Difference between revisions of "Karma prevails and Recusal Motion ensues"

Just four days before the date set for the jury trial, the judge’s staff assistant informed the parties that there would not be a court reporter available to transcribe the proceedings, that the parties would have to provide their own court reporter, and that the court would not delay the trial even if the parties were unable to secure their own court reporter in time. “The judge was basically putting herself in a position of power with the ability to manipulate the outcome of the case and we would have no transcript for an appeal,” McMaster explained. “Both the right to appeal and right to a fair trial by an impartial jury are safeguards against judicial impropriety.” The defendant filed for Bankruptcy on October 24, the day before scheduled jury trial, putting the case on a temporary stay.