Epstein Secrets

s exist, counsel has a duty to initiate plea negotiations if he is to discharge his duty to faithfully represent the client's interests. Hawkman v. Parratt, 661 F.2d 1161, 1171 (8th Cir. 1981) (counsel's "failure to initiate plea negotiations concerning the duplicitous felony counts constituted ineffect

very of admissible evidence and the defendants have not made any showing to the contrary, this justification for [discovery] must fail. Id.; accord Reist, 2010 WL 4940096 at '2 (recognizing the "chilling effect" that discovery can have on the willingness of parties to enter into settlement negotiation

s exist, counsel has a duty to initiate plea negotiations if he is to discharge his duty to faithfully represent the client's interests. Hawkman v. Parratt, 661 F.2d 1161, 1171 (8th Cir. 1981) (counsel's failure to initiate plea negotiations concerning the duplicitous felony counts constituted ineffecti

ery of admissible evidence and the defendants have not made any showing to the contrary, this justification for [discovery] must fail. Id.; accord Reist, 2010 WL 4940096 at *2 (recognizing the "chilling effect" that discovery can have on the willingness of parties to enter into settlement negotiation

s exist, counsel has a duty to initiate plea negotiations if he is to discharge his duty to faithfully represent the client's interests. Hawkman v. Parratt, 661 F.2d 1161, 1171 (8th Cir. 1981) (counsel's failure to initiate plea negotiations concerning the duplicitous felony counts constituted ineffecti

ery of admissible evidence and the defendants have not made any showing to the contrary, this justification for [discovery] must fail. Id.; accord Reist, 2010 WL 4940096 at *2 (recognizing the "chilling effect" that discovery can have on the willingness of parties to enter into settlement negotiation