King Ramono RA Pharol Beaujayam v. Stumpf

Filing 17

ORDER Re 15 Request for Disclosure of All Bias and Conflict of Interest. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 10/24/2011. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service). (emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/24/2011)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KING RAMONO RA PHAROL
BEAUJAYAM,

No. C-11-3479 EMC

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Appellant,
v.
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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ORDER RE REQUEST FOR
DISCLOSURE OF ALL BIAS AND
CONFLICT OF INTEREST

JOHN G. STUMPF,
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(Docket No. 15)
Appellee.
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Currently pending before the Court is Appellant’s second request for disclosure of bias and

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conflict of interest. Docket No. 15. In his request, Appellant asks the undersigned to disclose all

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financial and other conflicts of interest prior to proceeding with his case, including but not limited to

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whether the undersigned or a member of his family has a relationship with certain third parties.

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The Court construes Appellants’ request as an affidavit of bias or prejudice and request for

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recusal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 144. The Court has already held previously, see Docket No. 11

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(order), that the undersigned has no financial or other conflict of interest with respect to many of the

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third parties identified by Appellant here (e.g., Appellee John G. Stumpf, Wells Fargo, Bankruptcy

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Judge Roger L. Efremsky). To the extent Appellant has now identified additional third parties (the

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state of California, any county or municipality in California, the state of Delaware, Wachovia, World

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Savings, Golden West Financial, Cal-Western Reconveyance), the Court concludes here that there

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still are no circumstances warranting disqualification. The undersigned has no financial interest in

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the subject matter or parties to the proceedings within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 455.

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Accordingly, to the extent Appellant asks the undersigned to recuse himself, the request is

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DENIED.

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This order disposes of Docket No. 15.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 24, 2011

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_________________________
EDWARD M. CHEN
United States District Judge

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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