Randazza et al v. Cox et al
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ORDER Denying 44 Defendant's Motion for Recusal of District Judge Gloria Navarro and Denying 81 Motion to Disqualify Judge Gloria M. Navarro. Signed by Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 2/21/2013. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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MARC J. RANDAZZA, an individual,
JENNIFER RANDAZZA, an individual, and
NATALIA RANDAZZA, a minor,
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Plaintiff,
vs.
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CRYSTAL COX, an individual, and ELIOT
BERNSTEIN, an individual,
Defendants.
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Case No.: 2:12-cv-02040-GMN-PAL
ORDER
(ECF Nos. 44 and 81)
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Pending before the Court is the Motion for Recusal of District Judge Gloria Navarro
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(ECF No. 44) and the Motion to Disqualify Judge Gloria M. Navarro (ECF No. 81) both filed by
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Defendant Crystal Cox (“Defendant”). Plaintiffs Marc J. Randazza, Jennifer Randazza, and
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Natalia Randazza (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a Response (ECF No. 49) and Defendant filed
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a Reply (ECF No. 52).
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I.
DISCUSSION
This is not Defendant’s first request for recusal. In fact, Defendant previously filed a
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motion styled as a Motion Requesting the Recusal, Removal of District Judge. (ECF No. 20.)
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The Court denied this prior motion at the Preliminary Injunction Hearing on January 7, 2013, at
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which Defendant failed to appear. (See ECF No. 35.) Accordingly, these motions represent the
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second and third requests for recusal. Defendant filed both of these motions subsequent to the
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Court’s January 7, 2013, ruling. (See id.) For the reasons stated below, Defendant’s Motions are
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both DENIED.
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Defendant’s Motion for Recusal of District Judge Gloria Navarro (ECF No. 44)
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Rule 7-2(d) of the Local Rules of Practice for the United States District Court for the
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District of Nevada provides that “[t]he failure of a moving party to file points and authorities in
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support of the motion shall constitute a consent to the denial of the motion.” LR 7-2(d).
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Defendant has failed to comply with this rule. Specifically, Defendant’s motion lacks any legal
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authority to serve as the basis for the requested relief. Accordingly, Defendant’s motion (ECF
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No. 44) is DENIED.
Defendant’s Motion to Disqualify Judge Gloria M. Navarro (ECF No. 81)
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Defendant includes slightly more legal support for her subsequently filed Motion to
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Disqualify. (See Mot. at 3-7, ECF No. 81.) Specifically, Defendant argues that disqualification
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is required pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455. (Id.) However, after quoting the statute at length,
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Defendant fails to provide facts from which “a reasonable person with knowledge of the facts
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would conclude that the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned.” Merely entering
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a ruling in favor of a particular party is insufficient evidence of bias to require recusal by a
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judge. Therefore, having read and considered the briefing on this motion, the Court DENIES
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Defendant’s Motion to Disqualify Judge Gloria M. Navarro.
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II.
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CONCLUSION
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion for Recusal of District Judge
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Gloria Navarro (ECF No. 44) and the Motion to Disqualify Judge Gloria M. Navarro (ECF No.
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81) are DENIED.
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DATED this 21st day of February, 2013.
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Gloria M. Navarro
United States District Judge
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