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Smith v. Deutsch Bank National Trust Co.
September 3, 2009
DOUGLAS SMITH, PLAINTIFF,
v.
DEUTSCH BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Anthony W. Chief United States District Judge
ORDER VACATING SEPTEMBER 8, 2009, HEARING DATE AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO RANDOMLY REASSIGN THIS ACTION TO ANOTHER DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Currently pending before the Court is a Rule 12(b)(6) motion that is set for hearing on September 8, 2009.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 455, a judge has an affirmative duty to recuse himself "in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned." Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 548 (1994). If "a reasonable person with knowledge of all the facts would conclude that the judge's impartiality might reasonably be questioned," then recusal is appropriate. See United States v. Hernandez, 109 F.3d 1450, 1453 (9th Cir. 1997); United States v. Studley, 783 F.2d 934, 939 (9th Cir. 1986). In light of this standard, the undersigned believes that recusal and reassignment is necessary.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The September 8, 2009, hearing is VACATED;
2. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to randomly reassign this action to another District Court Judge; and
3. The parties shall re-notice the motion to dismiss with the randomly assigned District
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