Great Lakes Transportation Holding LLC v. Yellow Cab Service Corporation of Florida, Inc. et al

Filing 42

ORDER denying 18 Motion for Disqualification of Dykema Gossett as Counsel. Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (JOwe)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

CULLAN F. MEATHE, YELLOW CAB
SERVICE CORPORATION OF FLORIDA,
INC.,
Plaintiffs,
vs.

Case No. 11-11470
HON. AVERN COHN

DANIEL RET, A GREGORY EATON,
GREAT LAKES TRANSPORTATION HOLDING,
LLC, GARY SAKWA, GRAND/SAKWA HOLDING,
LLC, METRO CARS OF GRAND RAPIDS, LLC,
METRO GROUP HOLDING COMPANY, INC.,
MC CARS, INC., MT TRANSPORTATION, LLC, and
METRO COACH,
Defendants.
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GREAT LAKES TRANSPORTATION
HOLDING, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
YELLOW CAB SERVICE CORPORATION
OF FLORIDA, INC., CULLAN MEATHE,
METRO CAB LLC, METRO PRO LEASING,
LLC, PALM BEACH METRO TRANSPORTATION,
LLC, METRO TRANSIT, LLC, JACKSONVILLE
METRO TRANSPORTATION, LLC, PTG ENTERPRISES,
LLC, PALM BEACH TRANSPORTATION GROUP,
LLC, JACKSONVILLE TRANSPORTATION GROUP, LLC,
PALM BEACH METRO TRANSPORTATION, LLC, METRO
TRANSIT, LLC, YELLOW CAB SERVICE CORPORATION
OF FLORIDA, INC.,

Case No. 12-10497
HON. AVERN COHN

Defendants.
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ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR DISQUALIFICATION OF DYKEMA GOSSETT AS

Case Nos. 11-11470; 12-10497
Order Denying Motion for Appointment of Counsel

COUNSEL (Doc. 36 in case no. 11-11470; Doc. 18 in case no. 12-10497)
Before the Court is a motion to disqualify the law firm of Dykema Gossett filed in
both above captioned cases.
For the reasons stated on the record at a hearing on May 9, 2012, the motion is
DENIED. The Court is satisfied that while some of the issues involved in the captioned
cases may relate to matters where the Dykema firm may have previously represented
Meathe, et al., the relationship is not such as to require the Dykema firm’s
disqualification. This is particularly so since there is no evidence in the record to
suggest the firm acquired or has confidential information that may be used to the
prejudice of Meathe, et al. in these cases.
SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 10, 2012

S/Avern Cohn
AVERN COHN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to the attorneys of
record on this date, May 10, 2012, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.

S/Julie Owens
Case Manager, [phone]