Thompson v. The Florida Bar

Filing 436

ORDER denying 435 Motion for Reconsideration ; denying 435 Motion to Disqualify Judge. Signed by Judge Adalberto Jordan on 5/12/2010. (tb)

Thompson v. The Florida Bar

Doc. 436

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION CASE NO. 07-21256-CIV-JORDAN JOHN B. THOMPSON ) ) Plaintiff ) vs. ) ) THE FLORIDA BAR, et al ) Defendants ) ____________________________________ ) ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF DENIAL OF MOTION TO RECUSE Mr. Thompson's motion for reconsideration [D.E. 435] is
DENIED .

Contrary to Mr.

Thompson's assertion that he attached "an order signed by the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals holding that no member of The Florida Bar may preside over a case filed by Thompson against the Florida Bar," in reality he did no such thing. Mr. Thompson's attachment was merely an order that assigned a new judge to Mr. Thompson's case in the Middle District of Florida, after a recusal from the judge in that district. The Chief Judge gave no explanation for the reassignment and certainly gave no directive regarding other cases involving the Florida Bar and Mr. Thompson. Pursuant to valid and binding precedent that a judge may preside over a suit against a bar association of which he is a member when he has no substantial or financial interest, I again reject Mr. Thompson's argument that recusal is mandated here. See, e.g., Parrish v. Bd. of Commissioners of Alabama State Bar, 524 F.2d 98, 104 (5th Cir. 1975) (en banc).1 Lawrence v. Chabot, 183 Fed. Appx. 442, 448-49 (6th Cir. 2006).
DONE

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and ORDERED in chambers in Miami, Florida, this 12th day of May, 2010.

_______________________ Adalberto Jordan United States District Judge

In Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 (11th Cir. 1981) (en banc), the Eleventh Circuit adopted as binding precedent all decisions handed down by the former Fifth Circuit before October 1, 1981.

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All counsel of record John Thompson, pro se 5721 Riviera Drive Coral Gables, FL 33146

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