Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. Sidden

OPINION OF THE COURT

Salvatore J. Módica, J.

The above-captioned two cases are combined solely for the purpose of this memorandum decision, raising a common issue on these two otherwise unrelated mortgage foreclosure actions. They both have a common denominator in that the movants, the mortgagors, seek the appointment of a substitute referee for various grounds. In both of the cases combined for decision, this court’s independent research shows that the Justice, now retired, who appointed both of the referees, selected an attorney as the referee who did not qualify as not being on the part 36…