United States v. Craig

ORDER

ROETTGER, Chief Judge.

THIS CAUSE is before the court upon defendants’ objection to the order issued by the Honorable Shelby Highsmith referring their joint motion for disqualification of the court to this district’s chief judge for determination. Defendants contend the chief judge lacks authority to rule on the matter. They argue that Title 28, United States Code, Section 455 was designed to be exclusively self-enforcing and precludes transfer of the disqualification motion to another judge for resolution. Their contention is based on the fact that Title 28, United States Code, Section…