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Jun. 17, 2019

Judge disqualifies colleague from hearing homeless civil rights lawsuit

A federal judge has disqualified a colleague from overseeing a homeless civil rights lawsuit against cities in south Orange County, saying his comments and ex parte communications in a related case could cause a reasonable observer to conclude he “is not unbiased.”

Judge disqualifies colleague from hearing homeless civil rights lawsuit
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter

SANTA ANA -- A federal judge has disqualified a colleague from overseeing a homeless civil rights lawsuit against cities in south Orange County, saying his comments and ex parte communications in a related case could cause a reasonable observer to conclude he "is not unbiased."

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