Litigation
Dec. 21, 2013
Second judge withdraws from case with 9th Circuit chief judge as objector
Another federal judge opted out of a case Thursday because 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski inserted himself into the litigation as a class member objecting to a proposed settlement.
By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Another federal judge opted out of a case Thursday because 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski inserted himself into the litigation as a class member objecting to the proposed settlement over battery defects on his electric Nissan vehicle.
U.S. District Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell of Los Angeles, who joined the federal bench in April, recused herself Thursday afternoon, citing a federal code of c...
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