Johnson v. City and County of San Francisco et al

Filing 153

ORDER OF DISCLOSURE. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 7/7/15. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2015)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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MARK JOHNSON, FRANCO S. CALZOLAI,
and MICHAEL R. BRYANT,

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No. C 09-05503 JSW
Plaintiffs,

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v.
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ORDER OF DISCLOSURE
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO, THE CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION OF SAN FRANCISCO, and
THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
DEPARTMENT,

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Defendants.
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The Court HEREBY ADVISES the parties that the undersigned’s son is a Deputy City

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Attorney with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, which represents Defendant in this

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case. Although the undersigned and his son have not had any contact or communications about

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this matter, out of an abundance of caution, the Court issues this Order in the event any party

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believes the undersigned should recuse himself from this matter. The Court also advises the

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parties that, in connection with a previous case, the Court sought a formal opinion from the

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Committee on Codes of Conduct of the Judicial Conference of the United States, regarding a

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request for recusal. The Committee issued a thorough opinion outlining the circumstances in

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which recusal might be warranted, and it found that recusal was not required in that case. The

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Court will make a copy of that letter available to any party upon request.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 7, 2015
JEFFREY S. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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