United States v. Engen

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 7 AT SEATTLE 8 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CASE NO. C18-712 RSM 9 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO RECUSE 10 v. 11 CAROL L. ENGEN, et al., 12 Defendants. 13 14 I. INTRODUCTION 15 This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Affidavit of Prejudice and Motion to 16 Recuse Ricardo S. Martinez.1 Dkt. #75. The United States “opposes the motion as meritless.” 17 Dkt. #76. Defendant has not filed a reply in support of her motion. Having considered the issue, 18 the Court denies Defendant’s motion. 19 II. LEGAL STANDARD 20…