Foundation for Worldwide International Student Exchange v. Doan et al

Filing 30

ORDER of RECUSAL signed by Judge William B. Shubb on 11/21/2012 ORDERING that Judge William B. Shubb hereby RECUSES himself as the judge assigned to this case. Case randomly reassigned to Judge Kimberly J. Mueller for all further proceedings. The case number on all future filed documents shall be: 2:12-cv-2006 KJM CKD. All dates previously set in this case are VACATED. (Donati, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THE FOUNDATION FOR WORLDWIDE
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE
(WISE),

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Plaintiff,

NO. CIV. 2:12-02006 WBS CKD
ORDER OF RECUSAL

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v.

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JAMES DOAN, TERI BARR, JEANNIE
NISHIKAWA, DAVIS HOUSING
SERVICES, STUDENT GLOBAL
PLACEMENT SERVICES, and LESTER
NEBLETT,

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Defendants.

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Although defendant Davis Housing Services does not

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disclose any relationship to UC Davis in its corporate

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disclosure, its website represents that it is “The Davis Homestay

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Placement Agency for UC Davis and Extension.”

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www.davishousingservices.com.

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Conduct for United States Judges, which provides that a judge

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should perform the duties of the office fairly, impartially, and

See

Based on Canon 3 of the Code of

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diligently, the Committee on Codes of Conduct has concluded that

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“[a] judge who teaches at a law school should recuse from all

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cases involving that educational institution as party.”

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Judiciary Policy, Compendium of Selected Ethics Advisory

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Opinions, § 3.4-3.

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Guide to

Because the undersigned judge holds an adjunct teaching

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position at the UC Davis School of Law, the undersigned hereby

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recuses himself as the judge to whom this case is assigned.

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dates previously set in this case are hereby VACATED.

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The Clerk of the Court shall reassign this case to

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another judge for all further proceedings, making appropriate

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adjustments in the assignments of civil cases to compensate for

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such reassignment.

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DATED: November 21, 2012

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