United States v. Bobo

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S MOTION FOR RECUSAL OF THIS JUDGE AND TO RE-ASSIGN THE CASE TO A NON-ALABAMA FEDERAL JUDGE

CLEMON, Chief Judge.

On the eve of the scheduled date for an evidentiary hearing on Defendant Phillip Bobo’s Motion to Dismiss the Indictment, United States Attorney Alice Martin (“USA”) moved to disqualify this judge and, in effect, every other federal judge in the State of Alabama. Because the motion is based solely on innuendos, false and misleading newspaper articles, unfounded suspicions and distorted facts, is due to be denied.

This Opinion is divided…