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California Courts of Appeal

Aug. 28, 2017

Appellate court denies relief to JAMS plaintiff seeking disqualification of trial judge

An appellate court has denied a plaintiff’s petition to overturn an order striking his motion to disqualify the trial judge from his case, claiming bias.

An appellate court has affirmed the rejection of a plaintiff’s request to disqualify a trial judge from his case against JAMS.

The plaintiff — who originally sued JAMS for false advertising after one of its neutrals arbitrated his divorce — alleged the trial court judge was biased against him.

The one-page response is two sentences long, stating simply that the petition was reviewed by a three-judg...

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