Legal Opinion
Kapila v. Clark Ex Rel. Matthew Wortley Trust (In Re Trafford Distribution Center, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida.
Decided September 16, 2010No. 18-24625PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED 1 ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO RECUSE JUDGE
JOHN K. OLSON, Bankruptcy Judge.
On August 24, 2010, the Defendants in these adversaries filed motions seeking my recusal. 2 The motions claim that these proceedings are tainted because my fiancé works for Ruden McClosky, the firm which represents the Plaintiff and Chapter 7 Trustee. An expedited hearing was conducted on August 26, 2010 at 1:30 p.m., and movants’ counsel argued that I should henceforth recuse myself from any proceeding in which Ruden McClosky represents a party. Because the case law interpreting 28 U.S.C. § 455 consistently…
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