Barajas Centeno v. City of Carlsbad
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE LUIS BARAJAS CENTENO, Case No.: 19-CV-2098-GPC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT
v. JORDAN WALKER’S RENEWED
MOTION FOR AN ORDER
CITY OF CARLSBAD; JORDAN
DISQUALIFYING GENARO LARA
WALKER; and DOES 1 through 10, AS PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL Defendants. 16 [ECF No. 190] 17 On March 1, 2022, Defendant Jordan Walker filed a renewed motion for an order disqualifying Genaro Lara as Plaintiff’s counsel. ECF No. 190. The parties have fully briefed the matter. ECF Nos. 192, 199. The Court held a hearing on this matter on April 20, 2022. 22 23 24 25 26 27 I. BACKGROUND On May 17, 2021, Defendants the City of Carlsbad (“the City”), Jordan Walker (“Defendant Walker” or “Defendant”), and James Gallivan (collectively, “Defendants”)1 filed their first motion for an order disqualifying Genaro Lara (“Mr. Lara”) as Plaintiff’s counsel, restraining Mr. Lara from communicating with Defendants, and awarding 6…