Warling # 087473 v. Ryan et al

Filing 20

ORDER OF RECUSAL - Accordingly, it is ORDERED RECUSING myself under Canon 3(C) (1)(e) and transferring this case to the clerk of court for random reassignment under LRCiv 3.7. Signed by Senior Judge Frederick J Martone on 9/10/13. NOTE: This case has been reassigned by random lot to Judge David G. Campbell. For future filings, please list the following case number: CV-12-1396-PHX-DGC.(LAD)

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1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Kareem Eli Warling, Petitioner, 10 11 vs. 12 Charles L. Ryan, et al., 13 Respondents. 14 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. CV 12-01396-PHX-FJM (SPL) ORDER 15 16 17 The court has before it petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 18 U.S.C. § 2254 (doc. 1) and respondents’ answer (doc. 13). We also have before us the 19 Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (doc. 15), and 20 petitioner’s objections (doc. 16). 21 The Report and Recommendation brings to our attention that on December 1, 1993, 22 the undersigned, as Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, participated in the decision that 23 denied petitioner’s petition for review in State v. Warling, No. CR-93-0306-PR. See Answer 24 (doc. 13-2) Exhibit FF. Having participated as a judge in tens of thousands of cases in state 25 and federal court over the last 28 years, the undersigned has no independent recollection of 26 any case involving the petitioner. Nevertheless, Canon 3(C)(1)(e), of the Code of Conduct 27 for United States Judges, as amended in 2009, requires disqualification where the judge, 28 during prior governmental employment, participated as a judge concerning the proceeding. 1 Remittal of disqualification is not available under Canon 3(D), for disqualification under 2 Canon 3(C)(1)(e). 3 4 5 Accordingly, it is ORDERED RECUSING myself under Canon 3(C)(1)(e) and transferring this case to the clerk of court for random reassignment under LRCiv 3.7. DATED this 10th day of September, 2013. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2-

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