United States Ex Rel. Rogers v. Richmond

J. JOSEPH SMITH, Chief Judge.

Respondent moves that the writer disqualify himself from hearing any further proceeding in this case and refer the matter to another judge- of this court. The basis of the motion is that this judge has a prejudgment of the issues in the ease and a personal bias against the detectives involved and in favor of the cause of the relator Rogers. To support this claim and in attempted conformity with the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 144, the respondent, Mark S. Richmond, has made a sworn affidavit setting out alleged facts which are claimed to show this bias. Respondent…