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Article: Law firm booted from FLDS Church's trust case
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- October 9, 2008
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In a ruling that could have widespread impact on the ongoing
legal war involving the Fundamentalist LDS Church, the judge
overseeing the polygamous sect's real-estate arm has ousted the law
firm that used to represent it.
Rod Parker and the Salt Lake law firm Snow Christensen &
Martineau were disqualified Wednesday from representing the FLDS
Church and some of its members in a challenge to the reforms of the
United Effort Plan Trust.
"This is an irreconcilable conflict, and it mandates the
disqualification of Mr. Parker and the law firm," 3rd District Judge
Denise Lindberg said. "It extends to the consultation of present
and future litigants."
The judge also ordered the firm to hand over ...