Lozano v. Maryland Casualty Co.

ORDER STRIKING RECUSAL MOTION

JAMES LAWRENCE KING, Chief Judge.

Attorney James Dougherty, counsel for Maryland Casualty Company, filed a petition to recuse a United States District Judge of the Southern District of Florida under 28 U.S.C. § 144 and 28 U.S.C. § 455. The invocation of § 144, when accompanied by a sworn affidavit, requires an evidentiary hearing before the Chief Judge or his designee.

A hearing was held on July 30, 1986. Mr. Dougherty did not appear at the hearing, and Maryland Casualty Company was represented by the law firm of Weiner, Robbins, Tunkey & Ross, P.A., through Mr.…