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Civil Litigation,
Judges and Judiciary

May 30, 2019

Recusal motion cites judge’s own order in support

A rare bid to disqualify a federal judge cites 12 cases, including one written by the judge himself.

Recusal motion cites judge’s own order in support
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter of Santa Ana

Jones Day is seeking to recuse a federal judge, using not only his words in a related lawsuit against him but also an order he wrote in one of the most high-profile sagas of his 40-year bench career.

From his reduction of a jury verdict in 2002 to his rejection of attorney sanctions in 2014, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter of Santa Ana made several headline-g...

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