22, 2021, Defendants CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC; Corecivic, LLC; and CoreCivic, Inc. (collectively “CoreCivic”) filed a Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff’s Counsel and Request for Monetary Sanctions [ECF No. 13]. Plaintiff John Edwards filed an opposition on October 8, 2021 [ECF No. 14]. Defendants filed a reply on October 18, 2021 [ECF No. 16]. On October 12, 2021, the Honorable Marilyn L. Huff referred Defendants’ motion to this Court for resolution [ECF No. 15]. The Court 25 26 1 Magistrate judges are authorized under Rule 72(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to rule upon motions to disqualify as nondispositive. Howe Inv., Ltd. v. Perez Y Cia. de…