CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION v. TAREK IBN ZIYAD ACADEMY

Civil No. 09-138 (DWF/JJG).

781 F.Supp.2d 852 (2011)

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MINNESOTA, Plaintiff, v. TAREK IBN ZIYAD ACADEMY; Islamic Relief USA; Brenda Cassellius, individually and in her capacity as Minnesota Commissioner of Education; Asad Zaman; Asif Rahman; Mahrous Kandil; Mona Elnahrawy; Moira Fahey; and Mohamed Farid, individually and in their capacities as Directors of Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

February 17, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Amundsen, Esq., Ivan M. Ludmer, Esq., Peter M. Lancaster, Esq., Katie C. Pfeifer, Esq., Mark D. Wagner, Esq., and Dustin Adams, Esq., Dorsey & Whitney LLP; and Teresa J. Nelson, Esq., American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, counsel for Plaintiff American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.

Shamus P. O'Meara, Esq., Mark R. Azman, Esq., and Margaret Ann Mullin, Esq., Johnson and Condon, PA, counsel for Defendant Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, Asad Zaman, Asif Rahman, Mahrous Kandil, Mona Elnahrawy, Moira Fahey, and Mohamed Farid, as to all claims asserted against these Defendants.

Sarah E. Bushnell, Esq., and Max H. Kiely, Esq., Kelly & Hannah, PA; and Scott J. Ward, Esq., and Timothy R. Obitts, Esq., Gammon & Grange, PC, counsel for Defendant Islamic Relief USA.

Kathryn M. Woodruff and Tamar N. Gronvall, Assistant Attorneys General, Minnesota Attorney General's Office, counsel for Brenda Cassellius.

Benjamin Loetscher, Esq., and Ferdinand F. Peters, Esq., Ferdinand F. Peters, Esq. Law Firm, counsel for movants Muslim American Society of Minnesota, Minnesota Education Trust, and Minnesota Property Holding Corporation.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

DONOVAN W. FRANK, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the Court on a Motion to Disqualify Dorsey & Whitney LLP ("Dorsey") from Representing Plaintiff (Doc. No. 344) brought by Muslim American Society of Minnesota ("MN-MAS"), Minnesota Education Trust ("MET"), and MAS Minnesota Property Holding Corporation ("MAS-MN-PHC") (together, the "Disqualifiers"); and a Motion for Sanctions (Doc. No. 454) brought...

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