Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,017 Carl R. Duncan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1981-06-01

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LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge: This is an appeal from a district court order granting the defendant’s motion to disqualify the law firm representing the plaintiff in a complex securities fraud action. Two questions are presented for our review. First, we must decide whether an order granting a disqualification motion is a “final decision” immediately appealable to this court…

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