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In re Proeducation International Inc.

Regardless of linguistic differences between the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.09 and the Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.9, both require that a departing lawyer must have actually acquired confidential information about the former firm's client or personally represented the former client to remain under imputed disqualification. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 08-20398, 10-30-2009

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Before KING, DAVIS, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Kirk A. Kennedy, an attorney, was an associate in the law firm of Jackson Walker L.L.P. from February 2003 to November 2004. Another Jackson Walker attorney, Lionel Schooler, had been representing MindPrint, Inc., a creditor in the bankruptcy proceeding of ProEducation International, Inc., since 1999. Kennedy had no knowledge of or involvement with MindPrint while at Jackson Walker. In September 2006, Kennedy entered an appearance on behalf of Dr. Mark D’Andrea, a creditor in the ProEducation proceeding. Upon motion by MindPrint, the bankruptcy court disqualified Kennedy based on an imputed conflict of interest but declined to impose monetary sanctions. The district court affirmed the bankruptcy court on both issues. Kennedy appeals the disqualification order and MindPrint cross-appeals the denial of monetary sanctions. For the following reasons, we REVERSE the disqualification order.

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